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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2008
Martin G. Hatfield, Odessa, MO (US);
Gopakumar Thottupurathu, Overland Park, KS (US);
Nusrat Farzana, Lee's Summit, MO (US);
Martin G. Hatfield, Odessa, MO (US);
Gopakumar Thottupurathu, Overland Park, KS (US);
Nusrat Farzana, Lee's Summit, MO (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An article includes a microporous membrane. A porous fabric is laminated to the microporous membrane to form a laminate with a membrane side and a fabric side. A treatment material is applied to the laminate to form a treated laminate. The treated laminate having an oil resistance of at least a number 7 determined by AATCC 118 testing on both the membrane side and the fabric side. The treated laminate also has an air permeability through the treated laminate of at least 0.01 CFM per square foot determined by ASTM D737 testing.