Abstract: A plastic component with a base body made of a rigid foam material is connected with a grid-like net structure. According to one aspect of the present invention, the grid-like net structure has a tear-resistant core material that is surrounded by a mantle material. In this example, the mantle material is in frictional connection with the foam material of the base body that allows, for example, cracking off of fragments from the plastic component to be significantly reduced.

Abstract: Fiber oriented sails made of woven panels of scrim type weave wherein warp yarns in the panels follow primary load paths in a sail and a method for making woven panels.

Abstract: Fiber oriented sails made of woven panels of scrim type weave wherein warp yarns in the panels follow primary load paths in a sail and a method for making woven panels and sails.

Abstract: An extruded hook fastener strip is created on a roll having hook forming cavities in its surface by extruding plastic material into the interface between the forming roll and a second strip carried by a backing roll. The second strip is firmly bonded to the fastener strip on that side opposite the formed hooks.

Abstract: This invention concerns a composite material which is characterized by comprising a large number of composite material cells, as structural units of the composite material, each comprising a first phase composed of a base material and a second phase composed of a dispersion material surrounding the first phase discontinuously; and comprising a matrix comprising the base material and the dispersion material dispersed in the matrix, the dispersion material being dispersed discontinuously in the form of a three-dimensional network in the composite material; wherein the dispersion materials of the composite material cells are combined to form a composite material skeletal part, thereby exhibiting properties of the dispersion material without reducing the strength of the matrix owing to the skeletal part, and improving strength characteristics thereof owing to the skeletal part serving as a resistance to external stress.

Abstract: A laminate material having nonslip characteristics on one surface and a smooth surface on the other side is provided. The material is created by laminating together a smooth film and a plastic foam surrounding a scrim having nonslip characteristics.

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 laminate material having nonslip characteristics on one surface and a smooth surface on the other side is provided. The material is created by laminating together a smooth film and a plastic foam surrounding a scrim having nonslip characteristics.

Abstract: A formed sheet of thermalconductive silicone gel is provided. The formed sheet has (i) a thin film reinforcement layer hardened into rubber only in a surface layer on the upper side, the lower side, or both sides, (ii) a sheet-shaped reinforcement material buried in a surface layer of the upper or the lower side, or (iii) a sheet-shaped reinforcement material buried in a surface layer of the upper side or the lower side of the sheet, and a thin film reinforcement layer hardened into rubber in this surface layer or in a surface layer on both sides of the sheet. The formed sheet of thermalconductive silicone gel has low compressibility, high strength, is easy to handle during the mounting process, and can be reused after its contact compression between a chip and a heat sink has been released.

Abstract: The invention resides in a method of providing a barrier in an environment comprising the steps of providing a structural member which is part of the environment; providing a flexible foam coated fine mesh material capable of being folded on itself and providing said mesh material with a means for securing said mesh material to a structural member in said environment and securing said mesh material through said means to said structural member to provide a barrier between one environment and another.

Abstract: The composite fabric comprises a load-carrying grid disposed between cloth and a flexible layer that are held to each other, the load-carrying grid which is at least two-directional being made up at least of warp thread and weft thread which are held to one another, the mesh defined by the grid having openings of area greater than the area of the gaps defined by the texture of the decorative cloth, the decorative cloth being held directly to the flexible sheet through the mesh of the load-carrying grid such that the fabric prevents outer ribs due to the thickness of the weft threads.

Abstract: A method for enhancing the absorbency, hand-feel, or both of an article made from fibers having a spin finish thereon, where the spin finish decreases the hand-feel desirability and decreases the absorbency of the article. The method involves subjecting the article to corona treatment for a period of time sufficient to enhance the absorbency, hand-feel, or both of the article. The article produced by subjecting a substrate made of fibers having a finish thereon to corona treatment for a period of time sufficient to enhance the absorbency, hand-feel, or both of the substrate. A method of disposing of such articles by contacting the articles with a hot liquid, such as water, for a period of time sufficient to disperse or dissolve the article. Hot water soluble, cold water insoluble poly(vinyl) alcohol is one suitable fiber material.

Abstract: A new oil drip mat apparatus for collecting oil which drips from motor vehicles and the like. The inventive device includes a base member having a planar bottom mat portion and a beveled rim fastened to the top surface of the mat portion to define a holding area. A plurality of layers of material are disposed within the holding area, with each layer performing a specific function. Two of the layers are a detergent mixture layer for absorbing and breaking down the oil, one of the layers is an animal hair layer for further absorbing oil, and one layer is a porous, stiff fibrous layer which allows passage of oil therethrough. The outermost layer is a u.v. resistant material which protects the underlying layers from the effects of the sun when the apparatus is used outdoors. If used indoors, the outermost layer is made of a porous, non-slip fabric material.

