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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2002
Applicant:
John A. Rodgers, Dayton, TN (US);
Inventor:
John A. Rodgers, Dayton, TN (US);
Assignee:
Invista North America S.a.r.l., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D02G003/02 ; D01G003/22 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides an entangled continuous filament yarn comprising at least two bicomponent filaments each comprising poly(trimethylene terephthalate) and poly(ethylene terephthalate), wherein the entangled yarn has a node frequency of about 40 to 50 nodes/m, a Crimp Potential of at least about 40%, substantially no twist, and a standard deviation of intervals between nodes of no more than about 1.1 cm. The invention further provides a process for making such an entangled yarn.