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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7357972 | Support as or for a paper machine clothing A liquid-permeable support for a paper machine clothing that is usable in the press section of a paper machine includes a support having at least two plies that brace against one another via discrete bracing elements. At the points where the plies brace against one ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7181888 | Interconnected double hull construction for basements An interconnected double hull construction for the basement of a building. The double hull construction includes a plurality of interior wall boards attached to the interior face of the foundation walls in a manner adapted to provide communication between air passag... | 02/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7135096 | Press felt with improved dewatering capability 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 staple fiber batt material is includes between 20% to 100% by we... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7132036 | Dewatering of a paper web in a press section of a papermaking machine A press felt for use in the press section of a papermaking machine. The felt is comprised of at least one base fabric to which at least one batt layer is attached by needling or another suitable method. A woven or nonwoven fibrous scrim may be included between the b... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7132585 | Absorbent article with liquid acquisition layer Disclosed is an absorbent article having a liquid acquisition layer between a topsheet and a liquid absorbent layer. The liquid acquisition layer is an absorbent sheet that is three-dimensionally deformed to include: longitudinal ribs projecting toward the topsheet ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7118650 | Wet paper web transfer belt In a wet paper web transfer belt, the wet paper web side layer is formed by a high molecular weight elastic section containing porous bodies which are exposed at, or protrude from the web-contacting surface. The porous bodies are anchored in the resin and wear at ab... | 10/10/2006 |
| 6932850 | Pleated filter and a method for making the same A filter may comprise a plurality of pleats, at least one pleat including a pair of pleat legs and pleat tip region. In some embodiments, a thickness of pleat tip region at a point spaced about one to four pleat leg thicknesses from the end of the pleat tip region m... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6919117 | Composite nonwoven fabric and method for making same A composite nonwoven fabric comprising multiple layers of a web formed from a blended mixture of metal fibers and nonmetal fibers is provided. The metal fibers preferably have a rough outer surface with irregular shaped cross-sections that vary along their length. T... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6914022 | Reusable surface insulation containing polybenzazole A lightweight, flexible, layered insulation composed of glass or ceramic fabric covered with a ceramic coating and overlying an insulating felt made from needled polybenzazole (PBZ) material which is preferably polybenzoxazole (PBO), and which optionally contains a ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6846545 | Impact absorbing material A material to reduce the effects of trauma received from the impact of a projectile. One embodiment is a needle-punched, non-woven material including at least one type of ballistic fibers selected and oriented to provide a cushioning effect and maintain a high compr... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6824850 | Article for preventing pests from entering a building structure The present invention discloses an article for preventing pests from gaining entrance to a building structure. The article comprises a length of fibrous fabric and a plurality of adhesive strips. The fabric is designed for adhesive attachment to a dwelling or buildi... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6774068 | Thermoplastic felt structure for automobile interior substrate Disclosed is a thermoplastic felt structure for an automobile interior substrate, comprising a pair of mat units, each mat unit having a felt layer which is made by a mixture of a jute fiber and a PP fiber mixed in the weight ratio of about 5 to 5˜6 to 4 and a PP f... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6753274 | Stabproof and bulletproof panel Disclosed herein is a stabproof and bulletproof panel. The stabproof and bulletproof panel includes a bulletproof panel 40 and a plurality of stabproof panels 60. The bulletproof panel 40 is comprised of a front plate 45, a plurality of h... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6677257 | Fabric for tennis ball covering and method for manufacturing the same A composite fabric material for use in covering sports balls comprising two or more separate fabric materials affixed together to form a single material, the materials including at least an outer layer and a backing or support layer, is described.... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6590065 | Polytrimethylene ether ester amide and use thereof Polytrimethylene ether ester amide and use thereof.... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6579813 | Oil application apparatus An oil application apparatus comprising a porous oil-holding member, a heat-resisting fiber felt, and an oil application amount control layer. The porous oil-holding member is impregnated with silicone oil. The heat-resisting fiber felt has a bending resi... | 06/17/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6514889 | Sound and thermal insulating non-woven synthetic sheet material A non-woven synthetic sheet material for use in sound insulation and/or thermal insulation is described. The sheet material is a felt or mat of substantially uniform synthetic fiber thickness and defines opposed flat surfaces. The sheet material is needle... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6235359 | Rocket assembly ablative materials formed from, as a precursor, staple cellulosic fibers, and method of insulating or thermally protecting a rocket assembly with the same A rocket motor assembly is insulated or thermally protected with a rocket motor ablative material formed from a prepreg. The prepreg contains at least an impregnating resin matrix and, as a precursor prior to carbonization, carded and spun staple cellulos... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6214456 | Headliner material with polyester and non-polyester layers A unique headliner includes a pair of spaced polyester fiber mat layers. The polyester fiber layers are preferably felt layers which are needled and consist of a mixture of low and high melt polyester fiber pieces. The low melt fiber pieces are provided w... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6187698 | Thermosetting resin bonded shaped elements Fibrous shaped elements bonded with thermosetting resins comprising a plurality of fiber layers with at least two different thermosetting resins, preferably with inner fiber layers comprising phenolic resins as the bonding agent and the upper and lower ou... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6127292 | Coal tar impregnated reinforcement sheets In one embodiment, this invention relates to a bitumen-based built-up roofing system comprising a structural deck covered with a membrane comprising; (A) at least two plied layers of reinforcement, the bottom layer being attached to said structural deck, ... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6103645 | Foam filter material and process to prepare foam filter material A method is provided to prepare a filter material, the method comprising the steps of: providing a porous substrate; preparing a high internal phase emulsion wherein the external phase of the emulsion comprises polymerizable monomers, and the internal pha... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6034002 | Sealing tape for sealing pipe joints The invention relates to a sealing tape which is suitable for winding around pipe ends, especially pipe threads, and for sealing screw pipe joints and spigot pipe joints, which has a waterproof functional layer, preferably with one or more base layers, wh... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6022816 | Closure A closure for a container having an opening, said closure comprising at least one resilient mass of fibers selected from synthetic fibers, natural fibers and mixtures thereof, said at least one resilient mass of fibers having a density in the range of 0.1... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5935882 | Protective goods The present invention provides protective goods, for example arctic clothing which allows long-time working even under the low temperature environment; said protective goods being characterized by excellent workability, heat-insulation and anti-static fea... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5902757 | Stitch bonded fabric and fluid-retaining fabric made therewith A stitch bonded fabric sheet (10) has a felt web (12) with hydrophobic layer (14) and a hydrophilic layer (16) stitch bonded with yarns (18) to create yarn faces (24 and 26) over the respective outer surfaces (20 and 22) of the felt web (12). Sheet (10) m... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5879794 | Adhesive-filler film composite A method of preparing an adhesive composite is provided where a fluoropolymer having nodes and interconnected fibrils with a void volume formed from the node and interconnected fibril structure is at least partially filled with a paste formed from a therm... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5866215 | Composite components having felt reinforcement and method for the manufacture thereof A composite component is provided having at least one felt layer as reinforcement when used for crash and/or noise management applications, and preferably also including at least one reinforcement fiber layer. At least one of the reinforcement layers, pre... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5773372 | Coated polyester fiber fabric and a production process therefor The present invention provides a coated polyester fiber fabric, produced by coating a polyester fiber structure dyed by a disperse dye, with a resin, comprising an organic peroxide in said coating resin. The present invention also presents a coated polyes... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5714067 | High efficiency and high capacity filter media A high efficiency and high capacity filter medium including a top layer of fibrous felt material, an intermediate layer of melt-blown material, and a substrate layer needled together into an integrated layer of filter material. The substrate layer is form... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5700583 | Hydrogels of absorbable polyoxaesters containing amines or amido groups The present invention describes a crosslinked aliphatic polyoxaesters containing amines and/or amido groups and blends thereof with other polymers that may be used to produce surgical devices such as sutures, sutures with attached needles, molded devices,... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5695869 | Melt-blown polyarylene sulfide microfibers and method of making the same Melt-blown microfiber webs are prepared from polyarylene sulfide polymers, particularly polyphenylene sulfide. A small amount of a phosphite or phosphonite compound is added to the extruder feedstock. The additive essentially eliminates spurious polymer p... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5690526 | High strength, ballistic resistant composites An article made from at least one network of high strength fibers and a thermoplastic polyurethane matrix material derived from an aliphatic didiisocyanate and a polyol. Preferably, the article is made from at least one prepreg element which includes at l... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5685247 | Material for use in incontinence products A multi-layer material for use in incontinence products comprises a base layer comprising a needled felt containing not less than 50% by weight polyester fiber, wherein the surface regions of the felt are denser than the central region thereof, which rema... | 11/11/1997 |
