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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 1995
Filed:
Jul. 14, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
David C Lin, Worthington, OH (US);
Patrick M Gavin, Newark, OH (US);
Assignee:
Owens-Corning Fiberglas Technology, Inc., Summit, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B / ; C03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
65497 ; 65504 ; 65521 ; 65502 ; 425-8 ; 425D / ; 264168 ; 264D / ; 264D / ; 2642111 ;
Abstract
Apparatus for making dual-component thermoplastic fibers, such as glass fibers, comprises a spinner having an orificed peripheral wall for centrifuging fibers from thermoplastic material, the spinner having vertically aligned compartments with first and second thermoplastic materials in alternate compartments, and a series of elongated orifices in the peripheral wall in communication with each of two adjacent compartments to enable centrifuging of both the first and second thermoplastic materials from a single orifice.