Abstract: A laminate is generally provided having alcohol repellency properties. In one particular embodiment, the laminate includes a meltblown web bonded to a spunbond web (e.g., a SM laminate, a SMS laminate, a SMMS laminate, etc.). A fluorinated polymeric coating is attached to the surface of the spunbond web (e.g., grafted). The fluorinated polymeric coating comprises a perfluoroalkyl(alkyl) (meth)acrylate monomer polymerized on the surface of the spunbond web via exposure to a low frequency energy source. The perfluoroalkyl(alkyl) (meth)acrylate monomer has a perfluoroalkyl side groups comprising —(CF2)z—F, where z is an integer from 1 to 6. The laminate has an alcohol repellency of greater than 80%.

Abstract: A HVAC system of a motor vehicle includes a film having openings defined therein and moveable between open and closed positions. The film regulates airflow by opening and closing apertures defined in a housing of the HVAC system. The film is disposed in a film valve assembly containing first and second rollers that wind and unwind the film. The film includes a substrate that includes a fiber selected from the group of polyester-based fibers, glass-based fibers, and combinations thereof. An elastomeric layer is disposed on the substrate layer. The substrate also includes a silicone layer disposed on the elastomeric layer for minimizing noise created as the film moves between the open and closed positions.

Abstract: A composition comprises a copolymer comprising repeating units derived from at least one co-reactant comprising two or more acrylate groups and repeating units derived from a fluoroacrylate comprising the reaction product of: (a) at least one fluorochemical alcohol represented by the formula: C4F9—X—OH wherein: R=hydrogen or an alkyl group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, m=2 to 8, Rf?CnF2n+1, n=1 to 5, y=0 to 6, and q=1 to 8; (b) at least one unbranched symmetric diisocyanate; and (c) at least one hydroxy-terminated alkyl (meth)acrylate or 2-fluoroacrylate monomer having 2 to about 30 carbon atoms in its alkylene portion; wherein the composition is coatable.

Abstract: A method for increasing the thickness of a fibrous sheet including stretching the sheet beyond its relaxed length and returning the sheet to about the relaxed length, causing the sheet to have a second thickness greater than the first thickness. The sheet can be a wet-wipe. The wet-wipe includes an elastic layer and a fibrous layer, which increases in thickness when stretched then relaxed. The wet-wipe can be stored in a container which causes the wet-wipe to stretch as it is removed from the container.

Abstract: The invention relates to slickened or siliconized flame resistant fiber blends that are well suited for use in mattresses, boxsprings, upholstered furniture, fiber-filled bed clothing, transportation seating or any end use application where a soft materials are desired for flame resistant (FR) purposes. Some of the fibers in the blend are slickened. The FR fibers incorporated into these blends include both char forming FR fibers and oxygen depleting FR fibers. FR char-forming fibers are those which exhibit little shrinkage when exposed to direct flame and are not spun from polymers manufactured with halogenated monomers. Oxygen depleting FR fibers are spun from polymers manufactured with halogenated monomers.

Abstract: An industrial textile including a polymeric substrate and a resin system grafted onto the polymeric substrate by way of a primer. The resin system includes a water-borne thermoplastic, a polyhydroxyether resin and/or an analogue of a polyhydroxyether resin, and at least one co-resin.

Abstract: An abrasion resistant and water resistant fabric is disclosed. The fabric is particularly well suited for use in constructing luggage. The fabric, however, is also well suited for many other applications, such as use in constructing sportswear, outdoor apparel, military apparel, and the like. The fabric is treated with a chemical composition. It has been discovered that the chemical composition greatly enhances the abrasion resistance of the fabric. In one embodiment, the fabric is made from nylon multifilament yarns.

Abstract: To provide a paintwork coating composition that is harmless to the environments and humans and enables a paintwork to be fully coated by the application of only a small quantity of coating composition and also provide a coating cloth that provides a smooth rubbing work in the coating process and can develop a good water-repellent property and a good antifouling property, water dispersion comprising polytetrafluoroethylene and perfluoropolyether is prepared as the coating composition, and also the coating composition is impregnated in a cloth having a basis weight of (unit representing mass per unit area of fabric, a gram number per square meter) 30–300 g/m2 and a density of 0.02–0.3 g/cm3 under load condition of 1.961 KPa.

Abstract: A double-faced PTFE-silicone rubber reinforced composite with curling tendency controlled is achieved by coating one side of a balanced PTFE/glass composite with liquid silicone rubber. Each face of the composite can perform independent functions in a single application, thereby optimizing performance.

