Abstract: Reinforcement bars for concrete structures, comprising continuous, parallel fibers, made of basalt, carbon, glass fiber, or the like, embedded in a cured matrix, each bar being made of at least one fiber bundle comprising a number of parallel, cylindrical cross section fibers and said bars being provided with a surface shape and/or texture which contributes to good bonding with the concrete. Part of the surface of each bar being deformed prior to or during the curing by: a) strings of an elastic or inelastic, and/or b) at least one deformed section of each reinforcement bar; thereby producing a roughened surface.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure are directed to a brush seal comprising: a first plate, a wire mesh adjacent the first plate, a bristle pack adjacent the wire mesh, and a second plate adjacent the bristle pack. Aspects of the disclosure are directed to a method comprising: positioning a wire mesh adjacent to a first plate, positioning a bristle pack adjacent to the wire mesh, positioning a second plate adjacent to the bristle pack, applying a toolset to hold the first plate, the wire mesh, the bristle pack, and the second plate in a stack-up, and performing an operation to form a brush seal from the stack-up of the first plate, the wire mesh, the bristle pack, and the second plate.

Abstract: A barrier paper includes a paper base material and a barrier layer containing cellulose fibers formed on the paper base material, in which an integrated value from 10.0 ?m to 500.0 ?m, obtained from a volume-based particle size distribution diagram when a dispersion containing the cellulose fibers is measured by laser diffraction, is 30% or more.

Abstract: Provided herein are ceramic nanofibers and processes for preparing the same. In specific examples, provided herein are ceramic nanofiber mats for use as separators in batteries, particularly lithium ion batteries. Provided herein is battery separator comprising a nanofiber mat, the nanofiber mat comprising at least one nanofiber, the at least one nanofiber comprising a continuous matrix of ceramic, the continuous matrix of ceramic being continuous along at least 10% of the length of the nanofiber.

Abstract: There is provided a steric net-like fiber aggregation, comprising fibers having a fineness of 150 to 100000 dtex, the fibers being made of a resin comprising a propylene-based polymer(a), wherein a multitude of the fibers are in a fusion bonding with each other due to a random orientation of melted fibers, and wherein the propylene-based polymer(a) has a structural unit of 51 to 95 percent by mole of a propylene and 5 to 49 percent by mole of an ?-olefin with respect to 100 percent by mole of the total monomers of the propylene-based polymer(a).

Abstract: A continuous process for the wet chemical treatment of fibers employs one or more squeezing/opening operations post chemical treatment to provide even chemical distribution on the fibers being processed. For squeezing the fiber batt impregnated with chemicals, one or more sets of squeeze rollers which include at least one roller with grooves are used to remove the liquid chemicals from the fiber batt efficiently. The squeezing operation can be coupled with the ability to collect and recycle chemicals for reuse in the chemical treatment process. The continuous process for the chemical treatment of fibers may employ the use of a blending box for the dried chemical-treated fibers in order to compensate for any uneven chemical distribution on fibers occurred during the chemical treatment process.

Abstract: A cartridge for treating drinking water, the cartridge comprising a mixture of an ion-exchange material, one part of which is a highly acidic ion-exchange material and another part of which is a weakly acidic ion-exchange material, wherein one of the materials is loaded with alkali ions or alkaline earth ions.

Abstract: Disclosed are a lint-preventing yarn, which can fundamentally prevent lint formation unlike existing yams, and a woven floor decoration material using same. The lint-preventing yam according to the present invention includes a core layer and a coating layer coated onto the surface of the core layer. The core layer is formed of a plurality of binder-treated fabrics or mono fabrics having a diameter of between 0.1 mm and 5 mm The woven floor decoration material manufactured using same can be free of lint formation when cut into the shape of a tile having a predetermined size or despite friction caused by prolonged use.

