Fiber with reversible enhanced thermal storage properties and fabrics made therefrom
US4756958A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 31, 1987 |
| Grant date | Jul 12, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 31, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/298
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fiber with integral microspheres filled with phase change material or plastic crystals has enhanced thermal properties at predetermined temperatures. The fibers may be woven to form a fabric having the enhanced thermal storage properties and articles of manufacture may be formed therefrom.
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