Abstract: An abrasion resistant and water resistant fabric is disclosed. The fabric is particularly well suited for use in constructing luggage. The fabric, however, is also well suited for many other applications, such as use in constructing sportswear, outdoor apparel, military apparel, and the like. The fabric is treated with a chemical composition. It has been discovered that the chemical composition greatly enhances the abrasion resistance of the fabric. In one embodiment, the fabric is made from nylon multifilament yarns.

Abstract: Compounds which, for example, can be used as a compact substance and which are comprised of polyamide substance(s) and perfluoralkyl substance(s), and to mixtures of these compounds with additional polymer substance(s). Methods for producing such compounds are also provided in which aliphatic and/or partially aromatic homopolyamides and/or copolyamides and/or polyester amides and/or polyether amides and/or polyester ether amides and/or polyimide amides and/or polyamide amides and/or mixtures of these polyamide compound(s) with additional polymer(s) and modified perfluoralkyl substance(s) are compounded in a single step or multistep and are reactively converted during or afterwards. The homogenization of perfluoralkyl substance(s) in polyamide substance(s) melted masses is improved.

Abstract: Textile fabric composed of synthetic fibers is subjected to a gas phase fluorination in a fluorine/inert gas atmosphere having a fluorine concentration in the range from 0.1 to 10% in order that the synthetic fiber surfaces may be activated in such a way that they are able to react with organic or inorganic compounds. Thereafter, the fabric is coated with a fluorocopolymer which is free of adhesion promoters. Similarly, yarn composed of synthetic fibers is first gas phase fluorinated and thereafter coated with a fluorocopolymer. Sewing yarn or thread, having been gas phase fluorinated, is bonded by means of a fluoropolymer coating. The improved adhesion makes the coated materials useful for a wide range of industrial applications. Textile fabric composed of synthetic fibers is subjected to a gas phase fluorination in a fluorine/inert gas atmosphere having a fluorine concentration in the range from 0.

Abstract: An abrasion resistant and water resistant fabric is disclosed. The fabric is particularly well suited for use in constructing luggage. The fabric, however, is also well suited for many other applications, such as use in constructing sportswear, outdoor apparel, military apparel, and the like. The fabric is treated with a chemical composition. It has been discovered that the chemical composition greatly enhances the abrasion resistance of the fabric. In one embodiment, the fabric is made from nylon multifilament yarns.

Abstract: A fabric material for high temperature gaseous filtration applications, including a fabric material capable of withstanding temperatures of at least 450 degrees Fahrenheit for prolonged periods without deformation or deterioration, and a chemical stiffener that has been applied to the fabric.

Abstract: To provide a paintwork coating composition that is harmless to the environments and humans and enables a paintwork to be fully coated by the application of only a small quantity of coating composition and also provide a coating cloth that provides a smooth rubbing work in the coating process and can develop a good water-repellent property and a good antifouling property, water dispersion comprising polytetrafluoroethylene and perfluoropolyether is prepared as the coating composition, and also the coating composition is impregnated in a cloth having a basis weight of 30-300 g/m2 and a density of 0.02-0.3 g/cm3 under load condition of 1.961 KPa.

Abstract: There is described a fiber-reinforced material composed of a sheetlike textile material and a thermoset resin with a fiber content of from 30 to 70% by weight, at least 30% of the fiber being synthetic fiber. The thermoset resin is preferably a phenolic resin which contains up to 25% by weight of a fluoropolymer. The sheetlike textile material is preferably 100% synthetic fiber, in particular polyacrylonitrile fiber. There are also described a prepeg formed from the textile material and the thermosetting resin and the process for producing these articles and the use of the material for producing construction elements, in particular for hydraulic systems, by application of mechanical shaping processes.

Abstract: Food cooking belts and textile belts containing a woven reinforcement, a fluoropolymer, and an interpenetrating network of either a non-fluorinated thermoplastic or a non-fluorinated thermosetting polymer have improved wear resistance, better adhesion to the glass reinforcement, and improved puncture resistance. The non-fluorinated thermoplastic or thermoset is composed of a thermally stable polymer which is stable at temperatures at continuous operating temperatures of 250° C. (500° F.).

Abstract: There is provided a woven fabric for use in endovascular grafting, said fabric being biostable, composed of substantially non-elastomeric yarn, and expansible in at least one yarn direction, preferably the weft direction. Expansibility of the fabric is achieved by introducing non-linearity into a yarn (such as polyester or polytetrafluoroethylene) used in weaving the fabric. The non-linear yarn is maintained in that form by an agent which may itself be a yarn. Following fabric formation resilience is advantageously imparted to the non-linear yarn prior to release of the agent. In a preferred embodiment the yarn is polyester and is crimped or twisted around the agent which is a PVA yarn. After weaving, the fabric is washed in hot water to heat-set the water insoluble yarn in its non-linear form and to selectively dissolve the agent. An endovascular graft comprising the fabric of the invention is also described.

