USOO6669882B2 (12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 6,669,882 B2 Seok (45) Date of Patent: Dec. 30, 2003 (54) PROCESS OF MAKING FIBER HAVING (58) Field of Search ................................. 264/140, 169, FUNCTIONAL MINERAL POWDER 264/211,349; 210/695, 787, 800 (76) Inventor: Mi Soo Seok, 101-402, Daea Apt., Gongleung-dong, Nowon-ku, Seoul (56) References Cited (KR) FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS * Y NotOtice: Subjubject to anyy disclaimer,disclai theh term off thisthi JP 57072817 A * 5/1982 ................. 264/211 patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 291 days. * cited by examiner (21) Appl. No.: 09/825,593 Primary Examiner Leo B. Tentoni (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts (22) Filed: Apr. 4, 2001 (57) ABSTRACT (65) Prior Publication Data A method of producing fiber having functional mineral US 2002/001471.6 A1 Feb. 7, 2002 powders includes the Steps of a first pulverizing functional (30) Foreign Application Priority Data mineral which crystal form of is pinacoid, a Second closely pulverizing the first pulverized functional mineral powders Apr. 4, 2000 (KR) ........................................ 2OOO-17775 to be less than /3 granularity of desired fineness, mixing and Jun. 7, 2000 (KR) ........................................ 2000-31236 synthesizing 0.1-10 weight % of the second pulverized Feb. 16, 2001 (KR) .......................................... 2001-7699 functional mineral powders and 90-99.9 weight % of a (51) Int. Cl." ........................... B01D 21/00; B03C 1/30; chemical resin, and Spinning the mixture of functional B29B 15/00; D01D 1/02; D01F 1/10 mineral powders and the chemical resin. (52) U.S. Cl. ....................... 264/140; 210/695; 210/787; 210/800; 264/169; 264/211; 264/349 26 Claims, 4 Drawing Sheets first S101 pulverizing second closely SO3 pulverizing mixing/ synthesizing SO 5 spinning SO7 SO 9 draft, Combustion, cutting, or weaving U.S. Patent Dec. 30, 2003 Sheet 1 of 4 US 6,669,882 B2 hexahedron octahedron dodecahedron U.S. Patent Dec. 30, 2003 Sheet 2 of 4 US 6,669,882 B2 FIG. 2 first S101 pulverizing second closely SO3 pulverizing mixing/ SO 5 synthesizing spinning S1 O7 SO 9 draft, combustion, cutting, or Weaving U.S. Patent Dec. 30, 2003 Sheet 3 of 4 US 6,669,882 B2 FIG. 3 first pulverizing second closely S2O3 pulverizing mixing 1st and 2nd S2O5 functional mineral powders mixing/ synthesizing S2O7 S211 draft, combustion, cutting, or weaving U.S. Patent Dec. 30, 2003 Sheet 4 of 4 US 6,669,882 B2 FIG. 4 2OO OO OO US 6,669,882 B2 1 2 PROCESS OF MAKING FIBER HAVING form of is pinacoid; a Second closely pulverizing the first FUNCTIONAL MNERAL POWDER pulverized functional mineral powders to be less than /3 granularity of desired fineness, mixing and Synthesizing 0.1-10 weight % of the second pulverized functional min BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION eral powders and 90-99.9 weight 9% of a chemical resin; and This invention relates to a method of producing fiber Spinning the mixture of the functional mineral powders and having mineral powder, more particularly, to a method of the chemical resin. producing fiber having functional mineral powders which Another method of producing a fiber having the func crystal forms (cleavage forms) are pinacoid or having two tional mineral powders according to the present invention kinds functional mineral powders which a first crystal forms comprises the Steps of a first pulverizing first and Second are pinacoid and a Second crystal forms are prism, pyramid, functional minerals which the crystal form of the first rhombohedron, hexahedron (cube), octahedron, or functional mineral is pinacoid and the crystal form of the dodecahedron, and a fiber produced therefrom. Second functional mineral powder is prism, pyramid, rhombohedron, hexahedron, octahedron, or dodecahedron; a Recently, the functional minerals Such as elvan, 15 Second closely pulverizing the first and Second pulverized hornblende, rutile, Zeolite, Zircon, mullite, jade, or tourma functional mineral powders to be less than /3 granularity of line or artificial Synthesized functional minerals therefrom desired fineness, mixing the first and Second functional being used in the fiber world. mineral powders, mixing and Synthesizing the Second mixed The functional minerals function as far infrared ray 0.1-10 weight % of the first and second functional mineral radiating, antibiosis, Stench cleaning, electron wave powders and 90-99.9 weight 9% of a chemical resin; and isolating, ultraViolet rays isolating, absorbent, moisture Spinning the mixture of the first and Second functional absorption, minus ion radiating, Static electricity preventing. mineral powders and the chemical resin. General method of producing fiber having mineral pow derS is executed through