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Splittable conjugate fiber, aggregate thereof, and fibrous form made from splittable conjugate fibers

US8541323B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 23, 2008
Grant dateSep 24, 2013
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Expiry dateOct 14, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T442/641
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A splittable conjugate fiber comprising a polyester segment and a polyolefin segment, wherein the splittable conjugate fiber comprises two or more parts of the polyester segment extending from a center of the fiber toward an outer edge of the fiber in a cross-sectional configuration perpendicular to its longitudinal direction, in which at least one of the two or more parts of the polyester segment extending from the center of the fiber toward the outer edge of the fiber is exposed at the outer edge of the fiber and at least one of the two or more parts of the polyester segment extending from the center of the fiber toward the outer edge of the fiber is unexposed at the outer edge of the fiber.

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