Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| 20130065753 | ULTRATHIN MAGNESIUM NANOBLADES A nanostructure includes a plurality of metal nanoblades positioned with one edge on a substrate. Each of the plurality of metal nanoblades has a large surface area to mass ratio and a width smaller than a length. A method of storing hydrogen includes coating a pluralit... | 03/14/2013 |
| 20130017979 | SENSOR SUBSTRATE AND ARRAY SUBSTRATE USING THE SAME A sensor substrate includes a base and fibrous projections on an upper surface of the base. The fibrous projections have fixed ends fixed to the upper surface of the base and free ends opposite to the fixed ends, respectively. The fibrous projections provide a fixed end... | 01/17/2013 |
| 20130004701 | CARPETS PREPARED FROM YARNS COMPRISING A FLUORINATED POLYESTER BLEND Carpets are prepared from yarns comprising fibers comprising a fluorinated polyester blend prepared by melt blending a fluorovinyl ether functionalized polyester with a non-fluorinated polyester. The fluoroether functionalized polyester can be a homopolymer or a copolym... | 01/03/2013 |
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| 20120301659 | BIO-BASED TERPOLYMERS AND PROCESS OF MAKING THE SAME Polyamide terpolymer compositions, which contain biobased monomers and are suitable for making shaped articles, are disclosed. Comprised of three monomeric species polymerized randomly, including hexamethylene diamine, adipic acid and a bio-based monomer, the compositio... | 11/29/2012 |
| 20120295056 | HOMOGENEOUSLY BRANCHED ETHYLENE POLYMER CARPET BACKSIZING COMPOSITIONS Disclosed herein are carpets and carpet tiles comprising a primary backing material having a face and a back side; a plurality of fibers attached to the primary backing material and extending from the face of the primary backing material and exposed at the back side of ... | 11/22/2012 |
| 20120282433 | PROCESSES TO CLEAN AND RECYCLE CARPET FIBER AND THERMOPLASTICS MADE FROM SUCH PROCESSES A process for cleaning short segments and bundles of carpet yarn removed from used carpets and converting the cleaned carpet fiber filaments into recycled carpet fiber is disclosed. The process reduces mechanical complexity, saves water, and minimizes the volume of wast... | 11/08/2012 |
| 20120282431 | MIXED POLYESTER YARNS AND ARTICLES MADE THEREFROM The present invention is directed to polyester yarns made from two or more different polyesters. The invention is also directed to finished articles made from two or more different polyesters, and especially to carpets.... | 11/08/2012 |
| 20120258275 | CARBON NANOTUBE COMPOSITE STRUCTURAL BODY AND PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE MEMBER Provided is a carbon nanotube composite structural body including, on a base material, a plurality of carbon nanotube columnar structural bodies, the carbon nanotube composite structural body having an extremely high adhesion strength between the base material and the c... | 10/11/2012 |
| 20120231207 | TEXTILE FABRIC WITH HIGH INSULATION TO WEIGHT RATIO A fabric article includes a fabric body having a technical face and a technical back. The fabric body has a raised surface that is formed at one or both of the technical face and the technical back. The raised surface is formed of yarn comprising polyolefin fibers. In s... | 09/13/2012 |
| 20120128924 | RECYCLED POLY(TRIMETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE) AND PROCESSES The present invention relates to recycled poly(trimethylene terephthalate), and products and processes using the recycled poly(trimethylene terephthalate).... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120094059 | NYLON CARPET FIBERS HAVING BLEACH RESISTANCE The present invention relates to a nylon yarn of a finely dispersed melt blended polymer alloy having i) a polyamide component selected from polyhexamethyleneadipamide, polycaprolactam and mixtures thereof, and ii) a nylon 11 component; wherein the polyamide component i... | 04/19/2012 |
