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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:
Oct. 15, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jeffrey Scott Dugan, Erwin, TN (US);
Assignee:
Fiber Innovation Technology, Inc., Johnson City, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D01F 8/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D01F 8/00 ;
Abstract
Multicomponent filaments and methods for their manufacture are disclose, said filaments having a plurality of substantially geometrically-shaped islands formed of a first polymeric material with the islands being surrounded by a sea of a second polymeric material, said sea material having a circular cross-section and forming a center between the islands, from which radiates via a plurality of spokes which connect the center to the sheath, surrounding the islands.