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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7892990 | Press pads A press pad is provided for use in a laminate press. The pad includes a woven fabric of heat resistant strands wherein at least either the warp or the weft has a core made up of a plurality of strands within a sheath of an elastomeric material, and the other is made... | 02/22/2011 |
| 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 |
| 7332451 | Papermachine clothing having reduced void spaces Paper-machine clothing comprising a woven structure and a filling component. A filament and a second filament of the woven structure intersect in a weave pattern contact each other. Void spaces produced by the intersection of the first filament and the second filame... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7279074 | Paper machine clothing The invention refers to a paper machine clothing, in particular a forming wire or dryer felt, having a paper side and a machine side, the paper side being constituted by plastic elements (1, 11, 21, 31), for example in the form of a belt layer, yarns, coils o... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7249912 | Temporary platform or roadway and method of assembling same A temporary platform or roadway is created using one or a plurality of optionally connected support components to form a top surface upon which panels are placed. The support components are comprised of gabion containers having one or a plurality of compartments int... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7192499 | Nonwoven fabric with characteristics similar to woven and knitted fabrics A nonwoven fabric having characteristics resembling woven and knitted fabrics is produced by extruding a plurality of plural component fibers, where each fiber includes first and second polymer components with the first polymer component having a degree of shrinkage... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7168140 | Flame resistant fabrics with improved aesthetics and comfort, and method of making same Fabrics having improved aesthetic characteristics in addition to good FR characteristics and strength are described, as well as a method for making the fabrics. The fabrics are made by subjecting a fabric containing inherently flame resistant fibers to a fluid treat... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7151062 | Thermal textile A textile made at least in part with conductive yarns for the purpose of generating heat from an electrical power source. The textile has conducting yarns, or “heaters”, with conductivity and spacing tailored to the electrical source to be used and the heat to b... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7135228 | Elastic, heat and moisture resistant bicomponent and biconstituent fibers Fibers having improved resistance to moisture at elevated temperatures comprise at least two elastic polymers, one polymer heat-settable and the other polymer heat-resistant, the heat-resistant polymer comprising at least a portion of the exterior surface of the fib... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7045029 | Structured material and method of producing the same A method for producing a structured material for accommodating passage of fluids, particularly high viscosity fluids, through the structured material. In one embodiment, the structured material is a composite material formed of a first layer, for example a polypropy... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6994904 | Pressure sensitive adhesive fibers with a reinforcing material This invention is directed to a reinforced adhesive fiber that includes a pressure sensitive adhesive component and a reinforcing material within the pressure sensitive adhesive component. ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6914020 | Sound and heat insulation material A sound and heat insulation material for insulating buildings, motor vehicles, conduits, etc., is covered on at least one exterior surface with a material which reacts at a given temperature by foaming up, and which is difficult to ignite or inflammable. The exterio... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6881468 | Process for producing yarn having reduced heatset shrinkage The present invention provides a process for producing yarn having reduced heatset shrinkage. Preferably, the fibers used in making the yarn are bicomponent fibers. The present invention also provides a process for producing yarn having reduced heatset shrinkage at ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6851844 | Fiber optic fabric with opaque coating for directional light emission A fiber optic fabric includes woven optical fibers, an opaque coating on the fibers and openings on the high points of the weave. The opaque coating prevents light leakage from the fibers and the openings allow light to be emitted from the fabric in a directed manne... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6837812 | Vibration dampening grip cover for the handle of an implement A vibration absorbing padding including a padding body formed by a multi-layer material. The material preferably includes a first elastomeric layer of vibration absorbing material which is substantially free of voids therein. A second elastomeric layer includes an a... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6786243 | Monofilament structure to monitor fabric abrasion An industrial fabric of the variety used in the papermaking and similar industries has machine-direction (MD) yarns and cross-machine-direction (CD) yarns, which may be interwoven with one another to form a woven structure. The industrial fabric includes, as at leas... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6752840 | Denim-like article of clothing and method of producing the same The present invention relates to a denim-like clothing mainly including a woven or knitted fabric and having a whitening index of less than or equal to Class 4, which woven or knitted fabric includes ultrafine fibers or fibers capable of forming ultrafine fibers on ... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6737370 | Press pad containing fluoroelastomer or fluorosilicone elastomer priority claim A press pad for use in hot laminating presses includes a woven fabric of warp threads and weft threads. At least some of the threads include at least one elastomer selected from among fluoroelastomers, fluorosilicone elastomers, blend elastomers prepared by copolyme... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6716778 | Seam joining a waterproof laminate with textile layer made of multi-component yarns The invention discloses a textile laminate (1, 400, 450) with a first layer (5) comprising a waterproof and preferably breathable functional layer (10, 20) and a second layer (30) comprising at least a first component and a second compone... