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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7361617 | Fire resistant composite material and fabrics therefrom The present invention relates to fire resistant composite materials and to fire resistant fabric materials and mattresses made therefrom. The composite materials include (a) a substrate selected from the group consisting of cotton, rayon, lyocell and blends thereof;... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7354877 | Carbon nanotube fabrics The present invention provides fabrics that have unique chemical, electrical, and thermal properties. The fabrics comprise layers of yarns woven together wherein the yarns further comprise carbon nanotube fibers. These carbon nanotube fibers may be either single-wal... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351672 | Convertible top fabric A convertible roofing material which includes an outer fabric layer formed at least partially of polymeric coated, core yarns such as a polyester core coated with polyvinyl chloride. ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7288307 | Hybrid laminated fiber sheets Hybrid laminated unidirectional fiber sheets, and assemblies thereof, having utility for impact absorption, ballistic-resistance, penetration-resistance, spall shields, structural composites and for other applications. ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7226877 | Liquid water impermeable reinforced nonwoven fire blocking fabric, method for making such fabric, and articles fire blocked therewith This invention relates to a thin reinforced nonwoven fabric comprising a liquid impervious polymeric layer, a compressed web of crimped fiber, a binder, and a reinforcing scrim. The fabric bulks when exposed to heat or flame and is useful as a component for fire blo... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7192895 | Papermaking felt This invention relates to a papermaking felt which makes it possible to increase the proportion of the base body thereby preventing flattening without costing extra production man-hour, and to maintain the functions such as the water drainage, wet paper smoothening ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7182991 | Method of providing electric arc flash protection and fabric structures in accordance therewith A method and fabric structure that employs a napped fabric to protect a subject from an arc flash. At least one napped fabric layer with an increase in fabric thickness due to napping of at least 35% is incorporated into a normal arc protective fabric structure to i... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7107628 | Safety filtration apparel Safety apparel and/or non-apparel items that filter from the air one or more airborne particles and/or undesired gasses to provide safety to a human and/or non-human from potentially unhealthy airborne particles. The apparel and/or non-apparel item at least partiall... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7098269 | Compression molded inorganic fiber articles, and methods and compositions used in molding same A method of forming articles made of an inorganic fiber material using compression molding. In one respect, a method of forming an article, wherein the method includes providing a molding composition comprising inorganic fiber and an inorganic binder, and compressio... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7025596 | Method and apparatus for solder-less attachment of an electronic device to a textile circuit A method and apparatus form electrical connections between electronic circuits and conductive threads (102, 104, 106, 108) that are interwoven into textile material (130). Electronic circuits (128), such as semiconductor dies, are connected to a... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6955999 | Composite textile material for protecting the human body against heat Composite textile material for protecting the human body against heat, essential comprising an outer zone providing a leakproofing function, an intermediate zone in which a flow of air circulates, and an inner zone allowing mass and heat to be transferred into the i... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6911247 | Wearable protective system having protective elements A protective covering system having high-flexibility and low areal density characteristics. In one aspect of the invention, the protective system includes a plurality of metallic staples or wire elements secured to multi-layer matrix including woven fibers, the laye... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6890871 | Penetration-resistant material A penetration-resistant material is disclosed comprising at least one layer having a thickness D, the layer comprising a first and second layer of woven fabric, with the first and second layers being bonded together with an adhesive material, the first layer of fabr... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6861120 | Wearable protective system having protective elements A protective covering system having high-flexibility and low areal density characteristics. In one aspect of the invention, the protective system includes a plurality of metallic staples or wire elements secured to multi-layer matrix including woven fibers, the laye... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6624098 | Sailcloth having improved stability A sailcloth is constructed by laminating two layers of cloth together with a central layer of film. The cloth layers are oriented such that stretch resistant yarns in the layers run perpendicular to each other.... