(19)
(11) EP 0 391 355 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
29.05.1991 Bulletin 1991/22

(43) Date of publication A2:
10.10.1990 Bulletin 1990/41

(21) Application number: 90106376.8

(22) Date of filing: 03.04.1990
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)5: D01D 4/02
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB IT NL

(30) Priority: 05.04.1989 US 333521

(71) Applicant: BASF Corporation
Williamsburg, Virginia 23187 (US)

(72) Inventor:
  • Hagen, Gerry Arthur
    Anderson, South Carolina 29624 (US)

(74) Representative: Liska, Horst, Dr.-Ing. et al
Patentanwälte H. Weickmann,K. Fincke,F.A. Weickmann, B. Huber,H. Liska,J. Prechtel,B. Böhm Postfach 86 08 20
81635 München
81635 München (DE)


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    (54) Capillary seals for spinnerets


    (57) Spinneret closure means are disclosed for plugging selected capillaries. Disclosed also is a means for varying filament configurations spun from a single spinneret by selectively plugging and opening spinneret openings.







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