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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8183167 | Wash-durable, antimicrobial and antifungal textile substrates Substrates that exhibit antimicrobial and/or antifungal characteristics that persist through the useful life of the substrate, and more particularly textile substrates infused with or covalently bound to well-dispersed antimicrobial nanoparticles, such as silver and... | 05/22/2012 |
| 7892989 | Woven articles from synthetic self twisted yarns A woven panel is formed from a plurality of elongated yarns, with and without a center core. The core yarns provide mechanical strength for the woven material in supporting the coreless yarns when used in load bearing articles such as the seat or back portions of an... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7601655 | Engineered toweling The present invention is directed to an article of manufacture for drying or wiping a surface. In one embodiment, a two-layered article is described. In another embodiment a multiple layered article is described. ... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7579291 | Bicomponent monofilament In one embodiment, a fabric comprises a plurality of functional monofilaments shaped to provide anchoring of a coating applied to the fabric and exhibits improved resistance to peeling away of the coating from the fabric. The second embodiment is a fabric comprised ... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7365031 | Conductive pressure sensitive textile A fabric including within its construction a first elongated electrical conductor crossed by a second elongated electrical conductor, the conductors being normally biased apart at a crossover point of said fibres with an air gap between them, whereby application of ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7282462 | Body armor strand structure, method and performance Structure, methodology and performance involving and utilizing body armor strand material which includes an elongate strand body possessing elongate brittle ceramic surface structure, elongate ductile core structure disposed within that surface structure, and elonga... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7264862 | Soiling detector for fabrics A fabric is formed of yarns having soiling-hiding and soiling-prone characteristics which are visually distinct one from the other in the surface of the fabric once the fabric has been soiled. The soiling-prone yarns comprise yarns formed of multi-lobal fibers or fi... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7228044 | Composite fiber with light interference coloring function A novel conjugate fiber with a fine and an optical interference color-generating function, suitable for application in product fields which require aesthetic qualities, the fiber being characterized by having a structure wherein an alkali-soluble polymer with a thic... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7073538 | Bi-directional and multi-axial fabric and fabric composites Bi-directional and multi-axial fabrics, fabric composites, ballistically resistant assemblies thereof, and the methods by which they are made. The fabrics are comprised of sets of strong, substantially parallel, unidirectional yarns lying in parallel planes, one abo... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7049253 | Glass cloth and printed wiring board The present invention is (1) a glass cloth composed of a group of warp yarns and a group of weft yarns wherein one of the group of the warp and weft yarns are arranged with substantially no gap between the yarns, and, in that group... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7018946 | Fabric including polymer filaments having profiled cross-section The present invention is directed to a multi-filament yarn formed at least in part from filaments having cross-sectional zig-zag or double “W” shape with a 180 degree axis of symmetry. The filaments have a denier per filament generally in the range of about 0.1 ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6979660 | Polyethylene protective yarn High strength polyethylene yarns useful in ballistic-resistant, cut-resistant and other applications, fabrics produced from these yarns and the methods by which the yarns and fabrics are made. An untwisted yarn of the invention comprises a plurality of filaments in ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6924244 | Metal coated fiber materials A flexible electrically conductive fabric is obtained by plating a fabric constructed of multifilament yarn composed of a plural flat thermoplastic singlefilaments. ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6897170 | Tuftable fabric with balanced construction Tuftable fabrics comprise a plurality of warp and weft tapes in a balanced construction of tapes with balanced dimensions of tapes in the warp and the weft and stabilization of the fabric to impart dimensional stability. The fabrics are useful as backings for tufted... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6821914 | Polyester fiber having deformed cross section and yarn and fabric comprising the same Irregular cross-sectional filaments made from a polyester and yarns and fabrics comprising the filaments, the cross-sectional profile of which filaments has a triangular part (A) and a flat projection part (B) connected to an angular portion of the triangular part a... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6790796 | Nonwovens forming or conveying fabrics with enhanced surface roughness and texture An industrial fabric used in the form of an endless fabric belt to form and convey a nonwoven fiber web during the manufacture of a nonwoven fabric has a web-supporting surface which includes rough-surface yarns which inhibit movement, namely, slippage, of the nonwo... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6706651 | Float textile having improved optical interference function and use thereof A float textile having an improved optical interference function, containing a float texture yarn formed by combining three or more multi-filament yarns each comprising, as a constituent unit, optically interfering mono-filaments which are formed by alternately lami... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6699367 | Papermaker's felt Felt for use in a paper machine, with a textile backing element (20, 60) that comprises threads oriented transversely (30) and longitudinally (40) with respect to the direction of transport of the paper machine, and onto which fibres are needled to form a... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6500776 | Blanket substrate and blanket A blanket substrate comprising spun yarn of polyvinyl alcohol based fibers, in which the fibers have primary ridged streaks which are formed on their surfaces in the direction of the fiber axis with finer secondary ridged steaks formed in the primary ridg... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6184161 | Method for obtaining a three-dimensional textile product, thread used therein, composite materials obtained with this thread and according to this method The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a three-dimensional textile product, characterized in that at least the pile thread of which is subjected to one or more of the following textile treatments: a) the textile thread is enveloped; b... