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Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2016

Filed:

Jan. 30, 2014
Applicant:

Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);

Inventor:

Anthony L. Lamanac, Woodstock, GA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D01D 7/00 (2006.01); D01D 5/18 (2006.01); D01D 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D01D 7/00 (2013.01); D01D 5/0061 (2013.01); D01D 5/18 (2013.01);
Abstract

A centrifugal spinning system and method for forming a fibrous web containing nanofibers, microfibers, or a combination thereof from a molten polymer composition or an aqueous spinning solution is provided. Through careful control over the arrangement of the system, a fibrous web can be formed that is relatively defect free. To help accomplish this feature, at least two centrifugal spinning chambers, each containing a charged forming plate, are utilized. To minimize the present of defects in the fibrous web, the charge applied to the first spinning chamber has a polarity that is opposite the polarity of the charge applied to the second spinning chamber.


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