At Least One Coating Or Impregnation Contains Particulate Material Patents (Class 442/72)
  • Patent number: 11712859
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a light-weight flexible high-thermal-conductivity nano-carbon composite film and a method for preparing same. The nano-carbon composite film includes a plurality of composite units laminated sequentially. The composite unit includes flexible adhesive layers and a graphene film layer, and the flexible adhesive layers are disposed on both sides of the graphene film layer. The preparation method includes sequentially laminating the composite units and hot pressing to obtain the nano-carbon composite film. The nano-carbon composite film has the characteristics of high thermal conductivity, light weight and flexibility, and has an in-plane thermal conductivity of up to 500 W/m·K or higher, a density of 2.0 g/cm3 or less, and still a thermal conductivity of 500 W/m·K or higher after the nano-carbon composite film is repeatedly bent by 180° for 50 times while there is no peeling of graphene from the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: SHANGHAI COMPOSITES SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Qianli Liu, Feng Shen, Chun Zhuang, Xiaolei Wang, Jiang Pan, Xufeng Hao, Jie Tian
  • Patent number: 9885128
    Abstract: A textile material exhibiting enhanced energy absorption (e.g., enhanced near-infrared energy absorption) and, optionally, flame resistance. The textile material comprises a textile substrate and a finish disposed on at least one surface of the textile substrate. The finish comprises a binder and an energy-absorbing agent. A method for protecting an individual from infrared radiation that can be generated during an arc flash comprises the step of positioning a textile material between an individual and an apparatus capable of producing an arc flash.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: James D. Cliver, J. Travis Greer, Shulong Li
  • Patent number: 8980771
    Abstract: A composite material, the composite material comprising at least one prepreg, said prepreg comprising at least one polymeric resin and at least one fibrous reinforcement; and conducting particles dispersed in the polymeric resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Hexcel Composites Limited
    Inventors: John L. Cawse, Martin Simmons, George Green
  • Patent number: 8980770
    Abstract: A composite material, the composite material comprising at least one prepreg, said prepreg comprising at least one polymeric resin and at least one fibrous reinforcement; and conducting particles dispersed in the polymeric resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Hexcel Composites Limited
    Inventors: John L. Cawse, Martin Simmons, George Green
  • Publication number: 20150017854
    Abstract: Provided are a textile fabric sheet having stain and liquid resistance including (a) a fabric substrate, (b) a first polyurethane coating layer formed on a first surface of the fabric substrate; (c) a second aqueous acrylic coating layer formed on the first coating layer of the polyurethane coating layer; and (d) a third stain-resistant coating layer formed on the second aqueous acrylic coating layer and a method of preparing the same. Thus, a texture characteristic of the fabric substrate itself can be exhibited, and due to the polyurethane coating layer, the aqueous acrylic coating layer and the stain-resistant coating layer stacked in three steps, excellent water resistance, stain resistance and air permeability can be exhibited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventor: Soon Kie JUNG
  • Publication number: 20140134354
    Abstract: An air-impermeable fabric is disclosed. The air-impermeable fabric has a fabric substrate, which may also be referred to as a base fabric. Disposed over the fabric substrate is a barrier layer comprising a polymer binder and at least 20 weight percent graphene nanoplatelets, based on the total weight of the barrier layer. A barrier underlayer, which may or may not also include graphene nanoplatelets, is disposed between the fabric substrate and the barrier layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: GOODRICH CORPORATION
    Inventor: Anthony M. Mazany
  • Publication number: 20140072751
    Abstract: Waterproof membranes have a single-ply polymer coated substrate and at least one adhesive layer for architectural and structural waterproofing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: Seaman Corporation
    Inventor: Frank E. BRADENBURG
  • Publication number: 20140004764
