Novel polymer films and textile laminates containing such polymer films

• Main Authors: NORVELL JEAN, LACK CRAIG D
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 23.06.2005
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES; AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C08B, C08C, C08F,C08G; AFTER-TREATMENT OF SINGLE CRYSTALS OR A HOMOGENEOUSPOLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIAL WITH DEFINED STRUCTURE; ALLOYS; APPARATUS THEREFOR; BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; CHEMISTRY; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATIONOR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY IONIMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COFFEE MILLS; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON; COMPOUNDS THEREOF; CRYSTAL GROWTH; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRICITY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; FURNITURE; GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING; HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT; HUMAN NECESSITIES; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION INGENERAL; INORGANIC CHEMISTRY; LAYERED PRODUCTS; LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT ORNON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM; METALLURGY; NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS; ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; OUTERWEAR; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PRODUCTION OF A HOMOGENEOUS POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIAL WITHDEFINED STRUCTURE; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; REFINING BY ZONE-MELTING OF MATERIAL; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; SINGLE CRYSTALS OR HOMOGENEOUS POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIAL WITHDEFINED STRUCTURE; SINGLE-CRYSTAL-GROWTH; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THESURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; TRANSPORTING; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS; UNIDIRECTIONAL SOLIDIFICATION OF EUTECTIC MATERIAL ORUNIDIRECTIONAL DEMIXING OF EUTECTOID MATERIAL; WEARING APPAREL; WORKING-UP

Polymer film having at least two regions of differing translucency. The at least two regions of differing translucency can be obtained by selectively compressing regions of the polymer film. Laminate comprising textile material and such a polymer film. The laminates can be breathable and/or waterproof. Suitable uses for the laminate include, for example, garments, tents, and sleeping bags.