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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:
Jul. 08, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
David B. Skinner, Columbia, SC (US);
Atiye E. Tanverdi, Columbia, SC (US);
Assignee:
Shakespeare Company LLC, Columbia, SC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D21F 1/10 ; D03D 3/04 ; D03D 1/508 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D21F 1/10 ; D03D 3/04 ; D03D 1/508 ;
Abstract
A melt-extruded multicomponent monofilament having good abrasion resistance, flex-fatigue toughness and dimensional stability. The monofilament is particularly suitable for use in the manufacture of papermaking machine forming fabrics, and includes an outer region component comprising polyethylene terephthalate and an inner region component comprising a blend of polyetherester block copolymer and polyethylene terephthalate.