US Patent:
20100006498, Jan 14, 2010
Inventors:
Leonard E. Duello - Hewitt TX, US
Christopher B. Peart - Kingsport TN, US
Harley S. Lemaster - Florence SC, US
David E. Lemaster - Florence SC, US
International Classification:
B01D 39/00
B32B 38/08
B32B 38/16
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a multilayer, composite nonwoven material comprising a first’ fibrous nonwoven web having 1 an interior face in contact with an interior face of a second fibrous nonwoven web and a resin binding the fibers in the first and second webs; the fibers of the first web comprising staple length fibers having an. average denier in the range of about 0.9 to about 4.5 and the fibers of the second web comprising staple length fibers having an average denier in the range of about 2.0 to about 6.5, the first web having a different resin binder content than the second web. A fabric formed from the nonwoven material, a fluid filter, and a method of making the nonwoven material also are disclosed.