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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2008
Applicants:
Wanduk Lee, Seoul, KR;
Sangsoo Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Cholwoh Koh, Suwon-si, KR;
Jin Heo, Yongln-si, KR;
Inventors:
WanDuk Lee, Seoul, KR;
SangSoo Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
CholWoh Koh, Suwon-si, KR;
Jin Heo, Yongln-si, KR;
Assignee:
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D03D 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An auxetic fiber and corresponding material that not only responds to an external force, but also responds to moisture. The auxetic fiber is made in part from a moisture activated shrinking filament. Even if no external force is applied to the fiber, a pseudo tensile force is created by wetting the auxetic fiber.