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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8133824 | Fabrics and articles of apparel including dimensionalized mesh and other fabrics Fabrics and garments may include “dimensionalized” structures. The fabric may be “dimensionalized” by integrally forming a plurality of self-standing fabric surface modifying elements in the fabric material to thereby provide a fabric contact level different... | 03/13/2012 |
| 7582576 | Surgical soft tissue mesh The invention relates to a soft and flexible surgical soft tissue mesh comprising polyethylene yarns, wherein the polyethylene yarns have a tensile strength of more than 1.0 Gpa and consist of a polyethylene with a relative viscosity of more than 5 dl/g. A further a... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7345004 | Scrim reinforced absorbent article with reduced stiffness An absorbent structure can include a matrix of fibers, wherein the matrix is reinforced with a reinforcing member, such as scrim. The scrim is secured to the fibrous matrix by entanglement of fibers with the scrim and entanglement of fibers in the matrix from opposi... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7335612 | Mesh cotton with separating net and method for its manufacturing Disclosed are a mesh cotton with a separating net on a surface thereof and a method of manufacturing the same. The mesh cotton (10) is manufactured by layering a plurality of cotton sheets (13) and adhering the layered cotton sheets to each other with ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7329705 | Salt-sensitive binder compositions with N-alkyl acrylamide and fibrous articles incorporating same A salt sensitive polymeric binder for use in fibrous webs, where the binder contains a copolymer of carboxylic acid monomer units, acrylate monomer units, and N-alkyl acrylamide units. The copolymer is neutralized at least to the point where it is water soluble. The... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325420 | Expandable knitted net The present invention is directed to a knitted net, and more specifically to an expandable knitted net. In one form, the net comprises a plurality of fill yarns with an elastomeric performance, which allows the net to expand in the cross-direction. In another form, ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326659 | Biodegradable netting The present invention provides a biodegradable extruded netting. The netting comprises a plurality of interconnected strands with at least some of the strands comprising a biodegradable composition comprising polylactic acid polymer and biodegradable plasticizer. In... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7320831 | Salt-sensitive vinyl acetate binder compositions and fibrous article incorporating same A salt sensitive polymeric binder for use in fibrous webs, where the binder contains a copolymer incorporating the residue of vinyl acetate, a carboxylic acid, and a vinyl ester of a saturated aliphatic monocarboxylic acid having between 6 and 18 carbon atoms in the... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7276275 | Laminated spacer fabric A laminated material including a decorative or functional cover layer laminated to a porous material layer. The cover layer may include a rigid, semi-rigid or flexible material and the porous spacer material layer may include a reticulated foam, nonwoven textile, or... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7223455 | Duct board with water repellant mat A duct board or duct liner comprises: an insulating layer formed from fibrous material bound with a resin binder, an outer facing layer adhered to an outer surface of the insulating layer, and a water repellant mat facing adhered to an interior surface of the insula... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7220340 | Paper machine clothing and method for its manufacture The invention concerns a porous paper machine clothing (1) for dewatering a paper web in a paper machine, having a yarn layer made up of at least one ply (2) of longitudinal yarns (3) and at least one ply (4) of transverse yarns (5, 6,... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7188494 | Expandable knitted net The present invention is directed to a knitted net, and more specifically to an expandable knitted net. In one form, the net comprises a plurality of fill yarns with an elastomeric performance, which allows the net to expand in the cross-direction. In another form, ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7169718 | Shrink-net and system The invention resides in a system and method of tensioning a net comprising a frame having at least two opposing frame members and a net extending therebetween. The net is made from material of cords of a water soluble yarn capable of high shrinkage rates when wette... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7166349 | Grid of synthetic material The invention relates to a grid of synthetic material with two groups of parallel, load-bearing strands, wherein the strands of the first group extend in the longitudinal direction of the grid and the strands of the second group extend transversely to the longitudin... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7163745 | Odor adsorption agent in hygiene articles An odor adsorption agent, in particular for use in a hygiene article, is formed of a thermoplastic granulate and a zeolite bonded to the thermoplastic granulate by means of a welded bond. ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7135095 | Papermaking press felt and press apparatus for a papermaking machine A press felt for use in a papermaking machine comprises a base body, a batt material and a hydrophilic nonwoven fabric, all intertwiningly integrated by needle punching. The batt material comprises a staple fiber, and is composed of a wet paper web side layer and a ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7100490 | Body armor An armor, especially a body armor has at least one layer and preferably a multiplicity of layers of a woven ballistic fabric with titanium beads or disks threaded onto the yarns at the crossovers to serve as a projectile shredders. The titanium beaded fabric layers ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7094714 | Stitchless waterproof insulated products This is a new method for the construction of waterproof insulated products, by creating individual insulation-filled compartments without stitching through the outer shell of the product. This invention further provides methods for constructing waterproof insulation... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7077891 | Adsorbent sheet material for parallel passage contactors An adsorbent material fabricated into a reinforcement-free, self-supported coherent thin sheet and configured for use as a parallel passage contactor element in adsorption/separation applications with gases and liquids is disclosed. The adsorbent sheet material is o... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7060141 | Brush-type mat and method of making same An improved mat is formed with a biodegradable plastic body constituted by a combination of a particular natural rubber latex formation and a particular synthetic rubber formulation, a combination of the two formations having a short shelf life but its individual co... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7051460 | Light weight shoes A shoe including an upper material using a double raschel warp knitted fabric is provided. The upper material includes a first surface having a non-mesh structure and a second surface having a non-mesh structure part (A) and mesh structure parts (B, C). The burst st... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7043943 | High heat filter fabric and method A fabric is disclosed which is suitable for use in the manufacture of particulate filters for use in high heat environments having a high airflow requirement, together with a method for making the high heat filter fabric. The filter fabric has a sliver knit pile con... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7022162 | Use of a material and a method for retaining polyhalogenated compounds It is the object of the invention to provide a material for retaining polyhalogenated compounds, the material avoiding the drawbacks of activated carbon and polyolefins. The object is accomplished by the use of a material for retaining polyhalogenated compounds, hav... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021086 | Three-dimensional filet stitch fabric wall reinforcement The invention concerns a fabric made with biocompatible material filaments, shaped like an open-mesh unblocked weave forming, in the laps constituting, respectively the front (AV) and rear (AR) walls of the fabric, substantially polygonal cells providing the fabric ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6976337 | Energy-saving housing The invention provides energy-saving housing wherein the indoor temperature condition can be made comfortable throughout the year by a small amount of energy by suppressing loads on cooling and heating devices, and high airtightness and high heat insulation performa... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6972269 | Net-like structure particularly for geotechnical uses A net-like structure particularly for geotechnical applications which comprises a first and a second layer which are mutually spaced and joined one another by spacers which are co-extruded together with the layers. At least one of the layers comprises at least one s... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6893695 | Waterproof/breathable moisture transfer composite and liner for snowboard boots, alpine boots, hiking boots and the like The waterproof/breathable moisture transfer liner for a snowboard boot includes an inner liner selected from technically advanced fabrics which are carefully selected. A series of layers are provided outside the inner liner including foam material layers, breathable... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6844056 | Binderless storage phosphor screen having fluoro-containing moieties A binderless stimulable phosphor screen comprising on a support a vapor deposited storage phosphor layer, wherein the phosphors are preferably needle shaped, and, coated thereupon and farther from the support than from the phosphor layer, a protective layer wherein ... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6840067 | Modified shuss knitted netting A knitted netting includes longitudinal polyolefin ribbons and lateral polyolefin ribbons knitted with the longitudinal polyolefin ribbons to form knitted netting. The lateral polyolefin ribbons of the knitted netting have an actual shuss length more than 110% of a ... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6800362 | Binderless storage phosphor screen having voids filled up to a defined extent A binderless stimulable phosphor screen comprises a vapour deposited storage phosphor layer on a support and a protective layer, preferably radiation cured, wherein the vapour deposited phosphor is needle shaped and the phosphor needles have a length, L and voids be... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6780798 | Textile lattice for reinforcing bitumen-bonded layers The invention relates to a wide-meshed, textile lattice to provide reinforcement for bitumen-bonded layers, in particular of road surfacing, which is coated with a bonding compound having an affinity for bitumen and essentially consisting of two sets of parallel, lo... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6737371 | Hernia implant, method for its manufacture and use in surgery A flat hernia implant with a flexible fabric formed from at least two textile fabric structures constructed substantially independently of one another and firmly interconnected over the entire surface area of the hernia implant so as to form a composite structure, i... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6670291 | Laminate sheet material for fire barrier applications A laminate sheet material comprising a first layer comprised of polymeric material and a second layer comprised of non-metallic fibers. The first and second layers at least collectively contribute to the laminate having at least one of a passing Flammabil... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6630414 | Three-dimensional net, and composite structural material using the same Invention-wise three-dimensional net made by warp knitting has high shape retainability in three-dimensional cords defining three-dimensional mesh spaces, capability of suppressing direction dependency, superiority in structural stability and pressure res... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6627561 | Burn through and flame propagation resistant layer or covering A burn through and flame propagation resistant system, includes a sheet of burn through and flame propagation resistant paper made of aramid fibers, mica flakes, and aramid fibrid binder; and one or more sheets of polymeric film, preferably, flame propaga... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6592636 | Flow control within a press fabric using batt fiber fusion methods The present invention is directed to a press fabric having an anti-rewet scrim or "barrier" within the internal structure of a press fabric, and a method for making same. External materials are not necessary in creating the barrier. In other words, the ex... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6589891 | Abrasion resistant conformal beaded-matrix for use in safety garments An abrasion resistant garment and method of producing same. A garment that is highly ventilated while providing abrasion protection for a wearer during a slide, as for instance that may occur during a fall from a motorcycle. A material is produced wherein... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6521551 | Modified shuss knitted netting A knitted netting includes longitudinal polyolefin ribbons and lateral polyolefin ribbons knitted with the longitudinal polyolefin ribbons to form knitted netting. The lateral polyolefin ribbons of the knitted netting have an actual shuss length more than... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6503853 | Textile netting for reinforcing layers connected by bitumen The invention relates to a wide-meshed, textile lattice to provide reinforcement for bitumen-bonded layers, in particular of road surfacing, which is coated with a bonding compound having an affinity for bitumen and essentially consisting of two sets of p... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6475933 | Highly conductive elastomeric sheet Highly conductive elastomeric sheet. Preferably, the conductive elastomeric sheet comprises a conductive wire mesh loaded into an elastomeric matrix from which is also loaded with a conductive particulate. Preferably, the particulate comprises carbon part... | 11/05/2002 |
