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Apparatus for and process of treating shrinkable fibers

US4919869A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 22, 1989
Grant dateApr 24, 1990
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Expiry dateMar 22, 2009

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S264/71
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A process for diffusing and subliming water-soluble and water-insoluble materials into never-dried, shrinkable aromatic polyamide fibers, using steam heated at certain controlled temperatures, within a specially designed treatment chamber and a process and apparatus for treating a tow of shrinkable material.

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