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Method of absorbing liquids

US4395336A · kind A · utility

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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 2, 1982
Grant dateJul 26, 1983
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Expiry dateSep 2, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/23957
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A liquid-absorbing textile product which is in the form of a double-layer fabric wherein the two layers are interwoven by pile threads of a hydrophobic and oleophilic synthetic material. The resulting product is very manageable and capable of absorbing considerable quantities of oil despite its low weight.

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