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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20100143716 | Fixing thread for sewing together reinforcing fibers The invention relates to a fixing thread 1, 5, 10, 16 for sewing together reinforcing fibers, in particular to form a fiber preform, for the production of a fiber-reinforced composite component by means of impregnation with a curable polymer material. 06/10/2010 | |
| 20100132327 | SEWABLE FIRE RESISTANT THREAD A sewing thread comprising a first yarn that is a filament yarn made or a fire resistant polymer and a second yarn that is a synthetic and/or natural yarn. The sewing thread may also contain a third yarn that is a synthetic and/or natural yarn. The first, second, and th... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100101007 | ENGINEERED TEXTILE YARN The present invention relates to an electrically conductive textile yarn for production of protective garments, comprising a first element which is made electrically conductive by means of a layer of silver, and a second element which is different from the said first el... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20090320435 | Fiber Strand and Implantable Supporting Body Having a Fiber Strand The invention relates to a fiber strand (10) for an implantable supporting body (100) comprising at least two individual fibers (12). The at least two individual fibers (12) are each shorter in their longitudinal extent than the longitudinal ... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090301052 | SYNTHETIC ROPE FORMED OF BLEND FIBERS A rope structure comprising a plurality of rope subcomponents, a plurality of bundles combined to form the rope subcomponents, a plurality of first yarns and a plurality of second yarns combined to form the bundles. In one embodiment, the first yarns have a tenacity of ... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090282802 | CARBON NANOTUBE YARN, THREAD, ROPE, FABRIC AND COMPOSITE AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME There is disclosed a material comprising an assembly of at least one spun yarn substantially comprising carbon nanotubes, a majority of which are longer than one millimeter, such as longer than one centimeter, chemically interlinked one to another, and arranged in the m... | 11/19/2009 |
| 20090173054 | COMPOSITE COTTON AND HEMP YARN AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME A composite hemp and cotton yarn is formed by blending hemp fibers with cotton fibers which have been regenerated from waste cotton material such as trimmings and cuttings from the apparel manufacturing industry. The fibers are cleaned and blended, then carded to align ... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090078922 | FIBER CABLE MADE OF HIGH-STRENGTH SYNTHETIC FIBERS FOR A HELICOPTER RESCUE WINCH A fiber cable for helicopter rescue winches includes a plurality of load-bearing synthetic-fiber strands braided with one another, at least one electrically conductive insert, and a wear indicator providing a visual check of a state of the fiber cable.... | 03/26/2009 |
| 20090017300 | Textile fabric and protective clothing containing the fabric A textile fabric is presented comprising at least a first and a second twisted thread, the first and the second twisted threads containing at least one cut resistant yarn as one component, and the second twisted thread containing a non-cut resistant yarn as a further co... | 01/15/2009 |
| 20090013662 | Polyester combined-filament yarn and woven or knitted fabric comprising it A polyester combined-filament yarn having an excellent stretch property and a bathochromic effect, as well as uniformity of apparent dyed color density, comprises two different multifilament components (A) and (B), wherein the multifilament component (A) comprises polye... | 01/15/2009 |
| 20080152906 | Hybrid Carbon Fiber Spun Yarn and Hybrid Carbon Fiber Spun Yarn Fabric Using the Same A hybrid carbon fiber spun yarn comprising a core region which comprises carbon fibers as a main component, and a surrounding region which comprises carbon fibers as a main component and covers an outer peripheral surface of the core region;
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| 20070271897 | Composite tether and methods for manufacturing, transporting, and installing same The present invention includes a nontwisted composite tether comprising one or more composite rods encased in a jacket and a method for manufacturing same. A portion of the rods may be bundled into one or more strands, provided however that the rods comprising the stran... | 11/29/2007 |
| 20060046020 | Textile substrate having low variable twist yarn A textile substrate is made from two or more strands of yarn that are twisted together using a very low variable twist level. The amount of slight twist and variation in the twist are effective to give the finished carpet made from the textile substrate a uniform appear... | 03/02/2006 |
| 20050091961 | Ply-twisted yarns and fabric having both cut-resistance and elastic recovery and processes for making same The present invention relates to ply-twisted yarn and cut-resistant fabric for use in articles of protective clothing. The fabric is cut resistant and form fitting by virtue of cut-resistant synthetic fibers, inorganic fibers and elastomeric fibers being combined in a p... | 05/05/2005 |
| 20050051252 | Yarn with heat-activated binder material and process of making Yarn suitable for tufting comprises a base fiber ring spun or wrap spun with a second fiber at least partially comprising a heat-activated adhesive material such that the yarn includes from 0.1 to 12, preferably 0.25 to 10, weight percent adhesive material having a melt... | 03/10/2005 |
| 20050009430 | Furniture fabric and a manufacturing method for yarn of furniture fabric Furniture fabric is made by weaving plural single-ply warp and fill, plural two-ply twisted warps and fills, plural warps and fills mixed with single-ply and two-ply, or two-ply warps and fills in the number of proportion X to Y, having multiple structures, various colo... | 01/13/2005 |