Patents Assigned to Hollingsworth & Vose Company
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Patent number: 10270074Abstract: Non-woven webs that can be used as battery separators for batteries, such as lead acid batteries, are generally provided. In some embodiments, battery separators comprising a non-woven web including one or more chemical additives are provided. The chemical additives may impart beneficial properties, such as enhanced separator stability and/or battery performance. In some embodiments, the chemical additive(s) may confer resistance to oxidation, heavy metal deposition, and/or formation of short circuits during cycling of a battery including the battery separator. The respective characteristics and/or amounts of the chemical additive(s) may be selected to impart desirable properties while having relatively minimal or no adverse effects on another property of the battery separator and/or the battery.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2016Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: Hollingsworth & Vose CompanyInventors: Gubbi Krishnappa Natesh, Mahadevaswamy Kodimole Mahadevappa, Krishna Marchigowda, Harish Moddegowdru Ramaswamy, Akshay Ashirgade, Nicolas Clement, John A. Wertz, Richard O. Angus, Jr., Zhiping Jiang
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Publication number: 20190115579Abstract: Battery components are generally provided. In some embodiments, the battery components can be used as pasting paper and/or capacitance layers for batteries, such as lead acid batteries. The battery components described herein may comprise a plurality of fibers. The battery component may include, in some embodiments, a plurality of fibers and, optionally, one or more additives such as conductive carbon and/or activated carbon. In certain embodiments, the plurality of fibers include relatively coarse glass fibers (e.g., having an average diameter of greater than or equal to 2 microns), relatively fine glass fibers (e.g., having an average diameter of less than 2 microns), and/or fibrillated fibers. In some instances, such fibers may be present in amounts such that the battery component has a particular surface area, mean pore size, and/or dry tensile strength.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2018Publication date: April 18, 2019Applicant: Hollingsworth & Vose CompanyInventors: John A. Wertz, Nicolas Clement, Sachin Kumar, Akshay Ashirgade
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Patent number: 10252200Abstract: Filter media comprising a filtration layer comprising synthetic fibers (e.g., pleatable backer layer) and related components, systems, and methods associated herewith are provided. In some embodiments, the filtration layer comprising synthetic fibers may be a non-woven web comprising a blend of coarse and fine diameter fibers. The filtration layer comprising synthetic fibers may be designed to have desirable performance properties without compromising certain mechanical properties, such as the pleatability of the media. In some embodiments, a filter media, described herein, may comprise the filtration layer comprising synthetic fibers and an efficiency layer. Filter media, as described herein, may be particularly well-suited for applications that involve filtering air, though the media may also be used in other applications.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2016Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: Hollingsworth & Vose CompanyInventors: Nagendra Anantharamaiah, Sudhakar Jaganathan, Gerald Gadbois, Maxim Silin, Mark A. Gallimore
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Patent number: 10195542Abstract: Surface modified filter media, including surface modified filter media having enhanced performance characteristics, are provided. In some embodiments, a filter media may comprise two or more layers designed to enhance fluid separation efficiency. One or more of the layers may have at least a portion of a surface that is modified to alter and/or enhance the wettability of the surface with respect to a particular fluid. In certain embodiments involving a filter media including more than one surface modified layer, at least one surface modified layer may have a greater air permeability and/or mean flow pore size than that of another surface modified layer. Such a configuration of layers may result in the media having enhanced fluid separation properties compared to filter media that do not include such modified layers or configuration of layers, all other factors being equal. The filter media may be well-suited for a variety of applications, including filtering fuel, air, and lube oil.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2014Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: Hollingsworth & Vose CompanyInventors: Sneha Swaminathan, Howard Yu
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Publication number: 20190030855Abstract: Protective clothing materials and related methods and garments are provided. In some embodiments, a protective clothing material may comprise a fibrous layer that serves as a barrier to certain fluids (e.g., bodily fluids, water) and microbes. The impermeability of the fibrous layer may be due, at least in part, to the structural uniformity and/or relatively small pore size of the fibrous layer. In some embodiments, the fibrous layer may have a relatively high air permeability that imparts beneficial properties (e.g., relatively high air flow, breathability) to the protective clothing material without adversely affecting its protection rating. In certain embodiments, the protective clothing material may also comprise one or more coarse nonwoven webs that impart beneficial properties (e.g., splash resistance) to the protective clothing material.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2017Publication date: January 31, 2019Applicant: Hollingsworth & Vose CompanyInventors: Nagendra Anantharamaiah, Mark A. Gallimore
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Patent number: 10177360Abstract: Disclosed are battery separators comprising glass fibers and having a basis weight (gsm), a specific surface area (m2/g), a density (gsm/mm) and a mean pore size (?m), which satisfy the equation disclosed herein, provided that: the specific surface area is less than 1.5 m2/g, or the density is greater than 180 gsm/mm. Also disclosed are batteries comprising the battery separators, and processes for making the separators.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2014Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: Hollingsworth & Vose CompanyInventors: Randall B. Keisler, Maxim Silin, John A. Wertz
