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EP 1 529 860 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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26.04.2006 Bulletin 2006/17 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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11.05.2005 Bulletin 2005/19 |
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Date of filing: 04.11.2004 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC):
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Designated Contracting States: |
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AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK
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AL HR LT LV MK YU |
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Priority: |
04.11.2003 US 517531 P
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Applicant: Honeywell International, Inc. |
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Morristown, NJ 07962 (US) |
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- Paradis, David P.
Waleska, GA 30183 (US)
- Bowers, Charles E.
Hopewell, VA 23890-1808 (US)
- Boyer, Ben Turner
Sylvanie
Georgia 30467 (US)
- Radford, Michael Glenn
Statesboro
Georgia 30458 (US)
- Cornwell, Tansley Wayne
Rome
Georgia 30165 (US)
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Representative: Hucker, Charlotte Jane |
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Gill Jennings & Every LLP
Broadgate House
7 Eldon Street
London EC2M 7LH
London EC2M 7LH (GB) |
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Modified fibre, yarn and woven materials, methods of manufacture and uses thereof |
(57) A fiber material and/or yam is described that includes: a) at least one staple fiber
component; b) at least one base fiber component, wherein the at least one staple fiber
component is at least about 50% shorter in length than the at least one base fiber
component and wherein each of the at least one staple fiber component and the at least
one base fiber component has at least one melting point. Methods are also provided
herein that include: a) providing at least one staple fiber component having at least
one melting point; b) providing at least one base fiber component having at least
one melting point, wherein at least one of the melting points of the staple fiber
component is lower than at least one of the melting points of the base fiber component;
c) mixing the at least one staple fiber component with the base fiber component to
form a blend material; d) processing the blend material to form a fiber bundle or
a yam bundle; and e) applying a thermal energy source to the fiber bundle or yarn
bundle to form the modified fiber bundle and/or yam bundle.
