Patents Assigned to Thantex Holdings, Inc.
  • Method for removal of hydrocarbons from fabrics
    Patent number: 5931971
    Abstract: A method or removing and disposing hydrocarbons absorbed in a fabric, the method comprising the steps of providing a nonwoven fabric which comprises in excess of 55% fibers of polyvinyl alcohol, and wherein the nonwoven fabric is contaminated with hydrocarbons, disposing the nonwoven fabric in a warm aqueous bath heated to a temperature substantially less than the dissolution temperature of the polyvinyl alcohol fibers, whereby to cause liberation of the hydrocarbons from the fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1999
    Assignee: Thantex Holdings, Inc.
    Inventor: Jerry Zucker