US5085920A
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Nonwoven wipe having improved grease release
Assignee: Kimberly Clark Worldwide Inc
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Filing: 1990-04-30
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Granted: 1992-02-04
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Expires: 2010-04-30
Abstract
Abstract A nonwoven wipe having improved grease release is provided which includes a meltblown polyolefin web having a basis weight of from about 17 to about 204 g/m 2 , in which: A. the meltblown polyolefin web has at or on the surfaces of the fibers thereof at least one additive having the general formula, ##STR1## in which: (1) R 1 -R 9 are independently selected monovalent C 1 -C 3 alkyl groups; (2) R 10 is hydrogen or monovalent C 1 -C 3 alkyl group; (3) m represents an integer of from 1 to about 4; (4) n represents an integer of from 0 to about 3; (5) the sum of m and n is in the range of from 1 to about 4; (6) p represents an integer of from 0 to about 5; (7) x represents an integer of from 1 to about 10; (8) y represents an integer of from 0 to about 5; (9) the ratio of x to y is equal to or greater than 2; (10) the additive has a molecular weight of from about 350 to about 1,400; and (11) the additive is present in an amount of from about 0.5 to about 5 percent by weight, based on the amount of thermoplastic polyolefin; and B. the wipe has been pattern bonded by the application of heat and pressure in the ranges of from about 80° C. to about 180° C. and from about 150 to about 1,000 pounds per linear inch, respectively, employing a pattern with from about 10 to about 250 bonds/inch 2 covering from about 5 to about 30 percent of the wipe surface area.
Inventors
- 👤 Ronald S. Nohr
- 👤 J. Gavin MacDonald
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 01:09
CPC Classifications
D; D04; D04H; D04H1/00; D04H1/40; D04H1/54; D01; D01F; D01F1/00; D01F1/02; D01F1/10; D04H1/42; D04H1/4282; D04H1/4291; D06; D06M; D06M15/00; D06M15/19; D06M15/37; D06M15/643; D06M15/647; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24802; Y10T428/24826; Y10T428/26; Y10T428/268; Y10T442/00; Y10T442/20; Y10T442/2279; Y10T442/60; Y10T442/608; Y10T442/614; Y10T442/626; Y10T442/68
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
274 words
A nonwoven wipe having improved grease release which comprises a meltblown polyolefin web having a basis weight of from about 17 to about 204 g/m 2 , in which: A. said meltblown polyolefin web has at or on the surfaces of the fibers thereof at least one additive having the general formula, ##STR9## in which: (1) R 1 -R 9 are independently selected monovalent C 1 -C 3 alkyl groups; (2) R 10 is hydrogen or a monovalent C 1 -C 3 alkyl group; (3) m represents an integer of from 1 to about 4; (4) n represents an integer of from 0 to about 3; (5) the sum of m and n is in the range of from 1 to about 4; (6) p represents an integer of from 0 to about 5; (7) x represents an integer of from 1 to about 10; (8) y represents an integer of from 0 to about 5; (9) the ratio of x to y is equal to or greater than 2; (10) said additive has a molecular weight of from about 350 to about 1,400; and (11) said additive is present in an amount of from about 0.5 to about 5 percent by weight, based on the amount of thermoplastic polyolefin; and B. said wipe has been pattern bonded by the application of heat and pressure in the ranges of from about 80° C. to about 180° C. and from about 150 to about 1,000 pounds per linear inch, respectively, employing a pattern with from about 10 to about 250 bonds/inch 2 covering from about 5 to about 30 percent of the wipe surface area.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
274 words
A nonwoven wipe having improved grease release which comprises a meltblown polyolefin web having a basis weight of from about 17 to about 204 g/m 2 , in which: A. said meltblown polyolefin web has at or on the surfaces of the fibers thereof at least one additive having the general formula, ##STR9## in which: (1) R 1 -R 9 are independently selected monovalent C 1 -C 3 alkyl groups; (2) R 10 is hydrogen or a monovalent C 1 -C 3 alkyl group; (3) m represents an integer of from 1 to about 4; (4) n represents an integer of from 0 to about 3; (5) the sum of m and n is in the range of from 1 to about 4; (6) p represents an integer of from 0 to about 5; (7) x represents an integer of from 1 to about 10; (8) y represents an integer of from 0 to about 5; (9) the ratio of x to y is equal to or greater than 2; (10) said additive has a molecular weight of from about 350 to about 1,400; and (11) said additive is present in an amount of from about 0.5 to about 5 percent by weight, based on the amount of thermoplastic polyolefin; and B. said wipe has been pattern bonded by the application of heat and pressure in the ranges of from about 80° C. to about 180° C. and from about 150 to about 1,000 pounds per linear inch, respectively, employing a pattern with from about 10 to about 250 bonds/inch 2 covering from about 5 to about 30 percent of the wipe surface area.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
