Abstract: A textile with transparent light structure and heat-insulating construction and the method of manufacturing the same comprise a surface layer and an underlying layers the underlying layer and the surface layer have air layers and high shrinkage-rate yarns therein, and include non-transparent weft yarns and transparent yarns. By controlling the non-transparent yarn and the transparent yarn, the transparent light property can be obtained. Further, through the heat treatment, the multiple high shrinkage-percentage yarns thereto contract to make the surface layer and the underlying layer individually protruded. The air layers are just the heat insulating factor of the textile.

Abstract: A fabric coating composition with latent heat effects and a method for fabricating the same are provided. The composition at least includes 1 part of the polymer binder, the hydrophilic microcapsule aqueous solution and the thickener, wherein the hydrophilic microcapsule aqueous solution contains 1 to 40 parts of microcapsules and the weight percentage of the thickener is about between about 2% and 12% based on the weight of the microcapsules. The water percentage of the composition is about between about 30% and 70%. The method for fabricating the composition comprises mixing the polymer binder, the hydrophilic microcapsule aqueous solution and thickener together and then stirring the composition mixture until the viscosity of the composition exceeding 6000 cps. The solution is allowed to set for between about 6 minutes and 10 hours, prior to application in fabric coating.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a photo-catalyst including titanium dioxide and silicon dioxide is provided, wherein titanium dioxide is synthesized by a collosol gelatinization utilizing the water generated by the esterification of acid and alcohol to conduct a reaction of hydrolysis condensation. The silicon dioxide is synthesized by a collosol gelatinization by adding Si(OC2H5)4, n-C4H9OH and water or Si(OC2H5)4, (CH3)Si(OC2H5)3 and water.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a preparation method for foaming waterborne PU, which is performed by adding hydrocarbon with a high boiling point to a waterborne PU pre-polymer, allowing hydrocarbon to be encapsulated by waterborne PU and dried to form voids. A composition and the preparation method of this waterborne PU can be effectively applied to textile coating and leather fabrication.

Abstract: A positive or active yarn feeding method and apparatus is provided which synchronizes the feeding of textile materials and provides encoding. The device includes a motor connected to an axle, on which a coupling spins the wheel and activates the belt. The motor receives signals from the positive or active feeding controller to adjust its speed. Connected with the main motor, the encoder outputs reference signals that incorporate production data derived with computers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for evaluating the phase changing function of fabric. First, a fabric with phase changing material to be evaluated its phase changing function is provided and positioned between a body temperature device and an environment temperature device. Then, said fabric is heated by a controller through two control means for simulating the temperature of a human body and nature environment respectively, wherein said controller is connected with said body temperature device and with said environment temperature device separately with two control signal cables for controlling temperature, and said fabric generates a body thermal signal and an environment thermal signal. A record device is provided for receiving said body thermal signal and said environment thermal signal through at least a feedback signal cables.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and microcapsule compound waterborne polyurethane wherein further comprises forming homogeneous dispersive liquid from the compound process of waterborne polyurethane prepolymer added water solution of microcapsules with waterborne polyurethane shell for the phase change material and the present invention of the method further adds curing agent, antifoam and thickener for coating fabrics.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composite sponge wound dressing and method for producing the same. Chitosan and &bgr;-Chitin is mixed in a specific ratio for forming the sponge for wound repairing. Particularly, when said ratio is between 0.1˜1, the composite sponge wound dressing has a better absorption and tensile strength.

Abstract: A composition for fabricating phase-change-material microcapsule and a method for fabricating microcapsule are provided. The composition at least includes 5% to 40% weight percentage of waterborne polyurethane aqueous solution, phase change material, monomer and solid wax. The lipophilic monomer solves in the phase change material and the weight percentage is between about 3% and 12% and the weight ratio of lipophilic monomer to waterborne polyurethane is between about 25% and 50%. The composition is emulsified by stirring and several stages heating process is performed to fabricate the microcapsules.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and compound fabric for latent heat effect which means a compound fabric capable of undergoing heat storage (release) material for microcapsules with waterborne polyurethane shell which use interfacial condensation polymerization by waterborne polyurethane thereof, such as alkyl alkyrate (alkyric acid alkyl ester) for temperature in the range of 0° C. to 80° C.