Abstract: A textile reinforcement, in particular a knitted, spiraled, stranded, braided, linear or woven textile reinforcement including aramid yarn, which yarn is continuous yarn and provided with a finish including mono- or dialkyl phosphate ester or a mixture thereof, which finish is free of compounds with alkoxy groups; and wherein the mono- or dialkyl phosphate ester finish has the formula: wherein R1 is branched or straight-chain C1-C15 alkyl, R2 is H, Li, Na, K or NH4, or branched or straight-chain C1-C15 alkyl, and M is Li, Na, K or NH4. The textile reinforcement may be used for making hoses, tubes, (flexible) pipes, optical fiber cables, power cables, fiber-reinforced composites and ballistic resistant articles.

Abstract: A binding fiber having, as at least one first thermoplastic component, a copolyamide which has a relative viscosity of at least 1.50 (measured at 0.5% in m-cresol at 25° C.), a MVR of maximum 20 cm3/10 min at 190° C. and 2.16 kg load, a hydrophobicity of less than 7.2, a melting temperature lower than 105° C. in the water saturated condition and a higher melting temperature in the dry condition. The binding fiber can, on the one hand, be activated with hot steam at approximately ambient pressure during the manufacture of flat materials containing natural fibers, such as paper, cardboard, wood fiber boards, or fiber mats. The finished flat material can, on the other hand, be subjected to higher temperatures, and the copolyamide develops good bonding with respect to the cellulose fibers normally used in the indicated flat materials.

Abstract: Disclosed is a shape memory polyamide, produced by adding a polyvalent carboxylic acid and a polyvalent amine when polyamide is polymerized from e-caprolactam or hexamethylenediamine and adipic acid, and having an aromatic component which is introduced by one or more among the polyvalent carboxylic acid and the polyvalent amine and has a total amount ranging from 0.4 mol % to 10 mol % based on the amount of the raw material for polyamide. Also, a method of producing a shape memory polyamide fabric using the shape memory polyamide is provided. The polyamide fabric produced using the shape memory polyamide is a highly functional fabric which does not easily wrinkle and easily recovers its original shape even when wrinkled, and thus may be applied as material for various kinds of clothing.

Abstract: A bi-component fiber is provided. The bi-component fiber includes a sheath formed of polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) and a core formed of a high glass transition polyester. A PPS material of the sheath has a higher melting point than a high glass transition polyester material of the core. The core is at least partially crystallized whereby the high glass transition polyester material of the core effectively has a higher softening point than a softening point of the PPS material of the sheath.

Abstract: A method for making a belt or rope includes providing a plurality of cords; engaging the plurality of cords with a jacket; and providing an organic-containing material to at least one of the cords and the jacket.

Abstract: Disclosed is a polyurethane urea elastic fiber containing 5-40% by weight of a polyurethane compound, wherein the compression deformation starting temperature determined by thermomechanical analysis (TMA) is not less than 150° C. but not more than 180° C. and time for thermal cutting at 180° C. is not less than 30 seconds.

Abstract: Method for fabricating a reinforcing coating for a part made of composite material. Pre-impregnated reinforcing fibers are used in the form of slivers and said slivers are laid on the part in two layers of longitudinal slivers by being placed thereon. This fabrication makes provision for using an angular orientation for the slivers of each layer respectively of 0° and of some other angle relative to said determined direction of the solid body for covering using an interlaced pattern type that gives layer crossing lines parallel to a longitudinal axis of the solid body for covering, which pattern type is selected to form interlacing patterns that limit the number of layer crossing lines along the longitudinal axis of the solid body for covering to a single line.

Abstract: Woven, knit, and non-woven fabrics, and garments and other textile goods fabricated therefrom, are prepared from yarns comprising fibers comprising a fluorinated polyester blend prepared by melt blending a fluorovinyl ether functionalized polyester with a non-fluorinated polyester. The fluoroether functionalized polyester can be a homopolymer or a copolymer. The goods so produced exhibit durable soil, oil, and water repellency.

Abstract: The present invention provides a resin composition for a fiber-reinforced composite material, which has excellent fluidity at low temperature and which produces a cured product having excellent mechanical strength, and also provides a cured product thereof, a fiber-reinforced composite material, a fiber-reinforced resin molding having excellent heat resistance, and a process for producing a fiber-reinforced resin molding with good productivity. A resin composition for a fiber-reinforced composite material contains, as essential components, an epoxy resin (A), an acid group-containing radical polymerizable monomer (B), a radical polymerization initiator (C), and an amine-based curing agent (D) for an epoxy resin, and has a viscosity of 500 mPa·s or less at 50° C. measured with an E-type viscometer. The composition is impregnated into reinforcing fibers and cured.

