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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7770372 | High performance fiber blend and products made therefrom A blended yarn is provided having at least one component fiber type being made of stretch broken fibers, preferably of a stretch broken high performance fiber, along with multi-end yarns containing the blended yarn, composite yarns having at least one component bein... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7310933 | Bicomponent fiber and yarn comprising such fiber The invention provides a bicomponent staple fiber comprising poly(ethylene terephthalate) and poly(trimethylene terephthalate) wherein the bicomponent fiber has a substantially oval cross-section shape having an aspect ratio A:B of about 2:1 to about 5:1 wherein A i... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7240476 | Stretch polyester/cotton spun yarn The invention provides a woven fabric comprising at least about 18% available stretch in at least a first direction and less than about 5% growth in at least the first direction, wherein the fabric consists essentially of staple fiber yarns in at least the first dir... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7134266 | Jacketed yarn, textile and method of producing such a yarn A sheathed yarn having a natural appearance comprises a core yarn and a sheath which is made from a thermoplastic material. The thermoplastic material of the sheath comprises less than 20 wt.-% of staple fibers, especially of natural origin. The sheathed yarn exhibi... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7036299 | Stretch polyster/cotton spun yarn A spun yarn of cotton (35 wt %-80 wt %) and a bicomponent staple fiber (20wt%-65wt%) of poly(ethylene terephthalate) and poly(trimethylene terephthalate) based on total weight of the spun yarn. The spun yarn has a total boil-off shrinkage of about 22%. The bicompone... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6969437 | Yarn with heat-activated binder material and process of making Yarn suitable for tufting comprises a base fiber ring spun or wrap spun with a second fiber at least partially comprising a heat-activated adhesive material such that the yarn includes from 0.1 to 12, preferably 0.25 to 10, weight percent adhesive material having a ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6820406 | Hybrid yarns which include plant bast fiber and thermoplastic fiber, reinforcement fabrics made with such yarns and thermoformable composites made with such yarns and reinforcement fabrics The invention is directed to hybrid yarns which include plant bast fibers and thermoplastic fibers, reinforcing fabrics made from such yarns, and reinforced composites made from such yarns and fabrics. ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6694720 | Method and apparatus for forming a cotton/rayon blended yarn An apparatus for forming a cotton/rayon blended yarn. The apparatus includes a supply of cotton fibers and a supply of rayon fibers. A blending operation line blends the cotton fibers and the rayon fibers. The fibers are then spun in an open end spinning ... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6682618 | Yarn with heat-activated binder material and process of making Yarn suitable for tufting comprises a base fiber ring spun or wrap spun with a second fiber at least partially comprising a heat-activated adhesive material such that the yarn includes from 0.1 to 12, preferably 0.25 to 10, weight percent adhesive materia... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6485829 | Polyester modified with polyethylene glycol and pentaerythritol A polyester composition is disclosed that is particularly suitable for filament. The composition is formed of polyethylene terephthalate; polyethylene glycol in an amount sufficient to increase the wetting and wicking properties of a filament made from th... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6477826 | Open end spun, cotton/rayon blended yarn An apparatus for forming a cotton/rayon blended yam. The apparatus includes a supply of cotton fibers and a supply of rayon fibers. A blending operation line blends the cotton fibers and the rayon fibers. The fibers are then spun in an open end spinning t... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6354067 | Process for producing dyed spun cotton yarns having improved uniformity, physical properties, and luster and yarns thus produced A process for producing dyed spun cotton yarns having a reduced number of irregularities and increased luster is described. The process involves dyeing at least a portion of the cotton fibers which are to form the yarn, then combing the dyed fibers subseq... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6032450 | Method for producing an electrically conductive yarn, the electrically conductive yarn and use of the electrically conductive yarn A method for producing an electrically conductive compound yarn. An electrically conductive monofilament metal thread is spun into a compound yarn together with textile fibers. A compound yarn of this type is particularly suitable for producing woven and ... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5888914 | Synthetic fiber fabrics with enhanced hydrophilicity and comfort Yarns consisting essentially of about 85 to 90 weight % hydrophobic fiber and about 10 to 15 weight % hydrophilic fiber can be made into fabrics that exhibit a combination of properties that make them strongly preferred by wearers, as compared even to fab... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5417048 | Homogeneous fused staple yarn Industrial dust mop having a homogenous yarn composed of high melt staple fibers and low melt staple which has been heated to homogeneously melt the low melt fibers throughout the yarn to form a fused yarn product in the mop.... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5398492 | Industrial dust mop Industrial dust mop having a homogenous yarn composed of high melt staple fibers and low melt staple which has been heated to homogeneously melt the low melt fibers throughout the yarn to form a fused yarn product in the mop.... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5155989 | Method of and apparatus for producing a blended yarn from cotton fibers and man-made fibers A method of and an apparatus for producing a blended yarn from cotton fibers and man-made or synthetic fibers. According to conventional methods the blending of cotton fibers and man-made fibers has been hitherto effected subsequent to a cotton combing pr... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5077126 | Process for making cotton blend warp yarns for durable fabrics Staple yarns of cotton and high modulus fiber are wet and then dried under tension to provide warp yarn for durable, abrasion resistant fabrics.... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5035111 | Combinations of polymer filaments or yarns having a low coefficient of friction and filaments or yarns having a high coefficient of friction, and use thereof The invention relates to combinations of polymer filaments or yarns of high tensile strength, high modulus and low coefficients of friction and filaments or yarns of high coefficients of friction. Combinations of this type, which have been produced in par... | 07/30/1991 |