Abstract: A tissue product is disclosed which provides a cooling feeling when in contact with skin. A suitable implementation includes a soft uncreped throughdried tissue product having generally uniformly distributed surface deposits of a chemical composition that contains an oil, a wax, and preferably a fatty alcohol. Suitable compositions include those which have a melting point of from about 30° C. to about 70° C. and which are applied to the outer surfaces of the tissue product in melted form.

Abstract: This invention describes hydrophobic and oleophobic fibers, films and molded articles comprising synthetic organic polymer wherein dispersed within the fiber, fabric or molded article and present at the surface of the fiber, fabric or molded article are fluorochemical compounds. Method of preparing such fibers, films and molded articles, as well as articles made therefrom also are disclosed.

Abstract: A textile material whose fibers have been coated, at least in part, with fluorocarbon particles is usable in an electrophotographic printing machine to clean toner particles off a fuser roll, and to supply a toner release agent to the fuser roll. The textile material can include woven goods, as well as non-woven felts and the like. The resultant product has reduced friction and decreased fiber shedding.

Abstract: An apparatus for drying an embryonic web. The apparatus comprises a micropore medium having pores therethrough. The pores are the limiting orifice in the air flow used in the drying process. The micropore medium has a surface oriented towards and preferably contacting the web to be dried. This surface has a relatively low surface energy, and preferably a surface energy of less than 46 dynes per centimeter.

Abstract: A conveying belt has a core and a canvas layer attached to the core. The canvas layer has a first surface facing the core and a second surface facing oppositely to the first surface. The canvas layer has a thickness between the first and second surfaces. The canvas layer is treated with fluororesin so that the second surface is impregnated with fluororesin and only part of the thickness between the first and second surfaces is impregnated with fluororesin.

Abstract: A bulletproof fabric that fully exhibits the mechanical properties of constituent filaments to have light weight and high bulletproof performance is provided. The bullet-proof fabric contains a non-twisted, non-interlaced multifilament having a total fineness of 10 to 1000 denier both as a warp and as a weft. The multifilament consists mainly of at least one high-strength, high-modulus filament having a single fiber fineness of 10 denier or less. For the bulletproof fabric, the value of .alpha. calculated by expression (1):.alpha.=N.multidot.D/1000 (1)where N is the density in warp of fabric (yarns/inch) and D is the total fineness (d), is in the range of from 8.5 to 10.5, and the air permeability of the fabric satisfies expression (2):P.ltoreq..alpha..sup.2 /?7+D.sup.(1/2N) ! (2)where P is the air permeability (cc/cm.sup.2 /s) as defined in JIS L 1079 5-20. Also provided is a process for producing such a bulletproof fabric.

Abstract: An apparatus for drying a cellulosic fibrous structure. The apparatus comprises a micropore medium having pores therethrough. The pores are the limiting orifice in the air flow used in the drying process. The micropore medium has a relatively low pressure drop therethrough. This relatively low pressure drop advantageously reduces the energy costs used in drying, and/or allows for greater drying to be obtained at constant energy costs.

Abstract: There is described a fiber-reinforced material composed of a sheetlike textile material and a thermoset resin with a fiber content of from 30 to 70% by weight, at least 30% of the fiber being synthetic fiber.The thermoset resin is preferably a phenolic resin which contains up to 25% by weight of a fluoropolymer.The sheetlike textile material is preferably 100% synthetic fiber, in particular polyacrylonitrile fiber.There are also described a prepreg formed from the textile material and the thermosetting resin and the process for producing these articles and the use of the material for producing construction elements, in particular for hydraulic systems, by application of mechanical shaping processes.

Abstract: There is disclosed a belt assembly including: (a) an endless belt capable of repeated cycling over rollers having a first side edge and a second side edge and defining a center region between two side regions, wherein a low friction composition comprised of a fluoropolymer covers a portion of the length of the first side edge; and (b) a belt guide apparatus which contacts the first side edge during cycling of the belt to position the belt on the rollers, wherein the low friction composition reduces the wear of the belt at the first side edge.

Abstract: An improved translucent architectural fabric reinforced fluoroplastic composite is described exhibiting a transmission of normally incident visible light of at least about 23%, and when subjected to 1:1 biaxial loads up to 25% of the uniaxial tensile breaking strength of the fabric, exhibits a biaxial elongation value in the warp direction that is greater than 0 but less than 1.0%, and a biaxial elongation value in the fill direction that is greater than biaxial elongation value in the warp direction but less than 10%.