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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 13, 1998
Robert Bruce Sandor, South Orange, NJ (US);
Michele C Carter, Del Rio, TX (US);
Gunilla E Gillberg-LaForce, Summit, NJ (US);
William F Clear, Huntersville, NC (US);
John A Flint, Berkeley Heights, NJ (US);
Herman Leslie Lanieve, Warren, NJ (US);
Scott W Thompson, Charlotte, NC (US);
Etheridge Odell Oakley, Jr, Matthews, NC (US);
Edward Ronald Kafchinski, Winfield, NJ (US);
Mohammed Ishaq Haider, Bernardsville, NJ (US);
Honeywell International, Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
A fiber having increased cut resistance is made from a fiber-forming polymer and a hard filler having a Mohs Hardness Value greater than about 3. The filler is included in an amount of about 0.05% to about 20% by weight. In preferred embodiments, the fiber-forming polymer is poly(ethylene terephthalate) or a liquid crystalline polyester comprising monomer units derived from 6-hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid and 4-hydroxybenzoic acid. Preferred fillers include tungsten and alumina.