    Abstract: A ceramic component includes a porous fibrous structure that has fibers that are coated with a protective coating. There is a ceramic coating on the protective coating within pores of the porous fibrous structure. The ceramic coating and porous fibrous structure define a residual interconnected porosity. There is a solid glass or glass/ceramic material is within the residual interconnected porosity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Wayde R. Schmidt, David C. Jarmon
  • Publication number: 20130295360
    Abstract: A reinforcing fabric for a cementitious board includes an alkali-resistant fabric and a binder including ethylene vinyl acetate. The cementitious board includes (a) a cementitious core; and (b) the reinforcing fabric disposed on at least one face of the cementitious core, the reinforcing fabric including the alkali-resistant fabric and the binder including ethylene vinyl acetate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: Gabe F. Nagy, Jie-yi Dong, Gary W. Morris
  • Patent number: 8569189
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic textile comprising a textile substrate having a substrate electrode, and an electronic component having a component electrode. The component electrode is in electrically conductive contact with the substrate electrode via a coupling layer having a directionally dependent conductance so as to preferentially allow an electrical current to flow between the substrate electrode and the component electrode. As the coupling layer does not have to be patterned to prevent the occurrence of parasitic electrical currents, the electrically conductive contact between the substrate electrode and the component electrode has an improved reliability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Rabin Bhattacharya, Liesbeth Van Pieterson, Koen Van Os, Thomas Schuler, Guido Lamerichs, Erwin Altewischer
  • Patent number: 8513144
    Abstract: High barrier multilayer films incorporating a biodegradable polymer layer. More particularly, biodegradable insulation facing materials and insulation articles incorporating a biodegradable polymer layer. The structures have excellent barrier properties and superior mechanical strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Inventors: Yuan-Ping R. Ting, Simon J. Porter, Alex V. Del Priore
  • Patent number: 8445393
    Abstract: Sheet-like products, such as tissue products made from a low-density web, are disclosed containing an additive composition. The additive composition, for instance, comprises an aqueous dispersion containing an alpha-olefin polymer, and an ethylene-carboxylic acid copolymer. The additive composition may be applied to the surface of the web so that it does not thoroughly or even substantially penetrate the web. For instance, the additive may be applied to one or both surfaces of the web by gravure printing, press coating, spraying or the like. The additive composition may improve the strength of the tissue web and/or improve the perceived softness of the web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Jian Qin, Donald E. Waldroup, Deborah Joy Calewarts, Charles W. Colman, Jeffrey F. Jurena, Douglas W. Stage, Timothy J. Young, Femi Kotoye, Matthew J. Kalinowski, Gary M. Strandburg
  • Patent number: 8394730
    Abstract: A building material product and a method of making building material products, having increased resistance to granule rub off and staining. The building material product comprises a substrate having embedded granules and an acrylic latex coating positioned on the granules, where the polymer of the acrylic latex coating has the repeating structural unit [CH2—C(R1)(R2)], where R1 is hydrogen or C1-C8 alkyl; R2 is hydrogen, cyano or —COOR; and R is a linear or branched hydrocarbon containing 1-22 carbon atoms, with the proviso that R1 and R2 are both not hydrogen. The method includes applying this acrylic latex water based composition to a granule embedded substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Building Materials Investment Corporation
    Inventors: Louis L. Grube, Michael D. DeSouto, Anthony Ruffine
  • Patent number: 8349748
    Abstract: The present invention provides a fabric having soil resistance and no oil stains after wiping and a manufacturing method thereof. The fabric of the present invention comprises an underlayer and a soil-resistant protection film, which can effectively prevent oil corrosion, penetration, and permeation of the surface of the fabric, thus resulting in no oil stains after wiping. The manufacturing method of the present invention comprises the steps of dyeing, setting, performing an underlayer surface treatment to form an underlayer on a surface of the fabric, and performing a soil resistance processing treatment to form a soil-resistant protection film on the surface of the underlayer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Formosa Taffeta Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Chin Chen, Hsing-Nan Chung, Meng-Hsun Liu, Yao-Tsung Chen, Hsin-Yuan Chen
