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Cover material with improved fluid handling properties

US6740792B2 · kind B2 · utility

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53Claims
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Filing dateDec 18, 2001
Grant dateMay 25, 2004
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Expiry dateSep 3, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T442/608
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A material having a multi-denier base material layer including a plurality of fine denier fibers, the fine denier fibers of less than about 10 dpf, and a plurality of large denier filaments intermixed with the fine denier fibers which form channels in a longitudinal direction of the material, the large denier filaments of greater than about 10 dpf. A method of producing a multi-denier cover material is also disclosed.

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