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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7378360 | Water dispersible, pre-saturated wiping products A water dispersible nonwoven web is disclosed. The nonwoven web is produced in an airlaying process and contains pulp fibers mixed with water soluble fibers. The water soluble fibers may be, for instance, polyvinyl alcohol fibers. The nonwoven web may be pre-saturat... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7365033 | Open flame resistant articles Mattress and home furnishing items are made open flame resistant by a fire barrier fabric that includes chlorine-free rayon fiber. The fire barrier fabric at least partially encloses the core of the open flame resistant mattress or home furnishing item. When tested ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7311957 | Sound absorbing material and process for making A sound absorbing material having a homogenous mixture of an organic man-made fiber, an inorganic man-made fiber, a co-binder, and a cellulose material wherein the organic man-made fiber is polyester, the inorganic man-made fiber is fiberglass, and the co-binder is ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7276459 | Ion-sensitive, water-dispersible polymers, a method of making same and items using same The present invention is directed to ion-sensitive, water-dispersible polymers. The present invention is also directed to a method of making ion-sensitive, water-dispersible polymers and their applicability as binder compositions. The present invention is further di... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7259116 | Synthetic material sheet for stabilizing coverings The present invention relates to a flexible sheet having a composite structure for stabilizing coatings, comprising a first layer of fiber material and a second layer of fiber material impregnated by a first and a second impregnating material, respectively, and a bo... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7253250 | Simplified method of producing biodegradable aliphatic polyesters A method of synthesizing biodegradable aliphatic polyesters from one or more aliphatic dicarboxylic acids or diesters of the said acids and one or more linear or branched aliphatic glycols, comprising a first esterification or transesterification step and a second d... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7166547 | Under carpet heat shield and floor pan insulator An under carpet heat shield/floor pan insulator is provided for a vehicle. The shield/insulator includes an acoustical and thermal insulating layer of polymer fiber that shows no signs of any thickness increase, delamination, deterioration or any undesirable effect ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7112259 | High temperature paper Provided is a paper structure comprised of two outside layers and at least one inside layer. The two outside layers are comprised of substantially cellulosic pulp fiber, and the inside layer is comprised of a high temperature fiber and a polymeric binder, and prefer... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7109134 | Fusible quilt batt A fusible quilt batt. The fusible batt includes a non-woven fibrous web and a heat sealable and releasable adhesive. The adhesive is coated on the outer surface of the web and insinuates between the fibers of the web internally. The adhesive thus binds the fibers of... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7073306 | Method of building This is an improved method of building with fibrous material though other materials can be substituted. A binding secures fibrous material to form a wall assembly (10). Wall surfacing (20) can be included in the binding and forming process, reducing th... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7000729 | Five-layer sound absorbing pad: improved acoustical absorber An acoustical absorber, having the structure: scrim/film/batt/film/scrim. Preferably, the batt is made from about 60% to about 90% by weight natural fiber and about 10% to about 40% synthetic fiber. Also, a method of making the acoustical absorber is provided. Addit... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6992028 | Multi-layer nonwoven fabric A nonwoven fabric includes a first composite layer that includes from about 50% to about 90% by weight non-thermoplastic absorbent staple fibers and from about 10% to about 50% by weight thermoplastic fibers. A preponderance of the fibers at a first outer surface of... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6921024 | Disposable sheet fragrance delivery system A fragrance delivery system has an enclosure having a base and a top surface with a sheet dispensing outlet, a plurality of absorbent sheets disposed within the enclosure and configured for successive exposure of a portion of a sheet from the sheet dispensing outlet... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6872674 | Composite structures The present invention is a non-woven web or composite structure comprising (a) from about 50 to about 90 weight percent of a natural cellulose fiber; (b) from about 10 to about 50 weight percent of a binder fiber component; (c) from 0 to about 20 weight percent of a... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6852654 | Differentially entangled nonwoven fabric The invention is directed to a hydroentangled nonwoven fabric, the outer surface of which exhibits highly entangled fibers whereas the inner layer exhibits lightly entangled fibers. In particular, the present invention contemplates that a fabric is formed from a fib... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6762138 | Wet-laid nonwoven web from unpulped natural fibers and composite containing same Wet-laid nonwoven webs having mechanical reinforcement properties are provided by employing unpulped vegetable fiber bundles as the predominant fiber component. The unpulped fiber bundles have a modulus of elasticity of about 2-5×106 psi and a chopped fi... | 07/13/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6713414 | Ion-sensitive, water-dispersible polymers, a method of making same and items using same The present invention is directed to ion-sensitive, water-dispersible polymers. The present invention is also directed to a method of making ion-sensitive, water-dispersible polymers and their applicability as binder compositions. The present invention is further di... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6703330 | Fluted absorbent composite A fibrous absorbent composite containing absorbent material, methods for its formation, and absorbent articles that include the composite are described. The composite is a fibrous structure that includes absorbent material dispersed throughout the composi... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6673727 | Orthopedic casts with controlled flexibility An orthopedic casting material comprising a substrate impregnated with a water-curable resin comprising an aromatic polyisocyanate and a polyol, wherein the free NCO level of said prepolymer is from about 6% to about 10%. Preferably the free NCO level is ... