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Rotary process for forming uniform material

US7582240B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 1, 2005
Grant dateSep 1, 2009
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Expiry dateMay 8, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T442/674
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A thin, uniform membrane comprising polymeric fibrils or a combination of fibrils and particles, wherein the fibrils have randomly convoluted cross-sections, and a process for making the membrane are disclosed. The membrane may be on the surface of a substrate as part of a composite sheet, or as a stand-alone structure.

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