  • Publication number: 20120289112
    Abstract: Improved mechanical properties of carbon nanotube (CNT)-reinforced polymer adhesive matrix nanocomposites are obtained by functionalizing the CNTs with a compound that bonds well to an epoxy matrix. The particles sufficiently improve mechanical properties of the nanocomposites, such as flexural strength and modulus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: APPLIED NANOTECH HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: DONGSHENG MAO, ZVI YANIV, TOM JACOB RAKOWSKI
  • Publication number: 20120258291
    Abstract: The invention relates to a surface textile structure comprising an arrangement of a plurality of conductive threads or threads exhibiting conductive properties. Insulating sections are arranged between the conductive threads or insulating threads are incorporated into the structure. The structure also comprises an inorganic electroluminescent material and electric connection elements. According to the invention, the electroluminescent material is incorporated into intermediate areas of the structure or is embodied inside the structure in the form of coated threads. The structure is also provided with a coating which is also selective made of a fluorescent material and/or optical brightening agents. The overall arrangement comprises a transparent, elastic, covering protective layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: Textilforschungsinstitut Thüringen-Vogtland
    Inventors: Andreas NEUDECK, Hardy MÜLLER, Wolfgang SCHEIBNER, Klaus RICHTER, Stephen LENK
  • Patent number: 8278228
    Abstract: A sound absorbing material 10 as vehicle exterior equipment according to the present invention includes a non-woven fabric 20 including a main fiber and a binder fiber. In the sound absorbing material 10 as vehicle exterior equipment, powdery resin is applied to the surface 20a of the non-woven cloth 20. The powdery resin and the non-woven fabric 20 are heated, compressed and cooled to form a resin layer 30. The resin layer 30 is porous due to particle residue parts 30b where parts of the powdery resin remain in particulate form. The non-woven fabric 20 of the sound absorbing material 10 as vehicle exterior equipment can be constituted from two types of non-woven fabrics 22, 24 superimposed together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Marusho Natsuyama Felt Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tatsuo Kaneda
  • Patent number: 8263503
    Abstract: A composite material, the composite material comprising at least one prepreg, said prepreg comprising at least one polymeric resin and at least one fibrous reinforcement; and conducting particles dispersed in the polymeric resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Hexcel Composites, Ltd.
    Inventors: John L. Cawse, Martin Simmons, George Green
  • Publication number: 20120181458
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a coated microfibrous web, a process for producing the same, use thereof as a covering of a radiation protection material as well as a radiation protection device. The coated microfibrous web comprises: (i) a microfibrous web impregnated with a fluoropolymer; and (ii) a layer comprising polyurethane, which is present only on one side of the microfibrous web.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2010
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: MAVIG GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Leucht, Barbara Ballsieper
  • Patent number: 8173556
    Abstract: A protection product has thermal and acoustic barrier characteristics such that it satisfies the requirements of the standard 14 CFR, part 25 issued by the Federal Aviation Administration. The product is designed to be applied along metallic and composite structures, such as aircraft cockpits, boat hulls or the outside structures of trains or of other means of transport. The product is essentially in the form of a “mat” consisting of one or several fibre layers, preferably glass fibres, enclosed in a sheath. The sheath generally comprises at least one first support, preferably made of an organic material having sealing and anti-condensation properties, and an impregnated mica paper. The mica paper preferably has a weight per unit area of less than 50 g/m2 and comprises flakes of mica with a form factor greater than 1000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Cogebi Societe Anonyme
    Inventors: Daniel Mormont, Alain Jacques
  • Patent number: 8105964
    Abstract: A composite material, the composite material comprising at least one prepreg, said prepreg comprising at least one polymeric resin and at least one fibrous reinforcement; and conducting particles dispersed in the polymeric resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Hexcel Composites, Ltd.
