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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7972985 | Nonwoven fabric and process of producing the same A nonwoven fabric 10 has a first layer 1 containing crimped fibers 11. In the layer 1, the crimped fibers gather in parts to form a large number of fiber clusters 12 that are distributed all over the layer 1. The clusters | 07/05/2011 |
| 7405171 | Elastic nonwoven fabric and fiber products manufactured therefrom PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an elastic nonwoven fabric with a good elasticity, adequate strength under elongation, good antiblocking property and favorable feeling, suitable for fiber products, at low cost, as well as fiber products using the same. SOLUT... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7351463 | Down-feather and manmade fiber mixed filler and product manufacturing from the same A down-feather and manmade fiber filled product has an outer layer, an inner layer, and a filler filled between the outer layer and the inner layer. The filler is formed by agitating dry down-feathers and manmade fibers with a predetermined ratio in an agitating cha... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7326662 | Fibrous stiffener with barrier function for making composite parts, and composite parts using this stiffener Fibrous stiffener (1) for making composite parts molded from an injected resin base, of the type comprising at least one layer (2) based on stiffening fibers, characterized in that the layer (2) is connected by sewing or stitching to an elastome... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7319077 | Polymer blends and nonwoven articles therefrom This invention relates to a nonwoven article comprising a heterogeneous blend comprising: 1) from 60 to 99 weight percent of one or more semi-crystalline polymers (based upon the weight of the semi-crystalline and semi-amorphous po... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7303808 | Bulky sheet material having three-dimensional protrusions A bulky sheet material having three-dimensional protrusions 10 is disclosed. The sheet material comprises a first layer 1 and a second layer 2 adjacent to the first layer 1. The first layer 1 and the second layer 2 is partly... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7273258 | Bicycle wheel hub A one-piece wheel hub of a bicycle wheel made from layered structural fiber based material, preferably carbon fiber material. The wheel hub is preferably formed by applying layers of the fiber based material to an expandable core to form a tubular body. The tubular ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7247585 | Reinforced nonwoven fire blocking fabric having ridges and grooves and articles fire blocked therewith This invention relates to a thin reinforced nonwoven fabric having ridges and grooves for fire blocking an article and articles containing such fabrics. When exposed to heat or flame, the fabric is capable of increasing to a thickness that is at least 1.5 times its ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7229937 | Reinforced nonwoven fire blocking fabric, method for making such fabric, and articles fire blocked therewith This invention relates to a thin reinforced nonwoven fabric for fire blocking an article, articles containing such fabrics, and methods for making the fabrics and fire blocking the articles. When exposed to heat or flame, the fabric is capable of increasing its thic... | 06/12/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7208083 | Disposable filter bag for a pool cleaner An improved disposable filter bag for use with a pool cleaner of the type disclosed, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,863,425; 4,558,479; and 3,822,754. The filter bag is formed from a porous filter material such as a non-woven spunbond polymer having marginal seams... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7135215 | Water-absorbent structure and process for making the same A water-absorbent structure comprises an assembly of thermoplastic synthetic fibers, cellulose-based fibers, super-absorbent polymer and water-pervious sheets wrapping these components together. The assembly is a honeycomb construction having a plurality of through-... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7132024 | Artificial leather composite reinforced with ultramicrofiber nonwoven fabric A method for manufacturing an artificial leather comprises the following steps. First, ultramicrofiber-forming fibers having an islands-in-sea type cross-sectional configuration are formed by blend spinning or conjugate spinning. Secondly, a porous reinforcement she... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7074242 | Filling material and process for making same A filling material for use with pillows, comforters and other products includes a blend of down and Lyocell fiber. Various preparation, washing, drying, dedusting, and blending steps achieve the blended product. The filling material has various advantageous characte... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7063245 | System for dispensing plurality of wet wipes There is provided a wet wipes dispensing system. The system includes a plurality of separably joined wet wipes and the plurality of separably joined wet wipes include a lubricant. The system also includes a dispenser including a sealed chamber, the sealed chamber ho... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7036197 | Stretchable multiple-component nonwoven fabrics and methods for preparing A method for preparing stretchable bonded nonwoven fabrics which involves forming a substantially nonbonded nonwoven web of multiple-component continuous filaments or staple fibers which are capable of developing three-dimensional spiral crimp, activating the spiral... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7015158 | Hydroentangled filter media and method A filter media formed in accordance with the present invention comprises hydroentangled, predominantly polyester staple length fibers having a basis weight of no more than about 12 oz/yd2. The filter media exhibits a Mullen burst strength of at least abou... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7005395 | Stretchable composite sheets and processes for making This invention relates to an improved method for preparing stretchable multiple-component bonded composite sheets which involves bonding a fibrous layer of spirally-crimpable multiple-component continuous filaments or staple fibers to one or more non-spirally-crimpa... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7001554 | Synthetic fiber filled erosion control blanket A durable erosion control blanket featuring a novel synthetic fiber filler is disclosed. The erosion control blanket of the present invention addresses the need for a particularly resilient erosion control blanket through the use of a post-consumer, crimped, polyest... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6989080 | Nonwoven neutral line dryer fabric A nonwoven papermaker's fabric, usable in the dryer section of a paper machine, has a spiral wound machine direction (MD) base layer of raw stock which is wound around a pair of parallel rolls or cylinders until the desired length and width is achieved. The spiral w... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6966762 | Device for opening and distributing a bundle of filaments when producing a nonwoven textile web The invention concerns a device for opening and distributing a bundle of filaments when producing a nonwoven textile web by a technique which consists in: extruding melted organic polymer through a die perforated with holes, so as to form a bundle or curtain of fila... | 11/22/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6855650 | Synthetic fiber filled erosion control blanket A durable erosion control blanket featuring a novel synthetic fiber filler is disclosed. The erosion control blanket of the present invention addresses the need for a particularly resilient erosion control blanket through the use of a post-consumer, crimped, polyest... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6851283 | Thermoinsulating mat of mineral fibers with random orientation A mat of mineral fibers has a random or quasi-random fiber orientation. The fibers have diameters which, for the great majority of them, are 2.5 to 4.5 micrometers, and a length of 2 to 15 cm. Its density is less than 40 kg/m3. Its resistance to compressi... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6827764 | Molded filter element that contains thermally bonded staple fibers and electrically-charged microfibers A filter element that comprises a porous molded web 10′ that contains thermally bonded staple fibers 12 and non-thermally bonded electrically charged microfibers 14. The molded web is retained in its molded configuration, at least in part, by ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6803334 | Absorbent article having fibrous layer on surface Disclosed is an absorbent article including: a liquid permeable surface layer; a backing sheet; and an absorbent layer interposed between the surface layer and the backing sheet. The surface layer includes: a porous film having a plurality of through holes; and a fi... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6783834 | Loop material for touch fastening Lightweight, non-woven loop products for hook-and-loop fastening are disclosed, as are methods for making them and end products employing them. The products are non-woven webs of entangled fibers of substantial tenacity, the fibers forming both a sheet-form web body... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6783837 | Fibrous creased fabrics There is provided a surge material for personal care products with a first creased layer and at least a second layer, where the layers are in face-to-face relation to one another and bonded together. The first has creases with a depth of between 0.25 and 2 mm and a ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6774070 | Disposable wipe-out sheet and process for making the same A disposable wipe-out sheet That comprises a plurality of synthetic resin filaments bonded to a synthetic resin base sheet. The synthetic resin filaments comprise core-sheath type conjugated fiber in which the sheath has a melting point that is at least 30° C. lowe... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6709996 | Crimped multicomponent filaments and spunbond webs made therefrom Spunbond multicomponent filaments and nonwoven webs made from the filaments are disclosed. In accordance with the present invention, the multicomponent filaments contain a crimp enhancement additive. Specifically, the crimp enhancement additive is added to the polym... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6689703 | Elastically stretchable nonwoven fabric and process for making the same An elastically stretchable nonwoven fabric including thermoplastic elastomer filaments; the filaments being heat-sealed and/or mechanically intertwined together to form the nonwoven fabric that has crimped regions and non-crimped regions wherein each of t... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6686303 | Bicomponent nonwoven webs containing splittable thermoplastic filaments and a third component An improved nonwoven web composite is formed by combining splittable bicomponent thermoplastic filaments with a component selected from other fibers and particles. The bicomponent filaments include distinct regions of first and second incompatible polymer... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6632504 | Multicomponent apertured nonwoven A nonwoven web is provided which can be readily converted to an apertured web by stretching. In its initial non-apertured state, the web comprises a plurality of multicomponent fibers comprising at least two thermoplastic polymer components arranged in at... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6613704 | Continuous filament composite nonwoven webs Nonwoven webs of continuous filaments are provided having a mixture or blend of first and second continuous filaments wherein the first and second continuous filaments are different from the first continuous filaments in one or more respects such as size,... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6605553 | Tow multiaxial non-woven fabric A multiaxial laminated non-woven fabric is formed with tows overlaid and bonded with one another. The starting material tow is crimped and has a total tex of not more than 300,000 and filaments in the tow have an average fineness of not more than 3 tex. A... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6559080 | Cardable blends of dual glass fibers Dual glass fibers can be processed into coherent webs and felts by first blending the dual glass fibers with an equal or greater amount of uncrimped fibers. Optionally, other crimped fibers can be added without significant impact on processibility.... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6555489 | Filter composite embodying glass fiber and synthetic resin fiber A filter composite comprises a first layer of glass fibers having random orientation, and synthetic resinous fibers extending in close association with the glass fibers, the glass fibers having: i) diameters between 1 and 16 microns ii) lengths between about 1... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6528439 | Crimped polymeric fibers and nonwoven webs made therefrom with improved resiliency The present invention is directed to crimped and resilient polymeric fibers and to fabrics and laminates made from the fibers. In general, the fibers are produced by crimping a polymeric fiber and then cross-linking a polymer and/or monomer contained with... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6365532 | Cardable blends of dual glass fibers Dual glass fibers can be processed into coherent webs and felts by first blending the dual glass fibers with an equal or greater amount of uncrimped fibers. Optionally, other crimped fibers can be added without significant impact on processibility.... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6329565 | Absorbent structure and method A composite absorbent structure and method are disclosed including providing a first wicking layer having preferred liquid transport properties in a preferred contact with a second absorbent retention layer. The composite absorbent structure of the presen... | 12/11/2001 |
