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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jeffrey S. 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
Splittable multicomponent fibers which include polymer segments of different polymeric compositions, in which at least one segment partially overlaps an adjacent segment at the surface of the fiber so as to partially occlude or encapsulate the adjacent segment. The multicomponent fibers of the present invention may be mechanically split into microfilaments formed entirely of the respective components. The fibers of the present invention may be used in a variety of textile applications.