Patents by Inventor Patrick Navard

Patrick Navard has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6197230
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a mixture of cellulosic fibers and microfibers. Said process comprises: the preparation of a cellulosic solution (C); the extrusion of said solution (C) through the hole or holes of a die (1); the disintegration of said solution (C) when it comes out of said hole or holes by projecting a liquid or gas fluid (F) in a direction making an angle lower than or equal to 75 degrees with the axis of said die (1); said fluid (F) being neutral or appropriate to regenerate or precipitate, only partially, the cellulose; the reception in a cellulose regeneration or precipitation bath, of the dispersion generated at the disintegration step; the recovery of the mixture of fibers and microfibers, more or less bonded, obtained in said bath. Said process provides for the preparation of mixtures rich in microfibers (with a fineness lower than 1 dtex, particularly between 0.5 and 0.3 dtex).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Acordis Fibres (Holdings) Limited
    Inventors: Michel Pierre, Nathalie Brunet, Patrick Navard