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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7888275 | Porous composite materials comprising a plurality of bonded fiber component structures An integrally formed multi-component structure is disclosed, the multi-component structure comprising a plurality of components, at least one of which is a three-dimensional bonded fiber fluid transmissive component comprised of a plurality of polymeric fibers bonde... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7326272 | Synthetic, duolayer, filter element A multilayer, pleatable, filter material is made of at least one melt-blown, fleece layer and at least one carded, fleece layer that are attached to one another without use of adhesives for filtering solid particles out of fluids, in particular, filtering solid part... | 02/05/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7160369 | Adsorption filter material with high adsorption capacity and low breakthrough behavior An adsorption filter material used especially for producing protective materials, such as NBC protective suits, has a first layer, a second layer, and an adsorption layer arranged between the first layer and the second layer. The adsorption layer has a first activat... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7147734 | Method for forming fire combustion modified batt The present invention relates to a method for forming a fire combustion modified batt. The method comprises the step of forming a blend of nonwoven and oxidized polyacrylonitrile fibers into a web. The oxidized polyacrylonitrile fibers are fire resistant and when bl... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7132007 | Air filter unit with several filter elements A filter unit for the purification of air includes at least a first filter element, which contains granular, especially spherical, activated carbon as an adsorbent material, and at least a second filter element, which contains a combination of granular, especially s... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7101417 | Activated carbon for odor control and method for making same An activated carbon/metal oxide filter element is disclosed. The filter element may be prepared by blending an activated carbon, a metal oxide, and a binder to form a filter media mixture, shaping the filter media mixture into a filter body. The filter body may be c... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7063733 | Filter member A filter member which comprises one layer of deodorizing filter 1, which is composed of a reticulated filter substrate and a deodorizing agent adhering to the surface of its skeletons, and one or two layers of dust collecting filter 2a and 2 | 06/20/2006 |
| 7052533 | Filter element, method for manufacture thereof, and filter using said element The invention provides a filter element exhibiting an excellent deodorizing and adsorbing function with low pressure drop, as well as to a method for its manufacture and a filter using the element. The filter element is manufactured by coating a base fabric with an ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7052532 | High temperature nanofilter, system and method A filter, system and method is provided for filtering nanoparticles in a hot gas, namely particles about 200° C. and further particularly >about 450° C. including diesel exhaust. The filter includes filter media material composed of fibro... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7044993 | Microbicidal air filter Microbicidal air filter for use with an air passageway, which includes an immobilization network including a plurality of fibers having an amount of at least one antimicrobial agent incorporated and molecularly bonded into a structure thereof sufficient to substanti... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7037642 | Removing compounds from blood products with porous particles immobilized in a matrix Methods and devices are provided for reducing the concentration of low molecular weight compounds in a biological composition containing cells while substantially maintaining a desired biological activity of the biological composition. The device comprises highly po... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6955708 | Air-treatment apparatus and methods Air-treatment apparatus and methods are disclosed that are especially suitable for treating the air in a room or other dwelling or working space. An apparatus embodiment of the subject apparatus includes a housing having air-intake and air-output openings. A gas-fil... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6951713 | Absorbing pathogen-inactivating compounds with porous particles immobilized in a matrix Methods and devices are provided for reducing the concentration of low molecular weight compounds in a biological composition, while substantially maintaining a desired biological activity of the biological composition. The device comprises highly porous adsorbent p... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6936094 | Adsorptive sheet and filter for clarifying air Provided are an adsorption sheet and an air-purifying filter, which can have low air-flow resistance and high deodorizing performance and be resistant to clogging by dust, from which a powdered adsorbent can hardly drop off, and in which any attached agent can hardl... | 08/30/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6746975 | High tenacity, high modulus filament Polyethylene solutions are extruded through a multi-orifice spinneret into a cross-flow gas stream to form a fluid product. The fluid product is stretched at a temperature at which a gel will form at a stretch ratio of at least 5:1 over a length of less than about 2... | 06/08/2004 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6303220 | Polyethylene fiber and a non-woven fabric using the same A polyethylene fiber having a high apparent Young's modulus, high breaking tensile strength and low breaking elongation. The fiber also exhibits residual percentage crimp suitable enough for carding, so that the cardability, which has been conventionally ... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6169045 | Nonwoven filter media There is provided in accordance with the present invention a lofty filter medium for filtering fluid-borne particles, which comprises a nonwoven fiber web of crimped fibers selected from the group consisting of spunbond fibers and staple fibers, wherein t... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6159881 | Thermoformable barrier nonwoven laminate The present invention provides a barrier laminate having a barrier layer and a lofty crimped-fiber nonwoven web layer, which laminate provides a foam-like resiliency, cloth-like texture and liquid barrier property. The barrier layer of the laminate is sel... | 12/12/2000 |
| 5981410 | Cellulose-binding fibres The invention relates to drylaid nonwoven materials comprising bicomponent fibres comprising a low melting polyolefin component and a high melting polyolefin component, the low melting polyolefin component constituting at least a part of the surface of th... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5876840 | Crimp enhancement additive for multicomponent filaments 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 t... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5840637 | Yarns of covered high modulus material and fabrics formed therefrom The present invention is directed towards fabrics formed from yarns of a composite filament structure. The composite filament structure is a high modulus filament material covered with bicomponent filaments and the entire surface area of the high modulus ... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5837626 | Ignition resistant or fire blocking composite A novel ignition resistant or fire blocking composite is disclosed comprising a multiplicity of biregional fibers with a thermoplastic or thermoset polymer, wherein each said biregional fiber comprises an inner region of a thermoplastic polymeric core and... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5814390 | Creased nonwoven web with stretch and recovery Nonwoven fabrics having a desirable level of bulk, elasticity and low permanent set are produced by creasing a precursor web and heat setting the creases. Such webs may have varying basis weights and compositions depending on the intended end use. Applica... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5792555 | Hybrid yarn and permanent deformation capable textile material produced therefrom, its production and use Described are a hybrid yarn consisting of two groups of filaments, one group consisting of one or more varieties of reinforcing filaments (filaments (A)) and the other group consisting of one or more varieties of matrix filaments (filaments (B)), wherein ... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5786082 | Loose-fill insulation having irregularly shaped fibers A loose-fill insulation product having irregularly shaped glass fibers is provided. The loose-fill insulation product shows improved recovery, lower thermal conductivity and requires lower product densities than prior art loose-fill insulation at equivale... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5770309 | Hollow multi-component insulation fibers and the manufacturing of same A fiber insulation product comprising hollow fibers. Each hollow fiber may be composed of at least two different thermoplastic insulating materials, such as glasses, having differing coefficients of thermal expansion, with each of the hollow fibers being ... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5695376 | Thermoformable barrier nonwoven laminate The present invention provides a barrier laminate having a barrier layer and a lofty crimped-fiber nonwoven web layer, which laminate provides a foam-like resiliency, cloth-like texture and liquid barrier property. The barrier layer of the laminate is sel... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5683811 | Pillows and other filled articles and in their filling materials Pillows and other filled articles are filled with bicomponent polyester fibers that have "spiral crimp" on account of a difference in chain-branched content of the polyester polymers of the components. Such bicomponent fibers are preferably novel "spiral ... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5635290 | Knit like nonwoven fabric composite The present invention provides a natural fiber knit-like multi-layer composite containing at least one layer of a nonwoven fiber web and at least one layer of an elastomeric material, wherein the nonwoven web layer is joined to the elastic layer at spaced... | 06/03/1997 |
