US4874447A
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Melt blown nonwoven web from fiber comprising an elastomer
Assignee: University of Tennessee Research Foundation
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Filing: 1988-11-17
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Granted: 1989-10-17
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Expires: 2008-11-17
Abstract
Abstract A nonwoven web is prepared from a polymeric blend comprising at least one elastomer and at least one thermoplastic resin. The nonwoven web comprises fibers produced by melt blowing the polymeric blend. Conventional techniques are used to accomplish the melt blowing but due to high viscosity of certain elastomers it is frequently necessary to degrade the polymer blend priior to melt blowing. The nonwoven web exhibits improved extensibility, texture and hand.
Inventors
- 👤 Donald R. Hazelton
- 👤 William J. Hodgson, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-08 23:26
CPC Classifications
D; D04; D04H; D04H1/00; D04H1/40; D04H1/54; D04H1/56
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
94 words
A method of preparing a nonwoven web comprising (a) forming a polymeric blend comprising (i) from 5 to 75 wt % of an elastomeric copolymer of an isoolefin and a conjugated diolefin and (ii) from 25 to 95 wt % of a thermoplastic olefin polymer resin. (b) heating the blend to form a melt; (c) extruding the melt through die openings to form a row of fibers while blowing hot gases on both sides thereof to draw down the fibers and substantially reduce their diameters; and (d) collecting the fibers to form a web.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
94 words
A method of preparing a nonwoven web comprising (a) forming a polymeric blend comprising (i) from 5 to 75 wt % of an elastomeric copolymer of an isoolefin and a conjugated diolefin and (ii) from 25 to 95 wt % of a thermoplastic olefin polymer resin. (b) heating the blend to form a melt; (c) extruding the melt through die openings to form a row of fibers while blowing hot gases on both sides thereof to draw down the fibers and substantially reduce their diameters; and (d) collecting the fibers to form a web.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the blend comprises from 15 to 50 wt % of the elastomeric copolymer and 50 to 85 wt % of the thermoplastic resin.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the gas flow onto opposite sides of the fibers is sufficient to reduce the fiber diameter between 0.5 and 5 microns.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 2 and further comprising the step of thermally or oxidatively degrading a portion of the polymeric blend prior to extruding the blend melt.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 4 wherein the degraded polymer blend has an intrinsic viscosity of 0.6 to 1.4.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said thermoplastic olefin polymer resin in said polymeric blend is a copolymer of ethylene and a lower carboxylic acid or an unsaturated ester of a lower carboxylic acid.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said thermoplastic olefin polymer resin in said polymeric blend is polypropylene.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said thermoplastic olefin polymer resin is a homopolymer of an a-olefin.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said thermoplastic olefin polymer resin is a copolymer of ethylene and a lower carboxylic acid or an ester of a lower carboxylic acid.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 9 wherein additional olefin polymer thermoplastic resin is added to said polymeric blend after said polymeric blend is degraded.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said elastomeric polymer comprises not more than 30 wt % of said conjugated diolefin.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 11 wherein said elastomeric polymer contains from about 85 to about 99.5 wt % of said isoolefin and from about 0.5 to about 5 wt % of said conjugated diolefin
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 12 wherein said isoolefin is isobutylene and said conjugated diolefin is isoprene.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 6 wherein said thermoplastic olefin polymer resin is a copolymer of ethylene and vinyl acetate.
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