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| 20120028123 | CARBON NANOTUBE FORMING SUBSTRATE, CARBON NANOTUBE COMPLEX, ENERGY DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ENERGY DEVICE, AND APPARATUS INCLUDING ENERGY DEVICE Provided are a substrate on which carbon nanotubes each having one end connected to the substrate can be formed at a high synthetic rate and from which the carbon nanotubes are less likely to be peeled off. The substrate is a substrate for forming the carbon nanotubes a... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20110318525 | NANOWIRE FABRICATION Techniques for making nanowires with a desired diameter are provided. The nanowires can be grown from catalytic nanoparticles, wherein the nanowires can have substantially same diameter as the catalytic nanoparticles. Since the size or the diameter of the catalytic nano... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110311759 | FLAME RETARDANT PERFORMANCE IN POLY (TRIMETHYLENE) TEREPHTHALATE Poly(trimethylene terephthalate) compositions, and articles made therefrom, having improved flame retardancy are provided. The compositions can be used to make carpets that are suitable for installation where flame retardancy is desired.... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110305865 | SOUND-DAMPENING POLYURETHANE-BASED COMPOSITE A sound- and vibration-dampening (NVH) layered composition may be prepared by spraying or spray-foaming a polyurethane heavy layer, and spray-foaming a flexible polyurethane foam layer, under conditions such that the two layers bond integrally with one another without u... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110293877 | POLYLACTIC ACID PRODUCTS AND THEIR USE The invention is directed to materials comprising polylactic acid (PLA). In accordance with the invention, PLA material is stretched in at least the machine direction at a total stretch ratio of 1:4 or more. These materials have excellent biodegradability and find use i... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110268896 | ORGANIC FLUORESCENT COMPOSITIONS A composition comprising an organic fluorophore having a structure of: or a derivative thereof; as well as articles of manufacture marked with the fluorophore, methods for marking articles with the fluorophor... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110262683 | POLYMER ALLOY FIBER AND FIBER STRUCTURE A polymer alloy fiber includes a polymer alloy consisting of a polylactic acid resin (A), a polyolefin resin (B), and a compatibilizer (C), wherein the compatibilizer (C) is an acrylic elastomer or an styrene elastomer containing at least one functional group selected f... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110250376 | SIMPLE METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUPERHYDROPHOBIC CARBON NANOTUBE ARRAY The present invention provides efficient methods for producing a superhydrophobic carbon nanotube (CNT) array. The methods comprise providing a vertically aligned CNT array and performing vacuum pyrolysis on the CNT array to produce a superhydrophobic CNT array. These m... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110200784 | FLAME RETARDANT POLYMER COMPOSITES, FIBERS, CARPETS, AND METHODS OF MAKING EACH Embodiments of the present disclosure include flame retardant composites, flame retardant nylon fibers, flame retardant nylon fiber carpets, methods of making each, and the like.... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110177283 | PET Carpet With Additive A method of forming PET fiber for carpet is disclosed. The method includes drying PET material so it has a water content of less than 50 ppm. Adding color to the PET material, heating the PET material to a temperature less than 330° C. so the PET has a viscosity betwee... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110165370 | Polylactic acid fiber yarn package, and textile products Polylactic acid fibers excellent in wearing resistance and in the ability to smoothly pass through processing steps. The polylactic acid fibers contain a fatty acid bisamide and/or an alkyl-substituted fatty acid monoamide in an amount of 0.1 to 5 wt. % based on the who... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110159232 | FLAME RETARDANT POLY(TRIMETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE) COMPOSITIONS Provided are polyester compositions comprising poly(trimethylene terephthalate) and flame retardant additives that are phosphonic acid esters. The compositions can be used to make articles having reduced flammability and reduced yellowness as compared to conventional po... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110097536 | MULTILAYER COMPOSITE MATERIALS WHICH COMPRISE A PLASTICS FOIL PERMEABLE TO WATER VAPOUR, METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF THE SAME AND USE OF THE SAME Multilayer composite materials which comprise a plastics foil permeable to water vapour, method for production of the same and use of the same Multilayered composite materials comprising as components:
| 04/28/2011 |
