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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4984169 | Data loading and distributing process and apparatus for control of a patterning process A method and apparatus for real time processing of digitally encoded pattern information suitable for distributing such information to a large number of individual pattern applicators which are grouped into a number of successive arrays. When applied to a... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4871371 | Tint compositions useful for providing coloration to aqueous and non-aqueous liquids A two component tint composition is provided which comprises as a first component, a colorant of the formula: ##STR1## wherein X is a polar group selected from sulfonic acids, sulfonic acid salts, sulfonamides, sulfonates, carboxylic acids, carboxyli... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4871603 | Carpet tile with cushioned backing A tufted or bonded carpet tile which has an integral backing material of nonwoven synthetic fibers intermingled and/or needled together to provide comfort to persons walking on same and to reduce the noise level in areas where it is installed.... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4869436 | Laminator unwind roll stand A method and apparatus to continuously unwind fabric or material from a roll stand by splicing a new roll of material to a roll of material being unwound without interrupting the supply of material to a material consuming machine. The unwinding apparatus ... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4864701 | Method of forming spun-like synthetic yarn An apparatus and process to produce a spun-like synthetic yarn which employs a filament loop breaker which is periodically and automatically opened to break the vacuum pressure to allow lint collected therein to be released and collected.... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4863777 | Wallcovering A wallcovering material having a paper backing being color and/or design printed face to which substantially parallel warp and fill yarns are tricot stitched thereto to provide an aesthetic structure through which the color and/or design shows through. Th... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4860412 | Loop breaker for textured yarn An apparatus and process to produce a spun-like synthetic yarn which employs a filament loop breaker which is periodically and automatically opened to break the vacuum pressure to allow lint collected therein to be released and collected.... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4852226 | Composite yarn texturing system An apparatus and process to produce a spun-like synthetic yarn which employs a filament loop breaker which is periodically and automatically opened to break the vacuum pressure to allow lint collected therein to be released and collected.... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4851643 | Draw block An air texturing system for partially oriented yarn in which a draw block of aluminum or other suitable material is employed to provide two stages of drawing for the yarn to be textured. The draw block has an inlet offset from the outlet to provide for on... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4848412 | Patterned woven fabric A novel method and apparatus to produce a novel woven fabric with a pattern integral therewith. The pattern is formed in the fabric during weaving by selectively stretching the warp yarn between the fell line and the warp beam so that the stretched warp y... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4848413 | Novel method to produce three-ply yarn and fabric made therefrom A novel pile fabric and method of making the pile fabric which employs a three-ply yarn having one yarn being textured and the other two yarns being non-textured to provide a wool-like appearance to the fabric and eliminate the tendency of such a fabric t... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4846846 | Process for preparing polyurethane resins colored with anthraquinone colorants and products produced thereby A process for coloring polyurethane resins made by a polyaddition reaction of a polyol and an isocyanate is provided, which comprises adding to the reaction mixture before or during the polyaddition reaction a reactive coloring agent suitable for incorpor... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4846845 | Process for producing sculptured pile fabric This invention provides a process for sculpturing pile fabrics which comprises: (a) selectively contacting the surface of a pile fabric corresponding to a pattern a fiber degrading composition, said composition comprising a fiber degrading agent in a conc... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4845851 | Synthetic suture cutting device A device is provided for severing the tails of a knot formed in sutures of a wide variety of cross-sectional dimensions which includes a housing, an electrical heating element forming at least a portion of a notch, guide means operably associated with the... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4846996 | Liquid, non-crystallizing two mole diphenol alkoxylate mixtures A mixture of diphenols is provided of the general formula: ##STR1## wherein the mixture comprises three components as follows; (a) from about 2% to about 35% by weight of compound A corresponding to formula (I) wherein R1 and R6... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4837902 | Fabric softening apparatus An apparatus and method of treating fabric by directing low pressure air at near-sonic velocity between the fabric and a rigid plate tangentially in the warp direction of the fabric to cause the fabric to vibrate at an extremely high rate. This high speed... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4832272 | Laminator unwind roll stand An apparatus to splice a new roll of fabric or material to a roll of material being dissipated from a roll stand by supply to a material consuming machine. The invention includes a pivotally mounted vacuum device which supplies the end of the new material... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4828174 | Method and apparatus for interrupting fluid streams A method and apparatus for forming and selectively interrupting one or more fluid stream which is confined within an open channel. A transverse fluid stream is introduced into the channel at a point under the stream flowing within the channel. Introductio... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4825911 | Patterned woven fabric A novel method and apparatus to produce a novel woven fabric with a pattern integral therewith. The pattern is formed in the fabric during weaving by selectively stretching the warp yarn between the fell line and the warp beam so that the stretched warp y... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4826978 | Reactive, non-yellowing triazine compounds useful as UV screening agents for polymers Triazine compounds are disclosed which are useful for imparting UV screening properties to polymers of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is an electron withdrawing group; R1 is H, ##STR2## where R3 is an alkyl group having fr... