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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:
Sep. 18, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Christopher Suhonen, Alto, MI (US);
Jose E. Fontana, Sao Paulo, BR;
Assignee:
Colgate-Palmolive Company, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 1/500 ;
Abstract
The nylon fiber strand is coated with a coating to produce a coated surface on the nylon that mimics the surface characteristics of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). The coating is comprised of a base prime coat and a top finish coat. These coatings are applied separately to the nylon fiber strand. The top finish coat which is also known as the nylon wax coat is comprised of waxes, an ester and a silicone, and primarily of waxes. The waxes are comprised of a mixture of a low melting point wax and a high melting point wax.