Clement J Haley

6696373, Feb 24, 2004

Nov 29, 2000

09/725797

Larry L. Kinn - Franklin MA
Gregory Neil Henning - Charlotte NC
Clement J. Haley - Mifflinburg PA

BBA Nonwovens Simpsonville, Inc. - Simpsonville SC

D04H 100

442361, 442362, 442364, 442414, 442415, 428373, 428374

Nonwoven webs in accordance with the present invention include multicomponent fibers bonded by a multiplicity of bond sites to form a coherent web. The multicomponent fibers include a first component formed of a hydrophobic polypropylene and a second component formed of a blend of a hydrophobic polyolefin and a hydrophilic melt additive. This second component is disposed at the surface of the fibers. The hydrophilic melt additive-modified polyolefin component can be arranged in various configurations in the cross-section of the fiber and the fibers can have various cross sections. For example, the hydrophilic component can occupy a portion of the surface of the fiber, as would occur for example with a side-by-side or segmented pie multicomponent fiber configuration. Alternatively, the modified hydrophilic polyolefin can occupy substantially the entire surface of fiber, as for example by producing the fibers in a sheath core configuration with the hydrophilic modified component forming the sheath. A particularly preferred configuration is a sheath-core bicomponent fiber where the hydrophobic polypropylene forms the core and the modified hydrophilic polyolefin forms the sheath.

7051883, May 30, 2006

Jul 7, 2003

10/615231

Peter J. Angelini - Hendersonville TN, US
Clement J. Haley - Mifflinburg PA, US

Reemay, Inc. - Old Hickory TN

B01D 29/00
B01D 29/46
B32B 7/00
D21F 11/00

210491, 210490, 210492, 21050021, 21050027, 210503, 162123, 1621571, 1621573, 4283044

Nonwoven fabric laminates suitable for use as semipermeable membrane supports are provided. The fabric laminates generally include at least two layers: a spunbond layer of continuous filament fibers and a wet-laid layer of discontinuous filaments. The resulting semipermeable membrane supports provide an advantageous balance of properties, including smoothness, porosity, interlaminar adhesion, and flux properties.

7063917, Jun 20, 2006

Feb 19, 2002

10/080199

Larry L. Kinn - East Longmeadow MA, US
Clement J. Haley - Mifflinburg PA, US
Gregory N. Henning - Salem SC, US

Ahlstrom Mount Holly Springs, LLC - Mount Holly Springs PA

H01M 2/16
D04H 5/08
B32B 5/22
B32B 27/32
B01D 39/00

429250, 429254, 442361, 442364, 442381, 442389, 55486, 210483

A nonwoven material having a laminated construction and including a first layer of nonwoven fibers defining a first surface of the material; a second layer of nonwoven fibers defining the opposite surface of the material; and a third layer of nonwoven fibers located between the first and second layers. The layers are bonded together to form a laminate. At least one of the nonwoven layers comprises a nonwoven web of meltblown fibers. Additionally, one or more of the layers has been rendered permanently hydrophilic by forming the nonwoven web from meltspun fibers of a normally hydrophobic polymer having a hydrophilic melt additive incorporated therein.

7470639, Dec 30, 2008

Mar 7, 2006

11/369243

Peter J. Angelini - Hendersonville TN, US
Clement J. Haley - Mifflinburg PA, US

Fiberweb, Inc. - Old Hickory TN

B32B 5/26
D04H 1/46
B01D 39/16
B01D 29/00
B01D 71/00

442384, 442361, 442373, 442382, 442400, 442401, 442408, 210490, 210492, 21050021, 210503, 162123, 1621571, 1621573

Nonwoven fabric laminates suitable for use as semipermeable membrane supports are produced by forming a spunbond nonwoven fabric first layer of continuous thermoplastic polymer filaments; forming a wet-laid nonwoven fabric second layer of discrete length thermoplastic polymer fibers; and bonding the first and second layers in opposing face-to-face relationship to form a composite support, where the first and second layers define first and second outer surfaces of the composite support. The resulting semipermeable membrane supports provide an advantageous balance of properties, including smoothness, porosity, interlaminar adhesion, and flux properties.

20080311343, Dec 18, 2008

May 9, 2006

11/913979

Larry L. Kinn - East Longmeadow MA, US
Rui B. Ferreira - Longmont CO, US
Clement J. Haley - Mifflinburg PA, US
Raymond A. D'Amato - Enfield CT, US

B32B 3/10
D04H 13/00
D04H 5/02

428137, 442329, 28104

A microcreped wet laid nonwoven with recoverable stretch suitable for apparel applications such as waistbands and interlinings. The microcreping and heat setting improves dimensional stability after washing and drying cycles, minimizes shrinkage and substantially eliminates the surface wrinkling phenomenon, known in the industry as “alligatoring”, associated with wet laid and other apparel nonwovens.