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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:
Apr. 07, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 09, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shiv K Bakhshi, Columbus, OH (US);
Steven H Williams, Alexandria, OH (US);
James W Scott, Newark, OH (US);
Randall M Haines, Frazeysburg, OH (US);
Ralph D McGrath, Granville, OH (US);
Assignee:
Owens Corning Fiberglas Technology, Inc., Summit, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B / ; C03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
442415 ; 442417 ; 156296 ; 156 622 ; 264-8 ; 264122 ;
Abstract
A method for manufacturing a mineral fiber product includes establishing a stream of mineral fibers, directing polymeric fibers toward the stream of mineral fibers to cause intermingling of the polymeric material, and applying heat to the polymer fibers so that some of them become softened to the extent that they lose their fibrous form and become attached to the mineral fibers as non-fibrous particles, whereas some of the polymer fibers retain their fibrous form.