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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8418330 | Suction chamber for a water bar used for applying jets to fabrics The invention relates to a water bar comprising nozzle parts for a suction chamber to apply jets to fabrics, knitted fabric webs, or nonwoven fabrics copoosed of staple fibers, endless filaments, or cellulose fibers, also in several layers, or mixtures thereof, and ... | 04/16/2013 |
| 8359720 | Hydraulic patterning of a fibrous, sided nonwoven web Disclosed herein is a reflectively patterned, fibrous, sided nonwoven material comprising a first set of fibers hydraulically needled with a web of a second set of fibers, the first set of fibers primarily containing short fibers and the second set of fibers primari... | 01/29/2013 |
| 8250719 | Multiple layer absorbent substrate and method of formation The present invention is directed to a method for making a multiple layer substrate comprising the steps of: (1) forming a carrier substrate; (2) depositing an air laid layer comprising natural fibers on top of the carrier substrate; (3) wetting the air laid layer w... | 08/28/2012 |
| 8225469 | Formation of sheet material using hydroentanglement Artificial leather sheet material is made by hydroentanglement of waste leather fibers. A web of the fibers is advanced on a porous belt high pressure water jet heads in a number of successive hydroentanglement steps. Screens have apertures which allow deep penetrat... | 07/24/2012 |
| 8220120 | Method of making a fiber laminate A fiber laminate is made by providing a core layer of absorptive fiber material between two outer carrier layers to form a three-layer laminate. This three-layer laminate is then directly juxtaposed with a rigid template formed with an array of throughgoing holes se... | 07/17/2012 |
| 8082638 | Apparatus for producing textiles, nonwoven substances, spunbond fabrics, paper materials, and/or perforated films The invention relates to an apparatus for producing textiles, nonwoven substances, spun-bonded fabrics or paper materials (5) with the aid of at least one screen drum (1) having openings (4) for transporting away the fluid (6) which is ou... | 12/27/2011 |
| RE42765 | Plant for producing a fibre web of plastic and cellulose fibres A plant serves as a mean for production of a fibre web of synthetic fibres, such as plastic fibres and absorbent fibres, such as viscose and cellulose fibres. The plant includes a forming head preliminary to lay a homogeneously and smoothly distributed fibre layer o... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7954213 | Nonwoven fabric, nonwoven fabric manufacturing method, and nonwoven fabric manufacturing apparatus The present invention provides a nonwoven fabric of which at least one of fiber orientation, fiber density, and basis weight is adjusted, and in which at least one of a predetermined groove portion, an opening, and a protrusion is formed, a manufacturing method for ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7818853 | Drum, particularly for a machine for entangling a nonwoven fabric using water jets The invention relates to a drum wherein the lateral surface thereof is provided with perforations that are separated by full parts from recessed parts and which are present on the full parts with an outer lateral surface. Application: in an entanglement machine for ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7814625 | Nonwoven spacer fabrics The invention provides a non-woven fabric comprising at least two separate but interconnected layers, each of the layers being provided with discrete interconnections so as to provide discrete voids between the two layers of fabric. ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7779521 | Hydroentangled nonwoven fabrics, process, products and apparatus Fibers are hydroentangled at temperatures near or above their glass transition temperature, the resultant fabrics are then rapidly cooled. A process of preparing a nonwoven fabric that includes depositing fibers on a foraminous support; impinging hot or warm water u... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7669303 | Complex comprising a drylaid veil of glass fibres, and a nonwoven fabric of organic fibres The invention concerns a process for preparing a complex sheet comprising a layer of drylaid glass fibers and a layer of organic fibers, comprising: mechanical needling or fluid entanglement, e.g. hydroentanglement, of a nonwoven f... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7669304 | Method and device for hydroentangling a web made of a fibrous cellulose product, and a web of this type The invention relates to a process of hydroentangling a fibrous web (N) including of positioning the web on a porous moving support (10) in translatory movement or in rotation about an axis, and of treating at least one side of the web by means of a plurality... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7657982 | Suction device for liquids, in particular hydroentangling machines The invention relates to a suction device for liquids in hydroentangling machines, in which more than one water bar, which generate jets of liquid, are allocated to the exterior of the suction device. The suction device consists of a suction tube comprising one or m... