Patents Etc. - Nonwovens and Special Papers

  • Traditional felts based on lyocell fibre (WO 9747795)
  • Battery Separators based on lyocell fibre (WO 9613071) 
  • Spun-laid latex-bonded viscose nonwovens, first shown publicly at IDEA 71. (GB 1337412, 1387566)
  • Surgical swabs using spun-laid viscose
    • Highly absorbent fibres for tampons, pads and wound dressings. (Including Y-shaped fibres, spun-laid alginate, CMC alloy fibres and CMC fibres)
  • Apertured spun-laid viscose nonwovens, including hydroentanglement and autogenic bonding options. (for Bonded Fibre Fabrics - 1977-81)
  • The BFF modernisation plan including specifying a Unicharm hydroentanglement line for coverstock manufacture
  • Fibrid and Melt Blown routes to cellulosic microfibres
  • Solvent-spun cellulose applications development leading to the launch of Tencel® in nonwovens
  • The specification, installation and management of Courtaulds Focus Nonwovens pilot plant including carding, cross-folding, wet-laying, calender bonding, ultrasonic bonding, latex bonding, needlepunching and hydroentanglement (both Perfojet and Honeycomb machines)
  • Refining lyocell fibre for special papers (WO 9801620)
  • Development of special papers, hydroentangled nonwovens, and composites based on fibrillated lyocell.