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Fiber/polymer composite for use as a photographic support

US5719092A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 31, 1996
Grant dateFeb 17, 1998
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Expiry dateMay 31, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T442/623
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention is a polymer/fiber matrix used as a photographic support. The fibers are of a specific glass composition and the polymer can be polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, polybutylene and copolymers thereof. The matrix preferably includes between 1% and 79% fibers with the fibers having a diameter of between 0.001 mm and 0.01 mm.

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