Documents in our library describe Paperbestos (Johns-Manville) as “asbestos fiber sold especially for use as an ingredient of paper”.1 They give it as sold from 1963.1
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What each document says
Every statement about Paperbestos (Johns-Manville) in the documents, in each document's own words.
USPTO trademark case files (Trademark Full Text XML Data, Annual Applications, 2025 edition)
- Sold from: “first used in commerce 1963-05-15”, said by JOHNS-MANVILLE CORPORATION, as recorded by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office1
- Description: “ASBESTOS FIBER SOLD ESPECIALLY FOR USE AS AN INGREDIENT OF PAPER”, said by JOHNS-MANVILLE CORPORATION, as recorded by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office1
Kind of product
We list Paperbestos (Johns-Manville) with paper, felt and millboard, from how the documents describe it. That page explains how such products exposed workers.
Other paper, felt and millboard by Johns-Manville (89)
Min-k · Doublex · Thermomat · Firetard · Vitribestos · Niagarite · Niagrite · No. 50 · Non Burn Asbestos Paper · Non-burn Asb Paper · Nycinsul · Pan-o-cel · Quinorgo · Quinorogo 6000 · Quinorogoboard · Quinterra · Quintex (I, II, ST) · Roofinsul · Salamander · Special Coated Asbestos Base Felt · and 69 more on the company's page
Paper, felt and millboard by other makers (210)
Pyrotex (Raybestos-Manhattan) · Insubestos (Unarco) · Limpet (Keasbey & Mattison) · Novabestos (Raybestos-Manhattan) · Sal-mo (Nicolet) · No. 55 Fiberock (Philip Carey) · Noramite (Cape Asbestos) · Noramite (North American Asbestos) · Nordeskafilt (Nordesk A Moskinfilt Aktiebologet) · Norriscell (Nicolet) · Nu-wrap Non-sweat (Nicolet) · Old Hickory (Industrial Gloves Company) · Permatherm (Chase-Foster) · Pipe Line Felt 15 (Nicolet) · Plisulate (Plibrico Jointless Firebrick) · Polybes (Sun Chemical) · Porterlag (H. K. Porter) · Portersite (H. K. Porter) · Prenite (B.F. Goodrich) · Pucaro (Presspan-Fabrik Chr. Authenrieth) · and 190 more: all paper, felt and millboard
See also
- Johns-Manville: the company's history, documents, people, products and plants
- Johns-Manville on our products page: what the documents say about the company's asbestos products, with sources
References
- USPTO trademark case files (Trademark Full Text XML Data, Annual Applications, 2025 edition) (December 15, 1964). Not yet published in our library.
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