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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7320947 | Static dissipative textile and method for producing the same The present invention relates generally to a static dissipative textile having an electrically conductive surface achieved by coating the textile with an electrically conductive coating in a variety of patterns. The electrically conductive coating is comprised of a ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7271341 | Cable components of silicone comprising glass fibers Cable components of silicone elastomer contain glass fibers having an average length of at least 1 m. The cable components retain substantial strength when exposed to heat or fire. ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7201777 | Nonwoven fabric having low ion content and method for producing the same The present invention relates to a nonwoven fabric having a relatively low level of ionic contaminates which is achieved by exposing the fabric to a deionized water wash, preferably, in-line with the nonwoven production process, thereby eliminating, or at least redu... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7111551 | Method and system for manufacturing a screen printing frame holding a screen using curable resin A frame that holds a screen suitable for screen printing is manufactured using curable liquid resin. The liquid resin is received within a channel in a mold such that the resin contacts a screen positioned proximate to the channel. The liquid resin is then cured to ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7070847 | Abraded fabrics exhibiting excellent hand properties and simultaneously high fill strength retention The inventive method provides highly desirable hand to various different types of fabrics through the initial immobilization of individual fibers within target fabrics and subsequent treatment through abrasion, sanding, or napping of at least a portion of the target... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6996895 | Elastomeric material application system A material application system for applying a panel of material to a framework with a shoe for retaining the framework, a nest, opposed mechanisms for retaining opposite portions of the panel of material traversing between the shoe and the nest, an arrangement for se... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6916349 | Method of producing non-directional range-dyed face finished fabrics Range-dyed fabrics that possess excellent hand characteristics and simultaneously exhibit substantially nondirectional appearances are provided. Such a combination permits the production and utilization of an extremely comfortable apparel fabric that can be attached... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6715189 | Method for producing a nonwoven fabric with enhanced characteristics This invention relates to specific, improved spun-bonded nonwoven fabrics comprised of continuous multi-component longitudinally splittable fibers. The resulting nonwoven fabrics exhibit enhanced flexibility, drape, softness, thickness, moisture absorption capacity,... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6513212 | Scannable photographic element containing high extinction high-dye-yield cyan couplers A color photographic element comprising at least three light-sensitive units which have their individual sensitivities in different wavelength regions, at least one of units comprising a light-sensitive silver-halide emulsion, binder, and a coupler repres... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6265207 | Strength loss resistant methods for improving the softening of cotton toweling and related fabrics Disclosed are strength loss resistant methods for treating cotton toweling with cellulase so as to impart permanent softening to the toweling. In particular, the methods disclosed herein involve the application of a specified amount of cellulase onto one ... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6178607 | Method for treating a crease sensitive fabric web A process for treatment of a web by means of impingement by high velocity gaseous fluid is provided. The process constitutes the provision of a web to a treatment zone at a tension of between about 1 and about 5 pounds force per linear inch of web width. ... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6156562 | Strength loss resistant methods for improving the softening of cotton toweling and related fabrics Disclosed are strength loss resistant methods for treating cotton toweling with cellulase so as to impart permanent softening to the toweling. In particular, the methods disclosed herein involve the application of a specified amount of cellulase onto one ... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6051414 | Process for defuzzing and depilling cellulosic fabrics This invention is in the field of Bio-Polishing. More specifically, the invention relates to a process for achieving Bio-Polishing effects during the manufacture of cellulosic fabrics.... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6030905 | Filter material containing thermoplastic, elastomer copolyether esters, method of producing the same, use thereof, and filter press therefrom A filter material is described containing synthetic yarns based on a thermoplastic, elastomer copolyether ester. The yarns contain at least 70 wt. %, referred to total yarn weight, of a thermoplastic, elastomer copolyether ester containing at least 95 wt.... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5901422 | Endless loop finishing assembly A finishing assembly which includes an outside treatment roll for treating both sides of an endless web without having to remove, turn inside out and reload the endless web onto the finishing assembly. The outside treatment roll is movable and adapted to ... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5901423 | Endless loop finishing assembly A finishing assembly which includes an outside treatment roll for treating both sides of an endless web without having to remove, turn inside out and reload the endless web onto the finishing assembly. The outside treatment roll is movable and adapted to ... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5862575 | On-line hydroenhancement evaluation technique A technique and apparatus for evaluating the degree of hydroenhancement achieved in a woven fabric. The degree of hydroenhancement is related to the permeability of the woven fabric (i.e., the permeability of the woven fabric will decrease as the hydroenh... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5822835 | Method and apparatus for web treatment A process for treatment of a web by means of impingement by high velocity gaseous fluid is provided. The process constitutes the provision of a web to two separate treatment zones. In the first treatment zone the web is subjected to the imposition of high... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5791028 | Reciprocating hydroenhancement system A technique and apparatus for providing reciprocating hydroenhancement includes a pair of fabric spools with a hydroenhancement process disposed therebetween. The hydroenhancement process is configured to impart a minimal amount of hydroenhancement to the... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5414912 | Shear roller lubricating apparatus A shear roller lubricating apparatus for textile shearing machines having cylindrically oriented rotating shearing blades includes an oil delivery pad, an oil application pad, and an airflow-blocking plate sandwiched therebetween, the pads and the plate b... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5060587 | Method and apparatus for changing the spiral stitch path in a tubular fabric A tubular fabric (4) is withdrawn from a supply roll (3), over a spreader (5), by means of a support band (11) and a pressure band (14). The spreader (5) comprises an inner longitudinal guide member (17), and an outer longitudinal guide member (18), and a... | 10/29/1991 |