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6559081 | Multifunctional fibrous material with improved edge seal This invention relates to fibrous absorbent articles containing particles useful in the manufacture of disposable diapers, adult incontinence pads, sanitary napkins and the like, scrubbing pads, scouring pads and cleaning pads that contain a detergent or ... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6544632 | Wet friction material and manufacturing method therefor In a wet friction material and a method therefor of the present invention, an excessive binder coating on the outermost surface layer of the friction material is removed or prevented while at least one of impregnation, drying and setting of a binder, and ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6482756 | Method of retaining antimicrobial properties on a halamine-treated textile substrate while simultaneously reducing deleterious odor and skin irritation effects This invention relates to antimicrobial fabrics which are treated with a specific durable and regenerable halamine/chlorine system and methods of removing residual active chlorine from the target textile surface without reducing the antimicrobial activity... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6479415 | Absorbent structures having fluid acquisition and distribution layer Disclosed is an absorbent structure including a liquid acquisition layer and a fibrous liquid storage layer in liquid communication with the acquisition layer. The storage layer includes SAP particles. The acquisition layer includes synthetic fibers and t... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6458460 | Wound dressing A wound dressing comprises a blend of at least two types of discrete fibers wherein one discrete fiber is of a modified cellulose gel-forming material and a second discrete fiber is of another type of gel-forming material such as an alginate.... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6451718 | Method of manufacturing a water disintegratable non-woven fabric and the water disintegratable non-woven fabric A water disintegratable non-woven fabric having excellent water disintegratability and high wet strength can be obtained by a step of forming a fiber web from fibers having a fiber length of 10 mm or less, a step of applying a water jet treatment to the f... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6407309 | Absorbent sheet or web material and a method of producing the material by dry forming An inexpensive sheet or web shaped fibre material for use e.g., in sanitary napkins typically consists of a mixture of short cellulose fibres and some 15% of relatively long, thermoplastic binder fibers. It is a noticeable problem that the short fibres "d... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6387831 | Compressed absorbent composites There is provided a fibrous web which includes a binder and which is compressed to a density of up to about 0.3 g/cc. The web may preferably be formed by the bonded carded web process or air lay process. The binder may depend on hydrogen bonding using moi... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6329052 | Blowable insulation A blowable insulation material includes batt shredded into blowable clusters. In the several embodiments, the clusters include water-repellant or lubricant-finished fiber and/or dry fiber and/or binder fiber, and may be a mixture of clusters and a natural... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6274522 | Liquid absorbent material and process for preparing the same Disclosed is a liquid absorbing body and a method of manufacturing the liquid absorbing body which has an excellent swelling property and absorbed liquid holding ability in a vertical state and which is suitable to a mass production at a low manufacturing... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6232249 | Short fiber-containing down-feather wadding and process for producing the same A short fiber-containing down-feather wadding in which the short fibers are entangled in barbs of the down-feathers. In this wadding, the short fibers are uniformly mixed with the down-feathers, and the properties of the down-feathers, and the short fiber... | 05/15/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6028018 | Wet wipes with improved softness An improved wet wipe includes a multiple layer basesheet to provide a unique combination of properties to the wipe which are not capable in a single layer basesheet. The layered basesheet includes at least two layers which include different fibers and hav... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6001750 | Fibrous lining material comprising a primary layer having less fibrillated aramid fibers, carbon fibers, carbon particles and a secondary layer comprising carbon particles The present invention relates to a fibrous base material comprising a primary layer of less fibrillated aramid fibers, carbon particles, carbon fibers, phenolic novoloid fibers, and at least one filler material, optionally cotton fibers, and a secondary l... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5994615 | Highly efficient surge material for absorbent article There is provided a surge material for personal care products which is a wettable web of fibers of 30 microns in diameter or less where the web has a permeability between about 250 and 1500 Darcys, a capillary tension between about 1.5 and 5 cm, and which... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5948543 | Laminate base material, a method of producing the same, a prepreg and a laminate A laminate base material of aromatic polyamide fiber non-woven fabric which comprises a combined non-woven fabric of para-aramid fibers and meta-aramid fibers bonded with each other by a resin binder such as an epoxy resin binder and meta-aramid fibres be... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5905046 | Biodegradable and hydrolyzable sheet A water-disintegrable sheet having biodegradability. The sheet comprises one or more kinds of biodegradable synthetic fibers, and one or more kinds of natural fibers and/or regenerated fibers, all the fibers being bound together by a binder such that the ... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5885908 | Anisotropic elastic films An anisotropic elastic web, particularly an anisotropic elastic film layer having a machine direction and a cross direction and having a thickness of from 20 to 300 microns formed of an extruded blend of a block copolymer elastomer portion and a polyolefi... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5879343 | Highly efficient surge material for absorbent articles There is provided a surge material for personal care products which is a wettable web of fibers of 30 microns in diameter or less where the web has a permeability between about 250 and 1500 Darcys, a capillary tension between about 1.5 and 5 cm, and which... | 03/09/1999 |
