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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8056373 | Light-transmitting sheet material and method for manufacturing the same An object of the present invention is to provide a light-transmitting sheet material capable of transmitting sufficient amount of light and providing high blinding effect. A sheet material (1) includes a front fabric (2), a back fabric (3), and ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7921678 | Compressible resilient fabric, devices, and methods A compressible resilient fabric can include a ground layer of knitted yarn, and a loop layer comprising a plurality of loops of yarn, each loop having a point knit into the ground layer. The fabric can be compressible from an non-compressed configuration, in which e... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7905118 | Method of fabricating textiles The invention describes a method of fabricating textile, comprising the steps of preparing a first plurality of cotton yarns, preparing a second plurality of non-cotton yarns, said first plurality of cotton yarns and said second plurality of non-cotton yarn forming ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7827829 | Elastic fabric and elastic face material An elastic fabric useable for covering pillows, seats, mattresses and the like is disclosed. The fabric is formed from elastic yarns having a breaking elongation greater than 60%, a rate of elastic recovery after 15% elongation of more than 90% and a stress at 10% e... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7797967 | Warp knitting fabric and its manufacturing method A warp knitting fabric, excellent in a dimension stability and a shape stability or the like and preferably used for underpants or panty, or a shirt or the like, including: tube-shaped fabric parts that form articles in a predetermined pattern; marginal fabric porti... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7788952 | Three-dimensional fabric with porous layer The invention provides a fabric (10) comprising a porous layer (15) that is porous in the direction along the layer, the porous layer including fibers (16) extending across the layer, whereby, in use, fluid (A) is arranged to be driven along the... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7779654 | Knitted spacer fabric and method for the production thereof A knitted spacer fabric includes an upper textile, a lower textile and mutually crossing supporting threads arranged between the upper textile and the lower textile which connect the upper and the lower textiles to one another. Portions of the supporting threads are... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7739887 | Knitted band for zipper A woven band for a zipper is provided. The woven band is made by a double needle bar raschel knitting machine and has a predetermined length in a warp direction. The woven band includes a convex portion formed on one side thereof for joining to a zipper and a band p... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7610777 | Bilaterally bendable warp-knit tape A bilaterally bendable warp-knit tape includes a plurality of first, second, and third braided wires. The first and second braided wires are staggered while extending circularly along a warp direction of the tape with a proper distance from left to right to form a p... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7565821 | Spacer fabric and method of fabricating the same The present invention relates to a spacer fabric with advanced cushionability, flexibility, and thermal conductivity, and a method of fabricating the same. In accordance with the present invention, the spacer fabric is useful as a car seat fabric. In particular, the... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7555922 | Elastic fabric An improved elastomeric fabric that is knitted with three guidebars on a warp knitting machine including a non-elastic yarn that is knit in on the first guidebar, a first elastic yarn that is knit-in on the second guidebar, and a second elastic yarn that is laid-in ... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7552604 | Double needle bar elastomeric spacer knit A double needle bar spacer knit fabric is provided. The fabric includes a first layer that has a plurality of yarns that are knitted together. At least one of the yarns of the first layer is an elastomeric yarn that functions to impart stretch and recovery propertie... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7523626 | Conveyor belt In one particular embodiment, the disclosure is directed to a conveyor belt including a set of warp knitted yarns configured in warp-oriented wales and a set of weft insert yarns inserted in the set of warp-oriented wales. The set of weft insert yarns have a cross-s... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7418837 | Warpknitted spacer fabric with tearable threads Warpknitted spacer fabric knitwear 11 consisting of two knitwear layers 12, 13 which are positioned parallel relative to one another and which are connected to one another by pile yarns 14 which extend to and fro, wherein the knitwear layers ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7402174 | Low profile, high stretch, low dilation knit prosthetic device A composite medical device includes a knitted structure having a single layer of yarns to define a single layered wall, where the yarns are interlaced into stitches in a knit pattern capable of resilient longitudinal elongation and resilient radial contraction of th... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7395680 | Self-curling knitted sleeve and method of fabrication A warp knit self-curling fabric and methods of construction thereof provides an elongate sleeve having overlapping edges for protecting elongate members. The fabric includes warp stitches and a plurality of weft stitches. The fabric comprises at least three yarns wa... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7395681 | Stretchable warp-knitted fabric, method for manufacturing the same, and stretchable clothing using the same The present invention provides stretchable warp-knitted fabric that is a 1×1 tricot formed by running a non-elastic yarn and an elastic yarn side by side in such a manner that in each stitch, at least one of the non-elastic yarn and the elastic yarn forms a closed ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7387001 | Fastener tape and fastener stringer The invention provides a fastener tape for a slide fastener, which prevents stretching of an element attaching portion in a tape longitudinal direction while maintaining plasticity possessed by a knitted fabric inherently and has the improved strength of the element... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7380420 | Fabric with different thicknesses A fabric with different thicknesses has an upper layer, a lower layer and at least one yarn layer made of firm yarn, connecting to and formed partially between the upper layer and the lower layer to from at least one thick section of the fabric. Multiple sections of... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7364587 | High stretch, low dilation knit prosthetic device and method for making the same A method for providing dilation resistance to an implantable tubular graft includes the steps of (a) providing a graft having opposed open ends and a textile wall extending in a lengthwise direction therebetween defining a graft diameter, wherein the textile wall ha... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7353669 | Air bag fabric and inflatable elements formed therefrom An air bag substrate fabric utilizing a tying yarn knitting arrangement wherein a portion of the tying yarns are threaded to engage needles so as to form two stitches with one on either side of the inlay warp yarn at rows of stitch formation. The neighboring stitche... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7347150 | Non-plowing method for establishing vegetation and a nutrient matrix thereof The present invention relates to a non-plowing method for establishing vegetation on at least partially denuded land comprising the steps of: (a) laying out a continuous layer of nutrient matrix directly on said at least partially denuded land, said layer of nutrien... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7346952 | Method for dyeing garments and textile line therefor The disclosure describes a method for dyeing garments in a dyeing machine using a dyeing bath. The garments are previously connected to one another to form a line, and the line is moved through the dyeing bath. The disclosure also concerns a textile line for use in ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341076 | Woven fabric comprising leno weave bound metal A woven fabric in which warp elements are provided out of metal. The fabric further comprising at least a first set of substantially parallel binding elements present in warp direction of the fabric. This first set of binding elements bind the warp elements to the w... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7331363 | Textile weave of inelastic and elastic fiber forming an elastic weave with one or more rigid loops Procedure consisting of the of textile weaving of inelastic and elastic fiber forming an elastic weave with one or more rigid loops. Field of application: clothing, footwear, headgear, haberdashery, costume jewelry, items for personal use, travel items, cases, leath... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7325420 | Expandable knitted net The present invention is directed to a knitted net, and more specifically to an expandable knitted net. In one form, the net comprises a plurality of fill yarns with an elastomeric performance, which allows the net to expand in the cross-direction. In another form, ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325421 | Printed loop fabric and method for producing the same The present invention relates generally to a printed loop fabric with improved graphic visibility and clarity which may be used as the female portion of a mechanical closure system. The loop fabric is generally comprised of a knit fabric, and more specifically, of a... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7293433 | Warp knit fabrics useful for medical articles and methods of making same The present invention provides articles useful in medical applications including the treatment of heart diseases, and methods for producing the articles. Embodiments include warp knitted fabrics, both single and multilayer, medical articles and methods of making the... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7293434 | Knitted/woven concealed type slide fastener A multifilament yarn composed of multiple filaments as thin as 0.5 to 1.5 dTex is used for all warp knitting yarns (1, 2) and warp weaving yarns (21 to 35-N) of a tape main body (A). As for an exposed portion on a side of a coupling head of each... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290410 | Disassemble covering The present invention relates to a knit made in one piece, based on an arrangement formed by at least two sheets of yarns, comprising at least one first sheet that defines a first chain structure and at least one or more non-meshing sheets, of partial weft, each of ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7285505 | Tape having weft-insert warp knit fabric reinforcement The present disclosure relates to a tape that comprises a weft-inserted warp knit fabric, which utilizes a combination stitch to secure the wales of the fabric. The combination stitch comprises a majority of successive chain stitches that are used with a minority of... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7283521 | System and method for reporting communication related information in a packet mode communication A method for lawful interception of communication related information is disclosed. In the preferred embodiment, the method includes detecting the occurrence of an event in a packet data network. The method also includes collecting communication related information ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7269978 | Mesh for bags or packaging The invention relates to a mesh for bags or packaging, produced by knitting technology by warping in a circular loom of simultaneous mesh formation. The mesh constitutes a uniform tubular mesh structure wherein the warp yarns or bands form mesh chains parallel to th... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7257968 | Cleaning fabric Ecological cleaning fabric comprising polyester-based microfiber comprising a warp-bent fabric having polyester-based yarn in the base with multi-filter loops, preferably including polyester textile fiber. ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7247359 | Meat product casing having a maximum extensible diameter A tubular casing for use with food products which includes knitted stockinette, longitudinal threads and circumferential spiral threads that are held to stockinette by stitches located along the length of the casing. Each thread comprises an elastic thread formed fr... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7240521 | Knitted-in slide fastener A knitted-in slide fastener in which a continuous fastener element row can be mounted stably in its dimensional meaning and firmly while breaking of a needle is prevented, so as to secure a smooth engagement of elements, wherein the continuous fastener element row i... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7240522 | Elastic knitting fabric having multilayer structure An elastic knitted fabric having a multilayer structure, made by binding separate front and back two-layer ground knitted fabrics together, wherein the above described two-layer ground knitted fabrics are bound together with only a bare string(s) of polyurethane bas... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7235504 | Three dimensional knitted fabric having unevenness A three-dimensional knitted fabric having front and back ground structures and an interconnection yarn uniting the ground structures. At least one of the front and back ground structures of the three-dimensional knitted fabric has an uneven pattern with projections ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7231789 | Snapping fabrics A snapping fabrics comprising of: a micro-fibriform loop fabric, fabricated by complex, spun micro-fiber and splinted thereafter to recover smaller fiber, all of the fibers forming the micro-fibriform loops between the inter-weaving or inter-knitting nodes; a fibrif... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7225645 | Method of making a single crocheted work-piece with an incorporated meandering pattern A method of planning and fabricating a single crocheted work-piece that incorporates a meandering pattern. A special grid is constructed, the pattern placed in the grid, and the stitch combinations noted on the pattern line forming a “map”. This map of the work-... | 06/05/2007 |