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Publication number: 20180361287Abstract: Filter media, as well as related components, systems, and methods, are described herein. In some embodiments, the filter media comprises one or more layers including, for example, a pre-filter layer and a main filter layer. The pre-filter layer may comprise a non-woven web (e.g., a wet-laid non-woven web). In some instances, the non-woven web comprises two or more phases. Each phase of the pre-filter layer may be characterized by a surface average fiber diameter (SAFD), and the SAFD may vary across at least a portion of the thickness of the pre-filter layer. The filter media may have improved dust-holding capacities for dust particles having a wide range of particle sizes, and/or improved mechanical strength (e.g., stiffness).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2017Publication date: December 20, 2018Applicant: Hollingsworth & Vose CompanyInventors: Xiaodan Zhang, Maxim Silin, Douglas M. Guimond, David T. Healey
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Patent number: 10155186Abstract: Fine fiber products including fiber webs, as well as related assemblies, systems and methods, are described. In some embodiments, fiber webs described herein may include fine fibers and relatively low amounts of degraded polymer formed during a fiber extrusion process. The fiber webs may be used for filter media applications.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2012Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: Hollingsworth & Vose CompanyInventors: Stephen T. Cox, William S. Freeman, Abdoulaye Doucoure, John A. Wertz
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Patent number: 10155187Abstract: Filter media are described. The filter media may include multiple layers. In some embodiments, the filter media include a nanofiber layer adhered to another layer. In some embodiments, the layer to which the nanofiber layer is adhered is formed of multiple fiber types (e.g., fibers that give rise to structures having different air permeabilities and/or pressure drops). In some embodiments, the nanofiber layer is adhered to a single-phase or a multi-phase layer. In some embodiments, the nanofiber layer is manufactured from a meltblown process. The filter media may be designed to have advantageous properties including, in some cases, a high dust particle capture efficiency and/or a high dust holding capacity.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2015Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: Hollingsworth & Vose CompanyInventors: John A. Wertz, Douglas M. Guimond
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Publication number: 20180353884Abstract: Fiber webs that may be used as filter media are provided. In some embodiments, the filter media may include multiple layers. Each layer may be designed to have separate functions in the filter media. For example, a first layer may be provided for improving dust holding capacity, a second layer for improving efficiency, and a third layer for providing support and strength to the media. By designing the layers to have separate functions, each layer may be optimized to enhance its function without negatively impacting the performance of another layer of the media.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2018Publication date: December 13, 2018Applicant: Hollingsworth & Vose CompanyInventors: Máté Nagy, Sven Siegle
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Patent number: 10137392Abstract: Fiber webs that may be coated and used in filter media are provided. In some embodiments, the fiber web is a non-woven web that is coated with a resin comprising fibers. For example, the resin may include fibers that have sizes (e.g., diameters) in the nano or micron range. In some cases, the fibers distributed within the resin are fibrillated fibers. The respective characteristics and amounts of the fibers in the resin may be selected to impart desirable properties including enhanced mechanical properties and filtration properties (e.g., relatively high strength and air permeability), amongst other benefits.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2012Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: Hollingsworth & Vose CompanyInventor: Mark Snyder
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Patent number: 10135051Abstract: Battery components are generally provided. In some embodiments, the battery components can be used as pasting paper and/or capacitance layers for batteries, such as lead acid batteries. The battery components described herein may comprise a plurality of fibers. The battery component may include, in some embodiments, a plurality of fibers and, optionally, one or more additives such as conductive carbon and/or activated carbon. In certain embodiments, the plurality of fibers include relatively coarse glass fibers (e.g., having an average diameter of greater than or equal to 2 microns), relatively fine glass fibers (e.g., having an average diameter of less than 2 microns), and/or fibrillated fibers. In some instances, such fibers may be present in amounts such that the battery component has a particular surface area, mean pore size, and/or dry tensile strength.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2016Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: Hollingsworth & Vose CompanyInventors: John A. Wertz, Nicolas Clement, Sachin Kumar, Akshay Ashirgade
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Publication number: 20180290087Abstract: Polyethersulfone fiber webs are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2017Publication date: October 11, 2018Applicant: Hollingsworth & Vose CompanyInventors: Keith Higginson, Abdoulaye Doucouré
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Publication number: 20180272255Abstract: Filter media, including those suitable for hydraulic applications, and related components, systems, and methods associated therewith are provided. The filter media described herein may include two or more layers, at least one of the layers having a relatively high percentage of microglass fibers. Additionally, the filter media may be designed such that the ratio of average fiber diameters between two layers is relatively small, which can lead to a relatively low resistance ratio between the layers. In some embodiments, at least one layer of the filter media comprises synthetic polymer fibers. Certain filter media described herein may have desirable properties including high dirt holding capacity and a low resistance to fluid flow. The media may be incorporated into a variety of filter element products including hydraulic filters.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2018Publication date: September 27, 2018Applicant: Hollingsworth & Vose CompanyInventors: Cameron Thomson, Milind Godsay, Randall B. Keisler
