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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Arthur Talley, Jr., Melbourne, FL (US);
Frank O. Harris, Rogersville, TN (US);
Jeffrey S. Dugan, Erwin, TN (US);
Arnold E. Wilkie, Merritt Island, FL (US);
Jing-Peir Yu, late of Pensacola, FL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D01D 5/16 ; D01D 1/002 ; D02G 1/20 ; D02G 3/22 ; H05B 6/64 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D01D 5/16 ; D01D 1/002 ; D02G 1/20 ; D02G 3/22 ; H05B 6/64 ;
Abstract
Thermally divisible multicomponent fibers ( ) having at least a first component including an elastomeric polymer ( ) and at least a second component including a non-elastomeric polymer ( ). The multicomponent fibers are useful in the manufacture of nonwoven structures, and in particular nonwoven structures used as synthetic suede and filtration media.