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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Nathan E. Schultz, Lakeland, MN (US);
Fuming B. Li, Woodbury, MN (US);
John M. Sebastian, Oakdale, MN (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 39/08 (2006.01); B01D 39/16 (2006.01); D04H 3/14 (2012.01); D04H 3/16 (2006.01); D06B 19/00 (2006.01); B03C 3/34 (2006.01); C08K 5/378 (2006.01); D04H 1/4382 (2012.01); D01F 1/10 (2006.01); D01F 6/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B03C 3/34 (2013.01); B01D 39/083 (2013.01); B01D 39/1623 (2013.01); C08K 5/378 (2013.01); D01F 1/10 (2013.01); D04H 1/4382 (2013.01); B01D 2239/0435 (2013.01); D01F 6/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
Electret webs include a thermoplastic resin and a charge-enhancing additive. The charge-enhancing additive is a divalent metal-containing substituted-mercaptobenzimidazolate salt. The electret webs may be a non-woven fibrous web or a film. The electret webs are suitable for use as filter media.