Coated fiber product with adhered super absorbent particles
US5230959A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 20, 1989 |
| Grant date | Jul 27, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 20, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T442/607
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Discontinuous fibers are coated with a binder material with the binder material adhering the fibers to super absorbent particles. Fibers in the product are substantially unbonded except to the super absorbent particles. The binder may be present at an amount which is sufficient to substantially continuously coat the fibers. Plural coatings of various binder materials may be used. The binder material may be heat fusible or heat curable and the treated fibers mixed with other fibers for use in producing a wide variety of products.
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