Did You Know...
...that several people are credited with the invention of the flush toilet? Most people have heard of Thomas Crapper (1837-1910), the sanitary engineer who invented the valve-and-siphon arrangement that made the modern toilet possible. Another claimant to "the throne" was British inventor Alexander Cumming who patented a toilet in 1775. Then there's a nameless Minoan (a native of ancient Crete) who lived 4,000 years ago who supposedly was ahead of his time and created the first flush toilet!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8178199 | Nonwovens produced from multicomponent fibers A water non-dispersible polymer microfiber is provided comprising at least one water non-dispersible polymer wherein the water non-dispersible polymer microfiber has an equivalent diameter of less than 5 microns and length of less than 25 millimeters. A process for ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8003208 | Hydrophilic fluoropolymer material A fluoropolymer material exhibiting an increased hydrophilicity prepared by processing the material in a jet mill or a cryogenic grinding mill. ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7985475 | Super-hydrophobic surfaces, methods of their construction and uses therefor This invention provides novel super-liquidphobic nanofibers and structures comprising such nanofibers, as well as methods and uses for such nanofibers. ... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7955698 | Fiber-based acoustic treatment material and methods of making the same A fiber-based acoustic treatment material is provided. The material includes between about 3% and about 25% by weight of fibrillated microfibers, between about 20% and about 75% by weight of reinforcement microfibers, and between about 15% and about 60% by weight of... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7897254 | Fiber modified layer and methods of making and using same A composition for use in a fiber modified layer, comprising an aggregate material, a binder, and a plurality of fibers, wherein each fiber has a length of greater than 0.25 inches. Also provided is a method of selecting a fiber modified layer for applying on an exis... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7740937 | Fiber having increased filament separation and method of making same A flock material exhibiting an increased degree of filament separation prepared by cutting a fluoropolymer or carbon fiber yarn into lengths, introducing mechanical energy into the lengths in order to cause the lengths to separate into single-filaments fibers and re... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7682693 | Filling material A filling material for filling into articles of bedding and the like is presented and includes polyester fibres having an average dimension of 0.5 to 2.5 dtex and being coated with a slickener and crimped. The fibres have been cut to an average length of 4-15 mm and... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7629047 | Aramid fibrils Aramid fibrils having in the wet phase a Canadian Standard Freeness (CSF) value less than 100 ml, after drying a specific surface area (SSA) less than 7 m2/g, and a weight weighted length for particles having a length >250 μm (WL 0.25) less than 1.2 mm, ... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7485363 | Yarn intended for making up a cut-resistant and abrasion-resistant textile surface Yarn intended for making up a cut-resistant and abrasion-resistant textile surface, characterized in that it is obtained by spinning high-tenacity polyamide staple fibers, the tenacity of which is greater than 4.5 cN/dtex and the length of the fibers of which is bet... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7442743 | Propylene polymer resin with improved properties The present invention relates to a process for the production of a propylene polymer in a multistage polymerization process comprising the polymerisation of propylene in the presence of a catalyst in a first reaction zone comprising at least one slurry reactor to gi... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7435475 | Luxury fiber blend for use in fiberfill household textile articles A pillow, pillow form, quilt or other household textile article is comprised of a ticking having a fiberfill inserted into an interior space thereof. The fiberfill is comprised of a luxury fiber blend in the form of either loose fibers or a nonwoven fiber batt. The ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7410695 | Siloxane based amide modified nylons Nylon compositions prepared by the melt mixing of a nylon thermoplastic resin and the siloxane based amide are disclosed. The modified nylons are useful in applications requiring nylons with increased hydrophobicity. ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7381669 | Hydroentangled filter media and method A filter media formed in accordance with the present invention comprises hydroentangled, predominantly polyester staple length fibers having a basis weight of no more than about 12 oz/yd2. The filter media exhibits a Mullen burst strength of at least abou... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7364607 | Wrought fiber sheet and filter unit A wrought fiber sheet or air cleaning filter unit that exhibits high performance and is biodegradable so as to enable reducing load upon environment. The wrought fiber sheet is produced by coupling biodegradable fiber sheets having electret properties by means of a ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365033 | Open flame resistant articles Mattress and home furnishing items are made open flame resistant by a fire barrier fabric that includes chlorine-free rayon fiber. The fire barrier fabric at least partially encloses the core of the open flame resistant mattress or home furnishing item. When tested ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365032 | Flame-retardant union fabric A flame retardant union fabric obtained by combining (A) 30 to 70% by weight of a fiber comprising as a main component a flame retardant halogen-containing fiber made of a composition comprising 100 parts by weight of an acrylic copolymer of 30 to 70% by weight of a... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362943 | Polymeric photonic crystals with co-continuous phases An optical element is formed by co-extruding to have an arrangement of polymer scattering fibers within a polymer matrix. The scattering fibers lie substantially parallel to a first axis. The scattering fibers are arranged at positions across the cross-section of th... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7358203 | Stain-masking cut resistant fabrics and articles and processes for making same This invention relates to a stain-masking cut resistant fabrics and articles including gloves and methods for making articles, the fabrics and articles comprising a yarn comprising an intimate blend of staple fibers, the blend comprising 20 to 50 parts by weight of ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357982 | Polybenzazole fiber and use thereof The present invention relates to polybenzazole fibers or filaments, staple fibers, spun yarns, and woven or knitted fabrics containing in themselves an organic pigment having heat resistance as high as a thermal decomposition temperature of 200° C. or higher, and s... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357888 | Method of producing headliners, door panels and interior trim parts A method of making an article includes the steps of feeding fiber yarn, bundle or roving into a chopping device, chopping the fiber yarn, bundle or roving into fiber segments, texturizing the fiber segments, simultaneously introducing the fiber segments and a binder... