Patent · US Expired

Short metal fibers

US7045219B2 · kind B2 · utility

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29Claims

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Assignee

N V BEKAERT SA · BE

Inventors

Ronny Losfeld · Waregem, BE
Lieven Anaf · Waregem, BE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 10, 2001
Grant date	May 16, 2006
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 31, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T442/655
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to short metal fibers. A set of short metal fibers, with an equivalent diameter ranging from 1 to 150 $(m)m, comprises entangled and curved fibers. At least 10% of the short metal fibers are entangled, whereas the length of the curved fibers is distributed according to a gamma-distribution, having an average length preferably between 10 and 2000 $(m)m.

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