Patent ID: 6841244
Filing Date: 2005-01-11
Classification: A01N,A41B,A41D,A61F,A61L,B01D,B32B,D01F,D02G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A bi-component fiber, comprising: (a) as a first component a core of PET having at least 30% and less than 70% of the fiber by weight, (b) as a second component a hydrolysis resistant PCT sheath surrounding the core having at least 30% of the fiber by weight and including an additive, (c) wherein the said additive comprises an anti-microbial/anti-fungal material in an amount ranging from 0.1% to 70% by weight of the fiber, and (d) wherein the thickness of the sheath is approximately two times the nominal particle size in microns of the additions.