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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6660190 | Fire and flame retardant material A fire and flame retardant composition is provided by mixing brazing flux, baking soda, lime and redwood bark to form the basis of the material composition. The basic material is then readily combined with other materials including flammable items such as... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6365070 | Formaldehyde-free flame retardant treatment for cellulose-containing materials An aqueous finishing composition for cellulose-containing materials, comprising a hydroxyalkyl-functional organophosphorus flame retardant (which contains a substantially non-volatile component at the curing temperature) and a non-formaldehyde cross-linki... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6309565 | Formaldehyde-free flame retardant treatment for cellulose-containing materials An aqueous finishing composition for cellulose-containing materials, comprising a hydroxyalkyl-functional organophosphorus flame retardant (which contains a substantially non-volatile component at the curing temperature) and a non-formaldehyde cross-linki... | 10/30/2001 |
| 5701730 | Incandescent mantles An incandescent mantle tie cord comprises a continuous multifilament first core of a refractory fiber, a second core of another continuous multifilament yarn and an outer sheath of staple fibers wrapped about said first and second cores.... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5506042 | Flame-retarded bedding product A flame-retarded bedding product comprising (A) 85 to 15 parts by weight of a fiber comprising a polymer containing 17 to 86% by weight of a halogen, and 6 to 50% by weight of an Sb compound based on the polymer, and (B) 15 to 85 parts by weight of at lea... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5503915 | Flame retarded interior good A flame-retarded interior good comprising (A) 85 to 15 parts by weight of a fiber comprising a polymer containing 17 to 86% by weight of a halogen, and 6 to 50% by weight of an Sb compound based on the polymer, and (B) 15 to 85 parts by weight of at least... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5503916 | Flame-retarded clothing Flame-retarded clothing comprising (A) 85 to 15 parts by weight of a fiber comprising a polymer containing 17 to 86 % by weight of a halogen, and 6 to 50 by weight of an Sb compound based on the polymer, and (B) 15 to 85 parts by weight of at least one fi... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5233821 | Protective garment containing polybenzazole Fabrics containing polybenzazole fibers have high cut-resistance, and can be used to make cut-resistant and flame-resistant garments.... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5211720 | Dyeing and flame-retardant treatment for synthetic textiles Thermoplastic fabrics are flame retardant treated and optionally heatset and/or simultaneously dyed in a heated flame retardant liquid in which a disperse or acid dye may be dissolved. Flame-resistant fabrics result.... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5092904 | Method for dyeing fibrous materials A method for dyeing fibrous material is provided. The method includes contacting a fibrous material with a mixture of a carrier and a dye soluble or dispersed in the carrier. The improvement comprises the use, as the carrier, of a mixture comprising N-cyc... | 03/03/1992 |
| 4958485 | Corespun yarn for fire resistant safety apparel The corespun yarn is formed on a friction spinning apparatus and comprises three components, including a core of high temperature resistant fibers, a core wrapper of low temperature resistant fibers surrounding and covering the core, and an outer sheath o... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4598622 | Combustion inhibiting construction of a welt cord This invention relates to welt cord constructions in general, and more specifically to a combustion inhibiting construction for welt cords, wherein heat conducting elements are wrapped around, and/or form the core of, the welt cord, for dissipating the he... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4576081 | Ceramic sealing rope Ceramic sealing rope, with a core of a strand (1) of yarns (2), each yarn (2) around a solid metal wire (3) and around the core one or more sleeves (4, 5, 7), each sleeve woven crosswire of multiple yarns, each yarn around a solid metal wire.... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4573500 | Flame-resistant fabrics A fire-resistant fabric is formed by standing warps and wefts of a fire-resistant yarn such as a carbon fibre yarn. Each standing warp is covered by covering warps of a wear-resistant yarn which are cross-woven on the respective standing warps and which a... