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US2604688A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Water-repellent glass fiber fabric

Assignee: Owens Corning
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Filing: 1947-08-01
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Granted: 1952-07-29
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Expires: 1967-08-01
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Slayter Games

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-22 18:13
CPC Classifications
C; C03; C03C; C03C25/00; C03C25/10; C03C25/24; C03C25/26; C03C25/40; C04; C04B; C04B20/00; C04B20/10; C04B20/1051; C04B2103/00; C04B2103/60; C04B2103/65; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T442/00; Y10T442/20; Y10T442/2139; Y10T442/2164; Y10T442/2205

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 81 words
IN A FABRIC HAVING THE CHARACTERISTICS OF WATER REPELLENCY AND VAPOR PERMEABILITY, GLASS FIBERS OF SUBSTANTIALLY ENDLESS LENGTHS AND DIAMETERS GREATER THAN 5 MICRONS FORMED INTO A FABRIC, A SMALL AMOUNT OF ULTRA FINE GLASS FIBERS OF RELATIVELY SHORT LENGTHS AND HAVING DIAMETERS LESS THAN 3 MICRONS INTERSPERSED WITH THE FABRIC FORMING FIBERS, THE LATTER ULTRA FINE FIBERS PROVIDING NUMEROUS ENDS WHICH EXTEND OUTWARDLY SUBSTANTIALLY TO CLOSE THE INTERSTICES OF THE FABRIC, AND A WATER-REPELLENT INSOLUBILIZED ON THE GLASS FIBER SURFACES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 81 words
IN A FABRIC HAVING THE CHARACTERISTICS OF WATER REPELLENCY AND VAPOR PERMEABILITY, GLASS FIBERS OF SUBSTANTIALLY ENDLESS LENGTHS AND DIAMETERS GREATER THAN 5 MICRONS FORMED INTO A FABRIC, A SMALL AMOUNT OF ULTRA FINE GLASS FIBERS OF RELATIVELY SHORT LENGTHS AND HAVING DIAMETERS LESS THAN 3 MICRONS INTERSPERSED WITH THE FABRIC FORMING FIBERS, THE LATTER ULTRA FINE FIBERS PROVIDING NUMEROUS ENDS WHICH EXTEND OUTWARDLY SUBSTANTIALLY TO CLOSE THE INTERSTICES OF THE FABRIC, AND A WATER-REPELLENT INSOLUBILIZED ON THE GLASS FIBER SURFACES.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1955-07-29 1956-01-28 1956-07-29 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1959-07-29 1960-01-28 1960-07-29 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1963-07-29 1964-01-28 1964-07-29 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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