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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 6911247 | Wearable protective system having protective elements A protective covering system having high-flexibility and low areal density characteristics. In one aspect of the invention, the protective system includes a plurality of metallic staples or wire elements secured to multi-layer matrix including woven fibers, the laye... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6875314 | Paper machine clothing, particularly a press felt This invention relates to paper machine clothing, particularly a press felt, comprising a support and comprising filaments which are formed as profiled monofilaments (1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13, 18, 23, 24, 25) with a profile which differs from a circular cross-sectio... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6861120 | Wearable protective system having protective elements A protective covering system having high-flexibility and low areal density characteristics. In one aspect of the invention, the protective system includes a plurality of metallic staples or wire elements secured to multi-layer matrix including woven fibers, the laye... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6509285 | Fabric for moisture management A fabric for moisture management which contains first fibers and second fibers. The first fibers have either circular cross-sections or multiply indentations along the longitudinal side of the fibers. The second fibers have multiply indentations along the... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6331341 | Multiaxial press fabric having shaped yarns A multiaxial press fabric includes a base fabric and a plurality of layers of staple fiber material attached to the base fabric. The base fabric has at least one layer assembled by spirally winding a woven fabric strip, and takes the form of an endless lo... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6265331 | Wire-screening fabric, methods of using the same, and papermaking machines comprising such fabrics Wire screening fabric for a machine for the production and/or finishing of a pulp web, such as a paper, cardboard, or tissue web, comprising at least one layer each of lengthwise fibers, oriented in the direction of travel, and crosswise fibers, running a... | 07/24/2001 |
| 5998310 | Industrial fabrics containing finned fibers designed to resist distortion Woven industrial fabrics which have an air permeability of at least 200 cfm per square foot under a pressure differential of 0.5 inches of water are described. These fabrics contain finned weft fibers with a shape factor of 2.5 to 5.0 and a distortion ind... | 12/07/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5587229 | Resilient, high shrinkage propylene polymer yarn and articles made therefrom Fabric prepared from a propylene polymer yarn of increased resiliency and shrinkage, compared to crystalline propylene homopolymer yarn, comprising a strand of multiple monofilament fibers, the fibers consisting essentially of certain propylene polymer bl... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5512355 | Anti-static woven coated fabric and flexible bulk container Anti-static fabric and bulk containers made of polypropylene fibers and interlaced carrier yarn. The carrier yarn is of nylon or polyester fibers and sheath-core fibers in which the sheath is nylon or polyester, and the core selected from the group consis... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5462790 | Combined and multi-component false-twist textured filament yarn, production method thereof, and knitted/woven fabric using the yarn In a polyester multi-filament yarn consisting of at least two kinds of false twisted filament yarns having different sectional shapes, the present invention relates to a combined and multi-component false twisted filament yarn which comprises at least one... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5424117 | Fabrics for surgical gowns and the like and method of making same and textile products made therefrom Three reuasable surgical/medical fabrics provide improved barrier properties, as reflected by their Suter ratings, and also posses a "hand" similar to a "cotton hand". The Suter ratings are degraded in the order of 10%-20% after 100 sterile reprocessing c... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5256764 | Medical devices fabricated from homopolymers and copolymers having recurring carbonate units This invention relates to medical devices formed totally or in part from homopolymers or copolymers comprising recurring carbonate moieties.... | 10/26/1993 |
| 4634625 | New fabrics, yarns and process Scalloped-oval cross-section for low denier filaments of partially-oriented polyester for new draw-texturing feed yarn, and a new process of draw-texturing to prepare corresponding polyester textured yarns for use in combination spun yarn/textured polyest... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4416934 | Woven or knitted polyester multifilament fabric A woven or knitted polyester multifilament fabric having a silk-like appearance and touch, comprised of polyester multifilament yarns containing one or more types of porous polyester filaments each having an irregular cross-sectional profile, for example,... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4259393 | Fibrillated polyester textile fabric A process for forming a polyester textile fabric comprised of multifilament yarns having at least about five broken and fibrillated ends per square centimeter of fabric.... | 03/31/1981 |
| 4245000 | Viscose rayon A crimped, high wet modulus viscose rayon fiber having a multilobular, skin core cross-section wherein the core is surrounded by a discontinuous broken skin that imparts to fabrics an improved cover and hand properties. The fibers are formed from a modifi... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4242405 | Viscose rayon and method of making same High wet modulus viscose rayon fiber having a skin core structure and having a multi-lobular cross-section that imparts to fabrics an improved cover and hand properties similar to those of cotton. The fibers are formed from a modifier-free viscose. The el... | 12/30/1980 |
