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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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7530147 | Machine for production of non-woven material, adjustment procedure for the same and non-woven material produced thus A machine for producing a nonwoven feeds continuous filaments onto two surfaces that form a convergent passage. At least one of the surfaces is moving to drive the continuous filaments through the passage to form the nonwoven web. The continuous filaments have filam... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7226518 | Method and device for making a composite sheet with multiaxial fibrous reinforcement The invention relates to the manufacture of composite sheets having a multiaxial fibrous reinforcement, which involves: forming a unidirectional lap of reinforcing threads, at least 50% by weight of which are co-blended threads con... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7192499 | Nonwoven fabric with characteristics similar to woven and knitted fabrics A nonwoven fabric having characteristics resembling woven and knitted fabrics is produced by extruding a plurality of plural component fibers, where each fiber includes first and second polymer components with the first polymer component having a degree of shrinkage... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7008205 | Installation for producing a spunbonded fabric web whereof the diffuser is distant from the drawing slot device The invention concerns an installation for producing a spunbonded fabric web comprising a diffuser defining for the filaments a passage with diverging cross-section, and mounted a certain distance from the slot attenuator, and a conveyor for receiving the filaments ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6979186 | Installation for producing a spunbonded fabric web with filament diffuser and separation by electrostatic process The invention concerns an installation for producing a spunbonded fabric web comprising a diffuser defining for the drawn filaments a passage with diverging cross-section, and mounted a certain distance from the slot attenuator, and a conveyor receiving the filament... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6966762 | Device for opening and distributing a bundle of filaments when producing a nonwoven textile web The invention concerns a device for opening and distributing a bundle of filaments when producing a nonwoven textile web by a technique which consists in: extruding melted organic polymer through a die perforated with holes, so as to form a bundle or curtain of fila... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6511566 | Method of producing a fibrous material layer Method of producing a fibrous material layer mainly intended to be incorporated in an absorbent article such as a diaper, pant diaper, incontinence guard, sanitary napkin or the like. At least one bundle of continuous filaments, so called tow (12), is ope... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6331268 | Nonwoven fabric with high CD elongation and method of making same A nonwoven fabric from spun fibers wherein the density of the spun fibers in the fabric varies between strips of relatively high density and strips of relatively low density. The strips extend along the length of the fabric in the machine direction in an ... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6319455 | Nonwoven fabric with high CD elongation and method of making same A nonwoven fabric from spun fibers wherein the density of the spun fibers in the fabric varies between strips of relatively high density and strips of relatively low density. The strips extend along the length of the fabric in the machine direction in an ... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6223398 | Web heating device for a fiber processing machine A textile fiber processing machine includes a device for forming a fiber web from a fiber lap; a device for advancing the fiber web to a web outputting device for discharging the web thereby in a direction of advance; and two cooperating calender rolls de... | 05/01/2001 |
| 5766266 | Method of laser cleaning and bleaching a fiber web A method and apparatus for bleaching and cleaning fibers of a fiber web. The method and apparatus includes continuously forming and moving a fiber web through a bleaching and cleaning station. Directing ultraviolet light onto the surface of the fiber web ... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5665803 | Shaped articles having improved properties A melt-extrudable thermoplastic composition is proved which includes a thermoplastic polymer and an improved additive system. In one embodiment, a melt-extrudable thermoplastic composition is provided which includes a thermoplastic polyolefin and an impro... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5593533 | Thermobonding interlining comprising a layer of fibers intermingled with textured weft yarns and its production method A method producing a thermobonding interlining comprises the steps of depositing a non-woven layer of intermingled fibers or filaments presented in a general direction on a conveyor of wire netting, directing toward said conveyor weft yarns made of textur... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5446952 | Pneumatic induction fiber spreader with lateral venturi restrictors A machine for producing a graphite fiber tape suitable for use in the protion of metal matrix composites by physical vapor deposition. The machine consists of adjacent air-tight enclosures. Two venturi pipes are located within the enclosures and aligned ... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5355567 | Process for preparing engineered fiber blend The invention is directed to a process for preparing a blended tow of thermoplastic and reinforcing fibers. The process of the invention includes the steps of forming a substantially planar spaced array of thermoplastic multifilament yarns and superimposi... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5336071 | Air gun for the production of non-woven fabric and non-woven fabric producing apparatus An air gun apparatus which permits stable, fine spinning and is capable of discharging fine filaments at a certain degree of dispersion and affording a non-woven fabric of uniform shape is provided. The air gun includes an air nozzle and an accelerator tu... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5302220 | Method for manufacturing bulky nonwoven fabrics A fiber bundle comprising a plurality of composite fibers spun out of a spinneret is blown against a working net conveyor by a drawing force of a high-speed air stream while the air stream is sucked and removed from below the net conveyor to deposit the f... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5252158 | Method and apparatus for producing nonwoven fabrics The present invention relates to a novel method and apparatus for producing nonwoven fabrics. Generally, in production of nonwoven fabrics, in order to obtain a nonwoven fabric with a wide width, it has been impossible to obtain a uniform nonwoven fabric ... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5191680 | Filament threading in an air gun for producing nonwoven fabrics An air gun for producing nonwoven fabrics has an inlet, a carrier path and a compressed air blow port. The air gun receives filaments spun from high speed spinning nozzles and delivers them onto a screen belt to form a web. The inlet of the air gun receiv... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5045271 | Process for the production of irregular non-woven material sheets In the production of irregular non-woven material sheets of synthetic filaments, the warp from spinnerets is drawn off by means of a draw-off device and then deposited on a substrate. To avoid tangling of the individual filaments, they are guided along a ... | 09/03/1991 |
