Patent · US Expired

High-strength meltblown polyester webs

US7468335B2 · kind B2 · utility

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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 31, 2006
Grant dateDec 23, 2008
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 31, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T442/68
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A meltblown web of polymeric polyester fibers, where the polyester polymer includes an aromatic dicarboxylic acid, a butanediol, and at least one additional branched or cycloaliphatic diol compound. The webs of the invention achieve high tensile strength values, and are particularly suitable for use as filter media.

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