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Class 139/389 - Bags and pockets


Subclass of Class 139 - Textiles: weaving
Definition: Wherein the tube is peculiarly adapted to serve as a receptacle.
No. of patents: 89
Last issue date: 08/10/2010


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NumberTitleIssue Date
7770607Double weft/warp airbag fabric and related airbags and manufacturing methods
A double yarn airbag fabric is disclosed, which may include an inflatable fabric portion, comprising multiple first yarns that form multiple sets of first yarns, and multiple second yarns. At least two sets of first yarns are alternately woven around at least two ad...
08/10/2010
7543609Inflatable fabrics comprising basket-woven attachment points between fabric panels
All-woven inflatable fabrics having areas of two layers and attachment points or “seams” where single layers of fabric are formed. Such single fabric layers may be constructed solely through the utilization of basket weave patterns. These specific single fabric ...
06/09/2009
7409970Inflatable fabrics comprising basket-woven attachment points between fabric panels
All-woven inflatable fabrics having areas of two layers and attachment points or “seams” where single layers of fabric are formed. Such single fabric layers may be constructed solely through the utilization of basket weave patterns. These specific single fabric ...
08/12/2008
7371445Structurally efficient airbag cushion exhibiting high available inflation volume
The present invention relates to an airbag cushion which exhibits a low amount of seam usage (in order to attach at least two fabric panels or portions of a panel together) in correlation to an overall high amount of available inflation airspace within the cushion i...
05/13/2008
7347229Tubular fabric and method of making the same
A tubular fabric receives an underwire in a garment such as a bra. The tubular fabric is formed by arranging a fusible yarn, such as Grilon®, and melting said yarn to form a barrier, which exhibits excellent resistance to penetration by underwires. Preferably the f...
03/25/2008
7318603Airbag cushion and method of making airbag cushion
The present invention relates to an airbag cushion which exhibits a low amount of seam usage (in order to attach at least two fabric panels or portions of a panel together) in correlation to an overall high amount of available inflation airspace within the cushion i...
01/15/2008
7261927Structurally efficient airbag cushion exhibiting low seam usage and simultaneously high available inflation volume
The present invention relates to an airbag cushion which exhibits a low amount of seam usage (in order to attach at least two fabric panels or portions of a panel together) in correlation to an overall high amount of available inflation airspace within the cushion i...
08/28/2007
7165594Removable decorative vane cover
A blind system includes a first blind vane having an edge portion and a second blind vane having an edge portion. The system includes a cover that forms a u-shaped fold that extends between the first vane and the second vane. A first reattachable fastener detachably...
01/23/2007
7069961Inflatable fabrics comprising basket-woven attachment points between fabric panels
All-woven inflatable fabrics having areas of two layers and attachment points or “seams” where single layers of fabric are formed. Such single fabric layers may be constructed solely through the utilization of basket weave patterns. These specific single fabric ...
07/04/2006
7048304Multiple panel airbag and method
An airbag cushion for use in a vehicle restraint system is provided. The airbag cushion is formed from two or more body panel sections of substantially similar straight line geometry which are joined to one another by two substantially straight seams along correspon...
05/23/2006
7025375Air-bag arrangement and a method of inflating an air-bag
An air-bag arrangement provides protection for the occupant of a motor vehicle. The air-bag arrangement incorporates an airbag (50) formed by two layers (51, 52) interconnected to form a first set of chambers (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58), having a p...
04/11/2006
6994125Fabrication of air bag fabric
A method for weaving fabrics that comprise in at least some sections multiple layers, especially one-piece woven (OPW) airbags comprising single-layer, double-layer and multi-layer sections. Weaves or weave combinations are produced in the double- or multi-layer sec...
02/07/2006
6962363Multiple chamber airbags and methods
A two or more chambered airbag provides much improved safety and/or performance. A modified single chamber airbag can be used as the primary chamber of the two-chamber airbag. A piece of fabric of appropriate size is sewn to the inside or outside surface of the fron...
