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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2004
Heping Zhang, Summerville, SC (US);
William Harwood, Gulf Breeze, FL (US);
Gilbert Ross, Waycross, GA (US);
Heping Zhang, Summerville, SC (US);
William Harwood, Gulf Breeze, FL (US);
Gilbert Ross, Waycross, GA (US);
Other;
Abstract
An antistatic polymer monofilament of this invention comprises a polymer composite of a thermoplastic polymer as a matrix and carbon nanotubes as a conductive filler. A process of this invention for manufacturing an antistatic polymer monofilament comprising the steps of blending in an extruder a thermoplastic polymer and carbon nanotubes and extruding monofilaments from said blend. An industrial fabric of this invention, which is usable in nonwoven and papermaking machines, said fabric comprising monofilaments for dissipating static charges, said monofilaments including a thermoplastic polymer matrix and a filler of carbon nanotubes.