    Inventors: John L. Cawse, Martin Simmons, George Green
  • Patent number: 8048815
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composite article and to a process for manufacturing the composite article. The composite article comprises multiple layers including high tenacity fibers incorporated into a fabric and a core thermoplastic resin. The fabric may be coated with a surface treatment agent, a polymer matrix resin. Single or multiple layers of the composite articles may be formed into a composite part having high strength, rigidity, fast molding cycle time and extremely good conformability in a 3-dimensional mold. The composite parts formed by this process have high part strength in all directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Kubota Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Masanori Kubota, Ayako Kubota, Munetaka Kubota, Alexander Kubota
  • Patent number: 7981820
    Abstract: A press fabric for a machine for the production of web material, especially paper or cardboard, includes a carrying structure and at least one layer of fibrous material on one web material contact side of the carrying structure, whereby at least some of the fibers of the at least one layer of fibrous material are coated at least partially with a film of a first polymeric material and whereby a permeable composite structure is formed by a second polymeric material in the at least one fibrous layer, in that the hollow spaces which are formed between fibers of the at least one fibrous layer are filled partially with the second polymeric material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Arved Westerkamp, Robert Crook, Robert Eberhardt
  • Publication number: 20110143107
    Abstract: A process for producing a metallized textile surface comprises (A) applying a formulation comprising at least one metal powder (a) as a component patternedly or uniformly, (B) depositing a further metal on the textile surface, (C) applying a further layer comprising carbon in the form of carbon black or carbon nanotubes or graphene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Christian STEINIG-NOWAKOWSKI, Ralf Nörenberg, Sorin Ivanovici, Peter Breyer, Jürgen Reichert
  • Publication number: 20100216362
    Abstract: A multi-layered clothing material in one embodiment includes an upper polymeric layer; an intermediate mixture layer; and a lower fabric layer. 2-5 wt % metal powder is mixed with 95-98 wt % adhesive to form an adhesive mixture which is applied on a releasable substrate together they are pressed and heated to form the mixture layer. The polymeric layer is formed on the mixture layer by pressing and heating. Both the polymeric layer and the mixture layer are formed on the fabric layer by pressing and heating. The metal powder is aluminum, titanium, zinc, or magnesium powder. The polymeric layer is formed of ePTFE, OPET, TPU, TPR, or TPE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Inventor: Cheng-Lin Chuang
  • Patent number: 7772139
    Abstract: Packaging using Gas Permeable Non-Woven Fabric based Film extends the shelf life of various fresh fruits and vegetables and vase life of fresh cut flowers by changing the atmosphere in which these living products are stored and respires. The high oxygen and carbon dioxide permeability of the Gas Permeable Non-Woven Fabric based Film establishes an ideal atmosphere for the specific perishable item, and therefore extends its shelf life. The establishment of lower oxygen and carbon dioxide atmospheres inside packages using Gas Permeable Non-Woven Fabric based film, also leads to reduction in the respiration rate of the perishable items. The reduction in the respiration rate prevents loss of moisture, production of metabolic heat, and yellowing, browning, reduction in production levels of ethylene. Thus the created atmosphere is able to extend shelf life, maintain high quality and preserve nutrients of fresh produce items by naturally regulating respiration of said produce/flower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Inventor: Shubham Chandra
  • Publication number: 20100173548
    Abstract: A process for producing a metalized textile fabric comprises a textile fabric being (A) printed with a printing formulation comprising at least one metal powder (a) as a component, the metal in question having a more strongly negative standard potential than hydrogen in the electrochemical series of the elements, (B) thermally treated in one or more steps, (C) depositing a further metal on the textile fabric, and coating before or after at least one of the steps (A), (B) or (C) with at least one polymeric compound (e) having an insulating effect with regard to electric current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2008
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Stefan Kuhn, Antonino Raffaele Addamo, Christian Steinig-Nowakowski
  • Patent number: 7722952
    Abstract: A composite configured to release refrigerant therefrom comprises a substrate material comprising polarized fibers of glass, polyamide, phenylene sulfide, carbon or graphite having bonded thereon a metal compound comprising a complex compound of a polar gaseous refrigerant and a metal salt and/or a hydrated metal hydroxide and/or a metal hydroxide of a metal selected from the group consisting of alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, transition metal, zinc, cadmium, tin, aluminum, or two or more thereof, at a concentration of at least about 0.3 grams/cc of open substrate material volume, and a coating composition thereon configured to prevent release of internal gaseous refrigerant therethrough at ambient temperatures and pressure and capable of penetration of gaseous refrigerant therethrough from the composite interior at temperatures causing internal gas pressures of 15% or more above exterior pressure for such refrigerant release.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Rocky Research
    Inventors: Uwe Rockenfeller, Kaveh Khalili
  • Patent number: 7244684
