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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. 23, 2002
Filed:
May. 17, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Samantha J. Evans, Lymm, GB;
John A. Henderson, Birkenhead, GB;
Michael A. Mitchell, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Anthony S. Tomlin, Island Lake, IL (US);
Assignee:
BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D01F 8/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D01F 8/00 ;
Abstract
Multicomponent superabsorbent fibers are disclosed. The multicomponent fibers comprise at least one acidic water-absorbing resin and at least one basic water-absorbing resin. Each fiber contains at least one microdomain of the acidic resin in contact with, or in close proximity to, at least one microdomain of the basic resin. Blends of multicomponent superabsorbent fibers with particles of a second water-absorbing resin also are disclosed. Articles containing the multicomponent superabsorbent fibers also are disclosed.