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Method of forming a web of melt blown layered fibers
Assignee: 3M Co
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Filing: 1991-09-30
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Granted: 1993-05-04
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Expires: 2011-09-30
Abstract
Abstract A method for forming melt-blown fiber webs which webs have multiple layers of polymeric material. The method provides novel webs and control over web properties.
Inventors
- 👤 Eugene G. Joseph
- 👤 Daniel E. Meyer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 20:07
CPC Classifications
D; D04; D04H; D04H1/00; D04H1/40; D04H1/54; D04H1/56; D04H1/559; D04H13/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
169 words
A method for forming a nonwoven web of melt-blown microfibers comprising the steps of a) providing at least two streams of flowable polymeric materials b) dividing at least one stream of the at least two streams into two or more separate streams, c) combining said at least two streams, with at least one stream divided into said separate streams, as layers in a layered, combined rectilinear flowstream, the layers being parallel each to the other, d) forming the combined rectilinear flowstream in a laminar manner into a flowstream having an overall height of about 50 mils or less while maintaining the parallel layers, e) extruding the combined rectilinear flowstream through a die containing multiple side-by-side orifices to form a plurality of side-by-side flowstreams, f) attenuating the extruded side-by-side flowstreams with two high-velocity gaseous streams located at each side of the die face to form microfibers, and g) collecting the microfibers on a collecting surface as an entangled melt-blown web formed of melt-blown microfibers having at least three continuous layers.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
169 words
A method for forming a nonwoven web of melt-blown microfibers comprising the steps of a) providing at least two streams of flowable polymeric materials b) dividing at least one stream of the at least two streams into two or more separate streams, c) combining said at least two streams, with at least one stream divided into said separate streams, as layers in a layered, combined rectilinear flowstream, the layers being parallel each to the other, d) forming the combined rectilinear flowstream in a laminar manner into a flowstream having an overall height of about 50 mils or less while maintaining the parallel layers, e) extruding the combined rectilinear flowstream through a die containing multiple side-by-side orifices to form a plurality of side-by-side flowstreams, f) attenuating the extruded side-by-side flowstreams with two high-velocity gaseous streams located at each side of the die face to form microfibers, and g) collecting the microfibers on a collecting surface as an entangled melt-blown web formed of melt-blown microfibers having at least three continuous layers.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the separate streams are combined to provide alternating parallel layers of the at least two streams of flowable polymeric materials in the combined flowstream.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 1 wherein there are at least five divided streams of two flowable polymeric materials combined to provide alternating parallel layers in the combined flowstream.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the melt-blown microfibers in the web average no more than about 10 micrometers in diameter.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the formed rectilinear flowstream has an overall height of about 30 mils or less.
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