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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7790643 | Urethane foam reinforcing material A reinforcing material for urethane foam effectively protects a molded urethane foam body and suppresses fricatives with a metal spring, having high productivity and excellent handleability and being applicable to a molded urethane foam body with highly uneven shape... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7622408 | Fabric-faced composites and methods for making same The present invention is directed to multiple layer composites suitable for use as wall and floor coverings, among other uses, that provide a strong durable structure and a soft textile or fabric face. The composite includes a face layer bonded to an adhesive layer ... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7432219 | Hydroentangled nonwoven material An improved hydroentangled well integrated composite nonwoven material, including a mixture of continuous filaments, synthetic staple fibers, and natural fibers which has a reduced twosidedness and an improved textile feeling. The synthetic staple fibers should have... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7427574 | Non-woven wash cloth A non-woven washcloth formed from a blend of two different size polyester fibers, the majority of which have a length about half of that of the minority. The washcloth has good absorbing and holding properties for a solution containing chlorhexidine gluconate, while... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7381668 | Self-extinguishing differentially entangled nonwoven fabrics The present invention is directed to a hydroentangled nonwoven fabric with improved flame retardant properties and the making thereof, whereby the nonwoven fabric is differentially entangled to collapse upon itself and self-extinguish upon burning. The self-extingui... | 06/03/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7335415 | Tearaway adhesive tape on nonwoven support The invention concerns a nonwoven support, in the form of a felt or needle punched product, having a thickness ranging between 0.3 and 1 mm and a surface mass of fibres ranging between 70 and 120 g/m2, and the fibres are embedded in the adhesive over part... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7306840 | Flat needle-punched non woven of natural and/or synthetic fibers The invention relates to a flat needle-punched non woven of natural and/or synthetic fibers having a weight per unit area within a range of from 200 to 1600 g/m2, characterized in that one tenth to one hundredth of at least one of the two main surfaces ha... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7303656 | Low permeability textile substrate for a two-sided coated product A laminated substrate or base structure comprising separately formed layers with warp knitted or stitch bonded yarns joining the layers together wherein at least one of the layers is a reinforcing layer and at least one of the layers is for inhibiting resin flow thr... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7267745 | Papermakers felt having a point-bonded web layer formed of coarse fibers A paper makers felt comprising a fibrous outer layer formed of inter-engaged fibers of between 3.0 and 67 dtex inter-engaged preferably by needling, and a web layer formed of fibers which are between 200 and 600 dtex and are inter-engaged preferably by point bonding... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264861 | Abrasion-resistant composites with in-situ activated matrix resin A composite sheet is disclosed. The composite sheet comprises an open random fibrous web having substantially vertical fibers near a top surface, a first binder resin and a second binder resin, wherein the first binder resin has a melting point lower than the meltin... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7232776 | Surface material for an automobile internal trim panel and automobile internal trim panel Disclosed is a surface material for an automobile internal trim panel consisting of a fiber sheet, wherein the fiber sheet contains an oil repellent and substantially consists of non-water absorbent fibers; an oil repellency of at least one surface of the surface ma... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7208026 | Heat-resistant filter To provide a heat resistant filter of which the reduction of tensile strength and folding endurance is small even when used as a filter material for a filter used at high temperatures, failure of the filter material is difficult even when used at high temperatures, ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7199065 | Non-woven laminate composite The present invention provides non-woven laminate that is not subjected to final consolidation by a binder and the production thereof. The laminate includes at least one non-woven mat containing glass staple fibers pre-consolidated with a resin, and at least one non... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7194788 | Soft and bulky composite fabrics A composite fabric is provided that contains staple fibers hydraulically entangled with a nonwoven web formed from continuous filaments. A portion of the staple fibers is entangled with the web, while another portion protrudes through the web. The resulting surface ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7191501 | Differentially entangled nonwoven fabric The invention is directed to a hydroentangled nonwoven fabric, the outer surface of which exhibits highly entangled fibers whereas the inner layer exhibits lightly entangled fibers. In particular, the present invention contemplates that a fabric is formed from a fib... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7111342 | Interior treatments and furniture of fibrous felt construction Interior design structures and lightweight furniture formed from a felted fibrous material such as needle punched felt as the material of construction in replacement for wood. The felted fibrous material is adapted to provide adequate strength to permit construction... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7094462 | Base material for wiping sheet A base material for a wiping sheet on which powder is to be supported, wherein the ratio of the average pore diameter (D) of the surface of the base material while dry as measured by the mercury penetration method to the average particle diameter (d) of the powder, ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7060639 | Non-woven inorganic fiber mat A non-woven mat of inorganic fiber is disclosed having a substance which is lower at the edges of the mat than in the remainder of the mat. Apparatus for making such a mat includes: a source of a slurry of inorganic fiber in a liquid; a forming wire disposed to move... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7033964 | Nonwoven car wash glove or mitt Coating compositions, processes for making them and articles for cleaning composed of non-woven fabrics coated with the novel compositions are described. ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7018692 | Penetration resistant fabric with multiple layer guard plate assemblies and method of making the same A fabric includes a fabric substrate and a plurality guard plate assemblies affixed to the fabric substrate in a spaced relationship to each other. Each guard plate assembly includes a first layer of material affixed to the fabric substrate and a second layer of mat... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6959855 | Carbon-based weld blanket, methods of making and methods of use A non-woven weld blanket for protecting automobile exteriors and interiors and industrial equipment from weld spatter, comprising a needle punched webbing of pre-oxidized, polyacrylonitrile (PAN) fibers. The fabric is assembled using these carbon precursor fibers th... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6957924 | Textured film devices A textured film device formed from at least one layer of gathered textured film. These devices are capable of producing excellent lather when used with a cleanser and are soft to the touch. Other textured film devices include mitts, gloves, washcloths, and the like ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6936088 | Sintered, highly porous body and method for the production thereof The invention relates to a sintered highly porous body comprising at least one layer that is made of a material, which can be sintered and which contains fibers. The aim of the invention is to provide a body of the aforementioned type with improved burn-off properti... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6900147 | Nonwoven webs having improved necking uniformity A neckable nonwoven web is provided with a central region and two edge regions, the central region being selectively easier to neck than the two edge regions. The nonwoven fibers in the central region have a polymer composition and/or physical properties which diffe... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6874282 | Surface-shielding system for using a hazardous apparatus A system for utilizing a hazardous apparatus with a pad of fibrous fabric embedded in cement to shield a protectable surface from hazards produced by the hazardous apparatus. ... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6869659 | Fastener loop material, its manufacture, and products incorporating the material Lightweight, non-woven loop products for hook-and-loop fastening are disclosed, as are methods for making them and end products employing them. The products are non-woven webs of entangled fibers of substantial tenacity, the fibers forming both a sheet-form web body... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6855392 | Patterned stitch bonded pile fabric A patterned pile fabric of stitch-bonded construction. The fabric includes a substrate layer with an arrangement of ground yarns extending in stitched relation through the substrate layer so as to define a ground covering across the substrate layer. An arrangement o... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6846545 | Impact absorbing material A material to reduce the effects of trauma received from the impact of a projectile. One embodiment is a needle-punched, non-woven material including at least one type of ballistic fibers selected and oriented to provide a cushioning effect and maintain a high compr... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6846759 | Adhesive coated polyester felt A method of making a soft, well cushioned, fabric suitable for use in an automotive interior, furniture and upholstery. The fabric which is formed by depositing a coating of a high temperature adhesive having a viscosity of 6×104 to 75×104 ce... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6833179 | Targeted elastic laminate having zones of different basis weights A targeted elastic laminate material is provided having at least one low tension zone with first filaments having a first basis weight and at least one high tension zone having second filaments with a second basis weight greater than the first basis weight. The seco... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6821601 | Stitchbonded fabric and process for making same An improved stitchbonded fabric has a pattern of stitches formed by a multi-needle stitched set of contractible stitching threads in a planar material that comprises a non-fibrous layer of polymer or metal, such as a metallic foil, a polymeric film, or a leather. Co... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6818572 | Floor cleaning wipe A floor cleaning wipe comprising a water insoluble substrate which is impregnated with a floor cleaning composition. ... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6809047 | Composite non-woven ink absorber A composite non-woven needlefelt ink absorber that is particularly suited for use with an ink jet printer to absorb and disperse waste ink utilizes at least two distinct layers. The layer initially contacted by the ink is low density/course denier. The final ink rec... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6800572 | Fibrous material comprising fibers made from linear isotactic polymers The present invention relates to fibrous web materials comprising polymeric material wherein the structure of the polymeric material contains elastic amorphous areas nano-scale-size reinforced with self arranged crystalline domains of nano-crystals. ... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6790795 | Fire blocking fabric A fire blocking material is disclosed comprising a nonwoven fabric including para-aramid fibers and pre-oxidized polyacrylonitrile, and optionally, a garnett of recycled polybenzimidazole, para-aramid or meta-aramid, or combinations thereof to form a fire blocking t... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6783834 | Loop material for touch fastening Lightweight, non-woven loop products for hook-and-loop fastening are disclosed, as are methods for making them and end products employing them. The products are non-woven webs of entangled fibers of substantial tenacity, the fibers forming both a sheet-form web body... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6774068 | Thermoplastic felt structure for automobile interior substrate Disclosed is a thermoplastic felt structure for an automobile interior substrate, comprising a pair of mat units, each mat unit having a felt layer which is made by a mixture of a jute fiber and a PP fiber mixed in the weight ratio of about 5 to 5˜6 to 4 and a PP f... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6770582 | Adhesive coated polyester felt A composite laminate suitable for use in upholstery, automotive interiors and the like, which is made of a polyester felt substrate, an adhesive coating is contained on said felt substrate which obviates the need for a barrier layer for a vinyl laminate, with a viny... | 08/03/2004 |
