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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7437807 | Tufted backing and method of manufacturing same A tufted backing and a method of manufacturing a tufted backing from thermoplastic polymer fibers or filaments that are processed to yield a spunbonded nonwoven are described, the spunbonded nonwoven containing only fibers or filaments having a titer of 1 to 15 dtex... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7251871 | Fabricating three-dimensional annular fiber structures The present invention provides a method of fabricating an annular fiber structure, the method comprising the steps consisting in: providing a first fiber sheet made up of substantially unidirectional elements; forming a transverse, first annular sheet by laying the ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7132010 | Air filtering system An air filtration system including a filter (4) for separation of particles and an ionizer (3) for ionization of the air. In use of the system, ionization of the air occurs before the air passes the filter (4). The filter (4) is made up o... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7121937 | Abrasive brush elements and segments A brush segment, a brush element, a brush assembly, and methods of making and using the same are disclosed. The brush segment includes a center portion with inner and outer edges. The center portion also includes first and second side edges. A plurality of bristles ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7065844 | Airbag cover There is described a process for producing a cover for a side airbag, which comprises first producing a polyester web, preconsolidating this web by needling and end-consolidating and fully shrinking the thus preconsolidated web by means of an embossing calender, mak... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6948221 | Apparatus for needling a non-woven material An apparatus is described for needling a non-woven material (1) with at least one needleboard (15) which is drivable in a reciprocating manner in the needle-penetration direction and with a stitch base which is opposite of the needleboard (15) a... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6735835 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing non-woven fabrics A method of manufacturing a non-woven fabric, comprises: opening and mixing different input fibres to form a uniform fibre mixture having predetermined proportions of the different input fibres; carding the fibre mixture to form a uniform web of predetermined thickn... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6726976 | Tufted pile structure having binder concentrated beneath the backstitches A concentrate of binder at the tufts produces a lighter and more flexible carpet, which allows for direct attachment of hook-and-loop means on the carpet backing. Thermoplastic binder yarns are pinned by the pile yarns against the primary backing. Subsequent applica... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6564437 | Double sided needled fiber glass mat for high flow thermoplastic composite A fiber glass mat adapted to reinforce thermoplastic polymeric molding material is provided with improved flow properties in the molding process without sacrificing strength and without unduly increasing loft of the mat. The improvement is achieved by nee... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6305058 | Facility for needling of a pattened width of felt The description refers to a facility for needling of a patterned width of felt (1) by means of a needling equipment comprising at least one needle board (6, 7) and a felt guide between a felt bed (9) and a stripper (11), with the felt bed (9) consisting e... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6175996 | Method of forming a papermakers' felt A method of forming a papermakers' felt first comprises providing a needle loom having a needle board, a plurality of needles mounted on the needle board, and a needle motion unit. The needle motion unit moves the needle board such that the needles mounte... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6105223 | Simplified process for making thick fibrous structures The invention relates to a process for making thick fibrous structures. More particularly, the invention relates to a simplified needle-felting process wherein loose fiber is accreted into a thick fibrous structure by repeatedly driving a multitude of fel... | 08/22/2000 |
| 5979030 | Synthetic filter media and method for manufacturing same A composite filter media (100 includes a meltblown/spunbond composite fiber material and a mixed fiber triboelectric material are preferably attached to each other by needling the mixed fiber material with the meltblown/spunbond composite fiber material. ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5898981 | Synthetic filter media and method for manufacturing same A composite filter media (100) includes a meltblown fiber material and a nonwoven filter web which are preferably attached to each other by needling the nonwoven filter web with the meltblown fiber material. A netting (104) is then attached by preferably ... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5885020 | Marker pen having improved fibrous nib A marker pen including an improved nib. The nib has an elongated body portion and an integral tip portion. The nib is constructed of a needled nonwoven material preferably impregnated with a thermoset resin, such as melamine. The nib member may have a spe... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5740593 | Process for forming fibrous preform structures The invention relates to the field of needling processes for forming fibrous preform structures. The invention is particularly useful in forming fibrous preform structures suitable for subsequent processing into high temperature resistant composite struct... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5699595 | Apparatus for needling a fibrous web An apparatus for needling a fibrous web comprises a row of needle beams arrayed adjacently each other in a direction of an operating width. The needle beams may be attached to exchangeable needle boards and are driven with the needle boards up and down in... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5664305 | Method and apparatus for fibrous article engagement and disengagement - including two different needle types A succession of fibrous sheet segments (10) are supplied from a rotary magazine (12) to a rotating bowl (14). Segments are added to the bowl with their adjacent radial edges abutting each other and are passed beneath a reciprocating needle board (20), whe... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5636420 | Needling machine and needling method related thereto Two needling assemblies have needle boards and alternating motion mechanisms. A motor is provided for each needling assembly. The needling assemblies are mechanically independent of each other. The motors are connected by an angular position servo-mechani... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5599603 | Manufacture of carbon fibre preform In a method of making a carbon fibre preform such as for use in the manufacture of a friction disc a compressible body of carbon fibre or carbon fibre precursor material is acted upon by compressing means to compress the body to a required thickness and t... