Abstract: A fabric that includes an air jet core-spun yarn including a core composed of continuous filament thermoplastic yarns and a sheath composed of cellulose staple wrapper fibers or cellulose-rich staple fibers, wherein the fabric is treated with a flame retardant compound.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to mop heads which comprise polyester wicking fibers which assist in absorbing, holding, and applying disinfectant/antimicrobial composition without removing the active disinfectant such as quaternary ammonium salts from the composition.

Abstract: The present invention discloses and claims an absorbent article which utilizes an adsorbent portion that includes polyamide wicking yarns, polyamide fibers, and/or polyamide fabrics with or without non-wicking yarns, fibers, or fabrics as part of the absorbent portion such that liquid is wicked to selected regions of the absorbent portion. The present invention may also include non-wicking yarns or fibers or non-woven fabrics that are primarily non-wicking cellulose. The wicking rate and fluid capacity of the polyamide wicking yarn, polyamide fibers, and/or polyamide fabrics change with the ratio of polyamide wicking and non-wicking fibers including cellulose fibers. Further, the absorbent portion may be a blend of polyamide wicking yarns, polyamide fibers and/or polyamide fabrics with non-woven wicking fabrics and/or non-wicking cellulose yarns, fibers, or fabrics.

Abstract: An article exhibiting flame resistant or flame retardant (FR) property including a fabric that has received a pre-treatment applied dye or print or combinations thereof; and a post-treatment applied FR additive. The fabric includes a primary yarn including a fiber having vapor phase action and a partially aromatic polyamide fiber.

Abstract: The present invention relates to flame and heat resistant yarns comprising polyacrylate fibers, and to flame retardant textile materials formed from such yarns. The flame and heat resistant yarns include a series of polyacrylate fibers blended with a series of companion fibers, which can include other flame resistant fibers. The polyacrylate fibers provide enhanced char strength to the yarns, while the companion fibers can be selected to provide increased tensile strength and other desired properties to the flame and heat resistant yarns.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of polyphosphonates, copoly(phosphonate ester)s, copoly(phosphonate carbonate)s, and their respective oligomers, as flame retardant additives for polyamide fibers to impart fire resistance while maintaining or improving processing characteristics for melt spun fibers and fabrics, thereof.

Abstract: Short-cut synthetic or cellulose-based natural reinforcing fiber is provided for polymer composites in a form that feeds uniformly into a compounding process such as is carried out in a single or twin screw extruder or double armed batch mixer using conventional volumetric or gravimetric metering equipment. Upon being fed to the compounding process, the reinforcing fiber disperses and becomes uniformly distributed in a matrix resin. The reinforcing fibers are provided in the form of cut fiber bundles with a finish composition coating the fibers and forming fugitive inter-fiber bonds within each cut fiber bundle. This provides inter-fiber coherency such that the cut fiber bundles can be fed uniformly via a loss-in-volume or loss-in-weight screw feeder device to a compounding process. Upon mixing in the compounding process with a matrix polymer, the fugitive bonds break, and the cut fiber bundles disintegrate into separate individual fibers dispersed in the matrix polymer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a woven polyester fabric for use in airbags. The present invention includes a woven fabric using a polyester filament yarn, wherein the polyester filament yarn has a tenacity of about 65 cN/tex or greater and an Instantaneous Thermal Creep (ITC) at 100° C. of about 0.5% or less. Additional embodiments of the present invention include an airbag made from the woven polyester fabric. Woven fabrics of the present invention can reduce the extent of seam combing during a hot module deployment of an airbag.