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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7384513 | Forming fabrics A papermaker's fabric for use as a forming fabric. The fabric may include bondable or meltable monofilament yarns which may be formed from materials that retain substantial strength and tenacity after thermal treatment. Further, the remaining yarns in the forming fa... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7304007 | Woven composite fabric As subject of the present invention, a woven composite fabric, comprising metal elements and polymer elements is provided. The metal elements being metal wires, bundles of metal wires, metal strands or metal cords. According to the invention, the polymer elements ar... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7284726 | Self extinguishing composite primary structure A helicopter with one or more components formed from a self extinguishing composite primary structure material to provide increased passenger safety. The self extinguishing composite primary structure material has a core formed from a fire retardant material, which ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7201958 | Polymer foam plank with densified skin, method and apparatus for producing a densified skin on a foam plank A method and apparatus for making a densified skin polymer foam plank comprising providing a polymer foam having a plurality of cells and heating an outer surface of the foam at a heating station. The heating step collapses and melts the cells adjacent the outer sur... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7179762 | Motor vehicle air bag and fabric for use in same An air bag of the type utilized in a vehicle occupant restraint system has at least one panel of coated air bag fabric comprising a base fabric coated with a urethane coating material. The base fabric is woven in warp and fill directions from synthetic multifilament... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7138037 | Press felt with base fabric layer which includes regenerated cellulosic fibers A press felt for use in the press section of a papermaking machine is provided. The press felt includes a base fabric layer and at least one layer of a staple fiber batt material connected thereto. The press felt has a paper side surface (PS) which when in operation... | 11/21/2006 |
| 6974785 | Outer shell fabric for fire protective garments for firefighters and for workers exposed to risk of flash fire or electric arc The outer shell fabric according to the invention is made of a textile material which is a double-weave woven fabric or a warp-knit knitted fabric constructed in such a manner that preferably a majority of one yarn type is placed on the face of the fabric and the ma... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6913810 | Interface tape A faster tape is provided including (a) a molded resin base sheet with an array of integrally molded fastener elements extending from a first side of the base sheet; and (b) a substrate permanently secured to a second side of the base sheet, the substrate comprising... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6908869 | Outdoor structure with stretchable blended woven fabric A woven fabric structure for outdoor furniture use is provided. The woven fabric structure is a blended fabric containing a coated multifilament yarn and an elastomeric yarn that is resistant to water, ultraviolet, heat degradation or other significant outdoor expos... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6902694 | Fastener retention foam sheet and associated methods A combination fastener and foam sheet having enhanced fastener retention and methods of forming a foam sheet are provided so that the fastener is not easily removed from the foam sheet when an outward force is applied thereto. The combination preferably includes a f... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6897170 | Tuftable fabric with balanced construction Tuftable fabrics comprise a plurality of warp and weft tapes in a balanced construction of tapes with balanced dimensions of tapes in the warp and the weft and stabilization of the fabric to impart dimensional stability. The fabrics are useful as backings for tufted... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6806214 | Composite textile material A composite textile fabric includes a composite layer of a hydrophobic material and a layer of a hydrophilic material knitted or otherwise formed together. The composite layer has an upper surface of small exposed areas of the hydrophilic material covering a total a... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6803333 | Airbag fabrics made from high denier per filament yarns An airbag fabric is made from multifilament yarns each comprised of a plurality of individual filaments, with each filament having a linear density in the range from about eight (8) decitex to eleven (11) decitex per filament, and more preferably a linear density in... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6794319 | Unbalanced twill weave fabric and airbag device The present invention relates to an unbalanced twill weave fabric having fill yarns at least about three times larger than the warp yarns. Such a fabric thus has increased strength provided by the fill direction. The present invention further relates to an airbag re... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6787491 | Woven composite fabric As subject of the present invention, a woven composite fabric, comprising metal elements (51) and polymer elements (52) is provided. The metal elements (51) being metal wires, bundles of metal wires, metal strands or metal cords. According to th... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6713412 | Low permeability, high strength timing fabric for utilization within airbag inflation modules Specific fabric articles exhibiting very low air and/or gas permeability (even upon application of high inflation pressures) and very high tear strengths are herein disclosed and claimed. Such a specific fabric also permits the incorporation of discrete openings (th... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6638883 | Carbon-matrix composites, compositions and methods related thereto The present invention relates to carbon-matrix composites, such as carbon--carbon composites, and a method for forming them by forming a fabric of fusible and infusible fibers which can be processed and carbonized to form a composite. The methods disclose... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6632754 | Unbalanced twill weave fabric and airbag device The present invention relates to an unbalanced twill weave fabric having fill yarns at least about three times larger than the warp yarns. Such a fabric thus has increased strength provided by the fill direction. The present invention further relates to a... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6624096 | Textile fabric for the outer shell of a firefighters's garmet The present invention is directed to a textile fabric. This fabric is particularly well suited for use as the outer shell fabric of a firefighter's garment. The fabric is a woven fabric of spun yarns and multi-filament yarns. The spun yarn includes a firs... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6610617 | Ballistic resistant article A flexible ballistic resistant article is disclosed that includes a plurality of layers of fabric having an areal density of 2 to 10 kg/m2, wherein at least two of the layers of fabric are loosely woven. The loosely woven fabric layers include ... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6607995 | Lining cloth and method for producing the same A lining cloth of a woven fabric in which the warp yarn comprises either of polyester filamentary yarn or cellulosic filamentary yarn and the filling yarn comprises either a false-twisted polyester filamentary yarn, a raw filamentary yarn or a cellulosic ... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6455449 | Coated multi-denier mixed fabrics for use in inflatable vehicle restraint systems A coated woven textile fabric is disclosed which is formed of synthetic yarns of more than one denier preferably synthetic filamentary yarns of differing deniers. A polymeric coating such as polyurethane is layered on at least one side thereof, but may al... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6399524 | Composite materials with highly aligned discontinuous fibers, and methods of preparation thereof A composite material includes a highly aligned discontinuous fibers. The material comprises a plurality of substantially aligned warp fibers which have been woven about a plurality of weft filaments, each warp fiber having a series of crossover points wit... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6346492 | Fabric for use in prosthetics A fabric used with an inflatable penile prosthesis and having a high fabric weave density is disclosed. The fabric is comprised of substantially non-distensible warp fibers and expandable/contractible fill fibers. The warp fibers are made of a 40 denier p... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6251809 | Composite materials with highly aligned discontinuous fibers, and methods of preparation thereof A composite material includes a highly aligned discontinuous fibers. The material comprises a plurality of substantially aligned warp fibers which have been woven about a plurality of weft filaments, each warp fiber having a series of crossover points wit... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6204207 | Extruded netting exhibiting stretch and bonding Extruded net with at least some strands which melt away upon the application of heat while other strands maintain elastic, or other desirable, properties. This netting is advantageously combined with a fabric in which the low melting strands function as a... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6004891 | Composite fabric, in particular for hand luggage or clothes The composite fabric comprises a load-carrying grid disposed between cloth and a flexible layer that are held to each other, the load-carrying grid which is at least two-directional being made up at least of warp thread and weft thread which are held to o... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5952250 | Uncoated fabric for producing airbags An uncoated fabric for producing airbags, said fabric woven of synthetic monofilaments and having a monofilament denier in the weft which is less than that of the warp.... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5902672 | Fabric for airbag There is described a synthetic yarn fabric for the gas-releasing part of an airbag. The synthetic yarn is a synthetic high-tenacity multifilament yarn having a filament linear density of less than 4 dtex and a yarn count within the range from 250 to 550 d... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5897933 | Method of manufacture of terry cloth items A method is described for manufacturing an item of terry cloth that incorporates a decorative panel. The item of terry cloth is woven with a panel that is loopless and double-sided. At least one face of the panel is formed of a synthetic fusible fiber. Th... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5837622 | Elastic woven plain satin or sateen fabric A smooth elastic stretch fabric which is plain, satin or sateen woven with weft and/or warp yarns that include combination yarns which comprise a partially oriented synthetic crystalline polymer yarn combined with an elastomeric core wherein the smooth fa... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5728438 | Shrinkable covering and method of manufacture An improved shrinkable covering made of a shrinkable plastic compound having an inlay of non-recoverable threads and recoverable threads has the recoverable threads arranged with excess length, preferably in helical form, and extending in the stretching a... | 03/17/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5567087 | Method of using high profile geotextile fabrics woven from filaments of differing heat shrinkage characteristics for soil stabilization A method for stabilizing soil and reinforcing vegetation includes placing a single-layered, three-dimensional, high-profile woven geotextile fabric into the soil. The single-layered, homogeneous fabric is woven from monofilament yarns having different hea... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5549958 | Composite material for the manufacture of seats, seat backs and like objects comprising a differentially woven fabric of warp threads and weft wires A composite material for the manufacture of seats, seat backs and like objects receives a decorative fabric on one side, the other side cooperating with the frame or stuffing of the seat. The composite material is woven and includes a metal armature with ... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5456974 | Ballistic resistant article comprising a three dimensional interlocking woven fabric An article of manufacture that contains a plurality of yarns woven into an interlocking 3-dimensional structure whether or not uniform and symmetrical such that the interlocking impedes the penetration of projectiles such as bullets, fragments, flachettes... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5370925 | Airbag of airbag restraint system An airbag of an airbag restraint system mounted on an automotive vehicle and adapted to protect a vehicle passenger in a serious vehicle collision. The airbag is formed of a cloth which is basically constituted of warp and weft yarns made of a high meltin... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5305813 | Window blinds A fabric window blind is made of a fabric constructed of yarns. The fabric window blind is characterized by dimensional stability in first, second and third dimensions wherein the window blind is resistant to cupping and twisting. The window blind fabric ... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5266393 | Method of making a fiber reinforced heat recoverable object A heat recoverable, shrink-object is made from a mesh or web assembly having thermoplastic threads that extend in a first direction, and second threads that are essentially non-stretchable and run transversely to the first threads, that assembly is embedd... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5240763 | Dimensionally stable papermakers fabric A papermakers fabric and method of designing and manufacturing same which exhibits high tolerance to temperature and/or moisture variation and as a result, retains dimensional stability avoiding these problems. A specific fabric construction is selected h... | 08/31/1993 |
