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Laminated battery separator material

US7063917B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims
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Filing dateFeb 19, 2002
Grant dateJun 20, 2006
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Expiry dateOct 27, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T442/668
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A nonwoven material having a laminated construction and including a first layer of nonwoven fibers defining a first surface of the material; a second layer of nonwoven fibers defining the opposite surface of the material; and a third layer of nonwoven fibers located between the first and second layers. The layers are bonded together to form a laminate. At least one of the nonwoven layers comprises a nonwoven web of meltblown fibers. Additionally, one or more of the layers has been rendered permanently hydrophilic by forming the nonwoven web from meltspun fibers of a normally hydrophobic polymer having a hydrophilic melt additive incorporated therein.

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