Method and apparatus for forming a fibrous media

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8267681
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12694935

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Embodiments for methods and apparatuses for forming a nonwoven web are described herein. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes one or more sources configured to dispense a first fluid flow stream comprising a fiber and a second fluid flow stream also comprising a fiber. The apparatus also includes a mixing partition downstream from the one or more sources, where the mixing partition is positioned between the first and second flow streams from the one or more sources. The mixing partition defines one or more openings that permit fluid communication between the two flow streams. The apparatus also includes a receiving region situated downstream from the one or more sources and designed to receive at least a combined flow stream and form a nonwoven web by collecting fiber from the combined flow stream.

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DONALDSON COMPANY INC1400 WEST 94TH STREET BLOOMINGTON MN 55431

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Gupta, Hemant Apple Valley, US 26 316
Kahlbaugh, Brad E Bloomington, US 25 1575

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