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US9138359B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9138359-B2
Application numberUS-201213625952-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 25, 2012
Priority dateJun 30, 2003
Publication dateSep 22, 2015
Grant dateSep 22, 2015

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A method of making a nonwoven web comprising nanofibers that are made by a melt film fibrillation process is disclosed. The nanofibers have a diameter of less than 1 micron, and comprise a significant number of the fibers in one layer of the web. The process generally includes the steps of providing a polymeric melt, utilizing a central fluid stream to form an elongated hollow polymeric film tube, and using this and/or other fluid streams to form multiple nanofibers from the hollow tube.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method of making a nonwoven web comprising nanofibers, wherein said nanofibers are made by a melt film fibrillation process, said method of making the nonwoven web comprising the steps of: a. providing a polymer in the form of a polymeric melt; b. utilizing a central fluid stream to form an elongated hollow polymeric film tube from said polymeric melt; c. using a fluid to form multiple nanofibers from the hollow polymeric film tube; and d. laying sai…

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What does patent US9138359B2 cover?
A method of making a nonwoven web comprising nanofibers that are made by a melt film fibrillation process is disclosed. The nanofibers have a diameter of less than 1 micron, and comprise a significant number of the fibers in one layer of the web. The process generally includes the steps of providing a polymeric melt, utilizing a central fluid stream to form an elongated hollow polymeric film tu…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Procter & Gamble
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A61F13/514. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Sep 22 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).