Patent ID: 7998531

Claim:
A method of forming an impregnated textile, the method comprising: forming a compound, the compound comprising: an aqueous dispersion comprising: (a) at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of an ethylene-based thermoplastic polymer, a propylene-based thermoplastic polymer, and mixtures thereof, and at least one said polymer comprises from 35 to 55 percent by weight of the aqueous dispersion; (b) at least one polymeric stabilizing agent; and (c) water; impregnating a textile with the compound; removing at least a portion of the water from the impregnated textile at temperature in the range of equal or greater than the melting point of said polymer selected from the group consisting of an ethylene-based thermoplastic polymer, a propylene-based thermoplastic polymer, and mixtures thereof; and thereby forming a coating comprising a continuous base polymer phase, and a discrete stabilizing agent phase dispersed in said continuous base polymer phase.