11/08/2005
6955193Fire resistant textile material
A fire resistant material comprising a woven faced fabric composed or fibers from meta-aramid, polyamideimide and mixtures thereof, the woven back fabric of low thermal shrinkage fibers selected from para-aramid, polyparaphenylene terephthalamide copolymer and mixtu...
10/18/2005
6910713Airbag cushion exhibiting low fabric usage and simultaneously high available inflation volume
The present invention relates to an airbag cushion, which simultaneously exhibits a very low amount of fabric utilized to produce the target airbag cushion in correlation to an overall high amount of available inflation airspace within the cushion itself. These two ...
06/28/2005
6892767Uncoated air bag fabric
A compact, economical air bag fabric of low air permeability and light mass is realized by a thermoplastic fiber fabric having a distribution of pores formed by the fibers constructing the fabric, that is, the pore distribution of 2.0 or smaller and air permeability...
05/17/2005
6886603Method for manufacturing solid structural material and foundation fabric therefor
A method for manufacturing solid structural material using a three-dimensional five-axial woven fabric. In weaving a three-dimensional five-axial woven fabric W using a three-dimensional weaving machine, divisibly woven sections are formed in portions of a manufactu...
05/03/2005
6883557Method for weaving an airbag
The available fabric mass in the one-piece woven airbag as tailorized by the method, now makes it possible to reinforce the airbag fabric individually oriented. Thus, at a high stress location formerly exhibiting airbag tears, a fabric quality is now available of en...
04/26/2005
6803333Airbag fabrics made from high denier per filament yarns
An airbag fabric is made from multifilament yarns each comprised of a plurality of individual filaments, with each filament having a linear density in the range from about eight (8) decitex to eleven (11) decitex per filament, and more preferably a linear density in...
10/12/2004
6770578Laminated textile fabrics for use in air holding vehicle restraint systems
A multi-layered woven side air curtain has pre-configured air holding cavities and a polymeric film laminated thereto. An adhesive polyether polyurethane or polyester polyurethane prime coat layer is first coated onto a textile substrate, and then a polymeric film, ...
08/03/2004
6748980Base fabric for hollow-woven air bag and air bag
A base fabric for a hollow-woven air bag, including: a bag portion (multiple fabric portion) formed by connecting a plurality of cloth pieces by hollow weaving; a fastened portion A connected to the bag portion (multiple fabric portion); and a fastened portion B of ...
06/15/2004
6740607Substrate with stretch and heat sealing properties to make a multidirectional restraint module design
The invention is directed to coating a plurality of polyurethane films onto a stretchable knit fabric substrate and heat sealing such substrates together to yield an air curtain or air bag having improved air-holding properties. ...
05/25/2004
6701971Low permeability side curtain airbag cushions having extremely low coating levels
Coated inflatable fabrics, more particularly airbags to which very low add-on amounts of coating have been applied, are provided which exhibit extremely low air permeabilities. The inventive fabrics are primarily for use in automotive restraint cushions w...
03/09/2004
6698458Low permeability airbag cushions having film coatings of extremely low thickness
Coated inflatable fabrics, more particularly airbags to which very low add-on amounts of coating have been applied, are provided which exhibit extremely low air permeability. The inventive inflatable fabrics are primarily for use in automotive restraint c...
03/02/2004
6685220Airbelt and airbelt apparatus
An airbelt is provided that passes smoothly through an anchor and winds around a retractor. The airbelt includes a non-inflating section and a flat hollow-cylindrical inflating section. A bag is arranged only within the inflating section. An end of the ba...
02/03/2004
6673728Low permeability, high strength timing fabric for utilization within airbag inflation modules
Specific fabric articles exhibiting very low air and/or gas permeability (even upon application of high inflation pressures) and very high tear strengths are herein disclosed and claimed. Such a specific fabric also permits the incorporation of discrete o...