| 4976012 | Method of forming a web A method of preparing a reinforcing web for a composite structure. A continuous strand is deposited in a bed of pins according to a desired pattern such as overlapped rows of shingled loops.... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4964197 | Apparatus for the production of non-woven material from endless filaments To produce non-woven materials, endless filaments in the form of a warp are drawn off a filament draw-off nozzle to which are joined a filament offlet, a filament guide tube and a spreading extruder. An amount of compressed air under high pressure is admi... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4933129 | Process for producing nonwoven insulating webs A process for producing high performance, metallic coated staple fibers and nonwoven insulating webs made up of such fibers includes providing a nonwoven substantially two-dimensional web of fibers wherein at least a portion of 50 percent of the fibers ar... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4818466 | Process for the production of non-woven material from endless filaments To produce non-woven materials, endless filaments in the form of a warp are drawn off a filament draw-off nozzle to which are joined a filament offlet, a filament guide tube and a spreading extruder. An amount of compressed air under high pressure is admi... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4818318 | Method of forming composite fiber blends The instant invention involves a process used in preparing fibrous tows which may be formed into polymeric plastic composites. The process involves the steps of (a) forming a tow of strong filamentary materials; (b) forming a thermoplastic polymeric fiber... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4799985 | Method of forming composite fiber blends and molding same The instant invention involves a process used in preparing fibrous tows which may be formed into polymeric plastic composites. The process involves the steps of (a) forming a tow of strong filamentary materials; (b) forming a thermoplastic polymeric fiber... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4753698 | Method for the production of spun bonded nonwoven fabrics having a uniform structure Disclosed is a method for producing spun bonded nonwoven fabrics which have a highly uniform fleece structure and a uniform weight per unit area. In the method, a plurality of linear ranks of filaments, disposed side by side are spun from a plurality of l... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4715924 | Apparatus for forming a web A robotized apparatus for forming a web to be used as a reinforcement in a plastic composite. The apparatus has a dispensing head including a freely rotatable tube which is moved according to a desired pattern. The tube terminates in a horn from which a c... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4628571 | Method for production of a non-woven fabric A non-woven fabric is produced by the transportation of a fiber flow at an angle which is less than 90° to the transport direction of the non-woven fabric to be manufactured, with the feed rate of the fiber flow being controlled, the fibers which are to ... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4589169 | Apparatus for production of a non-woven fabric A non-woven fabric is produced by the transportation of a fiber flow at an angle which is less than 90° to the transport direction of the non-woven fabric to be manufactured, with the feed rate of the fiber flow being controlled, the fibers which are to ... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4442062 | Process for producing melt-blown thermoplastic articles A process and apparatus are provided for the production of a non-woven fabric by melt-blowing wherein one or more yarns, e.g. monofilaments, are added or charged into the fabric stream between the extruder and collector by means of a supporting and drawin... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4436564 | Reinforcement product for use in cement boards and a method of manufacturing said product and boards The present invention discloses a reinforcement product for use in cement boards and a method of manufacturing said product and of manufacturing cement boards using this product. The reinforcement product of the present invention comprises cross-layered w... | 03/13/1984 |
| 4392903 | Process for making a thermal-insulating nonwoven bulky product A process for producing thermal-insulating nonwoven bulky product characterized by its structural make up of substantially continuous single filaments of from about 0.01 to 2 denier which are stabilized on themselves in the product by a surface binder on ... | 07/12/1983 |
| 4380104 | Apparatus for separating the filament bundle of fibrous material A fibrous material composed of multifilaments is forced out of a spinneret with a fluid to collide with an impingement plate thereby separating the filaments, said impingement plate having as its impinging surface a material which creates a negative elect... | 04/19/1983 |
| 4346504 | Yarn forwarding and drawing apparatus An improved fluid operated forwarding and drawing apparatus for continuous filamentary materials including a jet nozzle structure defined by a fluid outlet port from a fluid plenum chamber and a filament guide tube where the nozzle has a converging accele... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4340563 | Method for forming nonwoven webs An improved method and apparatus for forming nonwoven webs by spinning filaments into a quench chamber where they are contacted with a quenching fluid, then utilizing the quench fluid to draw the filaments through a two-dimensional nozzle spanning the ful... | 07/20/1982 |
| 4334340 | System and method for dispersing filaments A method and system are provided for dispersing a plurality of closely associated filaments so that the dispersed filaments are capable of being deposited, in a random, convoluted pattern, on a moving web-forming surface to form a high machine-direction s... | 06/15/1982 |
| 4322027 | Filament draw nozzle A filament draw nozzle including throughbore defining means having a shoulder spaced from the throughbore, a housing defining an aperture and positioned on the throughbore defining means, said housing abutting the shoulder whereby the housing is aligned r... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4300876 | Apparatus for fluidically attenuating filaments Apparatus for fluidically attenuating streams of molten material into filaments is provided comprising; a base having a first chamber and a recess separated by a wall having a plurality of apertures therethrough, said first chamber being adapted to receiv... | 11/17/1981 |
| 4285452 | System and method for dispersing filaments A system and method are provided for dispersing a plurality of filaments, moving at high velocity, without substantial fiber aggregation, for subsequent uniform deposition on a web-forming surface, by the use of opposed Coanda nozzles. The Coanda nozzles ... | 08/25/1981 |