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Publication number: 20180272258Abstract: Filter media comprising a waved filtration layer having a gradient in a property and associated methods are provided. The waved filtration layer may include fibers that form one or more fiber webs. In some embodiments, the diameter of the fibers may vary across at least a portion of the thickness of the waved filtration layer to produce a gradient in fiber diameter. The gradient may be designed to impart beneficial properties to the filter media, such as low pressure drop and long lifetime. In some embodiments, the gradient may be characterized by mathematical equations that describe the change in fiber diameter across at least a portion of the thickness of the waved filtration layer. The filter media, described herein, may be particularly well-suited for applications that involve filtering liquids, though the media may also be used in other applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2017Publication date: September 27, 2018Applicant: Hollingsworth & Vose CompanyInventors: David T. Healey, Bruce Smith, Arash Sahbaee, Mark A. Gallimore, Maxim Silin
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Patent number: 10080985Abstract: Fiber webs that may be used as filter media are provided. In some embodiments, the filter media may include multiple layers. Each layer may be designed to have separate functions in the filter media. For example, a first layer may be provided for improving dust holding capacity, a second layer for improving efficiency, and a third layer for providing support and strength to the media. By designing the layers to have separate functions, each layer may be optimized to enhance its function without negatively impacting the performance of another layer of the media.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2015Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: Hollingsworth & Vose CompanyInventors: Máté Nagy, Sven Siegle
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Publication number: 20180269452Abstract: In some embodiments, a battery separator described herein may comprise a layer having a relatively low apparent density; for example, the density that includes any unoccupied space within the outermost boundaries of the layer may be relatively low. The low apparent density may be attributed to, at least in part, the geometry of the layer. For instance, in some embodiments, the layer may include undulations and/or have at least one non-planar surface (e.g., a corrugated layer; an embossed layer). In some embodiments, a battery comprising a layer having a relatively low apparent density may have desirable properties, including relatively low electrical resistance and/or relatively high capacity. The battery separators described herein may be well suited for a variety of battery types, including lead acid batteries.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Applicant: Hollingsworth & Vose CompanyInventors: Gubbi Krishnappa Natesh, Krishna Marchigowda, Basavaraju Girisha, Kameswara Rao Patchigolla Venkata, Nicolas Clement, Akshay Ashirgade, Sachin Kumar, John A. Wertz, Richard O. Angus, JR., Zhiping Jiang
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Publication number: 20180243674Abstract: Filter media, such as electret-containing filtration media for filtering gas streams (e.g., air), are described herein. In some embodiments, the filter media may be designed to have desirable properties such as stable filtration efficiency over the lifetime of the filter media, increased normalized gamma, relatively low pressure drop (i.e. resistance), and/or relatively low basis weight. In certain embodiments, the filter media may be a composite of two or more types of fiber layers where each layer may be designed to enhance its function without substantially negatively impacting the performance of another layer of the media. For example, one layer of the media may be designed to have a relatively low basis weight and/or a relatively high air permeability, and another layer of the media may be designed to have stable filtration efficiency and/or a relatively high efficiency throughout the filter media's lifetime.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2018Publication date: August 30, 2018Applicant: Hollingsworth & Vose CompanyInventors: Syed Gulrez, Jeremy Andrew Collingwood, Sudheer Jinka, Bruce Smith, Mark A. Gallimore
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Publication number: 20180236389Abstract: Filter media, such as electret-containing filtration media for filtering gas streams (e.g., air), are described herein. In some embodiments, the filter media may be designed to have desirable properties such as stable filtration efficiency over the lifetime of the filter media, increased normalized gamma, relatively low pressure drop (i.e. resistance), and/or relatively low basis weight. In certain embodiments, the filter media may be a composite of two or more types of fiber layers where each layer may be designed to enhance its function without substantially negatively impacting the performance of another layer of the media. For example, one layer of the media may be designed to have a relatively low basis weight and/or a relatively high air permeability, and another layer of the media may be designed to have stable filtration efficiency and/or a relatively high efficiency throughout the filter media's lifetime.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2017Publication date: August 23, 2018Applicant: Hollingsworth & Vose CompanyInventors: Sudheer Jinka, Bruce Smith, Mark A. Gallimore
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Publication number: 20180236384Abstract: Filter media, such as electret-containing filtration media for filtering gas streams (e.g., air), are described herein. In some embodiments, the filter media may be designed to have desirable properties such as stable filtration efficiency over the lifetime of the filter media, increased normalized gamma, relatively low pressure drop (i.e. resistance), and/or relatively low basis weight. In certain embodiments, the filter media may be a composite of two or more types of fiber layers where each layer may be designed to enhance its function without substantially negatively impacting the performance of another layer of the media. For example, one layer of the media may be designed to have a relatively low basis weight and/or a relatively high air permeability, and another layer of the media may be designed to have stable filtration efficiency and/or a relatively high efficiency throughout the filter media's lifetime.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2017Publication date: August 23, 2018Applicant: Hollingsworth & Vose CompanyInventor: Bruce Smith