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| 7375042 | Woven polyester fabric for airbags The present invention relates to a woven polyester fabric for use in airbags. The present invention includes a woven fabric using a polyester filament yarn, wherein the polyester filament yarn has a tenacity of about 65 cN/tex or greater and an Instantaneous Thermal... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7347229 | Tubular fabric and method of making the same A tubular fabric receives an underwire in a garment such as a bra. The tubular fabric is formed by arranging a fusible yarn, such as Grilon®, and melting said yarn to form a barrier, which exhibits excellent resistance to penetration by underwires. Preferably the f... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7329621 | Stretchable film laminates and methods and apparatus for making stretchable film laminates Stretchable film laminates including a layer of elastomeric openwork, such as a plurality of elastic strands or an elastomeric mesh structure. The stretchable film laminates may include a film layer bonded to the layer of elastomeric openwork, with the film layer ha... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7288209 | Treating agent for elastic fibers and elastic fibers obtained by using the same The present invention provides finishes for elastic fiber, which produce elastic fiber yarn having superior antistatic, unwinding, package buildup performance and lubricity properties. The present finishes further minimize fly sticking on the elastic fiber during th... | 10/30/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7128802 | Manufacturing method of compressible printing layer and manufacturing method of blanket for printing The present invention provides a manufacturing method of a compressible printing layer, comprising a vulcanizing step comprising a first heating process in which one surface of a compressible printing layer including an unvulcanized compressible layer containing mic... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7069629 | Durable lightweight imaged nonwoven wipe The present invention is directed to a nonwoven fabric, and specifically to a durable lightweight nonwoven fabric wipe, comprising improved strength, as well as an improved MD to CD elongation ratio, which results in a material imminently suitable for application in... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6784127 | Polyurethane elastic fiber nonwoven fabric and its production and synthetic leather using the same A polyurethane elastomer fiber non-woven fabric contains polyurethane elastomer fiber filaments melt-bonded with one another, and has a tensile elongation of 100% or more, a 50% elongation recovery of 75% or more and a tear strength per METSUKE of 5.5 gf or more. Th... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6750161 | Stretchable laminate A stretchable laminate is formed by providing a hydroentangled nonwoven fabric exhibiting cross-direction extensibility and recovery, which fabric comprises a nonwoven web of staple length fibers of about 0.8 to 3.0 denier having a basis weight of about 1.0 to 4.0 o... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6673727 | Orthopedic casts with controlled flexibility An orthopedic casting material comprising a substrate impregnated with a water-curable resin comprising an aromatic polyisocyanate and a polyol, wherein the free NCO level of said prepolymer is from about 6% to about 10%. Preferably the free NCO level is ... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6528438 | Durable press/wrinkle-free process Cellulosic fiber-containing fabrics are made wrinkle resistant by a durable press wrinkle-free process which comprises treating a cellulosic fiber-containing fabric with formaldehyde, a catalyst capable of catalyzing the crosslinking reaction between the ... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6451404 | Leather-like sheet having napped surface A leather-like sheet having naps on its surface and having writing effect, a high-class external appearance, hand touch and feel like natural leather, and folds like natural leather. When it is subjected to lasting shoemaking, it is possible to obtain sho... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6207237 | Elastic nonwoven webs and films The present invention is generally directed to elastic nonwoven webs and films made from thermoplastic polymers. In particular, the present invention is directed to forming nonwoven webs and films from an elastomeric polymer and then cross-linking the pol... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6077793 | Method for producing elastic protective material and elastic protective material An elastic protective material is disclosed. The protective material comprises a three-dimensional fully fashioned knit structure made by single jersey knitting at a machine gauge of at least 10 needles per inch. This knit layer is completely surrounded o... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6069097 | Composite elastic material having multistage elongation characteristics and method of manufacturing the same A composite elastic material comprises a non-woven fabric secured to an elastic member. The non-woven fabric is elastically stretchable by about 100% or more. The sheet-like elastic member has an elastic recovery of about 60% or more and a break-down elas... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5755828 | Method and composition for increasing the strength of compositions containing high-bulk fibers Crosslinked cellulose fibers having free pendant carboxylic acid groups are disclosed. The fibers include a polycarboxylic acid covalently coupled to the fibers, and are crosslinked with a crosslinking agent having a cure temperature lower than the cure t... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5744221 | Flexible high-damping composite structures and fabrication thereof Composite structures which are cost-effectively fabricated using conventional resin transfer molding or filament winding technique, featuring utilization of fiber fabric material or individually stranded fiber tow material as the fiber reinforcement mater... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5741744 | Thermoplastic thermoformable composite material and method of forming such material A thermoplastic thermoformable composite material for shaping and stretching into a desired form without voids and holes, including a core formed by at least one layer of chopped fibers enveloped and impregnated by thermoplastic material to form a fabric ... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5453317 | Friction material comprising powdered phenolic resin and method of making same The present invention relates to a non-asbestos friction material comprising a phenolic or phenolic-modified resin (and in certain embodiments, silicon nitride particles) incorporated into a fibrous base material which is then impregnated with a silicone ... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5422172 | Elastic laminated sheet of an incrementally stretched nonwoven fibrous web and elastomeric film and method An elastic laminated sheet of an incrementally stretched nonwoven fibrous web and elastomeric film and method of making are disclosed. The elastic laminates are especially useful in diapers, surgical gowns, sheets, dressings, hygienic products and the lik... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5413846 | Elasticized artificial leather and process for its production The following describes elasticized artificial leather characterized in that it is formed by a woven support material comprising warp threads and weft threads, said material being coated on at least one of its two sides by at least one layer of synthetic ... | 05/09/1995 |
| 4975318 | Improved acoustic carbon diaphragm An improved acoustic diaphragm may be produced by a process which includes the steps of impregnating non-woven fabric or woven fabric of carbon fiber having a high degree of elasticity with a thermosetting resin, thermally molding it into a diaphragm shap... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4828909 | Elastomer-coated fabric products and process for producing the same Elastomer-coated fabric products having predetermined potential extension in the fabric's machine direction and processes for producing the same. The fabric product of the invention preferably includes an elastomer-coated warp-knit, weft-insert fabric whe... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4794027 | Process for coating a base material with an elastomer and product produced by such process A process is provided herein for coating a preformed, porous base material comprising a mineral fibrous or particle material or an organic fibrous or particle material or mixtures thereof to provide a novel preformed base material. The process comprises a... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4565715 | Elastomer-coated bias reinforcement fabric and method for producing same An elastomer coated bias fabric for reinforcing power transmission belts and the like is disclosed wherein one surface of the fabric is provided with an uncured, tacky, elastomeric composition. The fabric is prepared by pre-impregnating the fabric, transv... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4434205 | Artificial leathers An artificial leather is made by impregnating a special nonwoven web substrate with an elastic polymer material. In another embodiment the substrate comprises a nonwoven fabric laminated to a woven or nonwoven fabric.... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4248926 | Flashing sheet An improved flashing sheet suitable for the formation of a flashing seal at a non-flat part having a three dimentional shape is provided. The flashing sheet comprises a base sheet of knitted fabrics having a high expandability in all directions and a modi... | 02/03/1981 |
| 3932125 | Preparation of stretchable wool textiles Wool textiles of enhanced stretch properties are prepared by contacting the textile with a hydroxylic liquid, i.e., ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, glycidol, glycerol, or diethylene glycol, under controlled conditions of time and temperature.... | 01/13/1976 |
