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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2008
Alain Yang, Bryn Mawr, PA (US);
Thomas A. Cuthbertson, Royersford, PA (US);
Mark Trabbold, Harleysville, PA (US);
Alain Yang, Bryn Mawr, PA (US);
Thomas A. Cuthbertson, Royersford, PA (US);
Mark Trabbold, Harleysville, PA (US);
CertainTeed Corporation, Valley Forge, PA (US);
Abstract
An insulation product is provided comprising an insulation sheet containing randomly oriented fibers bonded together. The sheet has first and second major surfaces and a pair of side portions. A nonwoven facing layer is bonded to at least one of the major surfaces. The nonwoven facing layer comprises randomly oriented bicomponent fibers, each of the bicomponent fibers including first component and second component portions. The nonwoven facing layer is bonded to the at least one major surface at least in part by a meltbond between the first component portion of the bicomponent fibers and the randomly oriented fibers in the insulation sheet.