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Gas-permeable, waterproof nonwoven fabric and process for its production

US4983450A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 28, 1988
Grant dateJan 8, 1991
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Expiry dateJul 28, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T442/699
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A porous waterproof nonwoven fabric having a superior gas-permeability and waterproofness, capable of being produced at cheap cost under simple processing conditions and by means of simple processing equipments, having superior mechanical strengths and a good feeling and useful for disposable uses and a process for producing the fabric are provided, which fabric comprises a thermoplastic resin composition film comprising a thermoplastic resin and a specified quantity of a filler, the thermoplastic resin composition film having fine pores formed by calender processing.

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