Patent ReferencesTextile fabric and method of manufacturing the same Hydraulically entangled PTFE/glass filter felt Patent #: 4612237 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 07/097157 filed on 09/15/1987US Classes:442/384, Hydroentangled28/104, By fluid jet needling or perforating28/105, Through backing and support members428/421, Of fluorinated addition polymer from unsaturated monomers428/422, Addition polymer is perhalogenated442/385, Including a wood fiber containing layer442/389, Separate nonwoven fabric layers comprise chemically different strand or fiber material442/408, Hydroentangled nonwoven fabric442/416Containing polymeric and natural strand or fiber materialsExaminersPrimary: McCamish, Marion E.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesD21H 27/34 (20060101)D04H 13/00 (20060101) D21H 27/30 (20060101) AbstractA strong, absorbent nonwoven fabric containing wood pulp and textile fibers is prepared by hydroentanglement with a continuous filament, base web. The fabric may be apertured or essentially nonapertured and may be made water repellant for use in medical and surgical applications. | |