Elastic, heat and moisture resistant bicomponent and biconstituent fibers
US7727627B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 25, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 1, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/2969
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Fibers having improved resistance to moisture at elevated temperatures comprise at least two elastic polymers, one polymer heat-settable and the other polymer heat-resistant, the heat-resistant polymer comprising at least a portion of the exterior surface of the fiber. The fibers typically have a bicomponent and/or a biconstituent core/sheath morphology. Typically, the core comprises an elastic thermoplastic urethane, and the sheath comprises a homogeneously branched polyolefin, preferably a homogeneously branched substantially linear ethylene polymer.
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