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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2013
Applicant:
Milliken & Company, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Inventors:
Quentin Robert Bonner, Moore, SC (US);
Rachel W. Boyette, Taylors, SC (US);
John E. Ashley, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Assignee:
Milliken & Company, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D03D 3/02 (2006.01); D06P 7/00 (2006.01); D02G 1/18 (2006.01); D02G 3/44 (2006.01); D03D 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06P 7/00 (2013.01); D02G 1/18 (2013.01); D02G 3/443 (2013.01); D06M 2200/30 (2013.01); D10B 2201/20 (2013.01); D10B 2321/101 (2013.01); D10B 2331/021 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fiber blend, a yarn spun from the fiber blend, and a fabric made from the yarn, wherein the fiber blend is a blend of staple fibers comprising non-FR cellulosic fibers, modacrylic fibers, and aramid fibers intimately blended together. The blend is such that the cellulosic fibers constitute at least about 45 wt. % of the fiber blend, a weight ratio of the modacrylic fibers to the cellulosic fibers is at least 0.8 but not exceeding 1.0, and the aramid fibers make up no more than 15 wt. % of the fiber blend.