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Process of manufacturing nonwoven fabrics

Assignee: Westpoint Pepperell Inc
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Filing: 1961-02-09
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Granted: 1965-08-10
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Expires: 1981-02-09
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Jr Richard E Charlton
  • 👤 Jr Richard E Hudson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 21:19
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D39/00; B01D39/14; B01D39/16; B01D39/1607; D; D04; D04H; D04H1/00; D04H1/40; D04H1/44; D04H1/46; D04H1/48; B01D2239/00; B01D2239/04; B01D2239/0464; B01D2239/06; B01D2239/0604; B01D2239/064; B01D2239/065; B01D2239/0654; B01D2239/08; B01D2239/086; B01D2239/10; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T156/00; Y10T156/10; Y10T156/1052

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 67 words
A PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING NONWOVEN FABRICS COMPRISING THE STEPS OF APPLUING A MINOR QUANTITY OF BINDER MATERIAL TO A NONWOVEN FIBER WEB TO PARTIALLY STABILIZE THE WEB UNIFORMLY THROUGHOUT ITS THICKNESS, DRYING THE WEB, NEEDLE PUNCHING THE INITIALLY STABLIZED WEB TO ORIENT SOME OF THE FIBERS IN DIRECTION NORMAL TO THE WEB SURFACES, AND THEN APPLYING A MAJOR QUANTITY OF BINDER MATERIAL TO THE NEEDLE PUNCHED WEB.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 67 words
A PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING NONWOVEN FABRICS COMPRISING THE STEPS OF APPLUING A MINOR QUANTITY OF BINDER MATERIAL TO A NONWOVEN FIBER WEB TO PARTIALLY STABILIZE THE WEB UNIFORMLY THROUGHOUT ITS THICKNESS, DRYING THE WEB, NEEDLE PUNCHING THE INITIALLY STABLIZED WEB TO ORIENT SOME OF THE FIBERS IN DIRECTION NORMAL TO THE WEB SURFACES, AND THEN APPLYING A MAJOR QUANTITY OF BINDER MATERIAL TO THE NEEDLE PUNCHED WEB.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-08-09 1969-02-08 1969-08-10 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-08-09 1973-02-08 1973-08-10 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-08-09 1977-02-08 1977-08-10 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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