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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7932194 | Fabric for protective garments The present invention relates to a heat, flame, and electric arc resistant fabric (1) for use as single or outer layer of protective garments. The fabric (1) of the invention comprises at least two separate single plies which are assembled together at ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7820567 | Fabrics made from a blend of polypyridobisimidazole/flame-retardant treated cellulose fibers and articles made therefrom The invention concerns flame retardant fabrics made from mixtures of polypyridobisimidazole fibers with cellulose fibers that have been treated to make them flame retardant and articles made therefrom. ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7795162 | Fabric for an animal rug A fabric (10) for an animal rug, having a mesh pattern of a size suitable for preventing penetration and biting by insects, has a mesh of woven fibers (11), forming rectangular spaces (12) therebetween. Each weft (13) and warp (14)... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7435693 | Toughened, non-crimped unidirectional fabric apparatus and method of making same A non-crimped, unidirectional fabric. The fabric includes a plurality of non-crimped, unidirectional fibers arranged parallel to one another. Weft fibers are arranged perpendicular to the non-crimped, unidirectional fibers. Warp fibers are arranged parallel to the n... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7419922 | Flame-resistant, high visibility, anti-static fabric and apparel formed therefrom A fabric is provided for use in safety apparel, including a first yarn type comprising at least about 60 percent modacylic fibers and a second yarn type comprising an intimate blend of anti-static fibers and other fibers selected from the group of fibers consisting ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7396784 | Multilayer laminated sheet material usable for making protective garments, in particular for fire-fighters This material is remarkable in that it is made by weaving or knitting, in such a manner as to form a structure comprising two superposed faces (1, 2) intermittently interconnected to each other so as to form pockets, and in which: ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7365031 | Conductive pressure sensitive textile A fabric including within its construction a first elongated electrical conductor crossed by a second elongated electrical conductor, the conductors being normally biased apart at a crossover point of said fibres with an air gap between them, whereby application of ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360561 | Fabric for embroidering with removable delimitation The present invention patent refers to a fabric for embroidering with removable delimitation that aims at simplifying and making the embroiderers' work easier, featuring a delimitation that consists of a yarn or filament in a different color from that of the remaini... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7311174 | Cloth for loudspeaker diaphragm, loudspeaker diaphragm, and loudspeaker In a diaphragm for a loud-speaker of the present invention, an increase in tensile strength is averagely attained as a whole, and the over all diaphragm is uniformly colored without showing any lattice pattern. The diaphragm includes a woven fabric comprising yarns ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7288493 | Body armor with improved knife-stab resistance formed from flexible composites Flexible body armor formed from flexible composites which have improved knife-stab resistance. The body armor is formed from composites which include layers of a fabric base, formed from high tenacity fibers, and a rubber layer bonded to the fabric base. A thermopla... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7288494 | Electro-magnetic wave shield cover An electro-magnetic wave shield cover having an array of first yarn members (10) formed by bundling (48) ends of polyester fibers around which a tin-plated copper metallic foil (12) is wound. The second yarn member (20) is formed by bundl... | 10/30/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7073538 | Bi-directional and multi-axial fabric and fabric composites Bi-directional and multi-axial fabrics, fabric composites, ballistically resistant assemblies thereof, and the methods by which they are made. The fabrics are comprised of sets of strong, substantially parallel, unidirectional yarns lying in parallel planes, one abo... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7049252 | Coated fabric for luggage An abrasion resistant and water resistant fabric is disclosed. The fabric is particularly well suited for use in constructing luggage. The fabric, however, is also well suited for many other applications, such as use in constructing sportswear, outdoor apparel, mili... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6979660 | Polyethylene protective yarn High strength polyethylene yarns useful in ballistic-resistant, cut-resistant and other applications, fabrics produced from these yarns and the methods by which the yarns and fabrics are made. An untwisted yarn of the invention comprises a plurality of filaments in ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6924022 | Desirable hand fabrics exhibiting low fill tensile strength loss after physical treatments The inventive method provides highly desirable hand to various different types of fabrics through the initial immobilization of individual fibers within target fabrics and subsequent treatment through abrasion, sanding, or napping of at least a portion of the target... | 08/02/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6837275 | Air channel dryer fabric A papermaker's fabric includes first and second layers of cross-machine-direction (CD) yarns and a plurality of machine-direction (MD) yarns interwoven therewith and arranged in groups each having a first, two second, and two third MD yarns. The first MD yarn binds ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6837276 | Air channel dryer fabric A papermaker's fabric, usable with a dryer section on a paper machine, has a first layer and a second layer of cross-machine-direction (CD) yarns. Interwoven with the CD yarns in a duplex weave is a system of MD yarns. The MD yarns are provided in groups of at least... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6834685 | Bi-modulus reinforcement fabric A fabric system and manufacturing method for achieving higher fiber crimp in selected fibers to reduce initial fabric modulus (gain higher elongation) in the thread-line direction. The fabric system and method utilizes processing yarns of higher shrinkage than the p... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6763855 | Through-air-drying base fabric A papermaker's fabric, designed for use as a base fabric for a TAD belt, but also usable on the forming, press and dryer sections of a paper machine, has a plurality of warp yarns interwoven with a plurality of weft yarns. The warp yarns are of two types. Those of t... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6750162 | Treated fabric for luggage An abrasion resistant and water resistant fabric is disclosed. The fabric is particularly well suited for use in constructing luggage. The fabric, however, is also well suited for many other applications, such as use in constructing sportswear, outdoor apparel, mili... | 06/15/2004 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6268301 | Ballistic-resistant article and process for making the same Ballistic-resistant articles comprise a plurality of polybenzoxazole or polybenzothiazole polymer fibers and are lighter, more comfortable to wear and exhibit better ballistic-resistant properties than existing ballistic-resistant articles of equal weight... | 07/31/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6020275 | Bonded composite open mesh structural textiles Bonded composite open mesh structural textiles are formed of woven textile. The textile is formed from at least two, and preferably three, components. The first component, or load bearing member, is a high tenacity, high modulus, low elongation mono- or m... | 02/01/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5698480 | Textile structures containing linear low density polyethylene binder fibers A fiber comprising at least about 80% by weight linear low density polyethylene and having a melting point >109° C. is disclosed. Also disclosed are thermally consolidated fiber structures comprising (1) at least about 3% by weight, based on the total we... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5695375 | Disperse dye-dyeable regenerated cellulose fiber and textile products containing the fiber Novel regenerated cellulose fiber dyeable with disperse dye is disclosed. In this regenerated cellulose fiber, 10 to 40 weight % of polyester fine particles or styrene-acrylic polymer fine particles having an average particle size of 0.05 to 5 μm are com... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5538781 | Composite reinforcing fabric An improved reinforcing fabric that is woven of alternating fiber yarns of polyaramid, carbon and glass in both the warp and the weft directions such that a fabric of superior impact, tensile, compression and flexural properties is obtained.... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5286553 | Composite sheet for fibrous reinforcing material Disclosed is a composite sheet for a reinforcing material, which comprises a web comprised of a reinforcing filament bundle and a thermoplastic polymer fiber in the form of single filaments, and this composite sheet is characterized in that the thermoplas... | 02/15/1994 |
| 4882025 | PVC woven diaphragm for the electrolysis of hydrochloric acid Heat-set woven diaphragms based on polyvinyl chloride, well adapted for the electrolysis of hydrochloric acid, comprise: (a) a combination of warp threads and weft threads woven into a cloth weave and having a number of crossings per square centimeter ranging ... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4828907 | Diaphragm for producing sound A diaphragm for producing sound includes at least one layer of a union fabric woven from a plurality of yarn filaments of plural kinds. The plural kinds of the yarn filaments have elongations different from each other. The plural kinds of te yarn filament... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4539249 | Method and apparatus for producing blends of resinous, thermoplastic fiber, and laminated structures produced therefrom Reinforced structures of graphite, fiberglass, and the like, together with thermoplastic resinous fibers such as in ribbon, filament and monofilament form are produced. The graphite fiber is combined or blended with a resinous fiber to form a single yarn.... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4437865 | Flexible backing material for use in coated abrasives A flexible sheet material particularly suitable as a backing for coated abrasive products and method of making same are described. The flexible sheet material is of that type employing a straight warp fabric. The yarns of the straight warp fabric are coat... | 03/20/1984 |