    Abstract: A thermal camouflage sheet for covering heat sources against identification in a thermal image, having a base textile with a glass filament, has a coating which contains aluminum powder on one side and has a coating which contains color pigments on the other side. The remission values of the color pigments are in a range which allows camouflaging in the visual-optical and near infrared. The coating which contains color pigments is in the form of a polyurethane coating or polyvinylidene fluoride coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: Texplorer GmbH
    Inventor: Gerd Hexels
  • Patent number: 7138345
    Abstract: A carbon fiber reinforced substrate comprising a fabric composed of carbon fiber bundles and a first resin adhering to the fabric. Each of the carbon fiber bundles comprises numerous continuous carbon filaments, has the tensile modulus of 210 GPa or more, and has the fracture strain energy of 40 MJ/m3 or more. The amount of the first resin adhering to the fabric is in a range from 1 to 20 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of said fabric. A preform comprising a laminate composed of plural layers of the carbon fiber reinforced substrate, wherein the layers are integrated by means of the first resin. A composite comprising the preform impregnated with a matrix resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Eisuke Wadahara, Akira Nishimura, Ikuo Horibe
  • Patent number: 6974602
    Abstract: A glass fiber wall covering is made by sequential application of aqueous dispersion and an image coating to selectively create an image for painted effects. The image pattern is based on a spatial expansion of second image coating upon heating during the drying process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2005
    Assignee: Johns Manville
    Inventor: Per Edlund
  • Patent number: 6893989
    Abstract: The invention relates to a stab-resisting material, which material consists of a carrier coated with solid particles, which is provided on a packet of fabrics, wherein the coating on said carrier consists of abrasive particles having a diameter of 0.1-3 mm, and wherein the packet of fabrics is thicker than 1.5 mm. The invention also relates to the coated carrier, wherein the abrasive particles have been provided on the carrier by means of an adhesive, which forms an elastic film after curing. In particular a fabric made of Aramid or Nylon fibres may be used as the carrier material. The preferred adhesive is a bituminous adhesive or an adhesive with a base of polyurethane. This material is used in particular in protective clothing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2005
    Assignee: Twaron Products V.O.F.
    Inventor: Joseph Judtih Breukers
  • Patent number: 6875711
    Abstract: A friction material has a first layer of a base material and a second layer of at least one type of friction modifying particle having substantially symmetrical geometric shapes on a top surface of the base material. The second layer has an average thickness of about 30 to about 200 microns and the surface area coverage of about 80 to about 100% such that the top layer has a fluid permeability lower than the first layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Yih-Fang Chen, Robert C. Lam, Feng Dong, Bulent Chavdar
  • Patent number: 6846004
    Abstract: A new adhesive coating composition, particularly for use on airbag fabrics, which is composed of a silicone polymer and an appreciable level of a copolymer of ethylene and a polar monomer, is provided. This coating provides excellent adhesive properties to the coated fabric and provides a synergistic effect such that lower gas permeability upon inflation may be obtained with this coating than might be achieved with the silicone polymer alone. Additionally, such a coating allows maximization of the adhesion characteristics on one-piece woven airbag fabric such that blistering upon high-pressure inflation can be reduced, while retaining a high degree of inflation gas retention. Fabric treated with this material in the manner described herein permits reduction in the cost of the coating itself (by reducing the use of expensive silicone polymers). Airbag fabrics and cushions, as well as methods of making and using such a novel airbag coating material are also encompassed within this invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2005
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventor: Richard Henry Parker
  • Publication number: 20040180593
    Abstract: A display support, designed to be printed, includes a coated fabric comprising a textile layer and two impregnation layers located on opposite surfaces of the textile layer. A coat of varnish, designed to be printed, is deposited on one of the impregnation layers. A pressure-sensitive adhesive layer capable of being repositioned, is deposited on the impregnation layer opposite the one receiving the coat of varnish. A protective layer arranged on the adhesive layer consists of a sheet with low adherence strength relative to the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2004
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Applicant: TISSAGE ET ENDUCTION SERGE FERARI SA
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Perillon, Michael Langner
  • Patent number: 6777356
    Abstract: The present invention is a luminous fabric and garment that have excellent luminescent properties under conditions of poor lighting, that lose their luminescent properties only slightly due to wear degradation and the like during prolonged use, that have the same color tone and design as regular fabrics and garments during day use, and that possess excellent aesthetic qualities and are free from design limitations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: Japan Gore-Tex, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroki Sadato, Kiminobu Yamamuro
  • Patent number: 6774065
