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Polytetrafluoroethylene-impregnated bundles of sized glass fibers
Assignee: Owens Corning
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Filing: 1982-04-14
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Granted: 1984-05-22
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Expires: 2002-04-14
Abstract
Abstract A method for impregnating a bundle of sized glass fibers with a composition comprising a polytetrafluoroethylene resin, a film-forming acrylic resin, a thickening agent and a polyhydrolyzable organosilane having nonhydrolyzable amine functionality is described. The impregnated bundles are especially suited for at least the warp of fabrics for filtering entrained particulates from gases such as flue gases from the combustion of hydrocarbon fuels such as coal.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas P. Hager
- 👤 Larry W. Ferguson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 15:42
CPC Classifications
C; C03; C03C; C03C25/00; C03C25/10; C03C25/24; C03C25/26; B; B01; B01D; B01D39/00; B01D39/08; B01D39/086; C08; C08L; C08L33/00; C08L33/04; C08L33/06; B01D2239/00; B01D2239/04; B01D2239/0464; B01D2239/0471; B01D2239/0492; C08L27/00; C08L27/02; C08L27/12; C08L27/18; C08L33/02; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2913; Y10T428/2915; Y10T428/2933; Y10T428/2938; Y10T428/2962; Y10T428/2964; Y10T442/00; Y10T442/30; Y10T442/3049; Y10T442/3057
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
127 words
A method for impregnating a bundle of sized glass fibers which comprises: (a) providing an essentially continuous bundle of glass fibers individually coated with a size comprising starch and a lubricant; (b) impregnating said bundle with an aqueous impregnating composition comprising: (i) emulsified polytetrafluoroethylene resin, (ii) emulsified acrylic resin coalesceable to form a coherent film upon drying an aqueous dispersion thereof at temperatures as low as about 10° C., (iii) a thickening agent comprising base-solubilized polyacrylic acid, and (iv) a polyhydrolyzable organosilane having non-hydrolyzable amine functionality and/or hydrolysis and/or condensation products thereof; (c) drying the bundle containing said impregnating composition to deposit the non-volatile residue thereof in the interstices and on the outer surface of said bundle in contact with the sized glass fibers comprising said bundle.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
127 words
A method for impregnating a bundle of sized glass fibers which comprises: (a) providing an essentially continuous bundle of glass fibers individually coated with a size comprising starch and a lubricant; (b) impregnating said bundle with an aqueous impregnating composition comprising: (i) emulsified polytetrafluoroethylene resin, (ii) emulsified acrylic resin coalesceable to form a coherent film upon drying an aqueous dispersion thereof at temperatures as low as about 10° C., (iii) a thickening agent comprising base-solubilized polyacrylic acid, and (iv) a polyhydrolyzable organosilane having non-hydrolyzable amine functionality and/or hydrolysis and/or condensation products thereof; (c) drying the bundle containing said impregnating composition to deposit the non-volatile residue thereof in the interstices and on the outer surface of said bundle in contact with the sized glass fibers comprising said bundle.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
63 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein said bundle of sized glass fibers is impregnated by immersion in a body of said aqueous impregnating composition to wet said bundle and then drawing the wetted bundle through a stripper die to remove excess aqueous impregnating composition from the bundle and to enhance penetration of said aqueous impregnating composition into the interstices of said bundle.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein said size further comprises an acrylic resin, coalesceable to form a coherent film upon drying an aqueous dispersion thereof at temperature as low as about 10° C.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
An impregnated bundle of glass fibers produced according to the method of claims 1, 2 or 3.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
A woven glass fiber fabric comprising the impregnated bundles of glass fibers of claim 4 as at least the warp thereof.
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