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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2004
Applicant:
Hideki Kamada, Okayama, JP;
Inventor:
Hideki Kamada, Okayama, JP;
Assignee:
Kuraray Co., Ltd., Kurashiki, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D01F006/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
PVA binder fibers having the following characteristics: a cross-section circularity of at most 30%, a degree of swelling in water at 30° C. of at least 100%, and a degree of dissolution in water of at most 20%, are capable of being processed even under low-energy drying condition, for example, in high-speed drying in a hot air drying system (e.g., air-through drier) or in low-temperature drying in a multi-cylinder system or the like to give paper and nonwoven fabrics of high strength.