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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7354636 | Flexible laminate material for lighter-than-air vehicles A laminate material for lighter-than-air vehicles includes a liquid crystal polymer fiber layer, a polyimide layer secured to the liquid crystal polymer fiber layer; and a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) layer secured to the polyimide layer. The layers are secured to... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7109134 | Fusible quilt batt A fusible quilt batt. The fusible batt includes a non-woven fibrous web and a heat sealable and releasable adhesive. The adhesive is coated on the outer surface of the web and insinuates between the fibers of the web internally. The adhesive thus binds the fibers of... | 09/19/2006 |
| 6979479 | Flexible material for lighter-than-air vehicles A laminate material for lighter-than-air vehicles includes a liquid crystal polymer fiber layer, a polyimide layer secured to the liquid crystal polymer fiber layer; and a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) layer secured to the polyimide layer. The layers are secured to... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6972151 | Magic slate capture and display device A device for forming erasable images on a reusable medium, comprising: an erasing portion; and a writing portion; wherein the erasing portion comprises a separator for separating at least two layers of the reusable medium; and wherein the writing portion comprises a... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6908664 | Process for making stitchbonded fabric An improved process for making stitchbonded fabric in which a feed material that has a visible pattern on it is surface is multi-needle stitched with a contractible yarn and then the stitched material is contracted to form an attractive, novel surface pattern that i... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6838398 | Quilting method and system A method of making a quilt includes a batting including a heat activated adhesive coating each side or faces of the batting. The quilt covers are attached to the batting by sequentially placing the covers onto the respective batting faces and heating each cover and ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6773786 | Paper machine cover In order to prevent the formation and subsequent breaking off of large agglomerations of dirt particles on the cover of a paper machine, at least one surface located opposite of the paper web and pertaining to at least one part of the elements forming a contact surf... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6740607 | Substrate with stretch and heat sealing properties to make a multidirectional restraint module design The invention is directed to coating a plurality of polyurethane films onto a stretchable knit fabric substrate and heat sealing such substrates together to yield an air curtain or air bag having improved air-holding properties. ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6723668 | Multiple layer cloth for casino, gaming and billiard tables and method therefor The cigar and cigarette burn resistant gaming cloth table includes a layer of fire retardant treated knit fabric laminated to a thin sheet of aluminum and wherein the other side of the aluminum sheet is laminated to a layer of non-woven synthetic fabric. Preferably,... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6703329 | Multiple layer cloth for casino, gaming and billiard tables and method therefor The cigar and cigarette burn resistant gaming cloth table includes a layer of fire retardant treated knit fabric laminated to a thin sheet of aluminum and wherein the other side of the aluminum sheet is laminated to a layer of synthetic fabric (preferably... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6673421 | Stocking having a seamlessly attached antislip coating in the edge region of the upper opening Stocking having a seamlessly attached antislip coating in the edge region of the upper opening of the stocking, the edge of the stocking producing a compressive pressure of from 3 to 45 mm Hg at an extension of from 10% to 350% and having a width-based fl... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6562739 | Coated cloth with printed pattern A coated cloth includes a fabric layer having a three-dimensional pattern printed thereon. A clear coating layer is secured to the fabric layer and disposed over at least a portion of the three-dimensional pattern. Also, the cloth may include a clear adhe... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6537409 | Finger tape for aiding bowling Disclosed is a finger tape for aiding bowling. The thumb, the middle finger and the ring finger are inserted into holes formed in a bowling ball. Upon bowling, a player grips the ball by inserting the thumb, the middle finger and the ring finger into the ... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6485811 | Nonwoven fabric for pleated filters, and a production process therefor Nonwoven fabric for pleated filters comprising a sheath-core conjugate filament in which the core component is made of a polymer higher in melting point and the sheath component is made of a polymer lower in melting point, having compressively bonded port... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6451409 | Roofing material with integrally formed nail tabs A composite roofing material includes a final condition underlayment material having bonded thereto appropriate rows of nail tabs preferably made of thermoplastic-based material, such as low density polyethylene material, and of a contrasting color to the... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6291039 | Ruffling slide and method for making same A ruffling slide for making articles with stretchable portions includes a tubular sleeve for containing at least one resiliently elastic yarn element connecting the portions transversely provided on the sleeve and space apart in such a way that they defin... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6156410 | Hooded towel covering The specification relates to an article of manufacture for a hooded towel covering being comprised of a towel and a hood located in the middle of one of the towel's edges.... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6143393 | Cleaning product and production process therefor A cleaning product comprises a base sheet and at least one layer of filaments or split yarns oriented in one direction, the base sheet and the layer are stacked and bonded together at a plurality of bonding lines extending in a direction intersecting with... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6139929 | Socks There is disclosed a composite sock which consists of an inner stretchable fabric envelope, a bag-like barrier component which is liquid water impermeable, and water vapour permeable, and a second or outer stretchable fabric envelope. The inner envelope i... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6040254 | Dustproof fabric worn in a clean room A dust-proof fabric is disclosed. The fabric comprises an inner knit fabric layer, an intermediate layer of a moisture absorbent polyurethane film and a high density woven polyester fabric outer layer. The outer layer contains a first set of spaced apart ... