ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,601,092, issued on April 14, was assigned to Arkema Inc. (King of Prussia, Pa.).
"Fluoropolymer fiber-bonding agent and articles produced therewith" was invented by James J. Henry (Downingtown, Pa.), James T. Goldbach (Paoli, Pa.) and Sean M. Stabler (Pottstown, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a melt-processable fiber-bonding agent made of poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF), such as KYNAR(R) PVDF from Arkema, as well as to fibrous materials bonded with the PVDF fiber-bonding agent. The PVDF fiber-bonding agent is a low-melt temperature, low melt viscosity PVDF polymer or copolymer with excellent chemical and ox...