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Hollow fibers having curved members projecting therefor

US4956237A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 24, 1989
Grant dateSep 11, 1990
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Expiry dateJan 24, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/2975
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A hollow fiber with a plurality of members projecting from its outer surface in an arc turned back on itself is formed from a spinneret having a segmented orifice wherein each segment comprises a first portion in the form of an arc curved about the center of the orifice, a second portion extending from the first and connected to a third portion which is in the form of a reverse curve with respect to the first.

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