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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 26, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yona Eckstein, Kent, OH (US);
William Robert Wilber, Avon Lake, OH (US);
Witoki Szydlowski, Akron, OH (US);
Assignee:
The B. F. Goodrich Company, Richfield, OH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F / ; B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
525440 ; 528 80 ; 528 83 ; 528 84 ; 528 85 ; 525453 ; 525455 ; 4283044 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a blend composition comprising a thermoplastic polyurethane and an acrylic acid copolymer wherein the thermoplastic polyurethane forms the discontinuous phase of the blend. The blend can be used in films or made into fibers for personal care products such as ostomy bags and diapers. Moreover, such materials are also useful for packaging products such as garbage bags.