Famous Patents
Pong, the Atari creation that launched the computer game craze, came with these instructions: "Avoid missing ball for high score."
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5804286 | Extensible composite nonwoven fabrics A fabric comprising at least two layers wherein at least one layer is an extensible, bonded non-woven composed of a fiber comprising multiple different polymers such as a fiber comprising isotactic polypropylene, polyethylene and a block or grafted polyol... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5783503 | Meltspun multicomponent thermoplastic continuous filaments, products made therefrom, and methods therefor Multicomponent thermoplastic continuous filaments are provided, including hollow core multicomponent filaments. The filaments are at least partially splittable into smaller filaments in the absence of mechanical treatment or application of high pressure w... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5766737 | Nonwoven fabrics having differential aesthetic properties and processes for producing the same The invention is directed to composite nonwoven laminate fabric having differential softness and flexibility properties. The nonwoven laminate fabric includes a polypropylene meltblown web sandwiched between and bonded to a spunbonded web of polypropylene... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5733822 | Composite nonwoven fabrics The present invention provides composite nonwoven fabric laminates and processes for producing such. The fabric is comprised of a web of thermoplastic filaments laminated to at least one other web. Preferably, the filaments are spunbonded continuous polyo... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5645057 | Meltblown barrier webs and processes of making same A nonwoven disposable face mask includes a filtration layer formed of a plurality of thermoplastic microfine meltblown microfibers having an average fiber diameter of less than 1.5 microns. The filtration layer also has a basis weight of less than ten gra... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5620785 | Meltblown barrier webs and processes of making same A nonwoven disposable face mask includes a filtration layer formed of a plurality of thermoplastic microfine meltblown microfibers having an average fiber diameter of less than 1.5 microns. The filtration layer also has a basis weight of less than ten gra... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5616408 | Meltblown polyethylene fabrics and processes of making same A nonwoven web of meltblown microfibers formed of a composition of polyethylene and at least one component added to provide processing stability to the polyethylene component. The meltblown web can be produced at high polymer throughputs and exhibits good... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5612123 | Distribution enhanced polyolefin product Improved meltspinning productivity is achieved by employing polyolefin resins having key molecular weight distribution and rheological property parameters within predetermined ranges. These parameters include the molecular weight distribution breadth para... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5593768 | Nonwoven fabrics and fabric laminates from multiconstituent fibers The present invention provides a nonwoven fabric laminate comprising a thermally-bonded multiconstituent fiber nonwoven web. The multiconstituent fiber is composed of a highly dispersed blend of at least two different thermoplastic polymers which are pres... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5549867 | Distribution enhanced polyolefin meltspinning process and product Improved meltspinning productivity is achieved by employing polyolefin resins having key molecular weight distribution and rheological property parameters within predetermined ranges. These parameters include the molecular weight distribution breadth para... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5543206 | Nonwoven composite fabrics The invention is directed to composite nonwoven fabrics and processes for producing the same. The fabric includes a layer of inelastic continuous or staple fibers formed from a blend of polyethylene and polypropylene laminated to an extensible web, such a... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5503907 | Barrier fabrics which incorporate multicomponent fiber support webs A composite nonwoven fabric having at least one hydrophobic microporous layer and at least one other layer formed of multicomponent fibers. The multicomponent fibers comprise a lower melting thermoplastic resin component and one or more higher melting the... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5494736 | High elongation thermally bonded carded nonwoven fabrics The invention provides high elongation thermally bonded nonwoven fabrics which exhibit elongation of at least about 130% in the cross-machine direction. The fabrics of the invention include a nonwoven a web of polyolefin staple fibers having an elongation... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5484645 | Composite nonwoven fabric and articles produced therefrom The invention is directed to a composite nonwoven fabric comprising first and second nonwoven webs of spunbonded substantially continuous thermoplastic filaments, and a nonwoven hydrophobic microporous web of thermoplastic meltblown microfibers sandwiched... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5470639 | Elastic nonwoven webs and method of making same A spunbonded elastic nonwoven fabric comprises a web of bonded thermoplastic filaments of a thermoplastic elastomer. The spunbonded fabrics of the invention are prepared in a slot draw spunbonding process operated at a rate of less than about 2000 meters ... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5458944 | Stretchable tufted carpet and stretchable nonwoven carpet backing therefor Tufted carpets which are conformable and stretchable make use of a stretchable carpet backing formed from a composite fabric. The stretchable carpet backing fabric is formed of a stretchable elastic net and at least one nonwoven fibrous layer overlying th... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5443898 | Nonwoven webs and method of making same A process for producing nonwoven webs having improved strength properties at high throughputs is provided. In the process, a non-uniform blend of a polyolefin and a prodegradant is formed. The non-uniform blend is then rapidly heated to cause the substant... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5431991 | Process stable nonwoven fabric The invention provides elastic fabrics which are substantially non-extensible in the machine direction and have substantial elastic properties in the cross-machine direction. The process stable fabrics of the invention include a net and a fibrous layer wh... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5415925 | Gamma structure composite nonwoven fabric comprising at least two nonwoven webs adhesively bonded by a lightweight adhesive web The invention is directed to a composite nonwoven fabric comprising a nonwoven web of spunbonded substantially continuous thermoplastic filaments, a nonwoven web of thermoplastic strands, and a nonwoven web of thermoplastic meltblown microfibers sandwiche... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5413849 | Composite elastic nonwoven fabric The invention provides composite elastic nonwoven fabrics and processes of making the same. The composite elastic fabrics of the invention include a plurality of longitudinally extending elastomeric filaments and at least one fibrous web including staple ... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5409765 | Nonwoven webs made from ionomers A process is disclosed for extruding fibers from ionomer resins that are not blended with polyolefins, monomers, solvents, or other conventional compounds typically used in connection with processing fibers that contain ionomers. The preferred ionomers ar... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5397413 | Apparatus and method for producing a web of thermoplastic filaments A slot draw attenuator apparatus and method are provided for producing webs of spunbonded thermoplastic filaments having improved cover even at low basis weights. The filaments are introduced to a slot draw attenuator having corona electrodes mounted in a... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5393599 | Composite nonwoven fabrics The invention provides elastic fabrics which exhibit low extensibility in the machine direction and have substantial elastic properties in the cross-machine direction. The fabrics of the invention include an elastic layer and a fibrous layer which are com... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5369858 | Process for forming apertured nonwoven fabric prepared from melt blown microfibers A nonwoven fabric comprising at least one layer of textile fibers or net of polymeric filaments and at least one web of melt blown microfibers, bonded together by hydroentangling. The nonwoven fabric may be apertured by hydroentangling or may have areas o... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5368913 | Antistatic spunbonded nonwoven fabrics Antistatic spunbonded nonwoven fabrics are provided. The fabrics of the invention include a plurality of substantially continuous electrically nonconductive filaments formed of a thermoplastic polymer, a plurality of electrically conductive filaments dist... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5334446 | Composite elastic nonwoven fabric The invention provides composite elastic nonwoven fabrics and the process of making them. The composite elastic fabrics of the invention include an elastomeric net and at least one fibrous web including binder fibers and which is intimately hydroentangled... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5324580 | Elastomeric meltblown webs The invention is directed to elastomeric meltblown webs having desirable strength and stretch/recovery properties which can be produced at relatively high throughputs and/or relatively low die pressures. The meltblown webs of the invention comprise a blen... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5294482 | Strong nonwoven fabric laminates from engineered multiconstituent fibers The present invention provides a thermally-bonded nonwoven fabric that is made from a web which comprises from 100 to 5 percent by weight of multiconstituent fibers. The multiconstituent fibers are composed of highly dispersed blends of at least two diffe... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5292239 | Apparatus for producing nonwoven fabric An apparatus and method are disclosed for forming a nonwoven fabric web, such as a spunbond web. The apparatus comprises a spinneret for downwardly extruding a curtain of filaments, and an underlying air drawing unit for drawing and attenuating the filame... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5273596 | Nonwoven fabric for diaper top sheet and method of making the same A multi-layer, nonwoven fabric useful as an absorbent article top sheet, which is formed of a continuous first layer, comprising hydrophobic thermoplastic fibers, bonded to a second layer, comprising a blend of hydrophobic thermoplastic fibers and natural... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5270107 | High loft nonwoven fabrics and method for producing same A nonwoven filamentary web having high loft is produced by extruding a molten thermoplastic polymer or polymer blend through a spinneret to form continuous filaments while maintaining extrusion conditions which induce melt-fracture of the extrudate; atten... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5229191 | Composite nonwoven fabrics and method of making same The invention is directed to composite nonwoven fabrics comprising a hydrophobic nonwoven web, a nonwoven web of thermoplastic meltblown microfibers and a hydrophilic nonwoven web comprising staple fibers. The nonwoven web of thermoplastic meltblown fiber... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5225018 | Method and apparatus for providing uniformly distributed filaments from a spun filament bundle and spunbonded fabric obtained therefrom A method and apparatus for providing uniformly distributed filaments from a spun filament bundle and a process for forming spunbonded fabric having superior uniformity and a favorable ratio between machine and cross direction tensile strengths. The appara... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5198057 | Rebulkable nonwoven fabric Disclosed is a process for making bulky nonwoven fabric suitable for use in diaper constructions that comprises the steps of (a) forming a web of one or more layers comprised at least in part of thermoplastic bicomponent fibers, (b) bonding said web by me... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5144729 | Wiping fabric and method of manufacture A nonwoven fabric having high performance aqueous fluid retention and wiping characteristics and a method of producing such fabric. The fabric comprises a reinforcing web of self-bonded continuous filament synthetic fibers having at least one surface with... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5143779 | Rebulkable nonwoven fabric Disclosed is a process for making bulky nonwoven fabric suitable for use in diaper constructions that comprises the steps of (a) forming a web of one or more layers comprised at least in part of thermoplastic bicomponent fibers, (b) bonding said web by me... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5108827 | Strong nonwoven fabrics from engineered multiconstituent fibers The present invention provides a thermally-bonded nonwoven fabric that is made from a web which comprises from 100 to 5 percent by weight of multiconstitutent fibers. The multiconstituent fibers are composed of highly dispersed blends of at least two diff... | 04/28/1992 |