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6624097 | Implantable fibers and medical articles An implantable medical article as well as an implantable fiber which is particularly useful for medical implants is disclosed. The fiber includes comprises a first component formed from a substantially resorbable material and a second component formed fro... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6615572 | Fabrics and dust proof clothes excellent in conductivity and antistatic property There are provided fabrics excellent in electrical conductane and antistatic property as well as dust proof clothes using the same. Conductive yarn comprising synthetic filament yarn as the core covered with conductive bicomponent fibers is used as conduc... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6589392 | Multicomponent monofilament for papermaking forming fabric A melt-extruded multicomponent monofilament having good abrasion resistance, flex-fatigue toughness and dimensional stability. The monofilament is particularly suitable for use in the manufacture of papermaking machine forming fabrics, and includes an out... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6557590 | Decorative outdoor fabrics A decorative outdoor fabric including a woven structure formed of warp effect yarns and at least some of the fill yarns comprising self-coating yarns formed of high melt and low melt yarn constituents. When the fabric is tentered, the low melt constituent... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6548429 | Bicomponent effect yarns and fabrics thereof A synthetic polymer yarn comprising a bicomponent yarn and a second yarn combined to form a single yarn is disclosed. The bicomponent yarn is made up from a first component and a second component each comprised of a fiber-forming polymer and each having d... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6528139 | Process for producing yarn having reduced heatset shrinkage The present invention provides a process for producing yarn having reduced heatset shrinkage. Preferably, the fibers used in making the yarn are bicomponent fibers. The present invention also provides a process for producing yarn having reduced heatset sh... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6432850 | Fabrics and rust proof clothes excellent in conductivity and antistatic property There are provided fabrics excellent in electrical conductane and antistatic property as well as dust proof clothes using the same. Conductive yarn comprising synthetic filament yarn as the core covered with conductive bicomponent fibers is used as conduc... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6241879 | Filtering machine and filter cloth therefor A filter cloth comprising at least a base layer and a filtering layer, characterized in that the ratio T/L of the thickness (T) of the filtering layer to the length (L) of fibers of fiber bundles constituting the filtering layer is 0.02 to 0.7 and the sum... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6161596 | Decorative outdoor fabrics A decorative outdoor fabric including a woven structure formed of acrylic warp yarns and at least some of the fill yarns comprising self-coating yarns formed of high melt and low melt yarn constituents. When the fabric is tentered, the low melt constituen... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6008146 | Filter material and cartridge filters made therefrom An improved composite material of high temperature and chemical resistant material and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is provided. The composite material incorporates a coherent strand of commingled filaments of fiberglass and PTFE which is far more resis... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6007911 | Industrial fabrics having filaments characterized by foam segments within their cross section Industrial fabrics which contain thermoplastic weft or filling filaments characterized by having at least one segment of the filament's cross sectional area consisting of a foamed polymer are described. The unfoamed segment or segments of the filament con... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5981408 | Screen textile material A screen textile material for high precision and high density screen printing is made of a core and sheath type conjugate fiber in which a core component is formed of a thermotropic liquid crystalline polyester (A polymer) and a sheath component is formed... | 11/09/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5888915 | Paper machine clothings constructed of interconnected bicomponent fibers The present invention is directed towards paper machine clothings comprised of interconnected bicomponent fibers. In one embodiment of the invention, the paper machine clothing is comprised entirely of bicomponent fibers in both the machine and cross mach... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5879767 | Air bag A first air bag comprises an upper cloth and a lower cloth, the peripheries of the both cloths being connected, characterized in that the upper cloth consists of an airtight sheet obtained by weaving a composite fiber composed of a filament core and a the... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5866216 | Sound absorbent fabric sleeves Sound absorbent fabric sleeves are formed from interthreaded, preferably braided, resilient, staple spun polymer yarns. Bulk and softness needed for sound absorption is provided through the staple fibers and resiliency desired for expansion capability and... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5840633 | Nonwoven fabric and method of making the same The invention provides a nonwoven fabric of stretched filaments of different kind polymers, having a strength equal to that of a woven fabric and features including an elongation, a uniformity, good feeling, a bulkiness and a thinness, characterized in th... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5783501 | Paper machine felts The invention relates to postcondensed paper machine felts comprising a polyamide base fabric and a polyamide coating needled thereon, the paper machine felts having a relative solution viscosity in sulfuric acid in accordance with the DIN 53,727 standard... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5776838 | Ballistic fabric In a ballistic fabric, the use of plurality of bicomponent fibers; the ballistic fabric is made from a plurality of bicomponent fibers and a plurality of high strength fibers. The bicomponent fibers have a sheath and a core, the sheath being made of a pol... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5753351 | Nubuck-like woven fabric and method of producing same A nubuck-like woven fabric comprising a two-layered structural yarn wherein ultra-fine polyester multifilaments are primarily disposed in a sheath portion and polyester multifilaments having a larger single fiber thickness are primarily disposed in a core... | 05/19/1998 |
