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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2003
Applicants:
Edward Keith Willis, Madison, TN (US);
Harry Barnes, Brentwood, TN (US);
John Frank Baker, Jr., Nashville, TN (US);
Inventors:
Edward Keith Willis, Madison, TN (US);
Harry Barnes, Brentwood, TN (US);
John Frank Baker, Jr., Nashville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Reemay, Inc., Old Hickory, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D04H 1/00 (2006.01); D04H 13/00 (2006.01); D04H 3/00 (2006.01); D04H 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Nonwoven fabric fabrics suitable for undergoing pleating to form filtration media are provided. The fabrics generally include at least three layers. The fibers forming the inner layer has a cross section providing greater stiffness, while the fibers forming the outer layers have a cross section providing greater durability. The resulting fabrics provide improved particulate holding and pressure drop characteristics at no sacrifice to durability.