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4547426 | Upholstery welt cord A welt cord includes a core made of a polymeric, flexible material and enclosed within a cellulose cover. A heat conductive filament is enclosed within the polymeric core and extends the length of the cord. The cellulose cover is held on the polymeric cor... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4545283 | Upholstery welt cord A fire retardant welt or beading cord having an aluminum foil element provided to dissipate the heat but which normally would be distorted when bent, in which cord memory is provided by an inner core formed from an elongated cylindrical, flexible member, ... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4500593 | Protective fabric and fire curtain with a metallic laminate A fire retardant which is suitable for use as a protective material in garments, clothing, fire curtains, barriers or screens is disclosed. The fabric employs an amorphous silica core having a minimum of 96% silica by chemical analysis. The core fiber is ... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4486347 | Flame retarding antimicrobial halogenated azo dyestuffs The halogenated azo dyestuffs of the present invention possess fire-proofing and antimicrobial properties and have the following general formula: ##STR1##... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4388431 | Flameproofed organic materials A group of diphosphonic acid tetra-esters and phosphonic or thiophosphonic acid O,O,O-triesters containing dioxaphosphorinane rings are useful as flame retardants for polymeric organic materials, particularly polyesters. The compounds, some of which are n... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4381639 | Sheath-core yarn for severe thermal protecting fabrics and method therefor A sheath-core yarn and methods of preparing it are disclosed. A sheath of aramid fibers surrounds a continuous filament core composed of an amorphous silica product containing at least 96% silica and having the thermal performance of a refractory material... | 05/03/1983 |
| 4368615 | Fibre, thread bundle and cord from poly-p-phenylene terephthalamide A fibre, a thread bundle and a cord entirely or substantially consisting of poly-p-phenylene terephthalamide having an inherent viscosity of at least 2.5. The fibre has a tenacity of at least 10 cN/dtex, an elongation at break of at least 2.7% and an init... | 01/18/1983 |
| 4365655 | Flame retardant woven fabrics A flame-retardant woven fabric is composed of a warp interwoven with a weft. The threads of the warp contain substantially exclusively staple fibers, and the threads of the weft contain substantially exclusively flame-retardant matrix fibers. The respecti... | 12/28/1982 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 4193911 | Noninflammable olefin fiber and method of producing same Nonflammable textile fibers and the process of producing such fibers, which fibers are composed of a polymer, such as an olefinic polymer, containing in combination a nonflammable amount of a trihydrate of aluminum oxide, preferably a silane-coated oxide,... | 03/18/1980 |
| 4159618 | Composite yarn The disclosure is of a high temperature resistant, composite yarn useful in the manufacture of woven and knitted fabrics for high temperature applications. The yarn of the invention comprises a core of a twisted, multi-filament or spun yarn and an outer c... | 07/03/1979 |
| 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 |
| 4004405 | Flame resistant, thermally stable polyvinyl chloride-polyester blends Flame resistant, thermally stable yarns containing 50 to 80% by weight syndiotactic polyvinyl chloride fibers and 20 to 50% by weight polyester fibers spun together to form said yarns and fabrics made therefrom. The syndiotactic index of the polyvinyl chl... | 01/25/1977 |
| 3987008 | Flame retardant polyester Flame retardant polyester compositions are provided which comprise melt blends of a synthetic linear polyester with up to about 25 percent, based on the weight of polyester, of a polyphosphate having the following formula: ##EQU1## WHEREIN Ar is... | 10/19/1976 |
| 3971202 | Cobulked continuous filament yarns Described is cobulked continuous filament yarn containing a first yarn and a second yarn having some special quality such as an electrically conductive yarn, a flame-retardant yarn, a yarn having soil release properties or a yarn having some aesthetic qua... | 07/27/1976 |
| 3941752 | Flame retarding linear polyesters and shaped articles thereof Flame-repellant linear polyesters are obtained by incorporating by condensation phosphorus-compounds having the formula ##EQU1## wherein R and R1 are organic radicals which may also contain hereto atoms into the linear polyesters, preferab... | 03/02/1976 |