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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7166349 | Grid of synthetic material The invention relates to a grid of synthetic material with two groups of parallel, load-bearing strands, wherein the strands of the first group extend in the longitudinal direction of the grid and the strands of the second group extend transversely to the longitudin... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7165594 | Removable 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 |
| 7117899 | Pile mesh fabric A pile mesh fabric includes a ground thread woven on a first surface and a pile thread woven into the ground thread. The ground includes a plurality of closely-spaced holes into forming a mesh. The pile thread of a predetermined length extends perpendicularly to the... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7086424 | Method and system for weaving fabrics with two useable sides This invention relates to a method and to a system for weaving fabrics with two useable sides (W1), (W2), in which per operating cycle one weft thread (6) is inserted, and in which each fabric comprises a first figure warp thread (1) and ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6994120 | Patterned fabric and a method for the production thereof A patterned fabric having warp threads and weft threads that form an illustration. The weft threads are arranged to form a threaded group and, together with at least one warp thread, form a cell. The weft threaded are tied off in the cell by the warp thread so that ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6955192 | Vehicle running assisting fabric In a fabric to assist a vehicle to run in the presence of snow, sand, or mud, or in an unleveled land, a core fabric is formed by weaving the weft and the warp. An upper convexity warp which is disposed over the core fabric forming warp and is woven with an upper co... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6913810 | Interface tape A faster tape is provided including (a) a molded resin base sheet with an array of integrally molded fastener elements extending from a first side of the base sheet; and (b) a substrate permanently secured to a second side of the base sheet, the substrate comprising... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6832633 | High density fabric for air bag and method for manufacturing high density fabric There is provided a high density woven fabric wherein air permeability under 50 kPa differential pressure is 2.5 L/cm2/min. or less, and air permeability index (50 kPa) calculated by the formula 1 is 1.2 or more. Air permeability index (50 kPa)=... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6734125 | Laminated multi-denier mixed fabrics for use in inflatable vehicle restraint systems A woven textile fabric is disclosed which is formed of synthetic yarns of at least two different deniers to which a solid polymeric film is laminated. An adhesive polymeric coating is provided for adhering the solid polymeric film to the woven textile fabric. The co... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6346492 | Fabric for use in prosthetics A fabric used with an inflatable penile prosthesis and having a high fabric weave density is disclosed. The fabric is comprised of substantially non-distensible warp fibers and expandable/contractible fill fibers. The warp fibers are made of a 40 denier p... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6082412 | System and device for forming a fabric having a synchronized woven design and printed design A weaving system is provided to automatically maintain a printed pattern in alignment with a woven pattern as a fabric is being formed. The printed pattern is printed onto the warp yarns. A controller is used to monitor the position of the printed pattern... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6004891 | Composite fabric, in particular for hand luggage or clothes The composite fabric comprises a load-carrying grid disposed between cloth and a flexible layer that are held to each other, the load-carrying grid which is at least two-directional being made up at least of warp thread and weft thread which are held to o... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5983952 | System and method for forming a fabric having a synchronized woven design and printed design A weaving system is designed to automatically maintain a printed pattern in alignment with a woven pattern as a fabric is being formed. The printed pattern is printed onto the warp yarns. A controller is used to monitor the position of the printed pattern... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5727600 | Heald threading method for grouping warp yarns in a 1/f fluctuation A weaving method that imparts a correlation of a 1/f fluctuation to the texture pattern of a woven fabric by passing warp yarns through a plural number of healds in a specific numerical sequence. The healds are then manipulated to separate the warp yarns ... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5560401 | Animated multi-image fabric and method of producing the same A fabric having two images on a front surface thereof. The images are defined by a plurality of parallels, alternating, upper pairs and lower pairs of weft yarns. The upper pairs forming ridges defining the images and the lower pairs forming valleys betwe... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5277230 | Double twillwoven air bag fabric An air bag employing a twill-like fabric having right hand and left hand diagonally extending twill lines which form a diamond shaped portion therebetween. The diamond portion can be of a plain weave or other type of weave depending on the desired fabric ... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5204157 | Carrier and method An elongate carrier for use in the manufacture of extruded and other products comprising a plurality of longitudinally spaced transversely extending members (3 or 31) and means (9,11,13 or 83,85,87,89,90) extending lengthwise of the carrier to control the... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5054524 | Solid-color weave pattern belt A solid-color weave pattern belt comprising a weave in which warps are arranged at such a high density that wefts are substantially hidden behind the warps. The weave comprises a 2/2 twill weave having four warp threading phases with warp threading arrang... | 10/08/1991 |
| 4870999 | Process for forming embellished fabric by core yarn removal A craft fabric process wherein a fabric edge has a discontinuity formed by a core yarn which is replaced with an embellishment woven through the discontinuity formed by the removal of the core yarn.... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4848412 | Patterned woven fabric A novel method and apparatus to produce a novel woven fabric with a pattern integral therewith. The pattern is formed in the fabric during weaving by selectively stretching the warp yarn between the fell line and the warp beam so that the stretched warp y... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4784190 | Dryer fabric having longitudinal zones of different permeability A method for making a woven dryer fabric having different permeabilities in different sections across its width to control the moisture profile of a web being conveyed through the dryer section of the papermaking machine is disclosed. Additional cross mac... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4592395 | Papermachine clothing in a fabric weave having no axis of symmetry in the length direction A papermachine clothing comprising a fabric whose weave pattern does not have an axis of symmetry in the length direction, and which has in at least a portion of one fabric half a weave mirror-symmetrical to that in at least a portion of the second fabric... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4516609 | Cross stitch ribbon A fabric for threaded embellishments is formed of a plain consistent weave having no more than 60 warp threads with a continuous filling thread so as to permit a needle and thread embellishment through the interstices thereof.... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4465007 | Embroidery fabric An embroidery fabric having colored guide threads forming a grid corresponding to the heavy grid lines on conventional embroidery paper patterns, the guide threads being removed from the fabric when the embroidery work has been completed.... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4460023 | Method of making dryer fabric having zones of different permeability A method for making a woven dryer fabric having different permeabilities in different sections across its width to control the moisture profile of a web being conveyed through the dryer section of the papermaking machine is disclosed. Additional cross mac... | 07/17/1984 |
| 4447483 | Reticular needlework fabric A reticular needlework fabric (10, 16) comprising a unitarily molded network of strands (12). The network has a plurality of spaced strands (12) extending parallel to a first axis, and a plurality of spaced strands (12) extending parallel to a second axis... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4354532 | Woven slide fastener stringer A woven slide fastener stringer comprising a stringer tape woven of warp and weft yarns and a row of fastener coupling elements in the form of a coiled or zigzag-shaped filament woven into the stringer tape along a longitudinal edge thereof. The stringer ... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4352380 | Decorative sheeting fabric A woven sheeting fabric is provided with a variety of unusual and visually appealing decorative patterned effects by forming in the fabric open, shear areas of various size and shape having an appearance contrasting with adjacent, substantially heavier ar... | 10/05/1982 |
| 4197345 | Fabric having multiple solid colored stripes A generally planar fabric having a plurality of solid colored stripes. The fabric comprises a first plurality of warp yarns having a first color, a second plurality of warp yarns having a second color different from said first color, and a plurality of tr... | 04/08/1980 |
| 4073320 | Double catch thread narrow weave fabric A fabric has a first catch thread being woven in a main warp and forming exterior loops about a first edge warp and a shuttle thread looping around the first catch thread and forming exterior loops about a second edge warp opposite said first catch thread... | 02/14/1978 |
| 4004617 | Method for forming a double catch thread narrow weave A method of weaving a fabric using, one at a time, two catch threads adjacent respectively a first edge warp and a second edge warp which are separated from the main weft by a pair of warp wires. The catch threads, edge warp and warp wires are moved or sh... | 01/25/1977 |
| 4004616 | Woven band A woven band particularly for use in safety belts for drivers and passengers of transport vehicles. The band is provided with warp yarns with different relative elongation characteristics, and weft yarns interwoven with the warp yarns. The warp yarns with... | 01/25/1977 |