    Abstract: A waterproofed fabric and a sealing tape for a waterproofed fabric each include a waterproof layer, a resin composition containing spherical particles with a specified particle size laminated to the waterproof layer. A waterproof article of clothing uses the fabric and the sealing tape. The article has a waterproof property, is very comfortable to wear, inexpensive, and light in weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Masaru Haruta, Hiroshi Kagao, Yuichi Manabe, Masanori Uemoto, Takenori Furuya
  • Patent number: 6750160
    Abstract: A detergent-impregnated article, especially suitable for cleaning hard surface such as glass, characterized in that a base body is impregnated with a detergent comprising solid abrasive particles, a protective layer-forming component, an organic solvent, a drying accelerator, a thickening polysaccharide and a surface active agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Hanaoka, Eiichi Hoshino, Fumiko Inaba, Hironobu Sionome
  • Patent number: 6733859
    Abstract: A napped leather-like sheet material comprising an entangled nonwoven fabric composed of ultrafine fibers and an elastomer contained therein and having a nap made of ultrafine fibers on one or both sides thereof, which material is provided with a silk protein substance and a softening agent on the surface portion of the napped face or faces; and a method of producing the above napped leather-like sheet material which comprises applying a liquid containing a silk protein substance and a softening agent to the surface of a napped leather-like sheet material by, for example, a gravure printing or spraying technique.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: Kuraray Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hisao Yoneda, Yoshiki Nobuto, Norio Makiyama
  • Patent number: 6716777
    Abstract: A fabric structure is constructed having a fabric base sheet, a viscidity layer, a polymeric back layer, and a protective layer. The polymeric back layer is prepared from SBC (styrenic block copolymer) for the advantage of low specific gravity and preventing the drawback of PVC or the like that pollutes the environment when disposed off. The protective layer is prepared from PU series or modified SBC (styrenic block copolymer) series agent. When the fabric structure used to make a bag, the front surface of the fabric base sheet is disposed outside the bag and the surface of the protective layer is disposed inside the bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: Epitech Inc.
    Inventor: Chun-Wei Lin
  • Publication number: 20030224679
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fire resistant structural material comprising a surfactant component, surfactant-generated microcells, a filler component and a binder component. In addition, the present invention relates to fire resistant fabric materials comprising a substrate coated with a coating comprising the fire resistant structural material. Further, the present invention relates to fire resistant articles of manufacture comprising the fire resistant structural and/or fabric materials, and particularly to mattresses comprising the fire resistant fabric material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2003
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Inventor: Younger Ahluwalia
  • Patent number: 6648147
    Abstract: A phase-separation member comprises a porous substrate (11) containing void spaces, a microporous polymer material (14) which at least partially impregnates the porous substrate by entering into the void spaces, and a layer of a fluoropolymer applied to the outer face of the coagulated polymer material so that the layer (16) of fluoropolymer material remains predominantly at the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: Madison Filter 981 Limited
    Inventors: Richard Patrick Lydon, Fredrick Doran
  • Patent number: 6605340
    Abstract: To ensure that a camouflage structure will not lose its effectiveness even in changing temperatures (day/night, sunshine/clouds) when protecting against reconnaissance in the IR range, the camouflage structure features varying emissivity tendencies in the atmospheric windows II (3-5 um) and III (8-14 um). In other words, the emissivity in the IR range is not constant and at a certain level, but it has an increasing or decreasing tendency in at least one selected spectral range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2003
    Assignee: Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft
    Inventor: Fritz Heiniger
  • Patent number: 6511926
    Abstract: A sheet flooring product, including a homogeneous melt processable resin layer formed of a melt processable, non-plastisol layer, and an adjacent felt layer produced by a beater saturated method and having a substantially uniform thickness of between about 5 mils and about 40 mils. The melt processable resin layer is preferably applied by a hot melt calender (“HMC”) process to achieve enhanced can drop, refrigerator drag and indentation values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Assignee: AWI Licensing Company
    Inventors: William J. Kauffman, Peter A. Christie, William B. Saporetti, Steven F. Hynicka, Ralph W. Wright, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6482342
    Abstract: A method for fabricating fiber-reinforced composite structures, including centrifuge rotors, by resin transfer molding (RTM) is disclosed. The method involves loading reinforcing fibers into a mold and then injecting resin into the mold to coat the fibers to form the composite structure. Two types of reinforcing fibers are used—fabric preforms at the surfaces of the structure and chopped fibers at the interior of the structure. Also disclosed is a fiber-reinforced composite structure comprising a skin layer of reinforcing fabric, chopped fibers distributed throughout the interior of the structure, and epoxy resin that binds the fabric and chopped fibers together into a fiber-reinforced composite structure. The resin transfer molding method is especially useful for fabricating composite centrifuge rotors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Assignee: Composite Rotor, Inc.
