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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2017
Filed:
May. 15, 2014
Applicant:
Zephyros, Inc., Romeo, MI (US);
Inventors:
Michael William Coates, Glen Iris, AU;
Philip John Gibbons, Hughesdale, AU;
John Cain, Dandenong South, AU;
Assignee:
ZEPHYROS, INC., Romeo, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 37/02 (2006.01); B32B 5/26 (2006.01); B32B 37/04 (2006.01); D04H 1/58 (2012.01); D04H 1/593 (2012.01); D04H 1/70 (2012.01); D04H 1/4274 (2012.01); D04H 1/558 (2012.01); D04H 1/559 (2012.01); B29C 69/00 (2006.01); B32B 5/02 (2006.01); D04H 1/54 (2012.01); D04H 1/732 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D04H 1/4274 (2013.01); B29C 69/001 (2013.01); B32B 5/022 (2013.01); D04H 1/54 (2013.01); D04H 1/5405 (2013.01); D04H 1/558 (2013.01); D04H 1/559 (2013.01); D04H 1/732 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of forming a nonwoven article comprising receiving fibrous material comprising thermoplastic fibers; processing the fibrous material to produce short fibers, wherein the processing step comprises granulation using at least one granulator with a screen; distributing the short fibers approximately evenly across an area to form a short fiber web, wherein the distributing step comprises a use of a recyclate spreader; heating the short fiber web to fuse the short fibers to form a nonwoven material; and forming a sheet of the nonwoven material.