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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7928025 | Nonwoven multilayered fibrous batts and multi-density molded articles made with same and processes of making thereof Thermal compression moldable nonwoven multilayered fibrous batts having substantially uniform density are provided, which are useful, for example, for fabrication of multi-density molded parts, such as multi-density molded vehicle liners. The nonwoven multilayered f... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7351673 | Laminates including two or more layers of organic synthetic filament non-wovens and glass fiber webs and scrims In accordance with the invention, a laminate of two or more layers and the method of making it is provided. The laminate includes at least one organic synthetic filament non-woven layer, and at least one woven web or scrim of glass fibers pre-consolidated by a bindi... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7309668 | Multiple layer directionally oriented nonwoven fiber material and methods of manufacturing same Disclosed herein are embodiments of a multi-layer nonwoven fiber material, and related methods of manufacturing the material. In one exemplary embodiment, the fiber material includes a first layer of directionally aligned fibers together with a second layer of rando... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7264861 | Abrasion-resistant composites with in-situ activated matrix resin A composite sheet is disclosed. The composite sheet comprises an open random fibrous web having substantially vertical fibers near a top surface, a first binder resin and a second binder resin, wherein the first binder resin has a melting point lower than the meltin... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7199065 | Non-woven laminate composite The present invention provides non-woven laminate that is not subjected to final consolidation by a binder and the production thereof. The laminate includes at least one non-woven mat containing glass staple fibers pre-consolidated with a resin, and at least one non... | 04/03/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7065844 | Airbag cover There is described a process for producing a cover for a side airbag, which comprises first producing a polyester web, preconsolidating this web by needling and end-consolidating and fully shrinking the thus preconsolidated web by means of an embossing calender, mak... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6900145 | Trim panel insulator for a vehicle A trim panel insulator is provided for a vehicle. The insulator includes a nonlaminate acoustical and thermal insulating layer of polymer fiber. The insulator may include a relatively high density, nonlaminate skin of polymer fiber and/or one or more facing layers c... | 05/31/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6772517 | Heat insulating material In order to provide a light heat insulating member having both an extremely low thermal conductivity and a high heat resistance in an atmosphere, in which pressure is reduced, a core member consisting of accumulated heat resisting inorganic fiber is put between a hi... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6759353 | Absorbing article An absorbing article has a hydrophobic, liquid impermeable back side layer and a liquid permeable top layer together with an interposed hydrophilic core layer. The article is made so that at least the back side layer comprises hydrophobic vegetable fibers, preferabl... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6743519 | Supplementary fiber structure for leather and leather gloves, shoes, garments and upholstery with supplementary fiber structures and process for adding a supplementary fiber structure to leather An improved leather formed of a leather having an internal matrix and a fiber matrix coupled to the leather matrix, the coupling creating a supplementary fiber matrix in the leather which enhances a characteristic of the leather. The improved leather includes fibers... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6654989 | Synthetic resin attachment for clothes and belongings Antistatic agent for external use is attached to a synthetic resin material by coating or spraying, which is used in an attachment for clothes and belongings, such as a slide fastener, a button, a snap button, a hook, a strap fastener, a buckle, a swivel ... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6635329 | Insulation element An insulation member (1) based on non-woven material, wherein In order to provide the insulation member based on non-woven it material, which is distinguished by fulfilling one or more requirements such as a high level of sound absorption and sound dampin... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6235657 | Laminate with web and laid components There are described a dimensionally stable laminate whose surfaces are formed by spunbonded webs and comprising at least two layers of spunbonded and at least one laid layer of reinforcing yarn, the laid layer or layers each being disposed between two lay... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6211100 | Synthetic filter media A composite filter media (100) includes a meltblown/spunbond composite fiber material and a mixed fiber triboelectric material are preferably attached to each other by needling the mixed fiber material with the meltblown/spunbond composite fiber material.... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6177370 | Fabric The present invention desirably provides a fabric including a synthetic fiber structure first zone, a synthetic fiber structure second zone, and a short fiber third zone. The first zone may include a spunbond web layer and a meltblown web layer. The synth... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6168849 | Multilayer cover system and method for producing same A multilayer material suitable for use as a cover or topsheet for personal care absorbent articles such as diapers, sanitary pads, adult incontinence garments, training pants and the like having a top layer and a bottom, where the top layer forms a plural... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6156681 | Multi layered felt, member formed of same, and method of manufacturing same To provide various members such as filter cloth for dust collection which assures small pressure loss and easy shaking down of dust particles and is excellent in friction property and mechanical strength, sliding member excellent in sliding property, wate... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6087279 | Textile material for cleaning applications A textile surface-area material used for cleaning, having a non-woven material and structures raised over the non-woven material. The structures are on both sides of the surface-area material. The structures can be full-surface or partial surfaces, and th... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6030908 | Multilayer porous fabric A multilayer porous fabric which comprises a porous core fabric provided with hook means, and at least one layer of pre-needled nonwoven fibrous batt attached by entanglement onto the hook means by pressing the core fabric and batt together. The entanglem... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5962350 | Floor mat A floor mat includes an upper layer having a top surface and a bottom surface with the upper layer capable of absorbing liquid and wicking the liquid from the top surface toward the bottom surface of the top layer. The upper layer allows water to evaporat... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5945358 | Papermakers fabric having spun bonded reinforcement A papermaker's fabric is provided having a spun bonded reinforcement. A layer of spun bonded material may be placed in any one of a number of possible locations in the fabric, depending upon the felt stratification desired. For example, it may be attached... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5942452 | Antiskid fabric Composite fabrics particularly suited for upholstery backings and furniture decking comprise at least one layer of a needlepunched web of nonwoven staple fibers adhered to at least one layer of a substantially continuous filament nonwoven web comprising s... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5939342 | Laminated products for automotive interior trim applications A laminated product which comprises a base material such as a moldable felt base material, bonded to a facing material, such as an expanded vinyl. A heat activatable adhesive is used and the materials are bonded under pressure.... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5877096 | Non-woven needle-punched filter fabric A non-woven needle-punched filter fabric for use in a geocomposite having a filter face and a laminating face, the fabric having a first filter and cushion zone adjacent the filter face produced from spun bond, continuous filament, a second stiff and bend... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5780144 | Planar drainage and impact protection material A composite sheet material for use as a planar drain and a protection board. The sheet material has a multi-layer construction formed into a composite by needling. The multi-layer construction preferably has a layer of a soft nonwoven fabric material sand... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5744408 | Fibrous product and method thereof with thermoplastic polymeric impregnant An improved article of manufacture and method thereof utilizing a fibrous structure of initially discrete layers, each having first and second sides. At least one side of each layer is rough and the structure has a shrinkage of no more than about 2 percen... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5733635 | Laminated non-woven fabric and process for producing the same Disclosed is a laminated non-woven fabric of a multi-layer structure comprising a layer of a composite, spun bond non-woven fabric composed of long fibers containing a low melting point resin component and a high melting point resin component, and a layer... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5702826 | Laminated nonwoven webs derived from polymers of lactic acid and process for producing The present invention relates to a composite structure comprising one or more plies of nonwoven and one or more plies of film, these being manufactured from thermoplastics, wherein all the plies making up the structure, for example (12, 13, 14), are total... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5672222 | Needled nonwoven fabric Method to produce a nonwoven needled fabric in which the needled fabric includes 15-30% of low melt nylon 6 and nylon 12 fusible fibers to aid in holding the nonwoven fabric together when passed through an oven to melt the fusible fibers and then allow th... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5652051 | Nonwoven fabric from polymers containing particular types of copolymers and having an aesthetically pleasing hand There is disclosed fibers and fabrics formed from a polymer which is a "hand enhancing" polymer. The "hand enhancing" polymer is a copolymer of polypropylene which contains ethylene, 1-butene, or 1-hexene or a terpolymer of propylene, ethylene and butene.... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5612114 | Textile composite, production thereof and use thereof Described is a composite comprising at least one textile sheet material composed of synthetic polymer fibers and at least one textile sheet material composed of inorganic fibers, which textile sheet materials are joined to one another by yarns. The textil... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5607798 | Soft and strong thermoplastic polymer and nonwoven fabric laminates A laminate comprising a fabric is provided wherein the fabric has comparable strength characteristics to conventional fabrics yet is softer. The fibers of the fabric are a blend of a high crystallinity polypropylene polymer and a random block copolymer of... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5508080 | Flexible laminated surface material and method of producing the same A flexible laminated surface material has an outer material and a laminate wadding composed of a fibrous web and a nonwoven fabric sheet that are together needle punched. Parts of filaments of the web penetrate through the nonwoven fabric sheet, thus form... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5503893 | Ultra-high performance carbon composites Method of fabricating a multi-ply carbon fibre fabric, preform or composite material from a layer of unidirectionally aligned carbon fibres of ultra-high modulus and a layer of low modulus carbon fibre comprising the steps of: arranging in superimposed re... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5501898 | Interior equipment part for vehicles An interior equipment part for vehicles, in particular a support part for automobile roof linings, of single-layer or three-layer construction, such that the layer(s) exposed to the action of heat consist of 25-100% by weight of polybutylene terephthalate... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5419953 | Multilayer composite air filtration media A composite filter media is formed of a plurality of layers. A central layer of electrostatically charged material formed of a carded mixture of polyolefin fibers such as polypropylene and electro-negative substituted organic resin fibers such as modacryl... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5393599 | Composite nonwoven fabrics The invention provides elastic fabrics which exhibit low extensibility in the machine direction and have substantial elastic properties in the cross-machine direction. The fabrics of the invention include an elastic layer and a fibrous layer which are com... | 02/28/1995 |
