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EP 0 302 588 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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28.02.1990 Bulletin 1990/09 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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08.02.1989 Bulletin 1989/06 |
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Date of filing: 24.06.1988 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC)4: D04H 1/64 |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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AT CH DE ES FR GB IT LI NL SE |
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Priority: |
31.07.1987 US 80546
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Applicant: REICHHOLD CHEMICALS, INC. |
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White Plains, N.Y. 10603 (US) |
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Inventors: |
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- Lo, Cheng Y
Dover
Delaware 19901 (US)
- Stark, David E
Dover
Delaware 19901 (US)
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Representative: Austin, Hedley William et al |
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Urquhart-Dykes & Lord
Alexandra House
1 Alexandra Road
Swansea
West Glamorgan SA1 5ED
Swansea
West Glamorgan SA1 5ED (GB) |
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Formaldehyde-free binder for nonwoven fabrics |
(57) A substantially formaldehyde-free nonwoven fabric prepared from a binder composition
comprising an alkyl acrylamido glycolate alkyl ether or an acrylamido glycoamide alkyl
ether polymerized with a suitable comonomer.