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Heat and flame shield

US7454817B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 2, 2007
Grant dateNov 25, 2008
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Expiry dateJul 10, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T442/697
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A heat and fire resistant planar unitary shield formed of heat and flame resistant fibers and voluminous bulking fibers. The shield material has a heat and flame resistant zone with a majority of the heat and flame resistant fibers, and a voluminous bulking zone with a majority of the voluminous bulking fibers. The fibers are distributed through the shield material in an manner that the heat and flame resistant fibers collect closest to the outer surface of the shield with the heat and flame resistant zone, and the voluminous bulking fibers collect closest to the outer surface of the shield material with the voluminous bulking zone.

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