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Granted Patent B2
US 12,534,835 · App. 18/426,583 · Granted Jan 27, 2026

Breathable and waterproof cloth

Inventors: Ying-Chi Lin (New Taipei, TW); Wei-Hung Chen (New Taipei, TW); Li-Chen Chu (New Taipei, TW); Rih-Sheng Chiang (New Taipei, TW)
Assignee: TAIWAN TEXTILE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
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Patent No.
US 12,534,835
App. No.
18/426,583
Granted
Jan 27, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A breathable and waterproof non-woven fabric is manufactured by a manufacturing method including the following steps. Performing a kneading process on 87 to 91 parts by weight of a polyester, 5 to 7 parts by weight of a water repellent, and 3 to 6 parts by weight of a flow promoter to form a mixture, in which the polyester has a melt index between 350 g/10 min and 1310 g/10 min at a temperature of 270° C., and the mixture has a melt index between 530 g/10 min and 1540 g/10 min at a temperature of 270° C. Performing a melt-blowing process on the mixture, such that the flow promoter is volatilized and a melt-blown fiber is formed, in which the melt-blown fiber has a fiber body and the water repellent disposed on the fiber body with a particle size (D90) between 350 nm and 450 nm.

Claims (16)

1 . A breathable and waterproof cloth, comprising:

a breathable and waterproof non-woven fabric manufactured by a manufacturing method comprising:

performing a kneading process on 87 to 91 parts by weight of a polyester, 5 to 7 parts by weight of a water repellent, and 3 to 6 parts by weight of a flow promoter, such that a mixture is formed, wherein the polyester has a melt index between 350 g/10 min and 1310 g/10 min at a temperature of 270° C., and the mixture has a melt index between 530 g/10 min and 1540 g/10 min at a temperature of 270° C.; and

performing a melt-blowing process on the mixture, such that the flow promoter is volatilized and a melt-blown fiber is formed, wherein the melt-blown fiber has a fiber body and the water repellent, and the water repellent is disposed on the fiber body;

wherein the breathable and waterproof non-woven fabric comprises pores and has an average pore diameter between 1.5 μm and 2.0 μm, the breathable and waterproof non-woven fabric comprises a plurality of the melt-blown fiber, and the plurality of the melt-blown fiber have an average fiber diameter between 600 nm and 1700 nm;

a first adhesive layer disposed on a first surface of the breathable and waterproof non-woven fabric having a plurality of adhesive dots; and

a first base fabric disposed on the first surface of the breathable and waterproof non-woven fabric through the adhesive dots.

2 . The breathable and waterproof cloth of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive dots are disposed on the first surface of the breathable and waterproof non-woven fabric at intervals, and a distribution density of the adhesive dots is between 8 pcs/mm 2 and 10 pcs/mm 2 .

3 . The breathable and waterproof cloth of claim 1 , wherein a diameter of each of the adhesive dots is between 90 μm and 110 μm.

4 . The breathable and waterproof cloth of claim 1 , wherein a viscosity of the first adhesive layer at a temperature of 90° C. is between 8000 cP and 9000 cP.

5 . The breathable and waterproof cloth of claim 1 , wherein the first base fabric is a woven fabric.

6 . The breathable and waterproof cloth of claim 1 , further comprising:

a second adhesive layer disposed on an entire surface of a second surface of the breathable and waterproof non-woven fabric; and

a second base fabric disposed on the second surface of the breathable and waterproof non-woven fabric through the second adhesive layer, wherein the second base fabric is a knitted fabric.

7 . The breathable and waterproof cloth of claim 1 , wherein the water repellent has a particle size (D90) between 350 nm and 450 nm.

8 . The breathable and waterproof cloth of claim 1 , wherein the water repellent comprises a silicon dioxide aerogel, and a specific surface area of the silicon dioxide aerogel is between 600 m 2 /g and 800 m 2 /g.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 30, 2024
From: LIN, YING-CHI; CHEN, WEI-HUNG; CHU, LI-CHEN; CHIANG, RIH-SHENG
To: TAIWAN TEXTILE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Reel/Frame 066292/0148 →
Priority Claims (3)
TW 109143509 · Dec 9, 2020 · national
TW 109143510 · Dec 9, 2020 · national
TW 109143511 · Dec 9, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Division 17539298 · Dec 1, 2021
Related Publication 20240167204A1 · May 23, 2024
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