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Superabsorbent products

CA 1104002 A · Owner: Hercules Incorporated · Inventors: Reid, Albert R.

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Products having high absorbency for use in absorbent dressings and the like are prepared by precipitating a water insoluble but water-swellable superabsorbent polymer onto the surface of a long fiber cellulose from an aqueous slurry and drying the resulting coated fibers by dehydration with a water-miscible nonsolvent for the polymer.

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  • Granted June 30, 1981. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended June 30, 1998.
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FiledApril 21, 1978
GrantedJune 30, 1981
Term endedJune 30, 1998
Patent numberCA 1104002 A
Classification (IPC)A61L15/00 +2 more

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1979198119831985198719891991199319951997Application filedApril 21, 1978Patent grantedJune 30, 1981Term endedJune 30, 1998

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