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356229 | Reflective polarizers containing polymer fibers A polarizer is formed with an arrangement of polymer fibers substantially parallel within a polymer matrix. The polymer fibers are formed of at least first and second polymer materials. At least one of the polymer matrix and the first and second polymer materials is... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351671 | Union fabric with flame resistance A fabric is provided that has high degree of flame resistance in the case of a union fabric consisting of a halogen-containing flame resistant fiber including antimony compounds, and a cellulosic fiber, and the fabric is classified into class M1 of NF P 92-503 combu... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7348059 | Modacrylic/aramid fiber blends for arc and flame protection and reduced shrinkage A yarn, fabric and garment suitable for use in arc and flame protection contains modacrylic, p-aramid and m-aramid fibers wherein the m-aramid fibers have a degree of crystallinity of at least 20%. ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7344775 | Isotactic propylene copolymer fibers, their preparation and use Fibers comprising a propylene homopolymer or a copolymer of propylene and at least one of ethylene and one or more unsaturated comonomers exhibit desirable properties. The homopolymers are characterized as having 13C NMR peaks corresponding to a regio-err... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7341963 | Non-woven material with barrier skin A non-woven material including first effect fibers, first binder fibers, second binder fibers, and bulking fibers. The non-woven material has a first planar zone with an exterior skin, and a bulking zone. The first planar zone includes a greater concentration of fir... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7326043 | Apparatus and method for elevated temperature electrospinning Elevated temperature electrospinning apparatus comprises a pump upstream of or containing a resistance heater, means to shield applied electrostatic field from the resistance heater, and a temperature modulator for modulating temperature in the spinning region. ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7311792 | Process for making a splice for a stabilized absorbent A process for splicing a first portion of absorbent material to a second portion of absorbent material to form a longer, continuous length of absorbent material suitable for uninterrupted sequential infeed to a processing machine. The process includes the steps of p... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7310932 | Stretch woven fabrics The invention provides a polyester bicomponent core spun yarn comprising a sheath of at least one hard fiber and having an English cotton count of from about 5 to about 60 and a core of bicomponent polyester filament. The invention further includes a fabric substant... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311964 | Inorganic matrix-fabric system and method A method of reinforcing a structural support, includes applying a reinforcement system comprising an AR-glass fibrous layer embedded in an inorganic matrix to the structural support. The AR-glass fibrous layer has a sizing applied thereon, and a resinous coating app... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7303804 | Pile cloth for cleaning A pile fabric comprises a base fabric and a pile layer composed of many cut piles extending from at least one face of the base fabric, and has a pile length of from 2 to 30 mm. The pile yarns forming the cut piles are core-sheath type composite yarns each comprising... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300697 | Reinforcement array for high modulus reinforcement of composites A reinforced polymer matrix composite material with anti-anisotropy reinforcement array is disclosed having coupled fiber reinforcement structures. The coupled fiber reinforcement structures are formed of a plurality of bound or bonded fibers, which form multi-dimen... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7284494 | High comfort mattresses having fiberballs In one embodiment, a mattress is constructed of a core having a first side and a second side. A padding layer is positioned at the first side of the core and has a contoured surface and a planar surface. A layer of individual fiberballs is disposed on the planar sur... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7267871 | Stretch break method and product A method for stretch breaking fibers to produce a staple yarn and operating a staple fiber spinning machine that enables the production of a plurality of products of lot size smaller than a large denier tow product. The process includes at least two break zones and ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7259117 | Nonwoven highloft flame barrier The invention relates to a nonwoven highloft flame barrier well suited for use in mattress, upholstered furniture and other end use applications where a highloft nonwoven material is desired for flame barrier purposes. A preferred nonwoven highloft flame barrier of ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7247374 | Encapsulated active particles and methods for making and using the same The invention relates to preserving the properties of active particles through use of an encapsulant which may be removable. The encapsulant may protect the active particles against premature deactivation. If desired, the encapsulant may be removed to rejuvenate the... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7229938 | Heat and flame shield A heat and fire resistant planar unitary shield formed of heat and flame resistant fibers and voluminous bulking fibers. The shield material has a heat and flame resistant zone with a majority of the heat and flame resistant fibers, and a voluminous bulking zone wit... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7226880 | Breathable, extensible films made with two-component single resins A film formed from a two-component single resin including two components, not blended or co-polymerized, but inter-polymerized. The two components may have different densities and/or different melt indexes, with the resulting resin having properties of a blend of th... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7223469 | Electriplast moldable composite capsule Moldable capsules of a conductive loaded resin-based material are created. The moldable capsules include a conductive element core radially surrounded by a resin-based material. The conductive loaded resin-based material includes micron conductive powder(s), conduct... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7214425 | High performance fiber blend and products made therefrom A blended yarn is provided having at least one component fiber type being made of stretch broken fibers, preferably of a stretch broken high performance fiber, along with multi-end yarns containing the blended yarn, composite yarns having at least one component bein... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7201688 | Power transmission belt An endless power transmission belt comprising load carrier cord comprising a cord formed from a plurality of strands, wherein the strands comprise fibers of para-aramid and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP); and a method for increasing the flexural fatigue resistance and d... | 04/10/2007 |