Abstract: The present invention is a non-woven fiber mat suitable for reinforcing resilient sheet floor coverings, such as vinyl floor coverings. The non-woven fiber mat is in the form of a sheet of reinforcement fibers which at least includes semi-coiled fibers and can also include coiled fiber, with one or more turns, and even some relatively straight or slightly curved fibers. It is desirable for most, if not all, of the reinforcement fibers to be made from glass. However, it may also be desirable for the reinforcement fibers to include glass fibers and synthetic fibers. It may even be possible for the reinforcement fibers to include only non-glass fibers. At least one polymeric binder is used for bonding together the reinforcement fibers so as to make the fiber mat a suitable substrate for reinforcing resilient sheet floor coverings, such as an interlayer for vinyl floor coverings.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide optically readable mark recorded media, which can be permanently used to some extent with high durability against the mechanical forces applied by repeated washing, and can be read by optical readers accurately with few errors as essentially required for identification marks.

Abstract: A woven glass fabric reinforcement for paper or resinous articles made of continuous glass filament warp yarns and weft yarns is provided. At least one of the warp yarns and the weft yarns is a zero-twist yarn made of continuous glass filaments having a diameter of between about 5 and 13 microns and a yarn count of between about 5.5 and 136 Tex.

Abstract: A unidirectional fabric produced with a continuous glass yarn which is twisted, plied or has zero twisting turns, with different gram weights. Interlacings of thin glass binding yarns for stabilizing the fabric extend warpwise to engage weft yarns in a leno interweaving. The fabric is used in the manufacture of printed circuits and in industrial applications.

Abstract: The light intercepting net in accordance with the present invention has fine meshes and is formed by weaving or knitting yarns, a tackiness may be applied to the net at one side thereof. The one side of the net to which the tackiness agent is applied is preferably flat or smoothed.Preferably, the net is formed by weaving or knitting glass fiber yarns and then coated with resin, and yarns constituting the net have a suitable stretchability and elasticity.Colors or patterns may be painted or drawn on the net at one side or both sides thereof.The tackiness agent is preferably hydrophilic.

Abstract: An improved shrinkable covering made of a shrinkable plastic compound having an inlay of non-recoverable threads and recoverable threads has the recoverable threads arranged with excess length, preferably in helical form, and extending in the stretching and shrinking direction of the covering. As a consequence of this excess length, the recoverable threads are not subjected to any additional stretching during the stretching process of the covering. The recoverable threads act as "swelling agents" in the shrinking process and seal off any longitudinal capillary cavities which may be produced during the production process of the shrinkable covering.

Abstract: The present invention provides a relatively non-porous, hydrophobic woven fabric comprising interwoven strands of open celled, plastic mesh netting.

Abstract: A peelable roadway marking tape has a multi-layer structure which provides durability and ease of removal. The marking tape includes a top layer of pigmented vinyl paint with reflective glass beads incorporated therein applied to an intermediate backing layer of either aluminum or vinyl. The backing layer is then laminated to a polyester mesh reinforcement layer, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive hot melt is applied to the under side surface of the mesh for attachment to the roadway surface. In an alternate embodiment of the invention, a layer of high density polyethylene is laminated between the mesh layer and an aluminum backing layer.

Abstract: A fiberglass mesh process includes coating fiberglass yarn, conveying the coated yarn to a loom without first beaming the yarn, weaving a mesh fabric of said yarn, conveying the mesh fabric to an in-line fabric treating station from said loom, tentering the fabric, slitting the fabric and rolling the fabric. The tentering step includes conveying the fabric through a nip of heated, counter-rotating rollers or heated bars oscillating across the moving fabric.

Abstract: A geosynthetic barrier adapted to deny wildlife access to contaminated seents (CS), includes a geocomposite (10) formed of a top layer (14) juxtaposed on a bottom layer (12) which is adapted to be placed on the sediments. The top layer includes a geosynthetic drainage matrix having a plurality of openings, and the bottom layer includes a geotextile having a plurality of openings (12H) formed so as to allow gases to escape from the contaminated sediments on which said geocomposite is placed. The openings in the bottom layer of the geosynthetic barrier have a size in the range up to 200 cm and are spaced apart on centers having a range of between 6 cm to 600 cm, for example. The geosynthetic drainage matrix may be a geonet, a geogrid or a geomesh, fabricated from polyethylene, polypropylene, high density polyethylene, low density polyethylene, polystyrene, or high impact polystyrene.