Method of laminating gas permeable sheet material
US6355135B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 26, 1996 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 26, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/249981
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of laminating at least two gas permeable sheet materials includes: (1) providing at least a first gas permeable sheet material, wherein at least a portion of at least a surface region of the first sheet material is thermoplastic material; (2) providing at least a second gas permeable sheet material of polytetrafluoroethylene; (3) superposing the sheet materials; and (4) contacting the sheet materials with a heating means to heat the thermoplastic material to a temperature from 140° to 230° C., so as to melt the thermoplastic material and laminate the sheet materials to one another, without the application of direct pressure in the thickness direction of the sheet materials during the contacting step so as to form a gas permeable laminate.
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