Bicomponent fibers in a sheath-core structure comprising fluoropolymers and methods of making and using same
US6174601A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 26, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 16, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 26, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/2929
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A composite, bicomponent, sheath-core fiber (8) and methods of making (FIGS. 1 and 2) and using such fiber by it self or in a multifilament form are described in which the sheath comprises E-CTFE and the core is any spinnable polymer similara to Nylon, PET and copolymers thereof.
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