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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7234212 | Method of winding a beam An apparatus and method for winding a sheet of aligned parallel yarns onto a beam is described. The beam winder utilizes a circularly arced yarn spool rack that feeds each yarn to an alignment comb through associated guide tubes. The distance between each spool of y... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7213309 | Treated textile substrate and method for making a textile substrate Compositions and methods for treating textile substrates to obtain superior liquid repellent properties are disclosed. Durable microscopic surface structures imparted to the fibrous substrate allow liquids to bead up and roll off of its surface. Mechanical abrasion ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7213310 | Device for finishing denim woven fabric A device for finishing woven denim textiles is described which, proceeding from unfinished goods, is supposed to be brought to predetermined reference values for finished width, skew and woof thread density. The device is supposed to be designed for continuous opera... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7055227 | Process for face finishing fabrics and fabrics having good strength and aesthetic characteristics A process for face finishing fabrics, and in particular fabrics containing filaments, to provide them with good aesthetic characteristics is described. In addition, fabrics made from filaments having aesthetic characteristics and surface effects similar to those of ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7013541 | Nonwoven fabrics having compound three-dimensional images The present invention is directed to a method of forming a nonwoven fabric, which exhibits a first three-dimensional image and a second three-dimensional image whereby the first and second three-dimensional images are dissimilar from one another. In particular, the ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6981394 | Textile fabric having randomly arranged yarn segments of variable texture and crystalline orientation A knit fabric wherein at least a portion of the interconnected yarn loops are formed from segments of a common yarn of multi-filament construction. In the fabric the common yarn includes a first group of yarn segments having a first average cross-sectional filament ... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6862781 | Hydraulic napping of fabrics with jacquard or dobby patterns A process for producing fancy woven fabrics having balanced hand characteristics on each of the face and back is described. The process involves hydraulically processing a fancy-woven fabric having spun yarns in the warp to force fibers from spun yarns which are dom... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6859983 | Camouflage material In the present invention, a hydroentangled and three-dimensionally patterned fibrous material is printed or dyed with suitable coloring agents that are beneficial in enhancing the ability of the material to disrupt or obscure objects placed beneath such material. A ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6735834 | Method and device for color patterning of a web by hydrodynamic treatment Colored patterning of a web-shaped nonwoven or a composite made of a nonwoven and a fabric or knit is achieved by water jet needling. The nonwoven provided as the upper layer of two layers is provided with one or more colors or is colored or printed itself and is pl... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6671936 | Method of fabricating fibrous laminate structures with variable color A method of providing a color enhanced, patterned nonwoven based composite fabric wherein a hydroentangled, imaged nonwoven facing fabric exhibits variable fiber density in selected regions and where a colored backing material is laminated to the facing l... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6637084 | Abraded high fill strength fabrics substantially free from discoloration streaks A process for angularly sueding a textile web containing fill and warp yarns with the steps of: supplying the web, controlling the tension of the web, engaging the web with at least one diamond-coated abrasive treatment roll disposed at an abrasion angle,... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6606771 | Method of imaging woven textile fabric The present invention is directed to a method of imaging a woven textile fabric by positioning the fabric on a three-dimensional image transfer device, and subjecting the fabric to treatment with high pressure liquid streams. A regular pattern defined by ... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6564436 | Method of forming an imaged compound textile fabric The present invention contemplates a method of forming a textile laminate or composite fabric from a plurality of woven fabric layers, with the method contemplating use of a three-dimensional image transfer device to facilitate efficient and commercially ... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6557224 | Method and device for color patterning of a web hydrodynamic treatment Colored patterning of a web-shaped nonwoven or a composite made of a nonwoven and a fabric or knit is achieved by water jet needling. The nonwoven provided as the upper layer of two layers is provided with one or more colors or is colored or printed itsel... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6546605 | Napped fabric and process A fabric having at least one hydraulically napped surface comprised of tangled fibers is disclosed. Because the fiber tangles are created from intact, undamaged fibers, fabric strength is not adversely affected by treatment. In addition, laundering enhanc... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6523968 | Decorative fabric A decorative fabric for use in home furnishings includes a woven web having a back side and having a front side. The front side defines an ornamental design. The web defines a plurality of loose weave areas formed by non-interlocking warp yarns and fillin... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6502288 | Imaged nonwoven fabrics A method of forming durable nonwoven fabrics by hydroentanglement includes providing a precursor web comprising a fibrous matrix of staple length fibers and/or substantially continuous filaments. The precursor web is subjected to hydroentanglement on a th... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6490771 | Velvet-like jacquard fabrics and processes for making the same Fabrics and methods of making such fabrics whereby no evident pile structure is present in raised pattern areas on the face of the fabric. The construction of the fabric is nonetheless such that the yarns forming the raised pattern areas are more suscepti... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6487762 | Method and device for color patterning of a web by hydrodynamic treatment It is known to produce a colored pattern by a printing process or for example during weaving. The idea according to the invention is to produce a pattern by the water jets of a needling device in which, for colored patterning of a web-shaped nonwoven or a... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6242370 | Process and apparatus for angularly sueding a textile web containing fill and warp yarns A process for angularly sueding a textile web containing fill and warp yarns with the steps of: supplying the web, controlling the tension of the web, engaging the web with at least one abrasive covered treatment roll disposed at an abrasion angle, rotati... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6082412 | System and device for forming a fabric having a synchronized woven design and printed design A weaving system is provided to automatically maintain a printed pattern in alignment with a woven pattern as a fabric is being formed. The printed pattern is printed onto the warp yarns. A controller is used to monitor the position of the printed pattern... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6019140 | Method of weaving a yarn having periodic flat spots on an air jet loom A method of inserting a fill yarn on an air jet loom includes propelling a fill yarn with one or more air jets from the insertion side to the exit side of the loom, where the yarn comprises a strand of individual filaments, the strand having a primary cro... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5983469 | Uniformity and product improvement in lyocell fabrics with hydraulic fluid treatment A suede-like micro-fibril finish is imparted to fibrillatable cellulosic materials by open width hydraulic treatment. Additional enhancement of the fabric finish is obtained by post hydraulic enzyme and wet processing treatments. Fluid treated fabrics of ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5983952 | System and method for forming a fabric having a synchronized woven design and printed design A weaving system is designed to automatically maintain a printed pattern in alignment with a woven pattern as a fabric is being formed. The printed pattern is printed onto the warp yarns. A controller is used to monitor the position of the printed pattern... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5943745 | Process and apparatus for angularly sueding a textile web containing fill and warp yarns A process for angularly sueding a textile web containing fill and warp yarns with the steps of: supplying the web, controlling the tension of the web, engaging the web with at least one abrasive covered treatment roll disposed at an abrasion angle, rotati... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5870807 | Uniformity and product improvement in lyocell garments with hydraulic fluid treatment A suede-like micro-fibril finish is imparted to fibrillatable cellulosic materials by open width hydraulic treatment. Additional enhancement of the fabric finish is obtained by post hydraulic enzyme and wet processing treatments. Fluid treated fabrics of ... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5737813 | Method and apparatus for striped patterning of dyed fabric by hydrojet treatment Striped patterning of dyed fabric, particularly dyed denim, is obtained by impacting the fabric with a row of columnar jet streams of fluid generated from a manifold under pressure while conveying it on a support member in a machine direction through a pa... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5704101 | Creped and/or apertured webs and process for producing the same The present invention is directed to a process and apparatus for aperturing, creping and optionally laminating webs such as, for example, films and fibrous nonwovens. The present invention is also directed to the resultant materials. The process for apert... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5679438 | Fabrics with a new wrinkle and a stitch A process of decorating fabric includes the step of imparting wrinkles to the fabric oblique to the warp and weft directions and heat setting the wrinkles into the fabric. The wrinkle imparting step may include moving the fabric longitudinally and simulta... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5632072 | Method for hydropatterning napped fabric An hydropatterning apparatus conveys a sheet of fabric through a patterning station along a machine direction on a conveyor, preferably a drum, having a support surface formed with a pattern of raised or solid areas and lowered or void areas, and has one ... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5609935 | Fur-like piled fabric and method for production thereof This invention is directed to a fur-like pile fabric of two-layer construction formed of guard hair fibers and under-fur fibers and used as artificial fur and a method for the production thereof. This invention produces a pile fabric 1 possessing guard hair fi... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5475905 | Apparatus to create an improved moire fabric An apparatus and method for creation of moire fabric. This can be achieved by placing a first piece of fabric against a support member and directing at least one stream of fluid at the surface of said first piece of fabric to provide lateral yarn displace... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5425162 | Method and apparatus to create an improved moire' fabric An apparatus and method for creation of moire fabric by moving textile fabric over a member, with a longitudinal axis, having several areas of a lesser width or diameter along the longitudinal axis and several areas of a greater width or diameter along th... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5417754 | Composition and method for selective removal of fabric design image A composition for removing cellulose fibers includes an acidification agent such as aluminum sulfate and sodium bisulfate, a humectant such as glycerine, xanthan gum as a thickening agent, and water as the balance. The composition is mixed to a pseudoplas... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5404626 | Method and apparatus to create an improved moire fabric by utilizing pressurized heated gas An apparatus and method for creation of moire textile fabric. This can be achieved by directing at least one stream of pressurized heated gas at the surface of said first piece of overfed fabric to provide lateral yarn displacement and selectively interru... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5400485 | Apparatus for manufacturing imitation jacquard fabric Apparatus and process for the manufacture of imitation Jacquard fabric by passing a flocked fabric through a printing station whereat a selected drawing or design is printed on the fabric by pressurized air. The flocked fabric is moved on a table beneath ... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5356055 | Method of pleating garments A method of pleating a garment, wherein an unfinished garment, prepared by sewing cloth parts together, is folded, rolled and twisted, and then attached to a holder. The holder holding the garment is placed in a heat-treatment apparatus, and the unfinishe... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5329680 | Process for manufacturing felted products In the process of the present invention, a plurality of synthetic or natural fibers are arranged by type and color and then lightly needle-punched to form a felted section. One or more of these sections can be cut to appropriate shapes and sizes and then ... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5165151 | Shearing apparatus This invention provides a shearing apparatus for shearing, between a spiral cutter and a lower blade, tip ends of numerous piles formed on a foundation of a pile fabic. The shearing apparatus has a construction for producing fine design patterns, and comp... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5148583 | Method and apparatus for patterning of substrates Method and apparatus for imparting visual surface effects to a relatively moving, thermally modifiable substrate by application of discrete streams of heated pressurized gas to surface areas of the substrate. The apparatus includes an elongate manifold as... | 09/22/1992 |