    Inventors: Mohammad Ghassem Malekmadani, Charles Biddle, Hung Nguyen, Reza Sheikhrezai
  • Publication number: 20020137411
    Abstract: A synthetic coated surface product which includes a substrate, an interface layer which is a polymeric composition that has penetrated the substrate layer to a sufficient depth to inhibit delamination, and a layer of granules mixed with a polyester resin supported on the interface layer. The surface can be left as cured and unfinished for a rough finish, subsequently sanded to provide a matte finish, or after sanding, polished for a shiny finish.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2002
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Inventor: Pasquale Capra
  • Patent number: 6284380
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to fabrics for paper making machines that are rendered contamination resistant, maintain good permeability, and enhanced seam strength as a result of a durable coating that lasts the entire life of the fabric. A polyurethane based coating containing a fluorochemical will render the fabric contamination resistant over the entire fabric lifetime. It has been found that optical brighteners and titanium dioxide also enhance fabric appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: Albany International Corp.
    Inventors: Chad Aaron Martin, Bryan Casteel
  • Patent number: 6127290
    Abstract: Provided is a heat generating bag for footwear having a comfortable temperature regardless of the state of use, namely, when staying still, walking etc., which is thin and avoids an uncomfortable feeling of the wearer. The heat generating bag for footwear is made by having a heat generating composition powder and hot-melt adhesive powder held in the pores of multiporous vegetable fiber non-woven fabrics, such fabrics being heat compressed on a mold compressor, and the obtained sheet shaped heat generating body being packed in an air-permeable bag. The heat composition is held in the pores of multiporous vegetable fiber non-woven fabric layers which are superposed by the adhesion of water. Such non-woven fabric are compressed on a mold compressor, and the obtained sheet shaped heat generating body is impregnated with water or an inorganic electrolyte and then packed in an air-permeable bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2000
    Assignee: Japan Pionics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Koiso, Naoto Wagatsuma, Masako Yamakawa, Minako Suzuki
  • Patent number: 6127294
    Abstract: The present invention provides a warmer in the form of a sheet shaped heat generating body which is obtained using a warming composition that generates heat when in contact with air, in which the warming composition can be easily dispersed and held in a uniform arrangement, and in which the warming composition is prevented from leaking; and provides a method for manufacturing such a sheet. The sheet shaped heat generating body pertaining to the present invention is obtained by supporting a warming composition and a heat-fusible adhesive powder on a nonwoven fabric (a), superposing a nonwoven fabric (b) on the upper surface, heating and pressing the assembly with the aid of a molding press, and impregnating the resulting sheet with water or an aqueous solution of an inorganic electrolyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2000
    Assignee: Japan Pionics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Koiso, Naoto Wagatsuma, Mamoru Takahashi
  • Patent number: 6103642
    Abstract: A stain resistant laminated sheet material is provided which comprises: a base fabric; a stain resistant resin layer provided on at least one side of the base fabric; and a color layer provided on the stain resistant resin layer. The color layer is soluble in a particular solvent in which the stain resistant resin layer is insoluble.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2000
    Assignee: Kanbo Pras Corporation
    Inventors: Gunji Arai, Osamu Tanida