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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7694696 | 3D fabric and preparing thereof A three-dimensional multilayer fabric is provided. The fabric comprises a surface layer, a backing layer, and an intermediate layer connecting the surface layer and the backing layer. The surface layer includes sequential unstitched surface portions and sequential s... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7490634 | Stretchable strap with gripper and method of making the same A stretchable strap includes a side containing regions woven with frictionally enhancing material. Warp threads of both frictionally enhancing and non-frictionally enhancing material are woven to form a two-layer strap. Internal elastomeric threads provide a connect... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7337810 | Elastic fabric with sinusoidally disposed wires A fabric for use with a system for monitoring prescribed body functions comprising an elastic fabric, adapted to be carried by a torso, which is stretchable in its longitudinal direction so as to expand and contract in response to body movement and size. The carrier... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7191803 | Elastic fabric with sinusoidally disposed wires A fabric for use with a system for monitoring prescribed body functions comprising an elastic fabric, adapted to be carried by a torso, which is stretchable in its longitudinal direction so as to expand and contract in response to body movement and size. The carrier... | 03/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 6632753 | Motor vehicle air bag and fabric for use in same An air bag of the type utilized in a vehicle occupant restraint system has at least one panel of coated air bag fabric comprising a base fabric coated with a urethane coating material. The base fabric is woven in warp and fill directions from synthetic mu... | 10/14/2003 |
| 5139859 | Woven mat for humid spaces The invention relates to a woven mat for humid spaces. The warp system comprises textile yarns (3a, 3b), which are preferably of a water-repellent synthetic material, and the weft system comprises at least an elastic, water-impermeable circular ribbon (1)... | 08/18/1992 |
| 4431035 | Woven fabric with covered edges and method of a manufacture A fabric woven on a needle loom including a cover thread on the woven edge covering the exterior edge of the woven edge warp thread by a serpentine pattern interlocked with the weft loops and a binder thread knitted at the other edge covering the exterior... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4228829 | Webbing for seat belt Webbing is formed by weaving wefts and warps of high extensibility and has warp threads of low or medium extensibility suitably spaced apart in the widthwise direction of the webbing and woven into the webbing to form energy absorbing portions.... | 10/21/1980 |
