Abstract: A method of making a polypropylene base fabric for outdoor use, and the fabric so produced, results in an outdoor use product (such as a furniture cover) having high mechanical durability, improved hand, excellent color durability, and lower soiling than comparable conventional products. The method is practiced using yarn comprising or consisting of polypropylene, UV inhibitor, and fluorochemical by: weaving the yarn using heavier yarn in the warp direction and finer yarn in the filling direction, or yarns of substantially equal size or denier in the warp and filling directions, to produce a fabric with a face, a center, and a back, with at least 50% (e.g. about 50-70%) of the filling yarn exposed to the fabric face (and for example about 6-10% in the center and about 20-40% in the back); washing the fabric with detergent and water to scour off the spin finish on the yarns; and drying the washed fabric at a temperature below the softening point of polypropylene (e.g. about 270-280° F.

Abstract: A safety pouch for high pressure gas cylinders includes an envelope of gas permeable ballistic fabric defining a cavity between walls of the envelope. The walls of the envelope are fastened together by discrete fasteners so as to form a gas escape passageway between the walls and the discrete fasteners. Thus gas escaping from a ruptured high pressure gas container mounted in the cavity passes along the passageway, so as to exit the envelope from between ends of the walls, and through the ballistic fabric of the walls.

Abstract: An electrically conductive fabric plated with a metal is disclosed wherein a percent fabric surface occupancy of warp as a constituent of the fabric is 90% to 110% and that of weft is 40% to 80%. The electrically conductive fabric is superior in all of resin back leak preventing property, flexibility yarn fray preventing property, electrical conductivity and electromagnetic wave shieldability.

Abstract: An antimicrobial material having at least one yarn having fine fiber of 1.0 denier or less and at least one yarn having antimicrobial fiber that are engaged with each other, wherein the antimicrobial fibers impart an antimicrobial property to the entire material. In a preferred embodiment, the yarns of fine fiber and yarns of antimicrobial fiber are woven or knitted together. It is further preferred that the fine fiber be less than 0.3 denier, have a diameter of approximately 3 microns, and have a generally triangular cross-section with sharp edges, therefore allowing the fine fiber to substantially remove bacteria, fungi and other microbes from a surface. It is also preferred that the antimicrobial fibers comprise an acetate fiber spun together with polyester to give the antimicrobial fiber added strength.

Abstract: A composite material includes a highly aligned discontinuous fibers. The material comprises a plurality of substantially aligned warp fibers which have been woven about a plurality of weft filaments, each warp fiber having a series of crossover points with adjacent warp fibers. A plurality of matrix polymer filaments are associated with the warp fibers, the polymer matrix filaments having been treated such that each warp fiber adheres to the matrix polymer filament at least the crossover points such that the warp fibers are attached to each other at the crossover points. A series of patterned cuts having preselected characteristics are made in at least some of the warp fibers. The invention is also for a method of making a composite material with discontinuous fibers.

Abstract: Disclosed are loosely woven fabrics formed of multi-filament synthetic warp yarn, wherein the filaments of the multi-filament synthetic warp yarns are tacked at predetermined intervals. These loosely woven fabrics have a variety of uses including but not limited to as substrates for adhesive tapes, fabrics impregnated with wax and other finishes, wall coverings, and laminated fabrics.

Abstract: A resin-impregnated endless belt for a long nip press or calender of the shoe type, or for other papermaking and paper-processing applications, has a base fabric in the form of an endless loop with an inner surface, an outer surface, a machine direction and a cross-machine direction. The base fabric has machine-direction (MD) structural elements and cross-machine-direction (CD) structural elements in an open structure wherein at least some of the MD structural elements and CD structural elements are spaced apart from one another. The MD structural elements cross the CD structural elements at a plurality of crossing points, where they are joined to one another by mechanical, chemical or thermobonding means. A coating of a first polymeric resin is on the inner surface of the base fabric. The first polymeric resin impregnates and renders the base fabric impermeable to liquids, and forms a layer on the inner surface thereof. The coating is smooth and provides the belt with a uniform thickness.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to thermoformable ion-sensitive compositions having improved processability. In addition, the present invention is directed to a process of making water-dispersible fibers, films and fabrics, which maintain their structural integrity and strength when in use, but dissolve and disperse when placed in contact with large amounts of water, such as in a conventional sink or toilet. Moreover, the present invention is directed to water-dispersible products, including flushable products such as personal care products, diapers, incontinence devices, release liners, feminine napkins, product packaging, etc., which contain fibers, films and fabrics formed from the water-sensitive compositions.