12 words
The nonwoven wipe of claim 1, in which said polyolefin is polypropylene.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The nonwoven wipe of claim 1, in which each of R 1 -R 4 and R 7-R 9 is a methyl group and R 10 is either hydrogen or a methyl group.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
The nonwoven wipe of claim 1, in which m is either 1 or 2.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
The nonwoven wipe of claim 1, in which p is either 1 or 2.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
11 words
The nonwoven wipe of claim 5, in which p is 2.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
The nonwoven wipe of claim 1, in which y is 0 and x is either 7 or 8.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
The nonwoven wipe of claim 1, in which said additive has a molecular weight of from about 350 to about 700.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
The nonwoven wipe of claim 8, in which said additive is present in an amount of from about 1.0 to about 3.0 percent by weight, based on the amount of thermoplastic polymer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
The nonwoven wipe of claim 1, in which said meltblown polyolefin web is comprised of microfibers having average diameters of no more than about ten microns.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
37 words
The nonwoven wipe of claim 1, in which said additive has the general formula, ##STR10## in which each of R 1 -R 4 , R 7-R 9 , m, p, x, and y are as already defined.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
194 words
The nonwoven wipe of claim 1, in which said meltblown polyolefin web is prepared from a surface-segregatable, melt-extrudable thermoplastic composition which comprises at least one thermoplastic polyolefin and at least one additive having the general formula, ##STR11## in which: (1) R 1 R 9 are independently selected monovalent C 1 -C 3 alkyl groups; (2) R 10 is hydrogen or a monovalent C 1 -C 3 alkyl group; (3) m represents an integer of from 1 to about 4; (4) n represents an integer of from 0 to about 3; (5) the sum of m and n is in the range of from 1 to about 4; (6) p represents an integer of from 0 to about 5; (7) x represents an integer of from 1 to about 10; (8) y represents an integer of from 0 to about 5; (9) the ratio of x to y is equal to or greater than 2; (10) said additive has a molecular weight of from about 350 to about 1,400; and (11) said additive is present in an amount of from about 0.5 to about 5 percent by weight, based on the amount of thermoplastic polyolefin.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
26 words
The nonwovon wipe of claim 12, in which said meltblown polyolefin web is comprised of microfibers having average diameters of no more than about ten microns.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
164 words
The nonwoven wipe of claim 1, in which said meltblown polyolefin web is coated after its formation with a grease release effective amount of at least one additive having the general formula, ##STR12## in which: (1) R 1 -R 9 are independently selected monovalent C 1 -C 3 alkyl groups; (2) R 10 is hydrogen or a monovalent C 1 -C 3 alkyl group; (3) m represents an integer of from 1 to about 4; (4) n represents an integer of from 0 to about 3; (5) the sum of m and n is in the range of from 1 to about 4; (6) p represents an integer of from 0 to about 5; (7) x represents an integer of from 1 to about 10; (8) y represents an integer of from 0 to about 5; (9) the ratio of x to y is equal to or greater than 2; (10) said additive has a molecular weight of from about 350 to about 1,400.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
26 words
The nonwoven wipe of claim 14, in which said meltblown polyolefin web is comprised of microfibers having average diameters of no more than about ten microns.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
29 words
The nonwoven wipe of claim 14, in which said at least one additive is present at an add-on level of from about 0.3 to about 1.5 percent by weight.
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