Patents Assigned to Peter Frederick Jowitt
  • Fire protection means comprising a non-woven fibrous structure of thermally bonded conjugate fibers
    Patent number: 4141460
    Abstract: A fuel tank for a vehicle contains therein a flame arrestor comprising a thermally bonded, non-woven fibrous structure formed from fibers comprising at least 90% potentially adhesive conjugate fibers having a decitex within the range 6 to 35, the non-woven fibrous structure having a density of not more than 16 g per liter and a surface area of at least 0.35 m.sup.2 per liter, the fibers in the fibrous structure being thermally bonded to at least one other fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1977
    Date of Patent: February 27, 1979
    Assignees: Imperial Chemical Industries Limited, Peter Frederick Jowitt
    Inventors: Harold P. Stanistreet, Peter F. Jowitt