Fiber having increased filament separation and method of making same
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Abstract
A flock material exhibiting an increased degree of filament separation prepared by cutting a fluoropolymer or carbon fiber yarn into lengths, introducing mechanical energy into the lengths in order to cause the lengths to separate into single-filaments fibers and removing or classifying at least a portion of the single-filament fibers from the lengths in order to obtain a flock having a particular fraction of single-filament, fluoropolymer or carbon fibers.
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- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
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Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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TORAY FLUOROFIBERS (AMERICA) INC | 2032 HWY 20 DECATUR AL 35601 |
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Miwa, Kishio | Madison, US | 18 | 227 |
# of filed Patents : 18 Total Citations : 227 | |||
Winters, Eric William | Decatur, US | 2 | 4 |
# of filed Patents : 2 Total Citations : 4 |
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