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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8157937 | Method of making a fiber reinforced core panel A fiber reinforced core panel having a first side and an opposing second side. The core panel contains a series of adjacent low density strips having at least three faces and having a length to width aspect ratio of at least 5:1. The longitudinal axis of the low den... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8155776 | Automated randomized pattern generation using pre-defined design overlays and products produced thereby Provided herein is a process for randomly patterning a plurality of carpet tiles, each tile having a composite pattern containing at least a base pattern and an overlay pattern. When installed, the random order of patterning results in random tile placement and an o... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8147957 | Consolidated fibrous structure A consolidated fibrous structure including a multiplicity of fibrous layers. The fibers of each fibrous layer contain a core, a first layer and a second layer. The core has an exterior surface portion containing polypropylene. The first layer is disposed on at least... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8145345 | Automated pattern generation processes An automated system for generating large numbers of digitally-defined patterns suitable for printing on textiles wherein each pattern is individually different but shares one or more unifying design motifs with all other patterns. In the general case, each pattern i... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8138222 | Whitening agents for cellulosic substrates This invention relates to novel whitening agents for cellulosic substrates. The whitening agents are comprised of at least two components: at least one chromophore component and at least one polymeric component. Suitable chromophore components generally fluoresce bl... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8138135 | Powder cleaning composition This invention relates to improved powder cleaning compositions and methods for cleaning textile substrates, especially carpet and upholstery fabrics. More particularly, this invention relates to powder cleaning compositions that contain absorbent particulate materi... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8137957 | Non-woven cover for containing and abating odiferous organic emanations An odiferous organic compounds cover having an inner surface and an outer surface. The cover contains a thermoplastic non-woven layer containing thermoplastic fibers having a contact angle with water greater than about 70°. The cover contains a UV barrier layer con... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8133537 | Method of forming a multi-layered fiber A method for forming multi-layered fiber including a core, a first layer, and a second layer. The core has an exterior surface portion containing polypropylene. The first layer is applied to at least a portion of the core and contains a first polymer. The first poly... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8119549 | Consolidated fibrous structure A consolidated fibrous structure including a multiplicity of fibrous layers. The fibers of each fibrous layer contain a core and a skin layer. The core has an exterior surface portion containing polypropylene. The skin layer is disposed on at least a portion of the ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8118324 | Inflatable airbag and method of making the same An inflatable airbag cushion (10, 110, 210, 310, 410, 510) is provided. The bag includes a face portion and a rear portion formed from first and second fabric layers (30, 32). The bag further includes a number of straight line woven in joints (16 | 02/21/2012 |
| 8114507 | Multi-layered fiber A multi-layered fiber containing a core and a skin layer. The core has an exterior surface portion containing polypropylene. The skin layer is disposed on at least a portion of the core and contains a first polymer and a second polymer. The first polymer contains a ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8114501 | Fiber reinforced core panel having natural contour A fiber reinforced core panel having natural contour contains a series of adjacent low density strips where the longitudinal axes of the low density strips are substantially parallel. The major face of each strip is disposed within the first or second side of the co... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8083877 | Process for forming pneumatic tire with leno cap ply A pneumatic tire containing a tread, a carcass having at least one belt ply disposed below the tread, and a cap ply located between the carcass and the tread. The cap ply comprises at least one layer of an open construction leno weave tape having a pair of warp yarn... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8029633 | Method of forming a consolidated fibrous structure A method of consolidating thermoplastic fibrous layers by providing a plurality of fibers having a core with an exterior surface portion comprising polypropylene and a first layer disposed on at least a portion of the core containing at least 70% alpha-olefin units ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8022133 | Co-additive compositions and methods for applying co-additive compositions into nucleated polymer compounds It is possible to improve significantly the optical performance of diacetal or DBS-based nucleating or clarifying agents using a co-additive. Haze is a measure of the lack of clarity in a thermoplastic or plastic material. A low level of haze is usually quite desira... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8012891 | Flame resistant fabrics and process for making A process for imparting flame resistance and the flame resistant fabrics produced by such process are provided. The process for imparting flame resistant properties involves treating a target fabric with one or more flame retardant chemicals (and, preferably, a soft... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8012890 | Flame resistant fabrics having a high synthetic content and process for making Provided herein are flame resistant fabrics having a thermoplastic fiber content of as much as 65% (where no more than 5% of the fibers are non-thermoplastic synthetic fibers). The flame resistant properties are imparted by treating the fabric with one or more flame... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8007630 | Method of multilayer film dry lamination of airbag fabrics An inflatable automotive protective cushion and method of formation. The protective cushion includes a multilayer film coating with an adhesive layer and an overlying barrier layer. The adhesive layer is adapted to bond to a textile substrate and the barrier layer i... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8006733 | Pneumatic tire with leno cap ply and method of making same A pneumatic tire containing a tread, a carcass having at least one belt ply disposed below the tread, and a cap ply located between the carcass and the tread. The cap ply comprises at least one layer of an open construction leno weave tape having a pair of warp yarn... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8003720 | Method and compositions for reducing plate-out in the manufacture of plastic articles Chemical additives disclosed for reducing “plate-out” which have applications in polymers, such as polyolefins. It is possible to provide for a composition and a process for producing parts, sheet and film from polyolefin extrusion applications wherein the polyo... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7998890 | Non-woven composite office panel Provided herein is a non-stratified, or homogeneous, non-woven composite having (a) strength-imparting fibers of a relatively high denier and (b) binder fibers of a lower denier that adhere the composite together and that form a smooth, stiff skin on the outer surfa... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7998886 | Hindered amine treated textiles A treated textile material comprises a plurality of yarns or fibers having a hindered amine or halamine compound disposed on the exterior surface of the yarns or fibers and/or dispersed in the interior portion of the yarns or fibers. A treated textile material compr... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7993415 | Fabrics having a topically applied silver-based finish exhibiting a reduced propensity for discoloration Improvements in the wash durability and discoloration levels for fabrics having topically applied silver-ion treatments (such as ion-exchange compounds, like zirconium phosphates, glasses and/or zeolites) are provided. Such solid compounds are generally susceptible ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7968826 | Calibrated thermal sensing system utilizing resistance varying jumper configuration The warming article contains a heating element and a sensing system. The sensing system has a first sensor element being a temperature dependent variable resistor and a second sensor element having at least two resistors in series and corresponding jumpers for one o... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7960024 | Multi-layered fiber A multi-layered fiber including a core, a first layer, and a second layer. The core has an exterior surface portion containing polypropylene. The first layer is disposed on at least a portion of the core and contains a first polymer. The first polymer contains a pol... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7958812 | Flexible spike and ballistic resistant panel A flexible spike and ballistics panel having a strike surface and a rear surface. The panel contains a strike face grouping and a rear face grouping, where the normalized stiffness of each strike face layer is about 3 to 50 times greater than the normalized stiffnes... | 06/14/2011 |
| RE42458 | Airbag fabric possessing very low cover factor The present invention relates to an airbag fabric which is woven in such a manner as to possess a cover factor of less than about 1900 but which simultaneously, through the presence of a film (laminate) or coating, possesses an extremely low air permeability. The ut... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7951437 | Multilayer film dry lamination of airbag fabrics An inflatable automotive protective cushion and method of formation. The protective cushion includes a multilayer film coating with an adhesive layer and an overlying barrier layer. The adhesive layer is adapted to bond to a textile substrate and the barrier layer i... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7931062 | Pneumatic tire with leno cap ply and method of making same A pneumatic tire containing a tread, a carcass having at least one belt ply disposed below the tread, and a cap ply located between the carcass and the tread. The cap ply comprises at least one layer of an open construction leno weave tape having a pair of warp yarn... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7914884 | Fabric reinforced cement The present disclosure relates to cementitious articles that are reinforced with a fabric made at least partially of high modulus polyolefin monofilament fibers. Preferably, the polypropylene monofilament yarns have a 3% secant modulus of elasticity of at least 100 ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7914635 | Fiber-containing composite and method for making the same A unitary, fiber-containing composite comprises (a) a first region comprising a plurality of first binder fibers and a plurality of bast fibers, (b) a second region disposed above the first region, the second region comprising a plurality of second binder fibers and... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7901733 | Method of making dual function fabrics A method of making fabrics having first and second surfaces that exhibit different performance characteristics by virtue of having been treated with different chemical treatments is described. In addition, fabrics having first and second surfaces that exhibit differ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7892379 | Moldable fabric with unidirectional tape yarns The invention relates to an impact resistant component comprising at least two composite sheets fused together, each composite sheet comprising an adhesive layer fused between two unidirectional sheets, wherein each unidirectional sheet comprises a plurality of mono... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7888454 | Substituted alditol compounds, compositions, and methods Substituted alditol or carbohydrate compounds having a specified general formula are provided. A method for synthesizing such substituted alditol or carbohydrate compounds is also provided. ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7879933 | Blended nucleating agent compositions and methods Certain thermoplastic additives that induce simultaneous good material properties and high nucleation efficacy are provided. Such additives include combinations of a phosphate salt and a dicarboxylate salt. This combination or blend may be provided in various ratios... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7874335 | Tire with cap ply layer A pneumatic tire has a tread, a carcass with belt plies disposed below the tread, and a cap ply layer between the tread and the belt plies of the carcass. The cap ply is a leno weave tape having warp yarn in the longitudinal direction and weft yarns in the weft dire... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7872069 | Coated substrates and polymer dispersions suitable for use in making the same A coated substrate comprises a substrate and a coating on at least one surface of the substrate. The coating comprises a prepolymer, polymer, or resin produced, for example, by the reaction of (i) an isocyanate (e.g., a polyisocyanate), (ii) an active hydrogen-termi... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7871947 | Non-woven composite office panel Provided herein is a non-stratified, or homogeneous, non-woven composite having (a) strength-imparting fibers of a relatively high denier and (b) binder fibers of a lower denier that adhere the composite together and that form a smooth, stiff skin on the outer surfa... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7858539 | Processes for generating halamine compounds on textile substrates to produce antimicrobial finish Provided herein are processes for topically applying an antimicrobial finish to a textile substrate, such as a yarn, a fabric, a composite, or an assembled article (for example, a garment). Specifically, the antimicrobial finish is based on hindered amine compounds ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7842306 | Wound care device having fluid transfer properties This disclosure relates to wound care devices which are capable of one-way, directional flow of fluids and contaminants away from the wound site to the opposite side of the wound care device, which functions as a fluid reservoir. This fluid transport mechanism gener... | 11/30/2010 |
