Louis P Fuhrmann from Wilmington, DE, age 85

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Location:

4801 Liberty St, Kansas City, MO 64112

Industry:

Textiles

Work:

GE
Technical Services Manafer

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Louis P. Fuhrmann (1868 1931) was Mayor of the City of Buffalo, New York, serving 19101917. He was born in Buffalo, New York on November 7, 1868. ...

Membrane Composite Structure And Method Of Production
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US Patent:

20030194547, Oct 16, 2003
Filed:

Apr 15, 2002
Appl. No.:

10/123264
Inventors:

Louis Fuhrmann - Kansas City MO, US
Tim Trimble - Slater MO, US
Raj Pillai - Stilwell KS, US
International Classification:

B32B003/06
B32B005/02
B32B005/18
B32B027/04
US Classification:

428/304400, 428/306600, 428/308400, 442/076000, 442/086000, 442/088000, 442/286000, 442/288000, 442/290000, 156/309600
Abstract:

A composite structure () that includes a first layer that includes a membrane () having a first melting point and a plurality of structural elements and a second layer that includes a thermoplastic material () having a second melting point that is lower than the first melting point, wherein at least a portion of the thermoplastic material () is at least one partially melted to flow around at least one structural element of the plurality of structural elements of the membrane () prior to resolidification to attach the first layer () to the second layer (). The membrane () can be oleophobic or oleophilic and preferably includes expanded polytetrafluoroethylene. The thermoplastic material () can be of virtually any type and can be either hydrophobic or hydrophilic.