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EP 0 300 370 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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07.02.1990 Bulletin 1990/06 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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25.01.1989 Bulletin 1989/04 |
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Date of filing: 14.07.1988 |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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BE DE FR GB IT SE |
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Priority: |
23.07.1987 US 76968
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Applicant: HERCULES INCORPORATED |
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Wilmington
Delaware 19894 (US) |
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Inventor: |
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- Tise, Frank Peine
Wilmington
Delaware 19808 (US)
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Representative: Lederer, Franz, Dr. et al |
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Lederer, Keller & Riederer
Patentanwälte
Prinzregentenstrasse 16 80538 München 80538 München (DE) |
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Method for coating synthetic fibrous sheets |
(57) A method for modifying the surface of a synthetic fibrous sheet material comprises
applying to its surface a water-soluble polymer that is photoinsolubilizable, has
a molecular weight from about 10,000 to about 5,000,000, and is selected from the
group consisting of polysaccharides and aliphatic derivatives of polysaccharides,
polyvinyl alcohol, polyacrylic acid, pectin and polyethylene oxide, and optionally,
an abrasive material that is at least partially transparent to ultraviolet light and
curing the composition by irradiation.