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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2001
Rajen M. Patel, Lake Jackson, TX (US);
Pak-Wing S. Chum, Lake Jackson, TX (US);
Stephen F. Hahn, Midland, MI (US);
Leonie K. Walsh, Houston, TX (US);
Rexford A. Maugans, Lake Jackson, TX (US);
Selim Bensason, Houston, TX (US);
Thoi H. Ho, Lake Jackson, TX (US);
Calvin P. Esneault, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a fiber produced form a composition comprising at least one hydrogenated block copolymer and, optionally, at least one other polymer selected from the group consisting of a reactive tailored liquid polyurethane, an elastomeric or sulfonated ethylene/vinyl aromatic interpolymer, an elastomeric ethylene/C -C &agr;-olefin interpolymer, an C -C &agr;-olefin/conjugated diene interpolymer, an elastic polypropylene polymer, an enhanced polypropylene polymer, an elastomeric thermoplastic polyurethane, an elastic copolyester, a partially hydrogenated block copolymer, an elastic polyamide, a hydroxyl functionalized polyether (or polyetheramine), a styrene/conjugated diene interpolymer, and an elastomeric metallocene-catalyzed synthetic polymer or a blend or formulated system thereof.