Abstract: New alkoxylation products which carry alkoxysilyl groups, mostly in the form of (poly)ether alcohols or copolymers comprising polyether blocks, which are characterized in that the reactivity of the hydroxyl function is reduced, and also to processes for preparing them and to their use.

Abstract: Thermosettable compositions are described having improved adhesion to metal substrates when cured comprising (a) at least one curable epoxy resin; (b) at least one hardener, each hardener having less than 1 primary amine group per molecule and not more than 1 secondary amine group per molecule, the hardener(s) comprising at least one polyhydroxy hydrocarbon, hydrocarbon capable of generating multiple hydroxy groups per molecule during curing of the thermosettable material, or poly(acid anhydride)hydrocarbon other than a blend of (1) a copolymer of an ethylenically unsaturated anhydride and a vinyl compound and (2) a copolymer of an ethylenically unsaturated anhydride and an elastomer, and (c) at least one triblock copolymer comprising at least one elastomeric block and at least one acrylic block.

Abstract: The instant invention is a coating composition, a coated article, and method forming such coated articles. The coating composition comprises (a) a dispersion; and (b) a solution acrylic polymer, an emulsion polymer latex, or combinations thereof. The dispersion comprises at least one or more base polymers selected from the group consisting of an ethylene-based thermoplastic polymer, a propylene-based thermoplastic polymer, and mixtures thereof; at least one or more stabilizing agents; and a fluid medium. A coated article comprises a substrate comprising cellulosic materials; and at least one or more coating layers present on at least one or more surfaces of the substrate. The one or more coating layers may be derived from a coating composition comprising (a) a dispersion; and (b) a solution acrylic polymer, an emulsion polymer latex, or combinations thereof.

Abstract: The invention relates to a highly abrasionproof and sound-absorbing strip for armoring cable harnesses, especially in motorcars, said strip consisting of a backing comprising a first covering layer A that is joined to a second layer C over the entire surface of the covering layer A in a fixed manner. According to the invention, the covering layer A consists of suede, a non-woven fabric, a woven fabric or a knitted fabric, especially a PET filament fabric or a polyamide fabric, and the layer C consisting of a porous flat structure such as a textile having an open, but stable, three-dimensional structure, a foam or an expanded film.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for forming non-woven fiber mats from polymers and monomers that are traditionally difficult to use for fiber formation are shown and described. Applicable techniques include electrospinning and other traditional fiber formation methods. Suitable polymers and monomers include those having low molecular weight, a low melting point, and/or a low glass transition temperature.

Abstract: A low dielectric constant, a low dielectric loss tangent, and heat resistance are achieved. An active ester resin that has a resin structure produced by reacting a polyfunctional phenolic compound (a1) with a monofunctional aromatic carboxylic acid or its chloride (a2) and an aromatic dicarboxylic acid or its chloride (a3). The polyfunctional phenolic compound (a1) is represented by structural formula (1) below: (where Ar represents a benzene ring, a naphthalene ring, a benzene ring nuclear-substituted by an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or a naphthalene ring nuclear-substituted by an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, X represents a methylene group, a divalent cyclic aliphatic hydrocarbon group, a phenylene dimethylene group, or a biphenylene-dimethylene group, and n represents the number of repeating units and the average thereof is in a range of 0.5 to 10).

Abstract: The instant invention generally provides polymer inorganic-particulate composite fiber comprising a molecularly self-assembling material and an inorganic-particulate, and a process of making and an article comprising the polymer inorganic-particulate composite fiber.

Abstract: A tape that can be used to detect cracks in a structure to which it is attached is disclosed herein. The tape includes a plurality of structural fibers. The tape also includes an electrically-insulating binder at least partially encapsulating the plurality of structural fibers. The tape also includes quantities of electrically conductive particles, each quantity of electrically conductive particles connected with one of the plurality of structural fibers.

