Patent ID: 8172982

Claim:
A nonwoven material comprising: a nonwoven base web containing pulp fibers in an amount of at least about 50% by weight, the pulp fibers comprising softwood fibers having a Canadian Standard Freeness of at least about 350 mL, the nonwoven base web further comprising conductive fibers in an amount of from about 5% to about 15% by weight, the conductive fibers comprising carbon fibers having a purity of at least about 85%, the pulp fibers being mixed with the carbon fibers, the base web having a length direction and a width direction, the base web having a length direction tensile strength of at least about 5900 gf/in, the base web having a basis weight of less than about 40 gsm and being uncreped, the carbon fibers having a length of from about 1 mm to about 6 mm, the base web having a bulk of less than about 1 cc/g, the base web containing a wet strength agent, the base web having a resistance of less than about 100 Ohms/square, and wherein the material has a width of from about 1 mm to about 15 mm.