Abstract: There is disclosed a process and apparatus for melt blowing at an initial velocity of from 500 to 1000 feet per second a molten thermoplastic condensation polymer at a temperature less than 50.degree. C. above the melting point thereof to form fibers of high molecular orientation, and collecting the fibers to form a non-woven web. In one aspect of the present invention, the fibers are collected on a rotating mandrel and heat treated during collection or subsequent of collection.

Abstract: There is disclosed a process and apparatus for melt blowing at an initial velocity of from 500 to 1000 feet per second a molten thermoplastic condensation polymer at a temperature less than 50.degree. C. above the melting point thereof to form fibers of high molecular orientation, and collecting the fibers to form a non-woven web. In one aspect of the present invention, the fibers are collected on a rotating mandrel and heat treated during collection or subsequent to collection.

Abstract: There is described a process for producing a novel porous fabric having at least 100,000 surface perforations per square inch by the biaxial stretching at ambient temperatures of a sheet of a composite fiber-film substrate formed by hot calendaring, inter alia, a laminate of a woven or non-woven web of fibers having a residual elongation of at least 40% and a synthetic polymeric film material constituting at least 20% by volume of the composite fiber-film substrate. Stretching of the composite fiber-film substrate is effected by passage through interdigitating grooved rollers having grooves spaced at a distance of less than one millimeter times the web basis weight in grams per square meter with concomitant control of the velocity of introduction of the composite fiber-film substrate into the nip of the grooved rollers to substantially the identical surface velocity of the grooved rollers.

Abstract: There is disclosed a novel groove roller and roller assembly comprised of two of such grooved rollers wherein the grooved roller is comprised of a plurality of discs having varying diameters and positioned on a shaft thereby forming a grooved roller of self-centering groove components. In a preferred embodiment, discs of one diameter and discs of another diameter are alternately mounted on the shaft. Also disclosed is a roller assembly formed of two of such grooved rollers in interdigitating or intermeshing relationship for laterally stretching incremental portions of an orientable thermoplastic substrate by introducing such substrate into a nip formed by such interdigitating grooved rollers whereby the velocity of introduction thereof is controlled to substantially the rotational velocity of such grooved rollers.

Abstract: There is disclosed a novel process for the cold stretching at high stretch tension and at low stretch ratios of a film of a blend of synthetic orientable thermoplastic polymer and at least 50 weight percent of a coated inorganic filler selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, clays and titanium oxide and coated with a fatty acid ester of silicon and titanium to form a highly porous thermoplastic film (i.e. 10,000 to 100,000 surface ruptures/mm.sup.2) exhibiting paper-like properties.

Abstract: There is disclosed a novel apparatus for the selective stretching of a coated or impregnated substrate of a synthetic thermoplastic polymer or blends thereof to form an impregnated microporous film thereof.

Abstract: There is described in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a process and apparatus for bi-axially stretching a non-woven web of synthetic fibers in a first and second station wherein the first and second stations are provided with sets of rolls having grooves parallel and perpendicular, respectively, to the axis of each set of rolls. The groove pattern of the rolls is generally a sinosoidal wave with distances between grooves of less than 1.0 millimeters times the web basis weight in grams per square meter.

Abstract: There is described a process for bi-axially stretching a tubularly-formed sheet of thermoplastic material in first and second stations wherein the first and second stations are provided with sets of rolls having generally sinosoidally-shaped grooves perpendicular and parallel, respectively, to the axis of each set of rolls to produce bags of improved strip tensile breaking strength.

Abstract: A non-woven web of synthetic fibers is selectively stretched in incremental portions in a first and second station wherein the first and second station are provided with sets of rolls having grooves parallel and perpendicular, respectively, to the axis of each set of rolls to form a bi-axially stretched web. One groove pattern of the rolls is generally a sinosoidal wave with distances between grooves being less than 1.0 millimeters times the web basis weight in grams per square meter.

Abstract: There is disclosed a novel process and apparatus for selectively stretching incremental portions of a film of material comprised of a blend of a thermoplastic orientable polymer and an incompatible second phase selected from the group consisting of an incompatible polymer or inorganic material or a polymer matrix having an inorganic filler. The film is introduced into the nip of interdigitating rollers with the concomitant controlling of the velocity of film introduction to substantially the identical velocity of the surface velocity of the rollers to form an opaque, low density, microporous film or sheet of material.

Abstract: There is described in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a process and apparatus for bi-axially stretching a tubularly-formed sheet of thermoplastic material in a first station and a plurality of second stations wherein the first and second stations are provided with sets of rolls having generally sinosoidally-shaped grooves perpendicular and parallel, respectively, to the axis of each set of rolls to produce bags of improved strip tensile breaking length.

Abstract: There is disclosed a novel process and product produced thereby for the selective stretching of incremental portions of a substrate of a synthetic thermoplastic material selected from the group consisting of a thermoplastic orientable polymer or a blend of a thermoplastic orientable copolymer in which there is admixed an incompatible second phase selected the group consisting of an incompatible polymer or inorganic material. The substrate is stretched in grooved roller pairs by controlling the velocity of introduction of the substrate to maintain the velocity substantially identical to the surface velocity of the roller pair. Stretching of the blends produce an opaque, low density porous sheet.

Abstract: There is disclosed a compound having the following structural formula: ##STR1## WHEREIN X, Y, and Z each being selected from the group consisting of ##STR2## wherein one of R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 is hydrogen and the other is an alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms with the alkyl to hydrogen mole ratio being less than 0.4 and X being an integer of at least 1 and R.sub.3 is a diradical selected for the group consisting ofR.sub.3 is a diradical of either:(a) 1 to 6 methylene groups(b) a diradical of: --CH.dbd.CH--(c) a diradical of: ##STR3## where R.sub.1, R.sub.