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US 2022/0339914 A1Published application
Composite materials with membrane
AssigneeThe North Face Apparel Corp.
InventorsCory Michael Olson, Vijanderan Somasundaram
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Abstract
Composite materials are described herein. An example composite material may comprise a shell fiber layer. The example composite material may comprise a membrane disposed adjacent the shell fiber layer.
Claims19
A composite material comprising:
- a shell fiber layer;
- and
- a membrane disposed adjacent the shell fiber layer,
- wherein the composite material exhibits a low range hydrostatic water resistance of between 5000 millimeter (mm) and 25,000 mm as measured using American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC) 127;
- wherein the composite material exhibits an air permeability of between 0.25 and 1 cubic feet per minute (cfm) as measured using American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) D737;
- wherein the composite material exhibits a moisture vapor transmission rate (MVTR) of between 30 kilogram per square meter per 24 hour (kg/sqm/24 hr) and 55 Kg/sqm/24 hr as measured using Japanese Industry Standards (JIS) L1099-B1.
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A composite material comprising:
- a shell fiber layer;
- and
- a membrane disposed adjacent the shell fiber layer,
- wherein the composite material exhibits a low range hydrostatic water resistance of between 5000 millimeter (mm) and 25,000 mm as measured using American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC) 127;
- and
- wherein the composite material exhibits an air permeability of between 0.75 and 1 cubic feet per minute (cfm) as measured using American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) D737.
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A composite material comprising:
- a shell fiber layer;
- and
- a membrane disposed adjacent the shell fiber layer,
- wherein the composite material exhibits a low range hydrostatic water resistance of above 5000 millimeter as measured using American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC) 127;
- wherein the composite material exhibits an air permeability of above 0.25 cubic feet per minute (cfm) as measured using American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) D737;
- wherein the composite material exhibits a moisture vapor transmission rate (MVTR) of above 30 kilogram per square meter per 24 hour (kg/sqm/24 hr) as measured using Japanese Industry Standards (JIS) L1099-B1.
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An article comprising the composite material of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the article comprises a garment, gloves, footwear, headwear, bib pants, pants, a jacket, a tent, a sleeping bag, and a backpack.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.