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EP 0154423 B1 19880504 - WRAPPED RADIO OPAQUE YARN

Title (en)

WRAPPED RADIO OPAQUE YARN

Publication

EP 0154423 B1 19880504 (EN)

Application

EP 85300891 A 19850211

Priority

GB 8403656 A 19840211

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0154423A1] A radio opaque yarn comprises a bundle of filled polypropylene fibres containing 54% to 80% <w>/w of barium sulphate, the bundle being bound with up to 20% <w>/w of substantially unfilled polyester fibres.

IPC 1-7

D02G 3/44; A61F 13/20

IPC 8 full level

A61F 13/20 (2006.01); D02G 3/44 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

D02G 3/441 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE FR IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0154423 A1 19850911; EP 0154423 B1 19880504; AT E33997 T1 19880515; CA 1262815 A 19891114; CA 1262815 C 19891114; DE 3562494 D1 19880609; GB 2153867 A 19850829; GB 2153867 B 19861203; GB 8403656 D0 19840314; GB 8430257 D0 19850109

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 85300891 A 19850211; AT 85300891 T 19850211; CA 474041 A 19850211; DE 3562494 T 19850211; GB 8403656 A 19840211; GB 8430257 A 19841130