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Method of manufacturing a foam fibrillated fibrous web from an isotactic polypropylene and polyethylene blend

US3965229A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 14, 1973
Grant dateJun 22, 1976
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Expiry dateDec 14, 1993

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/31938
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Non-woven fabrics are produced from oriented foam fibrillated webs containing 75 to 98 wt. % polypropylene and 2 to 25 wt. % polyethylene. The webs are assembled in a plurality of layers and then bonded by heat and pressure either with or without the presence of an adhesive.

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