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Smooth-surfaced nonwoven fabric

Assignee: Carl Freudenberg KG
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Filing: 1977-12-01
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Granted: 1979-12-25
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Expires: 1997-12-01
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Abstract

Abstract A nonwoven fabric having a smooth surface, especially for use as support material for semipermeable membranes, comprising a support mat into which at least one surface thereof, an open-structured, continuous covering layer of fine, thermoplastic particles is calendered.

Inventors

  • 👤 Wolfram Schultheiss
  • 👤 Klaus Schmidt

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 18:28
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D69/00; B01D69/10; B01D69/107; B01D69/1071; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/903; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/26; Y10T428/27; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2982; Y10T442/00; Y10T442/60; Y10T442/608; Y10T442/609; Y10T442/611; Y10T442/659; Y10T442/673

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 92 words
A nonwoven fabric having a smooth surface, especially for use as a support material for a semipermeable membrane, comprising a support mat having at least one surface into which there has been calendered an open structured porous covering layer of fine flat fibers having a thickness of less than about 30×10 -6 m, the covering layer having a specific weight of about 1 to 200 g/m 2 and having been formed by electrostatically spinning the fibers directly onto the support mat, the support mat extending over the entire width of the fabric.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 92 words
A nonwoven fabric having a smooth surface, especially for use as a support material for a semipermeable membrane, comprising a support mat having at least one surface into which there has been calendered an open structured porous covering layer of fine flat fibers having a thickness of less than about 30×10 -6 m, the covering layer having a specific weight of about 1 to 200 g/m 2 and having been formed by electrostatically spinning the fibers directly onto the support mat, the support mat extending over the entire width of the fabric.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 19 words
A fabric according to claim 1, wherein the fiber thickness is from about 1×10 -6 to 20×10 -6 m.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 22 words
A fabric according to claim 1, wherein the covering layer has a specific weight of about 10 to 40 g/m 2 .
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 25 words
In a system for filtration using a semipermeable membrane, the improvement which comprises using said membrane supported on a nonwoven fabric according to claim 1.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1982-12-24 1983-06-25 1983-12-25 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1986-12-24 1987-06-25 1987-12-25 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1990-12-24 1991-06-25 1991-12-25 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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