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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2011
Sujith Nair, Greer, SC (US);
Sasha Stankovich, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Yunzhang Wang, Duncan, SC (US);
Venkatkrishna Raghavendran, Greer, SC (US);
Sujith Nair, Greer, SC (US);
Sasha Stankovich, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Yunzhang Wang, Duncan, SC (US);
Venkatkrishna Raghavendran, Greer, SC (US);
Milliken & Company, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Abstract
A consolidated fibrous structure including a multiplicity of fibrous layers. Each fibrous layer comprises tape fibers, wherein the tape fibers contain a polypropylene core and a skin layer. At least a portion of the skin layers of the fibers in each fibrous layer are fused to at least a portion of other skin layers of fibers within the same fibrous layer and at least a portion of the skin layers of the fibers of each fibrous layer are fused with at least a portion of the skin layers of the fibers in an adjacent fibrous layer.