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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7412756 | Complex comprising a drylaid veil of glass fibres, and a nonwoven fabric of organic fibres A process for preparing a complex sheet including a layer of drylaid glass fibers and a layer of organic fibers. The process includes mechanical needling or fluid entanglement, e.g. hydroentanglement, of a nonwoven fabric of continuous organic fibers and of a veil o... | 08/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7387758 | Tabbed ceramic article for improved interlaminar strength A ceramic article having improved interlaminar strength and a method of forming the article. The article may be a ceramic matrix composite article. The methods of forming the articles increase the interlaminar strength of the article by forming indentations in the a... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7210206 | Gel-forming fabric composite A method for the manufacture of a reinforced gel-forming fabric composite comprising a reinforcing layer and gel-forming fibre material is characterized in that the gel-forming fibre material in non-woven fabric form is needled into the reinforcing layer from one si... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7174612 | Nonwoven fabrics containing yarns with varying filament characteristics The subject invention provides non-woven fabrics having yarns of varying characteristics. In a preferred embodiment the subject invention provides nonwoven fabrics that comprise yarns of different deniers or cross sections. The use of these yarns gives the nonwoven ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7150046 | Protective garment Protective clothing comprises at least one protective material including an array of one or more superposed layers of woven fabric, wherein each fabric layer is flexible and includes at least one fabric, made of yarns having a strength of at least 900 MPa, that is j... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7131171 | Method for restoring bulkiness of nonwoven fabric A method for restoring bulkiness of nonwoven fabric which contains crimped thermoplastic fiber and is in a roll form is disclosed. The method comprises unwinding the nonwoven fabric from the stock roll, and blowing hot air to the unwound nonwoven fabric by a through... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7105124 | Method, apparatus and product for manufacturing nanofiber media A unified arrangement for providing a unique nanofibrous porous media formed as a chemical compound from a water-soluble polymer combined with a cross-linking agent with a balance of water, which chemical compound prevents the polymer from dissolving in water, inclu... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100253 | Method and apparatus for producing mop trimmings A method and an apparatus for producing mop trimmings from a twisted yarn (7) which is cut into pieces is described. In order to prevent any untwisting of the yarn pieces it is proposed that the twisted yarn (7) is subjected to a needling prior to cutt... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7070847 | Abraded fabrics exhibiting excellent hand properties and simultaneously high fill strength retention The inventive method provides highly desirable hand to various different types of fabrics through the initial immobilization of individual fibers within target fabrics and subsequent treatment through abrasion, sanding, or napping of at least a portion of the target... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7065844 | Airbag cover There is described a process for producing a cover for a side airbag, which comprises first producing a polyester web, preconsolidating this web by needling and end-consolidating and fully shrinking the thus preconsolidated web by means of an embossing calender, mak... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6839945 | Moisture barrier fabric and methods of making same The invention relates to a method for preparing a moisture barrier fabric comprising needing the fabric in a direction substantially opposite to the advance direction of the fabric with barbed needles to increase the density of the fabric by entangling the fibers th... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6750166 | Method for producing a non-woven fibre fabric Disclosed is a method for producing a non-woven fiber fabric comprising a plurality of perforated structures extending along the entire cross-section of said fabric. The inventive method consists of the following steps: in a first step, the matted fibers are placed ... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6726976 | Tufted pile structure having binder concentrated beneath the backstitches A concentrate of binder at the tufts produces a lighter and more flexible carpet, which allows for direct attachment of hook-and-loop means on the carpet backing. Thermoplastic binder yarns are pinned by the pile yarns against the primary backing. Subsequent applica... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6642160 | Loop material of hook-and-loop fastener and manufacturing process thereof A loop material of a hook-and-loop fastener, comprised of a nonwoven base and a number of loops which are formed at least on one plane side of the nonwoven base. The nonwoven base is formed by accumulating a number of filaments or fibers. An antislipping ... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6634069 | Apparatus for feeding a fiber fleece In an apparatus for feeding a fiber fleece web to a needling machine, a compacting means is arranged between a pre-compressor and a supply roller pair, said compacting means having rollers provided with teeth at their circumference. These rollers compress... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6579396 | Methods of manufacturing high performance insulations A durable, low-density, high performance insulating material is suitable for use as a high temperature thermal and acoustic insulation. The insulation includes fiber batting made with non-thermoplastic fibers or blends of fibers such as aramid fibers and ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6440341 | Flame set underlay and process for making same A rug underlay comprising a fiber batting needle-punched to a core thickness of 0.25 to 0.5 inch with one side being flame-treated to produce a surface of matted melted fibers with random stiff spikes of fiber projecting upwardly therefrom; and the other ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6207601 | Melt-blown nonwoven fabric, process for producing same and the uses thereof The disclosure relates to a melt-blown non-woven fabric based on cellulose esters, with fibers of mean diameter less than about 10 microns. The fabric contains 0-10 wt. % extractable softener, has a reflection factor determined according to DIN 53 145 Par... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6159880 | Paper machine felt with enhanced two-sided structure A felt provides a uniform paper-supporting surface having good water storage and water release properties. These qualities are effected by a bat including one or more layers of fine fibers being needled onto a base containing perforations and cavities. Th... