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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2003
Arnold E. Wilkie, Merritt Island, FL (US);
Ben F. Shuler, Indialantic, FL (US);
Tony Owen, Indialantic, FL (US);
Brian C. Johnston, Melbourne, FL (US);
Arnold E. Wilkie, Merritt Island, FL (US);
Ben F. Shuler, Indialantic, FL (US);
Tony Owen, Indialantic, FL (US);
Brian C. Johnston, Melbourne, FL (US);
Hills, Inc., W. Melbourne, FL (US);
Abstract
The dissolution of dissolvable components in plural component polymer fibers is achieved by providing a polymer fiber including at least two sections, where at least one fiber section includes a dissolvable component. The rate at which at least part of the fiber dissolves is controlled by at least one of a fiber section having a non-round cross-sectional geometry, and at least two fiber sections including two different dissolvable components. In an exemplary embodiment, island-in-the-sea fibers are formed with non-round and elongated cross-sectional geometries. In another embodiment, sheath-core fibers are formed in which the sheath and core include different dissolvable components.