Spinning, draft, combustion, BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS cutting, or weaving after simply mixing and Synthesizing 25 mineral powders with a chemical resin. The accompanying drawings, which are included to pro In conventional fiber producing method, however, each vide a further understanding of the invention and are incor crystal form of used functional mineral powderS may be porated in and constitute a part of this Specification, illustrate various Such as prism, pyramid, rhombohedron, hexahedron, embodiments of the invention and together with the descrip octahedron, or dodecahedron thereby wearing fittings of tion Serve to explain the principles of the invention. equipments Such as a heald, a roller, and a guide body. In the drawings: Furthermore, it is not possible to gain a fiber having Smooth FIGS. 1(a)-1(f) are drawings showing various crystal surface due to inherent particle structure as the foregoing of forms of the mineral. the functional mineral powders and the fiber is cut often. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a method of producing fiber 35 having functional mineral powders according to the present SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION invention. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing another method of produc of producing a fiber having functional mineral powders, ing fiber having functional mineral powders according to the especially phyllosilicates mineral powders, functioning as 40 present invention. far infrared ray radiating, blood pressure controlling, ache FIG. 4 is a side sectional view showing a fiber produced relief, antibiosis, Stench cleaning, electron wave isolating, by the method corresponding to FIG. 2. ultraViolet rays isolating, absorbent, moisture absorption, FIG. 5 is a side sectional view showing a fiber produced minus ion radiating, and Static electricity preventing, in by the method corresponding to FIG. 3. which the crystal form of the functional mineral powders are 45 pinacoid. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE It is another object of the present invention to provide a INVENTION method of producing a fiber having mixed functional min eral powders including both of phyllosilicates mineral pow Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred der and Special mineral powder functioning as far infrared embodiment of the present invention, example of which is ray radiating, blood pressure controlling, ache relief, 50 illustrated in the accompanying drawings. antibiosis, Stench cleaning, electron wave isolating, ultra FIG. 1 is a drawing showing various the crystal form of Violet rays isolating, absorbent, moisture absorption, minus the mineral. ion radiating, and Static electricity preventing, in which the Referring to FIG. 1, (a) represents pinacoid crystal form, crystal forms of the mineral powders are a pinacoid, prism, 55 (b) represents prism crystal form, (c) represents rhombohe pyramid, rhombohedron, hexahedron, octahedron, or dron crystal form, (d) represents hexahedron crystal form, dodecahedron. (e) represents octahedron crystal form, and (f) represents It is still another object of the present invention to produce dodecahedron crystal form. a fiber by using the above methods so that the surface of the A detailed description of crystal forms of the mineral as fiber becomes Smooth because particles of the phyllosili 60 the foregoing is explained. cates mineral powders are distributed on the Surface, and the (a) pinacoid crystal form: chalcocite, pyrrhotite, productivity is increased because fittings of the equipments marcasite, polybasite, chrysoberyl, ilmenite, brookite, Such as a heald, a roller, a guide body are not worn. columbite, eu Xenite, Samarskite, gibbsite, brucite, In order to achieve the above objects, one method of diaspore, boehmite, hydromagnesite, polyhalite, producing a fiber having the functional mineral powders 65 chloritoid, chondrodite, Sphene (titanite), melilite, according to the present invention comprises the Steps of a hemimorphite, allanite), pumpellyite, hedenbergite, first pulverizing the functional mineral which the crystal bronzite, hyperSthene, Wollastonite, rhodonite, US 6,669,882 B2 3 4 pyrophyllite, talc, paragonite, margarite, prehnite, 4. celadonite K(Mg,Fe)(Fe,Al)SiOo(OH)} muscovite, phlogopite, biotite, lepidolite, Zinnwaldite, 5. Margarite CaAl2(Al2Si2)O10(OH)} beidellite, montmorillonite, nontronite, Saponite, 6. micaschist Vermiculite, penninite, clinochlore, prochlorite, 7. lepidomelane{KFeALSiO(OH,F)} thuringite, kaolinite, antigorite, ameSite, cronstedtite, biotite group halloysite, Sanidine, heulandite, Stilbite, phillipsite, and 1. phlogopite KMg(AlSi)O(F.OH)} SO O. 2. lepidolite K(Li,Al)(Si,Al). Oo(FOH)} (b) prism crystal form: dyscrasite, corundum, rutile, 3. Zinnwaldite {KLiFe+2Al(Al,Si)O(FOH)}