| 20100297385 | Increasing Receptivity For Acid Dyes Dye receptivity of fibers used in the dyeing and printing of cationic dyeable nylon as used as carpet fibers or similar polymers difficult to dye with anionic dyes are improved by a coating rendering these fibers more receptive to anionic dyes.... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100040825 | FIBROUS STRUCTURES AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME Fibrous structure that exhibit a Free Fiber End Count of greater than 100 in the range of free fiber end lengths of from about 0.1 mm to about 0.25 mm as determined by the Free Fiber End Test Method, sanitary tissue products employing same and methods for making same ar... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20090269545 | CHANGEABLE IMITATION FUR AND LINEN FACE FABRIC AND ITS PROCESSING TECHNIQUE This invention makes public a kind of changeable imitation fur and linen face fabric weaved together from warp and weft yarns. The warp yarn uses mixed spun yarn with bamboo fiber and fine polyester as raw materials. The weft yarn uses mixed spun multiple color changeab... | 10/29/2009 |
| 20090258184 | BACKED PILE STRIP A pile stripping comprising pile extending from a backing is described whereby the pile is made from pile yarns and the backing is bonded to the pile. A synthetic fibre is interlaced with the pile yarns, and the backing traps at least a part of the synthetic fibre in th... | 10/15/2009 |
| 20090208695 | Spun-dyed, crimped polylactic acid fiber, method for manufacture thereof, and carpet A spun-dyed textured polylacted filament yarn according to the present invention comprises a textured polylacted filament yarn, wherein the textured polylacted filament yarn includes a filament having an approximately circular or circular cross-section and has a relativ... | 08/20/2009 |
| 20090136704 | DUAL ACID/CATIONIC DYEABLE POLYAMIDE POLYMER FIBERS AND YARNS, METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME, AND TEXTILE ARTICLES INCLUDING DUAL ACID/CATIONIC DYEABLE POLYAMIDE POLYMER FIBERS Briefly described, embodiments of this disclosure include fibers, methods of making fibers, structures (e.g., textile articles), and carpets.... | 05/28/2009 |
| 20090123690 | Metallic Powder Mixtures The invention relates to blends of metal, alloy or composite powders having a maximum mean particle diameter D50 of 75, preferably a maximum of 25 μm, which are produced according to a process in which a base powder is first transformed into flake-like particles and th... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20090092784 | SYNTHETIC FIBRILLAR STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MAKING THEREOF A fibrillar structure and a method of making it. The structure comprises a backing layer, a plurality of fibrils and a contacting region. The method of making it comprises constructing a synthetic fibrillar array, preparing a liquid material on a substrate and contactin... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090047465 | Spring-like Textured Composite Floorcovering The present invention concerns a textured floorcovering composite comprising a highly conformable fibrous outer layer 101 and an optional porous and resilient backing layer 102 that are continually, contiguously, or continuously attached to an activated ad... | 02/19/2009 |
| 20080233337 | FLOOR COVERING FOR LIQUID DISPERSION A floor covering for the dispersion of a liquid. The floor covering includes an upper layer that is permeable to liquid, a base layer that is substantially impermeable to liquid, and a wicking layer disposed between the upper and base layers. The wicking layer is config... | 09/25/2008 |
| 20080118672 | Acrylic fiber having excellent appearance properties and pile fabric Acrylic fiber which can be produced industrially at a low cost and has excellent appearance properties that the individual fibers are clearly perceived visually is provided. The object is attained by using an acrylic fiber comprising an acr... | 05/22/2008 |
| 20080113147 | FIBRILLAR MICROSTRUCTURE FOR CONFORMAL CONTACT AND ADHESION Disclosed herein is a dry, re-applicable, fibrillar adhesive apparatus.... | 05/15/2008 |
| 20080090047 | Pile fabric having animal hair-like appearance The present invention provides a pile fabric comprising at least a long pile portion and a short pile portion to form a step, the pile fabric having a specific pile portion other than the long pile portion, which contains at least 3% by weight of an acrylic fiber (A) ba... | 04/17/2008 |
| 20070264467 | Photocatalyst synthesized fiber product A photocatalyst synthesized fiber product includes a base material, and a plurality of photocatalyst naps. The photocatalyst naps are firmly pasted on a surface of the base material. By uniformly and densely disposing the photocatalyst naps on the surface of the base ma... | 11/15/2007 |