Abstract: In some embodiments, the present invention includes ribbed woven materials, methods for increasing the abrasion resistance of a material, methods for providing an indication of wear, ropes configured to provide one or more alerts as a total breaking weight of a rope is approached, woven rope cover systems for rope-like materials, woven rope structures having ribs, and nonwoven ropes comprising strands including nonwoven strands of material that are configured in a rope construction and further comprising one or more woven rope cords displaced within the nonwoven rope construction.

Abstract: A novel olefin or polyester (PET) fiber or yarn, or a textile fabric, tufted, knitted, woven and non-woven, is manufactured using olefin or polyester (PET) yarns that contain variable amounts of a unique dye acceptor additive. The fabrics and yarns using this invention can be processed using existing nylon dyeing and finishing systems at atmospheric pressure. The dye acceptor additive can be easily and inexpensively dosed into a conventional yarn or fiber extruder or can be incorporated in blended pellets which can be extruded into a nylon dyeable polyester (PET) or olefin fiber or yarn. A fabric with more than one tone of a color can be dyed in a single dye bath by using different amounts of additive in different yarns. This invention is of particular value in the apparel, carpet and home furnishings industries.

Abstract: The present invention provides a highly functional polyethylene fiber excellent in the cut resistance, has a high dimensional stability at about room temperature at which products are used, has a high shrinkage rate and stress, and excellent in forming processability when processed at a low temperature much less than a melting point of a polyethylene. And the present invention provides a highly functional polyethylene fiber excellent in processability at a low temperature, wherein an intrinsic viscosity [?] is higher than or equal to 0.8 dL/g, and is not higher than 4.9 dL/g, ethylene is substantially contained as a repeating unit, and a thermal stress at 40° C. is lower than or equal to 0.05 cN/dtex, and a thermal stress at 70° C. is higher than or equal to 0.05 cN/dtex, and is not higher than 0.25 cN/dtex. Further the present invention provides strings, ropes, woven/knitted textiles, and gloves thereof.

Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to a textile fibre, thread or yarn. The fibre, thread or yarn is generally for production into a fabric. Alternative aspects are described for achieving a cooling effect, energy harvesting, heating, energy generation, energy emission, and others.

Abstract: A counterband tape for use in the heat setting tunnel of a carpet yarn heat setting machine. The tape is constructed from polyphenylene sulfide yarns. The counterband tape may be formed as a single layer woven fabric with a twill weave construction. The tape also may include a herringbone pattern.

Abstract: A chafe jacket is used with a line extending around a structure comprising a tube structure defining an inner surface and a jacket axis. The tube structure comprises fibers each defining a fiber axis. The fiber axes defined by portions of the fibers defining the interior surface of the tube structure extend at an interior fiber angle of less than approximately 50 degrees relative to the jacket axis. The chafe jacket extends around at least a portion of the line adjacent to the structure to reduce wear on the line.

Abstract: This invention relates to tacky finishes and to the textile materials and articles treated with the tacky finishes. The tacky finishes provide improved processing features for end-use articles that contain such finishes. The tacky finish may be combined with other adhesion promotion finishes in the treatment of textile materials. The textile materials and articles may be used as rubber reinforcing materials, such as automotive tire cap ply, single end tire cord, carcass reinforcement and side wall reinforcement. End-use articles that contain the treated textile materials include rubber-containing materials such as automobile tires, belts, and hoses. This invention also relates to the methods for manufacturing the treated textile materials and articles.

Abstract: The invention concerns a Lyocell fiber, containing a material selected from the group consisting of pearl powder, ground nacre and mixtures thereof. For the manufacture of the fiber according to the invention, a process is used comprising the steps of manufacturing a spinning solution of cellulose in an aqueous tertiary amine oxide, preferably N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide (NMMO) spinning the spinning solution to fibers, and being characterized in that a material selected from the group consisting of pearl powder, ground nacre and mixtures thereof is admixed to the spinning solution and/or to a precursor thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an epoxy resin compound, a preparation method thereof, a prepreg made therefrom, and a copper cladded laminate made therefrom. The epoxy resin compound comprises: 30-80 parts by weight of epoxy resin; 20-50 parts by weight of polyphenylene ether resin of new structure with the number average molecular weight thereof being 1000-5000, which is prepared via the redistribution reaction of polyphenylene ether and phenolic resin with the existing of initiator agent; 0-50 parts by weight of filler; 1-20 parts by weight of ingredient. The epoxy resin compound of the present invention, has good heat resistance and dielectric property, and has a simple preparation process, which is good for batch production.