| 4991387 | Polyester and cotton blended yarn and polyester staple fiber stock used therein The present invention relates to a polyester and cotton blended yarn capable of obtaining a polyester and cotton blended fabric having a superior bulkiness and a soft touch, and a polyester staple fiber stock which is useful to obtain the blended yarn as ... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4882222 | Carpet fiber blends A blend of conventional carpet fibers (e.g. nylon fibers) and high shrinkage fibers (e.g. acrylic fibers) is described. Saxony carpet made from the blend has better appearance retention characteristics than corresponding saxony carpet made from the conven... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4880691 | Fine denier fibers of olefin polymers Fine denier fibers and/or multi-filaments prepared from linear low density polyethylene copolymers (LLDPE) are found to offer advantages over other forms of polyolefins.... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4830907 | Fine denier fibers of olefin polymers Fine denier fibers and/or multi-filaments prepared from linear low density polyethylene copolymers (LLDPE) are found to offer advantages over other forms of polyolefins.... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4779322 | Method for the manufacture of gear-wheel crimped metal fibers and products comprising these fibers In a crimping process of metal fibers between the engaging pairs of gear rollers, the fibers are first embedded in a ductile and coherent matrix material. After applying a permanent crimping wave deformation on this composite, the matrix material is remov... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4644741 | Mop yarns made by fiber bonding process A certain process and exemplary machinery for making yarn which is particularly useful for producing mops and mats utilizes yarn generally of a mixture of cotton and certain synthetic fibers and subjects the yarn to heat and pressure. The heat melts the s... | 02/24/1987 |
| 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 |
| 4466237 | Mixed fiber length yarn A novel synthetic yarn is disclosed which comprises fibers of different lengths (as specified). At least three groups of synthetic fibers are present in the yarn, with the synthetic fibers within each group being substantially uniform in length. The subst... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4384450 | Mixed fiber length yarn A novel synthetic yarn is disclosed which comprises fibers of different lengths (as specified). At least three groups of synthetic fibers are present in the yarn, with the synthetic fibers within each group being substantially uniform in length. The subst... | 05/24/1983 |
| 4356690 | Fasciated yarn Fasciated yarn having uniform yarn construction and high strength, comprising a staple fiber group having a special staple assortment for making such a fasciated yarn.... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4336685 | Synthetic polymer films and fibers rendered permanently anti-static Anti-static polymeric films, fibers and textile yarn produced by process comprising admixing a branched chain, sulfur-containing polyester with a synthetic film- or fiber-forming polymer, extruding said film or textile fiber, and exposing said film or tex... | 06/29/1982 |
| 4331729 | Heat resistant and protective fabric and yarn for making the same A heat resistant fabric is provided, preferably woven, and with an optional aluminized backing, the fabric being made from yarns having a core of flame and high heat resistant non-melting heat stabilized polyacrylonitrile fibers covered by a layer of aram... | 05/25/1982 |
| 4324095 | Process for preparing slub yarns Slub yarns are prepared by adding 10-50% by weight 0.25 to 1 in. long bicomponent acrylic fibers having a density of about 1.0 to 1.17 g/cm3 and an equilibrium crimp reversibility of at least about 20% with staple fibers during or before cardin... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4257221 | Fire resistant fiber blend A method for producing chemically untreated fire resistant fiber blends includes the steps of separately blowing and carding bundles of selected matrix and staple fibers, respectively, to form separate slivers of each of the two fibers. Given proportions ... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4115992 | Method of making textured continuous filament yarn A textured continuous filament yarn is obtained by drafting in a wet condition a sliver or a roving, which comprises at least staple fibre material, by combining the thinner fibre strand so obtained with at least one continuous filament to form a filament... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4107914 | Method of manufacturing twistless yarn and yarn obtained by this method In a method for the manufacture of twistless or substantially twistless yarn a sliver or a roving of staple fibres is used as basic material. The sliver or the roving is wetted by a liquid mixture containing a latent solvent for at least a portion of the ... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4060968 | Polyester fibers having wool-like hand and process for producing same Bicomponent polyester fibers exhibiting a hand similar to wool, a crimp contraction less than 60%, and a crimp frequency of at least 7 half-waves per centimeter, and the process for producing the same, are disclosed. These crimped bicomponent fibers are useful... | 12/06/1977 |
| 4040371 | Polysiloxane coated polyester fibers blended with other fibers to obtain fibrous mass having more acceptable flame resistance than a mass of unblended polysiloxane coated fibers The horizontal burning rate of polyester staple fibers coated with cured polysiloxane is reduced by incorporating small amounts (2 to 20% by weight) of an organic staple fiber that maintains its physical integrity when exposed to a small flame. The prefer... | 08/09/1977 |
| 4025491 | Poly(tetramethylene dibromoterephthalate) yarns This invention relates to poly(tetramethylene 2,5-dibromoterephthalate). More particularly this invention relates to self-extinguishing poly(tetramethylene 2,5-dibromoterephthalate) fibers.... | 05/24/1977 |
| 3987613 | Process for preparing textiles without static charge accumulation and resulting product A process is described for avoiding static charge buildup in handling textile fibers which normally develop such buildup. The process involves blending a minor amount of conductive metallic fiber, e.g. copper fiber, with the textile fiber prior to yarn fo... | 10/26/1976 |
| 3965663 | Spun yarn A spun yarn includes synthetic plastic staple fibers of at least three different titers. One of these titers is a medium titer which is within a range of about 6 microns of the average titer of the synthetic plastic fibers in the yarn. Another titer is a ... | 06/29/1976 |