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7631406 | Device for hydrodynamic intertwining of fibers in a fiber web A device is known in which the bulky felt arriving on the top side of an endless belt for water felting is compacted between a felting drum and the belt and at the same time it is wetted by a first water curtain from a nozzle beam, whose water jets first pass throug... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7587798 | Wide nonwoven and the process and machine for its manufacture The machine for the production of a nonwoven comprises an expanding device which is arranged in-between a first consolidation by water jets and a second consolidation. ... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7562425 | Pressurized steam-jetting nozzle, and method and apparatus for producing nonwoven fabric using the nozzle The present invention relates to a nozzle suitable for jetting high pressure and high temperature steam, and a method and an apparatus for producing an entangled nonwoven fabric using the nozzle. According to the apparatus, a steam inlet side main conduit and a stea... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7562424 | Low-density, non-woven structures and methods of making the same Provided are fibrous, non-woven structures having a drapeability of greater than about 4 gsm/g and a density less than about 0.08 g/cc, personal care articles comprising such structures, methods of making such structures including methods comprising: stabilizing a t... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7549202 | Pressurized steam-jetting nozzle, and method and apparatus for producing nonwoven fabric using the nozzle The present invention relates to a nozzle suitable for jetting high pressure and high temperature steam, and a method and an apparatus for producing an entangled nonwoven fabric using the nozzle. According to the apparatus, a steam inlet side main conduit and a stea... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7530150 | Process and apparatus for preparing a molded, textured, spunlaced, nonwoven web A process for preparing a molded, textured, spunlaced, nonwoven web is provided and wipes made therefrom. Also provided is an apparatus for making molded, textured, spunlaced, nonwoven web. Molded, textured, spunlaced, nonwoven webs prepared by the inventive process... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7526845 | Nozzle beam in a device for generating liquid jets Nozzle beam on device for generating liquid jets for jet interweaving of the fibers of a fiber path, comprising an upper part that extends over the operational width of the fiber path, and a lower part that is attached to it in liquid-sealed fashion, wherein ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7523531 | PMC with splittable fibres The invention relates to a fabric for a machine for producing and/or further processing a material web, in particular a fibrous web, having a carrier structure and a fiber batt, the fiber batt comprising fibers which, in order to form elongated fiber segments, can b... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7500293 | Drum for a production unit for a non-woven material, method for production of a non-woven material and non-woven material obtained thus A drum for processing nonwovens has a perforated lateral surface and an interior divided into first and second compartments, respectively associated with first and second lateral surface portions of the drum. A partial vacuum in each of the compartments aspirates an... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7500292 | Hydrodynamic treatment of tubular knitted fabrics A method is provided for conditioning a tubular knitted fabric. The method includes the step of placing on a supported member a tubular knitted fabric formed of yarns, the yarns having fibers of a high cotton content. The layers of the fabric are arranged in overlyi... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7484276 | Process for manufacturing a composite nonwoven and installation for carrying out the process A manufacturing process of a composite nonwoven composed of two webs, respectively, a lower web comprising long artificial and/or synthetic fibres, the size of which is between 15 and 80 mm, and an upper web comprising short natural fibres, the size of which is betw... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7478463 | Manufacturing process for combining a layer of pulp fibers with another substrate A process for hydro-entangling a layer of fibers into a web includes the steps of conveying a web from a supply to lie against a traveling hydro-entangling fabric. A layer of fibers is deposited onto a traveling forming fabric, the forming fabric supporting the fibe... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7467445 | Method and device for hydroentangling a web made of a fibrous cellulose product, and a web of this type The invention relates to a process of hydroentangling a fibrous web (N) including of positioning the web on a porous moving support (10) in translatory movement or in rotation about an axis, and of treating at least one side of the web by means of a plurality... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7467446 | System and method for reducing jet streaks in hydroentangled fibers A system for hydroentangling a fabric material, while reducing the incidence of jet streaks therein, is provided. Various embodiments of the present invention provide an elongate hydroentangling jet strip spaced apart from the fabric material and extending substanti... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7448118 | Apparatus for patterning and stabilizing a workpiece web by use of an replaceable patterning shell The invention relates to a device for decorating and fixing a non-woven material (15) in the form of a web of endless fabric, said device comprising a screening drum (6) and a decoration shell (7) which surrounds the screening drum (6) fr... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7441315 | Nozzle beam with means for setting working width and method for setting working width of a nozzle strip The nozzle beam is arranged on a device for generation of liquid streams for the treatment of fibres of a material web running along the nozzle beam. The nozzle beam comprises an upper piece (4), running across the working width of the web and a lower piece (... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7441314 | Apparatus for installing a seal in a nozzle beam A nozzle beam formed with an annular groove is fitted with a seal ring by an apparatus having an elongated support bar, a pair of holders fixed on the bar spaced apart sufficiently that the seal ring can be stretched between them, and a release element for pushing t... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7437807 | Tufted backing and method of manufacturing same A tufted backing and a method of manufacturing a tufted backing from thermoplastic polymer fibers or filaments that are processed to yield a spunbonded nonwoven are described, the spunbonded nonwoven containing only fibers or filaments having a titer of 1 to 15 dtex... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7426776 | Nonwoven towel with microsponges The invention relates to a process of forming a nonwoven fabric with microsponges comprising obtaining a nonwoven base comprising fibers having a first side and a second side and having a weight of greater than about 2 oz/yd2, stitching the nonwoven base ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7421766 | Drum for forming relief patterns on a textile web A drum for forming relief patterns on a surface of a textile web has a tubular jacket rotatable about an axis and having a substantially cylindrical outer surface centered on the axis and formed with an array of raised portions separated by lands and with a multipli... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7409753 | Method for producing spunlace non-woven cloth, method for producing spunlace non-woven cloth with X-ray detectable element, spunlace non-woven cloth with X-ray detectable element produced thereby A method for producing spunlace non-woven cloth includes the following steps: clearing cotton—carding—spreading the web—water jetting—bleaching—drying—rolling the finished products. This method improves the good ratio of the finished products of the whol... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7406755 | Hydroentanglement of continuous polymer filaments A nonwoven fabric comprises continuous polymer filaments of 0.5 to 3 denier that have been hydroentangled in a complex matrix for interconnecting filament loops, and that is otherwise substantially free of knotting, or of otherwise wrapping about one another. A proc... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7398583 | Process for hydrodynamic inclusion of a multitude of three-dimensional products of finite dimensions by water jets Finite goods are continuously packed between two non-wovens by means of hydrodynamic needling and are fully sealed. When used, said wovens should not nap and should not become linked to the goods during packing. When packed, the volume of the goods should, wherever ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7395588 | Pressurized steam-jetting nozzle, and method and apparatus for producing nonwoven fabric using the nozzle The present invention relates to a nozzle suitable for jetting high pressure and high temperature steam, and a method and an apparatus for producing an entangled nonwoven fabric using the nozzle. According to the apparatus, a steam inlet side main conduit (c1... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7392575 | Method and machine for producing a nonwoven fabric with reduction of displacement speed of the compacted mat The invention concerns a machine for producing a nonwoven fabric comprising a conveyor for transmitting a mat to means designed to compact same in thickness and means designed to reduce the speed of the web while it is being compacted, by the compacting means, there... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7384591 | Method for producing abrasive non-woven cloth A method for producing abrasive non-woven cloth includes forming a non-woven web of fibers including a first layer adjacent to a first surface of the web containing at least about 5% by weight of thermoplastic fibers. The web is patterned to generate raised regions ... | 06/10/2008 |