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5581857 | Process for forming fibrous preform structures The invention relates to the field of needling processes for forming fibrous preform structures. The invention is particularly useful in forming fibrous preform structures suitable for subsequent processing into high temperature resistant composite struct... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5533242 | Method for the needling of material webs The material web is guided at a predetermined speed over a plurality of needle rollers rotating about their longitudinal axis and arranged transversely to the direction of movement of the material web. The material web covers part of the surface of each o... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5504979 | Process for forming fibrous preform structures The invention relates to the field of needling processes for forming fibrous preform structures. The invention is particularly useful in forming fibrous preform structures suitable for subsequent processing into high temperature resistant composite struct... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5481786 | Method of manufacturing a recyclable carpet A tufted fabric (1) devoid of external chemical binders is formed by crosslapping a carded web of fibers (10) onto a back side (15) of a tufted primary backing (12), the opposed front side (19) of which having tufts (17) projecting therethrough, while it ... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5361466 | Method of forming a blanket of uniform thickness A synthetic microfiber blanket having a uniform thickness is formed from a nonuniform blanket having thin or feathered lateral edges. The nonuniform blanket is cut transversely into a plurality of discrete pieces of blanket of uniform length. The pluralit... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5307546 | Apparatus for feeding a fiber batt to a needle loom Apparatus for feeding a fiber batt to a needle loom, in which a gusset gap is filled between the reversing roller of an upper pre-compression conveyor band and an upper supply roller by means of a slim transmission roller, which is suspended at its length... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5196037 | Products for use in polishing and the like and process for producing same An improved fibrous composite structure for use in grinding, cutting and/or polishing operations, normally with abrasives. Webs of fibrous materials, preferably blends of fibers having different deniers are fed to a needling apparatus and are needled, sta... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5143771 | Textile reinforcement which can be used to make various composites and method for its manufacture A unidirectional textile reinforcement fabric for use in laminated articles and a method of making such fabric from conventional warp and weft fabric is shown in which the filament bundles in one of either warp or weft are substantially broken with little... | 09/01/1992 |
| 4977653 | Apparatus for needling a web supported by a grate of blades transverse to needing direction In order to increase the latitude regarding the distribution of needles in a needle board in a direction which is transverse to the direction of travel of a web which is to be needled in an apparatus for needling the web while it is supported by a deck pr... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4937924 | Apparatus for needling a felt from one side In order to ensure a desirable withdrawal of the felt in an apparatus for needling a felt from one side, the stripper plate (3) is provided on that side which faces the support (2) for the felt with guide ribs (7), which extend between the longitudinal ro... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4935295 | Needling process for spundbonded composites A process is disclosed for manufacturing a high strength composite structure by needling individual webs of initially spunbonded material and then needle-punching a stack of the individual webs to enmesh and entangle filaments across the webs, with little... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4926530 | Method for manufacturing needled felts having machine direction oriented fibers A method and system for manufacturing endless needled felts having at least one layer of longitudinally-extending spiral windings of a fiber web is disclosed. The system includes first and second machines, one being utilized for applying and tacking spira... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4916782 | Method for making a non-woven flannel fabric A method and apparatus is set forth to form a flannel-like product. A non-woven web of fibers of two contrasting shades of color are needled twice to form a non-woven fabric with the coloration of woven flannel material. A calendar roll smooths the fabric... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4651393 | Unit for the production of structured textile velour needle-bonded fabric webs Unit for the production of structured textile velour needle-bonded fabric webs from a pre-needle fleece of staple fibers, consisting of a fleece laying apparatus, a pre-needling machine and a velour needling machine, wherein at least the velour needling m... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4536927 | Apparatus for manufacturing endless needled paper machine felts Apparatus for manufacturing endless needled paper machine felts comprising at least one ply formed by a plurality of overlapping loops of a sliver web comprises a needling machine having a working width corresponding to the width of the paper machine felt... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4457055 | Method for forming needled, non-woven fiber padding An improved method for manufacturing a relatively thick, needled, non-woven fiber padding eliminates the conventional step of initially making a laminated blanket of garnet formed, thin, oriented fiber layers. Instead, this method initially forms a thick,... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4416936 | Nonwoven fabric and method for its production A multi-layer nonwoven fabric is provided comprising at least one layer of waste fibers positioned between layers of virgin synthetic fibers joined by, for example, needle punching. A process for producing the fabric comprises the steps of forming a base ... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4379189 | Nonwoven textile fabric with fused face and raised loop pile A nonwoven textile fabric comprising a batt of nonwoven filaments and having at least a portion of the filaments extending outwardly from one face of the batt to form a raised pile. In one embodiment at least a portion of the filaments are fused together ... | 04/05/1983 |
| 4324574 | Felt-like layered composite of PTFE and glass paper A felt-like layered composite of the following structure: a. a first layer of a predominantly horizontal coplanar superimposed layers of filamentary polytetrafluoroethylene components interrupted by occasional interlayered orientation; b. a thin high density n... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4205113 | Fashion felt A fashion felt of laminar structure comprising two outer layers at least one of which consists essentially of melt fibres, a layer of synthetic fibres, preferably synthetic fibre waste, positioned between the two outer layers, and a layer of surface batt ... | 05/27/1980 |
