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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 1997
Filed:
Feb. 29, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael T Pellegrin, Newark, OH (US);
Patrick M Gavin, Newark, OH (US);
Patrick L Ault, Newark, OH (US);
James E Loftus, Newark, OH (US);
Randall M Haines, Frazeysburg, OH (US);
Virgil Morris, Newark, OH (US);
Assignee:
Owens-Corning Fiberglas Technology, Inc., Summit, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D01D / ; D01F / ; D01F / ; D01F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
26417214 ; 26417215 ; 26417217 ; 26417218 ; 2642111 ;
Abstract
In a method for making bicomponent polymer fibers, first and second molten polymers are supplied to a rotating spinner having an orificed peripheral wall. The molten polymers are centrifuged through the orifices as molten bicomponent polymer streams. The streams are cooled to make bicomponent polymer fibers.