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6151763 | Cardable blends of dual glass fibers Dual glass fibers can be processed into coherent webs and felts by first blending the dual glass fibers with an equal or greater amount of uncrimped fibers. Optionally, other crimped fibers can be added without significant impact on processibility.... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6024818 | Rigid fiber composite A method for manufacturing a rigid fiber composite material and the product thereof created by needling a composite of a non-woven blend of first fibers with a initial melting point with one or more other fibers with higher melting points that are interpo... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5789328 | Bulky nonwoven fabric and method for producing the same The object of the present invention is to provide a nonwoven fabric which is excellent in bulkiness and touch feeling as well as strength and dimensional stability and to provide a method for producing the above nonwoven fabric through a simple and conven... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5780369 | Saturated cellulosic substrate A saturated hydroentangled fibrous web which includes fibers and a saturant. The fibers include from about 20 to 100 percent by weight, based on the total weight of the fibers, of cellulosic fibers, and from 0 to about 70 percent by weight, based on the t... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5707906 | Needled non-woven fabric Method to produce a nonwoven needled fabric in which the needled fabric includes 15-30% of low melt nylon 6 and nylon 12 fusible fibers to aid in holding the nonwoven fabric together when passed through an oven to melt the fusible fibers and then allow th... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5671518 | Methods for producing a mineral wool needle-felt and a mineral wool product using a thixotropic additive In order to be able to consolidate mineral fibers without binder, such as in particular glass wool into a needle-felt by needle-punching, an agent as a needling aid which comprises a thixotropizing additive having a relatively low flow viscosity during ne... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5660911 | Tufted carpet and process for producing the same A tufted carpet is described in which the tufting yarns (2) are tufted into a tufting backing (1) and firmly joined to it. The back side (1a) of the tufted carpet (1) has a layer (5) comprising pieces of thermoplastic plastic sheet material joined togethe... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5616395 | Process for the production of two-layer textile reinforcement adapted for the production of bituminous sealing sheets for roofing and reinforcement thus obtained A process for the production of a two-layer textile reinforcement for the production of bituminous sealing sheets for roofing consists first, from a first layer based on nonwoven cloth, in consolidating this nonwoven cloth by mechanical or hydraulic bondi... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5573841 | Hydraulically entangled, autogenous-bonding, nonwoven composite fabric Disclosed is a hydraulically entangled, autogenous-bonding, nonwoven composite fabric composed of a matrix of substantially continuous, thermoplastic polymer filaments and at least one substantially non-thermoplastic fibrous material integrated in the mat... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5566434 | Air bag for use in a motor vehicle and method of producing same An air bag of the type utilized in a vehicle occupant restraint system is constructed of a plurality of panels of uncoated fabric. Respective of the panels have been processed to achieve a selected air permeability with greater accuracy on a lot-to-lot ba... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5547731 | Needled carpet and a process for producing it A process for producing a needled multilayered carpet is described in which an intermediate layer (6) containing thermoplastic film material is arranged between a layer of backing (5) and a top layer (7). The three layers are bonded together into a carpet... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5503893 | Ultra-high performance carbon composites Method of fabricating a multi-ply carbon fibre fabric, preform or composite material from a layer of unidirectionally aligned carbon fibres of ultra-high modulus and a layer of low modulus carbon fibre comprising the steps of: arranging in superimposed re... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5475903 | Composite nonwoven fabric and method A composite nonwoven fabric and method for making the same includes subjecting a carded web to the action of a cross lapper (B) and then drafting the cross-lapped web by passing the same through a web drafter (C) utilizing a series of wire wound rolls of ... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5458960 | Flexible base web for a construction covering Flexible base web of a construction covering comprises a main layer extending at least over the greatest part of the thickness of the web and is constituted of a non-woven mineral fiber mat containing predominantly discontinuous mineral fibers. Said mat c... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5458944 | Stretchable tufted carpet and stretchable nonwoven carpet backing therefor Tufted carpets which are conformable and stretchable make use of a stretchable carpet backing formed from a composite fabric. The stretchable carpet backing fabric is formed of a stretchable elastic net and at least one nonwoven fibrous layer overlying th... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5454142 | Nonwoven fabric having elastometric and foam-like compressibility and resilience and process therefor A needlepunch fabric of staple polyester fibers is disclosed that is elastomeric and has foam-like compressibility and resilience. The polyester staple is formed of fibers having a differential birefringence. Mechanically crimped fibers are carded, crossl... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5428877 | Sealing sheeting of swellable clay impervious to water and/or oil A method is provided for the continuous production of sealing sheeting impervious to water and/or oil, in the case of which between a substrate layer and a non-woven material covering layer a swellable clay is needle punched in position, a swellable clay ... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5405650 | Method for manufacturing a non-woven fabric marked with a print A method for manufacturing a non-woven fabric printed with a decorative pattern. A fibrous starting material whose individual fibers are capable of movement relatively to one another under the influence of applied fluid forces is subjected to a fluid stre... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5392500 | Process for the manufacture of a fibrous preform formed of refractory fibers for producing a composite material article A process for the manufacture of a fibrous texture for producing a composite material article. The fibrous texture is formed of a yarn comprising discontinuous fibers which are made of a refractory material or a precursor thereof. The discontinuous fibers... | 02/28/1995 |
