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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8178184 | Process for producing intertwined ultrafine filament sheet A method of producing an entangled sheet of microfine long fibers using long fibers for forming microfine fibers. The method includes a step of forming a long-fiber web made of long fibers for forming microfine fibers, at least one component of the long fibers being... | 05/15/2012 |
| 7919166 | Cationic finished textile material and its use A cationic finished textile material, in particular in the form of a cloth, rag or the like, includes a textile fabric composed of textile fibers, wherein the fibers having a permanent cationic finish, wherein the textile material is at least partly raised. The cati... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7829172 | Double-face velour fabric articles having improved dynamic insulation performance A double-face velour fabric article consists of a fabric body having a technical face formed by a filament stitch yarn and a technical back formed by a filament loop yarn. The filament stitch yarn includes a heat sensitive material, e.g. a hot melt material or a hea... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7462386 | Leather-like sheet and method for production thereof The leather-like sheet of the invention comprises a napped part of ultrafine fibers and a grainy part of nonporous elastic polymer randomly existing in the surface of a substrate prepared by infiltrating a porous polymer elastomer into a three-dimensionally intermin... | 12/09/2008 |
| RE40314 | Velour fabric articles having flame retardance and improved dynamic insulation performance A velour fabric article consists of a fabric body having a technical face formed by a filament stitch yarn and a technical back formed by a loop yarn. The filament stitch yarn includes a heat sensitive material, e.g. a hot melt material or a heat shrinkable material... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7360378 | Knitted fabric with dual layer construction and method for making A knitted dual-layer fabric is disclosed, including an outer water-absorbent layer and an inner wicking layer having permanent wicking properties. The inner layer acts to draw moisture toward the outer layer and the outer layer acts to disperse the moisture therethr... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7261936 | Synthetic blown insulation An insulation material having insulative properties of a synthetic down, while have a fir-tree structure more similar to natural down, and being in a blown form. The blowable insulation material is composed of plural units each having a number of filaments that are ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7225904 | Reinforced brake lining and method of producing A method of producing a brake lining assembly having a wear surface with increased wear characteristics comprises the steps of winding a metal strip, placing the wound metal strip into a brake lining cup, filling the brake lining cup with a brake lining material of ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7217456 | Plaited double-knit fabric with moisture management and improved thermal insulation A composite textile fabric for rapidly moving moisture away from the skin, and for retaining body heat, is provided. The composite fabric includes an inner fabric layer made of a yarn comprising a plurality of fibers primarily of polyester or other synthetic yarns w... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7213313 | Method of manufacturing fleece having different kinds of fibers in front and back faces A method of manufacturing a fleece having different kinds of fibers in the front and back faces includes the steps of: weaving an extra-fine polyester fiber or acrylic fiber in a high gauge to have dense loops to form the front face of loop piles (1), and wea... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7214126 | Abrasive material A flexible layer is formed on a surface of a core, and a polishing layer mixed with abrasive particles is formed on a top of the flexible layer. The flexible layer is produced by applying an emulsion adhesive as a flexible layer onto a core and attaching abrasive pa... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7194789 | Abraded nonwoven composite fabrics A nonwoven composite fabric is provided that contains one or more abraded (e.g., sanded) surfaces. In addition to improving the softness and handfeel of the nonwoven composite fabric, it has been unexpectedly discovered that abrading such a fabric may also impart ex... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7185604 | Orthopedic pet cushion An orthopedic cushion for a support humans and animals, particularly domestic pets, includes a plurality of layers including a padding layer of slow recovery visco-elastic foam providing the orthopedic advantages of reducing pressure points and facilitating blood fl... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7186651 | Chemical mechanical polishing method and apparatus A method for removing material from the surface of a semiconductor wafer with a chemical mechanical polishing process is described. The method uses a polishing pad on which a line-pattern of grooves is formed. The pattern comprises orderly spaced grooved-area and ar... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7183231 | Textured materials and method of manufacturing textured materials The present invention is directed to a textile material comprising yarns wherein the material is textured by subjecting specified regions of the material to incremental strains sufficient to cause yarn failures or yarn elongation in yarns running in one direction wi... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7182991 | Method of providing electric arc flash protection and fabric structures in accordance therewith A method and fabric structure that employs a napped fabric to protect a subject from an arc flash. At least one napped fabric layer with an increase in fabric thickness due to napping of at least 35% is incorporated into a normal arc protective fabric structure to i... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7168140 | Flame resistant fabrics with improved aesthetics and comfort, and method of making same Fabrics having improved aesthetic characteristics in addition to good FR characteristics and strength are described, as well as a method for making the fabrics. The fabrics are made by subjecting a fabric containing inherently flame resistant fibers to a fluid treat... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7150055 | Multi-layered bedclothes material A material for bedclothes includes first and second outer layers connected together at their peripheries, the first outer layer being made of at least two sub-layers connected together, one sub-layer being a smooth fabric material and a second sub-layer being made o... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7141290 | Stitch-bonded fabrics utilizing stretchable substrates A stretchable stitch-bonded nonwoven fabric is disclosed herein. The fabric includes a nonwoven substrate having basis weight in the range from about 15 to about 150 g/m2, and density in the range from about 0.02 to about 0.12 g/cm3. The nonwov... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7131466 | Patterned scarf, method and loom for producing the same A patterned scarf having a first fabric layer and a second fabric layer which are interwoven along the edges. The scarf has colors and/or patterns which are formed by weft threads their inserted spaced-out between warped threads of the same color. The warped threads... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7132024 | Artificial leather composite reinforced with ultramicrofiber nonwoven fabric A method for manufacturing an artificial leather comprises the following steps. First, ultramicrofiber-forming fibers having an islands-in-sea type cross-sectional configuration are formed by blend spinning or conjugate spinning. Secondly, a porous reinforcement she... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7131296 | Footwear with knit upper and method of manufacturing the footwear An article of footwear with a knit upper and a method of manufacturing the footwear are disclosed. The upper is formed through a knitting process to include a plurality of sections formed of different yarns and knits to provide the sections with different physical p... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7115315 | Reinforced secondary backing fabric and method of using the same A reinforced secondary backing and method of using the same, in which the reinforced secondary backing includes reinforcing yarns interconnect to the secondary backing fabric. The reinforcing yarns generally extend in the longitudinal or warp direction and provide a... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7108912 | Polytetrafluoroethylene fiber and method for manufacturing the same A polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) fiber includes a filament obtained by partially slitting an oriented PTFE film in a lengthwise direction of the film. Emboss processing is conducted linearly along the lengthwise direction of the film and like a zigzag shape or a con... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7105069 | Sound absorbing/sound blocking automotive trim products Sound absorbing/sound blocking products, including trim products formed from a porous fibrous layer backed by a sound absorbing layer and a sound blocking layer for use within vehicles, and methods of making same, are provided. A porous fibrous layer structure inclu... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7103929 | Disposable bedding with absorbent region A disposable sheet has a draw sheet or chux attached thereto. Preferably, the chux is constructed from three layers, a bottom, middle and top layer. The top layer is moisture permeable and the middle layer is absorbent. The top layer of the chux and the sheet itself... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7097723 | Lightweight acoustic automotive carpet Light weight acoustic carpet including porous carpeting backed by a primary sound reducing layer and localized secondary insulators for use within vehicles, and methods of making same, are provided. A porous carpet structure including a carpet backing is heated to a... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7091139 | Flame-retardant leather-like sheet substrate and production method thereof The flame-retardant leather-like sheet substrate of the present invention comprises a layer (A) that is made of an entangled nonwoven fabric comprising a polyester superfine fiber (a) of a single fiber fineness of 0.5 dtex or less containing no flame-retardant compo... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086423 | Pile fabric A pile fabric such as may be used in automotive and furniture upholstery and other applications which fabric incorporates a pile surface formed from variable height fibers. The pile is made up of a first group of fibers having a first height and at least a second gr... | 08/08/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7055227 | Process for face finishing fabrics and fabrics having good strength and aesthetic characteristics A process for face finishing fabrics, and in particular fabrics containing filaments, to provide them with good aesthetic characteristics is described. In addition, fabrics made from filaments having aesthetic characteristics and surface effects similar to those of ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7047607 | Process for manufacturing a band-shaped non-woven product with increased tensile strength The invention relates to a process for manufacturing a band-shaped non-woven product reinforced by strengthening wires or filaments and showing an increased tensile strength longitudinally or in the cross direction of the band-shaped product, characterized in that, ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7040124 | Cotton jersey fabric construction having improved stretch characteristics A knitted fabric constructed from cotton yarns and synthetic yarns of polyester. The fabric is knitted with courses of cotton yarns, with a polyester yarn knitted with at least every fourth course of cotton yarn. ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7037866 | Two-sided nonwoven fabric A nonwoven fabric comprises a first layer formed of staple fibers having a smooth outer surface, a second layer formed of staple fibers having an outer surface with a roughened texture and a third, spunbond layer sandwiched between the first and second layers. A bin... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7008600 | Disinfecting article and cleaning composition with extended stability The present invention relates to a disinfecting article, a sealable housing system for disinfecting articles, and a disinfecting composition comprising a hypohalite composition and a surfactant, for cleaning and disinfecting surfaces, with improved stability and ext... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6994812 | Mold tool and method for forming a trim covered foam substrate of a seat assembly A mold tool (16) for forming a trim covered foam substrate of a seat assembly comprises an upper mold cast (18) defining an upper mold surface (19) and a lower mold cast (20) defining a lower mold surface (2). A split line (28 | 02/07/2006 |
| 6971950 | Polishing silicon wafers An endless belt for a belt type polishing machine comprises a support fabric and a polymer layer of relatively low hardness. The polymer layer is formed with drainage grooves. The support fabric may comprise a non woven or woven material, or a membrane with oriented... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6944968 | Method and apparatus for heating nonwoven webs A process for drying/heat-treating nonwoven webs in which the web is partially dried under tension in a first drying zone and further heat treated under low tension or in a substantially tensionless state a second drying zone. The process significantly reduces the o... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6946182 | Fringed surface structures obtainable in a compression molding process Disclosed are mono-layer or multi-layer films, sheets, or coatings wherein at least on layer comprises a fringed surface microstructure (1), a process for making these items and uses thereof. Further disclosed are articles of manufacture comprising such film, sheet,... | 09/20/2005 |
