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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2009
Alistair Duncan Westwood, Kingwood, TX (US);
Alistair Duncan Westwood, Kingwood, TX (US);
ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Described herein is a meltspun laminate comprising two or more layers of meltspun fabrics, wherein layers that are adjacent to one another are in situ entangled with one another to define an interfacial region of mixed fibers between the layers. Also described herein is a method of making a meltspun in situ laminate comprising simultaneously meltspinning two or more polymer melts adjacent to one another to form adjacent fabrics, wherein layers that are adjacent to one another are in situ entangled with one another to form an interfacial region of mixed fibers between the layers. Also described herein is a meltspinning apparatus comprising one or more dies, each die comprising two or more meltspinning zones, wherein each zone comprises a plurality of nozzles that are fluidly connected to the corresponding zone, and wherein each zone is fluidly connected to a melt extruder.