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6147017 | Industrial fibers with sinusoidal cross sections and products made therefrom The present invention relates to industrial fibers and products made therefrom and more specifically to industrial polyester fibers and products made therefrom. The fibers comprise a synthetic melt spun polymer having a relative viscosity about 24 to abou... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6007911 | Industrial fabrics having filaments characterized by foam segments within their cross section Industrial fabrics which contain thermoplastic weft or filling filaments characterized by having at least one segment of the filament's cross sectional area consisting of a foamed polymer are described. The unfoamed segment or segments of the filament con... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6004888 | Fibrous sheet for structure reinforcement and structure reinforced with same A fibrous sheet for structure reinforcement comprising a sheet layer of reinforcing continuous filament bundles (1) arranged parallelly spaced out from each other, auxiliary covering yarns (3, 4) arranged on both sides of the sheet layer in such a manner ... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5972505 | Fibers capable of spontaneously transporting fluids Disclosed are fibers that are capable of spontaneously transporting certain fluids, for example aqueous fluids, such as water, on their surfaces. The fibers, especially in the form of tow, can be incorporated into absorbent articles, such as diapers, in o... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5958804 | Fabrics having improved ballistic performance and processes for making the same The invention provides fabrics having improved ballistic performance and processes for making the same. The fabrics include a network of consolidated multifilament yarns formed of high strength filaments. At least a portion of the high strength filaments ... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5925434 | Tuftable backing and carpet construction Improved tuftable primary backings, carpets made from the backings and methods for making backings are disclosed. The backings employ fabrics made from serrated tape yarns which are coated with a film of a thermoplastic material, and optionally include a ... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5888609 | Planar porous composite structure and method for its manufacture A planar porous composite structure including a plurality of regular textile planar layers formed of continuous yarns. The layers are placed on top of each other to form a structure having two dimensions at right angles to each other and a third dimension... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5883022 | Absorbent fabric material of synthetic endless fiber An absorbent fabric material of synthetic endless fibers, in particular for use in clinical areas and also clean room areas and also in company and public washrooms, in which, in order to simultaneously achieve absorbent high absorbency and handling accep... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5857497 | Woven multilayer papermaking fabric having increased stability and permeability A papermaking fabric for use with papermaker machines having a system of shaped monofilament machine direction, yarns hereinafter MD yarns, which are woven in stacked, vertical alignment throughout the body of the fabric. Preferably, each upper MD yarn de... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5840635 | Transport and support means for heavy, high temperature articles and its manufacturing process A transport and support means for heavy, high-temperature articles (5) which includes: (a) a flexible support base made of at least one weft woven fabric, one or more ply, using rigid, synthetic monofilaments with a diameter of between 0.1 and 1.0 mm and ... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5773370 | Entangled high strength yarn An entangled multifilament yarn made from high strength filaments having a tenacity of at least about 7 g/d, a tensile modulus of at least about 150 g/d and an energy-to-break of at least about 8 J/g. The yarn is used to make ballistic resistant articles.... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5741590 | Iridescent fabrics An iridescent effect is achieved in satin weave filling-faced fabric using sheath-core filaments wherein the core is dyed to a color that is different from that of the sheath.... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5597646 | Polymeric cable and fabric made therefrom Cable structures comprising at least three thermoplastic polymer filaments are prepared in a single extrusion process and exhibit performance characteristics comparable to cabled yarn constructions. The cables can be used in fabrics such as those used in ... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5556696 | Stiffening material for headwear and the like A lining fabric is disclosed that preferably uses a fine spun yarn, most preferably a 50/50 blend of cotton and viscose rayon that has a cross-sectional diameter of 30/1, in which the warp fibers are woven in a dense pattern, most preferably to an end cou... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5494728 | Method for making roofing shingles using asphalt fibers, and shingles made thereby A method for making asphalt fibers includes supplying molten asphalt to a rotating asphalt spinner at a temperature between about 270° F. and about 500° F., centrifuging asphalt fibers from the asphalt spinner, and collecting the asphalt fibers. A metho... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5217796 | Woven material of inorganic fiber and process for making the same A woven material of inorganic fiber, and a process for making the same, are disclosed in which exposed surfaces of warps and wefts constituting the woven material are opened as a result of being impinged by jets of pressurized water, whereby the fibers on... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5104724 | Dryer fabric The invention is directed to a dryer section of a papermaking machine comprising between 10 and 20 cylinders in with each of the cylinders is gas fired to have an operating temperature of between 500° F. and 700° F. A dryer fabric operating with these c... | 04/14/1992 |
| 4707399 | Bicomponent ceramic fibers A continuous, bicomponent, non-vitreous ceramic fiber comprises components existing in a longitudinal side by side relationship wherein each of the components is derived from a different fiber-forming precursor liquid. Firing the bicomponent fibers in a r... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4316926 | Non-slip material for the hand A non-slip material is disclosed which is useful as a handle grip covering, which comprises a curvilinear surface of a cellular or porous web of material, which curvilinear surface is coated with a tackifier resin. Said layer being optionally carried by a... | 02/23/1982 |
| 4107369 | Fabric having an elastomer coat on face and method of producing same A fabric having an elastomer coat on each face of a woven layer and having resistance to water attack along the woven layer is formed by heating and stretching the yarn, the thread or the fabric of the woven layer, for example to achieve 20 to 30% elongat... | 08/15/1978 |
