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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2000
Delton R. Thompson, Jr., Woodbury, MN (US);
David A. Olson, St. Paul, MN (US);
David C. Brownlee, St. Paul, MN (US);
Pamela A. Percha, Woodbury, MN (US);
Myles L. Brostrom, Stillwater, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
New fibrous nonwoven webs are taught that comprise a mass of polyethylene terephthalate fibers that exhibit a double melting peak on a DSC plot: one peak is representative of a first molecular portion within the fiber that is in non-chain-extended crystalline form, and the other peak is representative of a second molecular portion within the fiber that is in chain-extended crystalline form and has a melting point elevated over that of the non-chain-extended crystalline form. Webs comprising fibers having such a morphology have a unique combination of durability and dimensional stability. The fibers are generally autogenously bonded at points of fiber intersection.