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6534426 | Knife-stab-resistant composite A layered composite is disclosed having improved resistance to penetration by knives and knife blades. The layers of fabric in the composite are woven with low fabric tightness; and, are arranged in the composite free to move relative to one another.... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6335092 | Composite staple fiber and process for producing the same A composite staple fiber, wherein a polymer component A and a polymer component B are alternately arranged in a fiber horizontal cross-section; the fiber periphery is entirely covered with the polymer component A; both the polymer component A and the poly... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6294485 | Papermakers dryer fabric A papermakers dryer fabric is operable to carry a paper web on one face thereof. The fabric comprises a base substrate that is coated and optionally partially or fully impregnated with resin so as to yield a substrate having a substantially impermeable an... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6162746 | Hybrid protective composite A composite is disclosed which is resistant to knife and ice pick stab penetration and is made from a plurality of layers of woven polybenzoxazole or polybenzothiazole fibers, a plurality of ballistic layers, and a plurality of tightly-woven penetration r... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6147018 | Hybrid protective composite A composite is disclosed which is resistant to knife stab penetration and is made from at least one layer of woven polybenzoxazole or polybenzothiazole fibers and at least one layer of a fiber network of another polymer.... | 11/14/2000 |
| 5972812 | Ionic substance removing material for use in super-clean room and method of manufacturing the material An ionic substance removing material for use in a super-clean room and a method of manufacturing the material are disclosed. The material includes an ion exchanger capable of an ion exchange reaction.... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5824613 | Laminates comprising textile structures comprising linear low density polyethylene fibers A laminate comprising (1) at least one layer of a textile structure comprising linear low density polyethylene fiber and (2) at least one layer of a textile structure comprising nomnelting fiber or fiber having a melting point higher than the linear low d... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5773122 | Reinforced carbon composites Layered carbon-carbon composites having improved interlaminar tensile strength are disclosed together with a process for making such composites. A metal catalyst is first deposited on a panel comprising a plurality of layers of carbon fiber cloth. The pan... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5700743 | Carbon fiber-reinforced composite material with a layer which provides protection against erosion A structural component which consists of a fiber-reinforced, composite material is provided with a protective coating against erosion. The protective coating includes an adhesion-promoting, intermediate layer on the component, an electrically insulating b... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5645926 | Fire and heat resistant materials A flexible fire and heat resistant material comprising an intimate mixture of organic intumescent filler and organic fibres adapted to char intensely within the temperature range of 200° C. to 500° C. The added presence of inorganic fibre components enh... | 07/08/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5168007 | Animal blanket The animal blanket of the invention is a waterproof, windproof and breathable blanket and which exhibits a high resistance to mildew. The blanket is of a 3-layer construction, incorporating a first layer of woven or knit fabric material selected for durab... | 12/01/1992 |
| 4960633 | Microwave-absorptive composite A microwave absorptive composite suitable for use in ships, aircrafts and the like comprises an outermost layer of a thermosetting resin-impregnated, fibrous sheet; an intermediate layer of a normally liquid, carbonblack-containing silicone rubber sheet; ... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4913955 | Epoxy resin laminate An epoxy resin laminate comprising a center base layer of glass fiber woven cloth and outer base layers of sheet-like material more expansible and compressible than glass fiber woven cloth provided on both faces of the center base layer and integrally imp... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4746565 | Fire barrier fabrics A flame resistant fire barrier fabric comprising a preformed self-extinguishing thermoplastic face fabric laminated to an underlying glass fabric wherein the glass fibers are coated with a thin adherent encapsulating coating, and wherein the encapsulating... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4465730 | Leather-like textile material A leather-like textile material comprising a multi-layered substrate having at least first and second knitted or woven fabric layers, and a leather-like covering provided on one surface of the second fabric layer opposite to the first fabric layer. The fi... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4444823 | Fiber reinforced composite article using modified polyimide adhesive Modified polyimide adhesives useful for high efficiency bonding at moderate temperatures. Basically, the adhesives are prepared by reacting suitable quantities of an oxime, an aromatic tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride and an aliphatic tetracarboxylic acid... | 04/24/1984 |