Cover material with improved fluid handling properties
US6740792B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 18, 2001 |
| Grant date | May 25, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 3, 2022 |
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- 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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