| 4932107 | Method of reducing open spaces in woven fabrics Disclosed is a method wherein open spaces in woven fabrics useful as industrial materials, such as coated cloth and cloth for fiber-reinforced plastics, are reduced by allowing the woven fabrics to pass under pressure between a pair of rolls at least one ... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4918795 | Method to soften fabric by air impingement An apparatus and method of treating fabric by directing low pressure air at near-sonic velocity between the fabric and a rigid plate tangentially in the warp direction of the fabric to cause the fabric to vibrate at extremely high rate. This high speed vi... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4837902 | Fabric softening apparatus An apparatus and method of treating fabric by directing low pressure air at near-sonic velocity between the fabric and a rigid plate tangentially in the warp direction of the fabric to cause the fabric to vibrate at an extremely high rate. This high speed... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4833762 | Device for the production of crumple pleat crease patterns in fabric webs An apparatus for producing permanently set crumple pleat crease patterns in fabric webs, having a heatable crumple tube with an oscillatingly driveable stuffing element with which a fabric web in rope form is batchwise successively inserted into the crump... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4741075 | Composite sheet and method of producing same A composite sheet comprising a fiber base and a binder, wherein said binder is broken into small fragments which adhere to the fibers, but at least some not to each other. Said composite sheet is produced by a method comprising the step of (a) applying a ... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4679333 | Apparatus for the dry treatment of a fabric An apparatus for the dry treatment of a fabric in which an open width fabric is caused to move alternately between an inlet pile and an outlet pile through a duct in which there are currents of air of an appropriate temperature causing the said alternate ... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4660261 | Process for giving relief in several directions to a textile cloth The invention relates to a process for giving relief in several directions to a textile cloth, characterized in that it consists: in known manner, in winding this cloth on a support tube, then in withdrawing said tube, thereafter in compressing the roll longitudina... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4650345 | Microwave radiometry method and device for measuring the temperature of a moving, textile material The temperature of a planar material (8) moving down a process path is measured by causing the material to pass through two openings (3,4) made in a waveguide (1) in such a way that the material effectively does not cut the electric field lines present on... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4616543 | Apparatus for working on woven fabric wound on a supply roll Programmable apparatus for cutting woven fabric wound on a supply roll includes a fabric spreader which pays-off fabric from the supply roll and onto a cutting table as the spreader moves relative to the table. A vibrating member carried by the fabric spr... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4525404 | Pile articles with attenuated upper portion and a method for producing the same An artificial fur-like pile article is a cloth-like fibrous structure provided with piles having a length of more than 10 mm, each pile composed of a non-attenuated portion where the fineness does not substantially vary in the length direction, an attenua... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4411051 | Process for heat treating textile material items The process of protecting heat sensitive regions of textile material webs from damage during thermo-treatment by preliminarily subjecting such regions to a suitable cooling or chilling agent selectively applied to such regions in order to lower the temper... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4291555 | Machines for the wet treatment of fabrics in rope form A wet treatment machine, notably for dyeing or bleaching of fabrics in rope form, is equipped with a dyeing system and includes means for circulating, storage and folding, and fabric unloading means. It comprises, in combination: at least one dyeing syste... | 09/29/1981 |
| 4267075 | Perfume compositions containing esters of 3,5,5-trimethylhexanoic acid A perfumery composition consisting essentially of from 1% to 50% by weight of an ester of 3,5,5-trimethylhexanoic acid of the formula ##STR1## wherein R is a member selected from the group consisting of alkyl having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms, alkenyl ... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4260527 | Use of 1-acetyl-22,6-trimethyl cyclohexene-1 in augmenting or enhancing the aroma of perfumes and cologne Described is a process for preparing ଲ-damascone starting with 2,6,6-trimethyl cyclohex-2-enone and its use in augmenting or enhancing the perfume and cologne.... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4259214 | Benzodioxanones and organoleptic uses thereof Described are the bicyclic compounds having the generic structure: ##STR1## wherein Z is benzo or cyclohexano and processes for preparing same and compositions containing same for use in augmenting or enhancing the aroma and/or taste of foodstuffs, c... | 03/31/1981 |
| 4158932 | Process for fixing sandy terrains Sandy terrains are fixed against displacement by the wind of the sandy soil using at least one non-woven textile filament network. Erosion of the soil is thereby prevented or at least significantly reduced. The network is preferably formed from a tow of a... | 06/26/1979 |
| 4106004 | Twist detecting device A twist detecting device for use in a detwisting apparatus for a roped web of knit or woven fabric in a fabric processing system comprising a pair of sensing drums each having a plurality of axial grooves formed on at least a portion of the circumferentia... | 08/08/1978 |
| 4055003 | Method and apparatus for altering the rigidity of webs by oscillation An apparatus is provided which is suitable for treating a web so as to modify the properties of the web. The apparatus includes a wall means which defines an elongated tunnel having an inlet end and an outlet end. Gas stream deflectors such as an array of... | 10/25/1977 |
| 3987519 | Apparatus for crushing cloth A cloth stuffing chamber or container, preferably a tube with entrance and exit portions, is provided with means for preventing backward movement of the cloth. This means is preferably in the form of a fixed ring at the beginning of the exit portion havin... | 10/26/1976 |