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5945202 | Process of producing ink-oozing plate for a stamp The invention provides an ink-oozing plate for a stamp with an ink-impregnated part having stamp-ink impregnable open cells, where the printing face of the stamp comprises a stamp ink-oozing part and a stamp ink-non-oozing part, where the stamp ink-non-oo... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5935686 | Packaging wrapper closed by twists, and packaging process The packaging wrapper consists of a film intended to be closed by at least one twist (22), including, on the internal side, a cold-sealing coating placed along two lengthwise strips (12, 14) on either side of the article to be packaged in order to retain ... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5888609 | Planar porous composite structure and method for its manufacture A planar porous composite structure including a plurality of regular textile planar layers formed of continuous yarns. The layers are placed on top of each other to form a structure having two dimensions at right angles to each other and a third dimension... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5855991 | Composite textile structure A composite textile structure is provided. the composite structure includes a woven base fabric of elastomeric yarns wherein the yarns running in one direction are bicomponent sheath/core elastomeric monofilament yarns wherein the sheath has a melting poi... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5817393 | Pre-sewn emblem and method A simplified assembly for a multi-colored emblem that includes a non-woven base layer which outlines the emblem. The non-woven base layer extends beyond the embroidered fabric layer and provides an emblem with a non-fraying border.... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5660918 | Wash durable fabric laminates A delamination problem in fabric laminates made of a fabric laminated to a nonporous, hydrophilic organic polymer film, such as a breathable polyurethane film, was found to be caused by the hydrophilic nature of the polymer. A particular adhesive pattern ... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5637386 | Fining abrasive materials A coated abrasive suitable for fining operations on contoured surfaces is obtained by depositing an abrasive/bond mixture in a discontinuous pattern on the surface of a backing that is stretchable in such a fashion that the finished product remains stretc... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5624736 | Patterned conductive textiles A patterned conductive textile is provided by depositing a conductive polymer film on the fabric to provide a resistivity of 1000 ohms per square or less, coating selected areas of the fabric with a protective film, to protect the conductive polymer from ... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5624738 | Nonslipping laminate multifilament outer shell for firefighter garment The outer shell consists of a plain weave multifilament fabric derived from aramid, polyimide, polyamide or polybenzimidazole yarns. The inner sheet is a woven, non-woven or knitted material. The two sheets are laminated with an adhesive which enables the... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5614300 | Portable exerciser A Portable exerciser for stretching or toning muscles of a user is provided. The exerciser has a stretchable elastic anchor loop and a plurality of supplemental elastic loops of different but interchangeable strength and lengths. Accordingly, loops can be... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5543214 | Thermo-adhesive cross-linkable textile product A thermo-adhesive product is formed from a backing fabric with a thermo-adhesive layer deposited on its surface. In a preferred embodiment, the thermo-adhesive layer is deposited in a discontinuous fashion as dots. The thermo-adhesive layer is formed of p... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5424114 | Textile for stiffening and method of manufacturing same The invention relates to a textile for stiffening. It comprises two textile layers (1, 2). According to the invention, the textile layers (1, 2) are bonded together by a hot-sprayed adhesive formed of cross-linkable polymers.... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5334436 | Flexible material including active particles, process for the production thereof, and protective clothing made therefrom To produce a flexible material comprising a carrier with active particles fixed thereon by adhesive points, the adhesive points are applied to the carrier when the carrier is of larger area than in its final condition, whereby the adhesive points with act... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5316830 | Fabric having non-uniform electrical conductivity An electrically conductive textile fabric in which the electrical conductivity may be made to vary in a pattern configuration, and a method for manufacturing such fabric. A textile fabric is coated with an electrically conductive polymeric coating, and th... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5292573 | Method for generating a conductive fabric and associated product An electrically conductive textile fabric in which the electrical conductivity may be made to vary in a pattern configuration, and a method for manufacturing such fabric. A textile fabric is coated with an electrically conductive polymeric coating, and th... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5246761 | Bladder for an accumulator A bladder (10) for an accumulator (20) has a hollow shell (21) formed of an elastic material layer (11), a gas-barrier layer (12) laminated thereon, and a central portion (11A). An elastic fitting portion is formed at an inner surface of a radially outwar... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5241709 | Interfacing for stiffening outer garments and its particular application The invention concerns an interfacing for stiffening outer garments which is formed from a composite of a nonwoven textile (19), a warp knit fabric with synthetic multifilament threads and weft threads (20). The composite according to the invention contai... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5236769 | Fire-resistant composite lining for a garment A fire-resistant composite lining for a garment includes a textile layer of heat-stable fibers and a waterproof and breathable film. The film being spot-bonded onto a face of the textile layer and intended to be on the external surface of the garment. The... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5229181 | Tubular knit cleanroom wiper A wiper for use in cleanrooms and other controlled environments is made using a knit fabric tube rather than a fabric sheet. The fabric tube is knit with a diameter approximately equal to the preferred wiper dimension and is presented directly to an appar... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5153049 | Textile base material, in woven or weft knitted fabric, for thermobinding interlining The base material for thermobinding interlining is constituted of a woven fabric or of a weft knitted fabric or weft knit. According to the invention, at least the weft of the woven fabric or of the weft knit is in synthetic yarns, for example of 35 to 50... | 10/06/1992 |