Abstract: There is disclosed a safety device for a motor vehicle. The device comprises an inflatable (6) element formed from two opposing layers of fabric (10, 11) and the two layers of fabric are interconnected by a plurality of tether yarns (18) extending between said layers. Each said tether yarn (18) is a composite yarn comprising an outer thread (21) and a core thread (20), with the outer thread (21) being overfed on the core thread (20) and having a higher breaking strength than the core thread (23). The device is preferably configured such that the core threads (20) of the tether yarns (18) break (23) upon inflation of said inflatable element (6), thereby permitting the outer thread (21) to unravel and extend the effective length of the tether yarns (18) between said layers.

Abstract: In accordance with the invention there are devices and processes for making ceramic nanofiber mats and ceramic filters for use in high temperature and in corrosive environments. The process for forming a ceramic filter can include electrospinning a preceramic polymer solution into a preceramic polymer fiber having a diameter from about 10 nm to about 1 micron and forming a preceramic polymer fiber web from the preceramic polymer fiber onto a collector. The process can also include pyrolyzing the preceramic polymer fiber web to form a ceramic nanofiber mat having a diameter less than the diameter of the preceramic polymer fiber, the ceramic nanofiber mat comprising one or more of an oxide ceramic and a non-oxide ceramic such that the ceramic fiber mat can withstand temperature greater than about 1000 ° C.

Abstract: A composite prepreg yarn designed and constructed is a very large, strong yarn with resin infused throughout, which can be used to prepare composite preforms via conventional Maypole braiding or other textile processes. The invention increases the loads that can be transmitted by the cured yarn in a composite structure, decreases the stickiness that can prevent their use in braiding and other textile processes, provides protection to the high-strength fibers from abrasion that is encountered during and after composite preform manufacturing via braiding.

Abstract: Copolymers which are composed of at least 4 monomers, including (meth)acrylate compounds containing perfluoroalkyl groups, are suitable for the treatment of fiber materials. The copolymers are usually used here in the form of aqueous dispersions. The fiber materials are in particular fabrics, for example made of polyolefin. Treatment with the copolymers imparts to them oil- and water-repellent properties and also repellent properties toward low molecular weight alcohols.

Abstract: A hygroscopic fiber is a fiber including polyamide 56 resin, and having a ?MR of at least 3.0%. A method for manufacturing the fiber is by a direct spin draw method in which: a polyamide 56 fiber discharged through a spinneret is cooled and solidified by cooling air; a spinning oil is deposited thereon and the fiber is stretched; and the fiber is taken up. The manufacturing method satisfies (1) the spinneret discharge line rate is between 14 m/min and 30 m/mm; and (2) the product of the take up velocity and the draw ratio is between 3900 and 4500.

Abstract: A flexible non-porous laminate film structure is provided comprising a textile substrate having a fluorinated film laminated thereto, which is laminated at a temperature lower than the softening point of the predominant polymeric component of the fluoropolymer fiber. The resulting product is resistant to delamination.

Abstract: A composite implant comprising an injectable matrix material which is flowable and settable, and at least one reinforcing element for integration with the injectable matrix material, the at least one reinforcing element adding sufficient strength to the injectable matrix material such that when the composite implant is disposed in a cavity in a bone, the composite implant supports the bone.

Abstract: A method for producing a hollow foam molding having a thin and uniform wall thickness, including extruding a foamable melt containing a polypropylene resin having an equilibrium compliance Jeo of 0.5×10?3 to 1.8×10?3 Pa?1 and a swell ratio Sw of 2.5 or less and a physical blowing agent through a die to obtain a parison having a softened polypropylene resin foam layer, placing the parison in a mold, and blowing a gas into the parison to obtain a hollow foam molding having a hardened polypropylene resin foam layer with an apparent density of 0.35 to 0.65 g/cm3.