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4813161 | Footwear A double plush pile fabric for use in shoe construction which will cushion the pressure exerted on the foot as the person wearing the shoe walks or runs in normal manner.... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4812141 | Colored thermoplastic resin composition A colored thermoplastic resin composition is provided which comprises a thermoplastic resin and a colorant in the form of an alkyleneoxy-substituted chromophore group provided in said thermoplastic resin in a minor amount sufficient to provide coloration ... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4813062 | Radio-opaque marker and method A crayon-like marker is described which is capable of making marks detectable by X-ray on various substrates, e.g., textile products. The marker is comprised of a waxy medium in which is dispersed a radio-opaque substance. Additional coloring agents may b... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4810558 | Three dimensional patterning process A process to provide a patterned, laminated fabric in which an inner foam layer is embossed to hold the pattern in the outer decorative layer in position. The process continuously cold embosses the flame laminated fabric to allow continuous formation of t... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4808191 | Process for pattern dyeing of textile materials A process is provided for the pattern dyeing of textile materials wherein dye migration may be inhibited by the in-situ formation of a coordination complex of metal-thickener-dye when the dye-thickener solution is applied to the textile material pretreate... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4803096 | Electrically conductive textile materials and method for making same Fabrics are made electrically conductive by contacting the fabric under agitation conditions with an aqueous solution of a pyrrole or aniline compound, and an oxidizing agent and a doping agent or counter ion; and then epitaxially depositing onto the surf... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4798200 | Self-adhering orthopedic splint A self-adhering, orthopedic splint is provided which is capable of being conformed to the contours of a limb which comprises an elongated, warp knit fabric having relatively stiff, inelastic monofilaments in the width direction and relatively flexible, in... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4783977 | Apparatus for forming and interrupting fluid streams An apparatus for forming a thin stream of fluid which intermittently strikes a target in accordance with externally supplied command data. Pressurized fluid from a manifold is passed through a relatively stiff section of tubing which is directed at the de... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4775748 | Reactive colorants Novel reactive colorants being the formula: ##STR1## wherein R1, R2 and R3 are selected from halogen, carboxylic acid, alkanoyl, aryloyl, carbocyclic forming polymethylene chains, alkyl, aryl, cyano, thioalkyl, dithio... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4761502 | Polyalkyleneoxytrifluoromethylaniline compounds Polyalkyleneoxytrifluoromethylaniline compounds are provided of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R1 is independently selected from H, a lower alkyl group containing from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms, CH2 Cl, CH2 Br, C... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4760869 | Loom reed A weaving machine reed which has a protective strip connected to the reed on the end adjacent the fill yarn insertion device. The protective strip basically consists of a vetically elongated piece of metal with a ceramic material mounted centrally of the ... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4758243 | Process for coloring polyester shaped articles A process is provided for the coloration of a preformed polyester resin shaped article having improved dye migration properties, which comprises: (a) coloring said article with a coloring agent in an amount sufficient to provide coloration to said shaped artic... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4751254 | Process for in situ coloration of thermosetting resins This invention relates to a process for coloring polyurethane resins during the production of same with reactive colorants derived from novel polyalkoxytrifluoroaniline intermediates. These colorants impart increased brightness in shade for both aromatic ... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4744202 | Apparatus and method for maintaining uniform, registration in a packaging machine A method and apparatus for controlling the relative position of printing appearing on packages formed by form-fill-seal packaging machine in which individual packages are formed in substantially continuous fashion from a web of pre-printed package stock. ... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4743657 | Method for preparing polymer bound stabilizers made from non-homopolymerizable stabilizers A method is provided for preparing a polymer bound stabilizer which comprises reacting a stabilizer precursor molecule containing a reactive double bound which is not readily homopolymerizable with a pre-formed polymer in the presence of a free radical.... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4741065 | Interlocking dust control mats A plurality of rubber-backed dust control mats are interconnected by a connecting strip which has projections thereon which engage mating projections on the outer surface of the rubber backing on the mats.... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4739814 | Radial tire There is described a novel fabric for use in tire building. The fabric is of open square construction and has a tackified finish to ease construction of tire carcases. A method of making the fabric is described as well as a method of making a tire using t... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4740214 | Process for pattern dyeing of textile materials A process is provided for the pattern dyeing of textile materials wherein dye migration may be controlled by the in-situ formation of a water-insoluble polymeric skin around individual dye droplets when the dye solution is applied to the textile material.... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4736500 | System to draw and texturize partially oriented yarn An air texturing system for partially oriented yarn in which a draw block of aluminum or other suitable material is employed to provide two stages of drawing for the yarn to be textured. The draw block has an inlet offset from the outlet to provide for on... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4732570 | Colored thermoplastic resin A colored thermoplastic resin composition is provided which comprises a thermoplastic resin and a colorant in the form of an alkyleneoxy-substituted chromophore group provided in said thermoplastic resin in a minor amount sufficient to provide coloration ... | 03/22/1988 |