Abstract: Bonded composite open mesh structural textiles are formed of woven textile. The textile is formed from at least two, and preferably three, components. The first component, or load bearing member, is a high tenacity, high modulus, low elongation mono- or multifilament yarn. The second component is a polymer in yarn or other form which will encapsulate and bond yarns at the junctions to strengthen the junctions. The third component is an optional effect or bulking yarn. In the woven textile, a plurality of warp yarns are woven with a plurality of weft (fill) yarns. The weave preferably includes a half-cross or full-cross leno weave. At least a portion of the warp and weft yarns are first component load bearing yarns. The polymer component is used as required for the bonding properties necessary for the finished product, and especially to provide improved junction or joint strength.

Abstract: Bonded composite open mesh structural textiles are formed of woven textile. The textile is formed from at least two, and preferably three, components. The first component, or load bearing member, is a high tenacity, high modulus, low elongation mono- or multifilament yarn. The second component is a polymer in yarn or other form which will encapsulate and bond yarns at the junctions to strengthen the junctions. The third component is an optional effect or bulking yarn. In the woven textile, a plurality of warp yarns are woven with a plurality of weft (fill) yarns. The weave preferably includes a half-cross or full-cross leno weave. At least a portion of the warp and weft yarns are first component load bearing yarns. The polymer component is used as required for the bonding properties necessary for the finished product, and especially to provide improved junction or joint strength.

Abstract: An uncoated fabric for producing airbags, said fabric woven of synthetic monofilaments and having a monofilament denier in the weft which is less than that of the warp.

Abstract: A textile material for use as a support for coagulation is disclosed. The textile material consists of a warp including of from 8 to 10 polyester yarns per centimeter and a weft including of from 12 to 16 cotton yarns per centimeter. The coagulated product obtainable through coagulation of polyurethane resins on the support is also disclosed.

Abstract: A blackout drapery lining including a first substrate of a textile material having an inner surface and an external surface, the external surface forming a first finished surface of the drapery lining. A first adhesive layer having an opaque pigment is adhered to the first substrate and covers the inner surface of the first substrate to provide a substantially light impermeable barrier for the drapery lining. The drapery lining also includes a second substrate of a textile material having an inner surface and an external surface, the inner surface of the second substrate being adhered to the first adhesive layer and the external surface of the second substrate forms a second finished surface of the drapery lining.

Abstract: Papermaking machine fabrics, filters and reinforcing layers for elastomers, comprise monofilaments of copolymers containing 85 to 99 mol % of the structural repeat unit of the formula I ##STR1## 1 to 15 mol % of the structural repeat unit of the formula II--OC--R.sup.2 --CO--O--R.sup.3 --O-- (II),whereR.sup.1 is a radical of a dihydric aliphatic or cycloaliphatic alcohol or is derived from mixtures of such alcohols,R.sup.2 is a radical of an aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or monocyclic aromatic dicarboxylic acid or is derived from mixtures of such dicarboxylic acids,R.sup.3 assumes one of the definitions for R.sup.1, and the quantitative data are based on the total amount of the polymer.

Abstract: A fiber comprising at least about 80% by weight linear low density polyethylene and having a melting point >109.degree. C. is disclosed. Also disclosed are thermally consolidated fiber structures comprising (1) at least about 3% by weight, based on the total weight of the structure, of lower melting binder fibers comprising at least 80% by weight linear low density polyethylene, and (2) not more than 97% by weight, based on the total weight of the structure, of nonmelting fibers, or fibers having a melting point higher than the linear low density polyethylene fibers. The fiber structures can be in the form of multifilament yarns, woven or nonwoven textile fabrics, carpets, or laminates. The linear low density polyethylene binder fibers in the structures preferably have a melting point <109.degree. C.

Abstract: A perforated laminate comprises consecutive plies of a first layer of kraft paper, a first layer of polyolefin, a layer of polyolefin fabric, a second layer of polyolefin, and a second layer of kraft paper.

Abstract: This invention claims a warp knit, weft inserted geogrid fabric without a topcoat, comprising a bicomponent fiber having filaments each with a sheath of a polyolefin material and about 0.5 to about 2 weight percent carbon black and a core of polyethylene terephthalate.