01/06/2004
6672339Air bag fabric possessing improved packed volume characteristics
A fabric for use in an air bag is provided. The fabric of the invention is produced by mechanically compressing a preliminary fabric constructed substantially of synthetic yarn such that the packed volume per unit area of the compressed fabric is less tha...
01/06/2004
6601614Base cloth for air bag
A woven fabric for an air bag formed of a polyamide fiber and having a single filament size of 0.5 to 4.5 dtex and a yarn size of 67 to 250 dtex for its warp and weft, the polyamide fiber containing 1 to 200 ppm of copper as a copper compound; the woven f...
08/05/2003
6595244Inflatable fabrics having woven attachment points between fabric panels
All-woven inflatable fabrics having at least one area of two layers and at least one attachment point or "seam" where a single layer of fabric is formed. Such single fabric layers may be constructed through the utilization of basket weave patterns. The si...
07/22/2003
6489006Inflatable fabrics comprising peel seams which become shear seams upon inflation
The invention relates to inflatable fabrics which comprise two separated and distinct fabric layers in discrete areas of such fabrics as well as connecting seam-producing materials to which such fabric layers are simultaneously attached. The resultant inf...
12/03/2002
6488311Integrally woven airbag
An integrally woven airbag includes a hollow portion with two opposing sides formed in a first weave pattern and a single-cloth portion where the two opposing sides are woven together as a single cloth. The single-cloth portion is formed by a 3/n basket w...
12/03/2002
6419263Seatbelt system having seamless inflatable member
A passenger restraint system (100) for an occupant of a vehicle (102) includes an inflatable belt portion comprising a seamless hollow inflatable textile member that becomes inflated upon the occurrence of a collision. The inflatable textile member may va...
07/16/2002
6408893Tubular bag with ventilation bands and method of making
A specialty bag is formed from a circular loom adapted with a unique mechanism of the current invention such that the resulting woven tubular sheet contains at least one venting band extending along the length of the tubular sheet. The tubular sheet is th...
06/25/2002
6405763Strip-shaped textile product and method for the production of an object reinforced with the textile product
The weft threads (14) of a textile product (10) run at an angle of at least approximately 70 degrees with respect to its warp threads (12) and the weft threads (14) protrude, by a piece, beyond the outermost warp threads (12'), on at least one side of the...
06/18/2002
6299965Inflatable fabrics comprising peel seams which become shear seams upon inflation
The invention relates to inflatable fabrics which comprise two separated and distinct fabric layers in discrete areas of such fabrics as well as C-shaped seam-producing materials to which such fabric layers are attached. The resultant inflatable fabric co...
10/09/2001
6283507Lightweight air bag
An object is to provide an air bag to protect passengers during collisions, which is lighter and can be compactly accommodated, which is sufficiently airtight, and which has durable strength in the sewn parts. The invention relates to a lightweight air ba...
09/04/2001
6220309Inflatable fabrics comprising basket-woven attachment points between fabric panels
An all-woven inflatable fabric having areas of two layers and attachment points or "seams" where single layers of fabric are formed. Such single fabric layers are constructed solely through the utilization of basket weave patterns. These specific single f...
04/24/2001
6213163Weaving reed dent spacing arrangements
A weaving reed spacing arrangement having a plurality of reed dents fixed in certain positions and which may be located in a reed baulk. The reeds may be plain reeds or reeds, with any profile, usable virtually on any loom. The dents are formed of wires a...
04/10/2001
6212913Manufacture of roller-blinds
A process for producing roller blinds includes defining a plurality of shapes for the completed roller blind in a continuous material band. The band has a uniform width and edges of the roller blind are defined between the longitudinal edges of the materi...
04/10/2001
6182709Uncoated woven fabric for air bags, and its production process and system
An uncoated woven fabric for air bags of motor vehicles which is produced by weaving a fabric; subjecting the woven fabric to a shrinkage step in boiling water; and then subjecting the woven fabric thus treated to a step for drying and finishing....
02/06/2001
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