Abstract: A water non-dispersible polymer microfiber is provided comprising at least one water non-dispersible polymer wherein the water non-dispersible polymer microfiber has an equivalent diameter of less than 5 microns and length of less than 25 millimeters. A process for producing water non-dispersible polymer microfibers is also provided, the process comprising: a) cutting a multicomponent fiber into cut multicomponent fibers; b) contacting a fiber-containing feedstock with water to produce a fiber mix slurry; wherein the fiber-containing feedstock comprises cut multicomponent fibers; c) heating the fiber mix slurry to produce a heated fiber mix slurry; d) optionally, mixing the fiber mix slurry in a shearing zone; e) removing at least a portion of the sulfopolyester from the multicomponent fiber to produce a slurry mixture comprising a sulfopolyester dispersion and water non-dispersible polymer microfibers; and f) separating the water non-dispersible polymer microfibers from the slurry mixture.

Abstract: Cloth, in which air permeability is variable by energization, includes: a fibrous object composed of composite fibers, each of the composite fibers including: an electrical-conductive polymeric material; and a material different from the electrical-conductive polymeric material, the different material being directly stacked on the electrical-conductive polymeric material; and electrodes which are attached to the fibrous object, and energize the electrical-conductive polymeric material. Each of the composite fibers has a structure in which the material different from the electrical-conductive polymeric material is stacked on at least a part of a surface of the electrical-conductive polymeric material, or a structure in which either one of the electrical-conductive polymeric material and the material different from the electrical-conductive polymeric material penetrates the other material in a longitudinal direction.

Abstract: A composite gusset filler (1) of cut-off material from fiber fabrics (2, 3) trimmed into fragments of 2 min-10 mm length, separated into single yarn or roving elements mixed to quasi-homogeneous raw material for a semi-finished gusset filler (1). The present invention relates as well to specific shapes and a method of manufacture of said composite gusset filler (1) and to applications of said composite gusset filler (1).

Abstract: The invention relates to glass strands especially for the production of composites having an organic and/or inorganic matrix, the composition of which strands comprises the following constituents in the limits defined below, expressed as percentages by weight: SiO2 50-65% Al2O3 12-23% SiO2 + Al2O3 ??>79% CaO ?1-10% MgO ?6-12% Li2O ?1-3%, preferably 1-2% BaO + SrO ?0-3% B2O3 ?0-3% TiO2 ?0-3% Na2O + K2O ??<2% F2 ?0-1% Fe2O3 ??<1%. These strands are made of a glass offering an excellent compromise between its mechanical properties, represented by the specific Young's modulus, and its melting and fiberizing conditions.

Abstract: The present invention provides a polymerization process which is conducted by contacting an olefin monomer and at least one olefin comonomer in the presence of hydrogen and a metallocene-based catalyst composition. Polymers produced from the polymerization process are also provided, and these polymers have a reverse comonomer distribution, low levels of long chain branches, and a ratio of Mw/Mn from about 3 to about 6.

Abstract: Variable-diameter lanyards and systems and methods for manufacturing the same are disclosed. Variable-diameter lanyards can include a variable diameter core with a woven exterior. Tensile members may be included in the variable-diameter core for structural support and added strength.

Abstract: The instant invention generally provides polymer organoclay composite comprising a molecularly self-assembling material and an organoclay, and a process of making and an article comprising the polymer organoclay composite. The instant invention also generally provides a fiber comprising the polymer organoclay composite, and a process of fabricating and an article comprising the fiber.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a high surface area fibers and an improved filter composite media made from the same. More specifically, the composite media preferably comprises a winged-fiber layer having high surface area fibers for increased absorption and strength and a meltblown layer for additional filtration. In one preferred embodiment the high surface area fibers have a middle region with a plurality of projections that define a plurality of channels, which increases the surface area of the fiber. In one preferred embodiment, the high surface area fiber has a specific surface area of about 140,000 cm2/g or higher and a denier of about 1.0 to about 2.0. The high surface area fiber of the present invention is made using a bicomponent extrusion process using a thermoplastic polymer and a dissolvable sheath.