Non-linear multicomponent glass fibers from linear primaries
US5972500A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 28, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 26, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 28, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/2929
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Glass fibers of curly habit may be prepared from a heterogeneous melt of blended particles of at least two distinct glasses. Linear glass primaries controllable in pot and marble processing may be prepared from the heterogeneous melts. Fibers prepared from the randomly heterogeneous primaries exhibit a unique biodissolution mechanism and high biodissolution rates. The process is also amenable to other glass fiberization processes, including the rotary process and the sliver process.
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