Abstract: A fabric coating composition with latent heat effects and a method for fabricating the same are provided. The composition at least includes 1 part of the polymer binder, the hydrophilic microcapsule aqueous solution and the thickener, wherein the hydrophilic microcapsule aqueous solution contains 1 to 40 parts of microcapsules and the weight percentage of the thickener is about between about 2% and 12% based on the weight of the microcapsules. The water percentage of the composition is about between about 30% and 70%. The method for fabricating the composition comprises mixing the polymer binder, the hydrophilic microcapsule aqueous solution and thickener together and then stirring the composition mixture until the viscosity of the composition exceeding 6000 cps. The solution is allowed to set for between about 6 minutes and 10 hours, prior to application in fabric coating.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for evaluating the phase changing function of fabric. First, a fabric with phase changing material to be evaluated its phase changing function is provided and positioned between a body temperature device and an environment temperature device. Then, said fabric is heated by a controller through two control means for simulating the temperature of a human body and nature environment respectively, wherein said controller is connected with said body temperature device and with said environment temperature device separately with two control signal cables for controlling temperature, and said fabric generates a body thermal signal and an environment thermal signal. A record device is provided for receiving said body thermal signal and said environment thermal signal through at least a feedback signal cables.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composite sponge wound dressing and method for producing the same. Chitosan and &bgr;-Chitin is mixed in a specific ratio for forming the sponge for wound repairing. Particularly, when said ratio is between 0.1-1, the composite sponge wound dressing has a better absorption and tensile strength.

Abstract: The present invention disclosed a method and system inspecting cotton web homogeneity by a digital image processing technique, in particular, for an on-line cotton web homogeneity test. It uses optical principles in conjunction with a charge coupled device type camera to find a theoretical equation indicating the correlation between the transmittance of cotton webs and basic weights (weights per unit area). Next, the invention makes use of a numerical analysis method to find the optimal approximation equation representing a relationship between measured transmittance and basic weights of cotton webs. When executing an on-line inspection, a system according to the invention detects the transmittance of cotton webs by means of the computer controlled visual device and then calculates correlated data of cotton web homogeneity variations according to the approximation equation acquired previously.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel manufacturing method for coloring and lustering substance, especially suitable for coloring and lustering a carbonizable substance, without using pigments or dyes. The method utilizes the relationship between heat, gas and time to allow a substance to directly form and change color. The color-forming or color-changing phenomena is due to the natural quantity change effects caused by the heat, gas and time, which comprises at least one kind of color, color series or color and luster change.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a textile ink-jet printing-purpose disperse dye micro-emulsion agent, which uses dispersing agents such as sodium polynaphthalene formaldehyde sulfonates, surfactants such as POE NP ether, and silicone derivative emulsion-type defoaming agents and bactericidal fungicidal agents for ink-jet CMYK four-color disperse dyes forming a stable dye micro-emulsion through micro-jetting homogenized emulsifier. This invention focuses on the disperse dyes suitable for polymers, applying a low-cost environmentally protective micro-emulsion agent in the ink protection technology so that the O/W model becomes a stable and homogenized system. This gives the textile ink-jet printing-purpose disperse dye micro-emulsion agent, with a dye particle diameter lying below 300 nm and high storage stability, rinse, sublimation, and light fastness over 4.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the synthesis of new type of diamine monomer, 1,3-bis(4-amonophenoxy)naphthalene, and with such a compound to produce a series of aromatic polymers, including polyamide, polyimide, copoly(amide-imide)s, etc., such polymers having excellent resistance to heat and mechanical properties.

Abstract: The present invention consists of a method for the preparation of an anionic water dispersible polyurethane(PU), which has excellent adhesive properties. The preparation method involves the formation of prepolymer from polyisocyanates and an active hydrogen containing compound such as polyols, followed by chain extension with aliphatic diols or diamines, and finally by chain extension with N-(2-aminoalkyl-2-aminoethoxylate ethane sulfonate and dispersion of the reaction product by deionized water to obtain water-borne polyurethane adhesive.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a synthesis method of thionate diamine by the reaction of alkali metal isethionate with diols to form alkali metal isethionate ethoxylate having the following structural formula:HO(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.n CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 SO.sub.3 AThe above isethionate ethoxylate is then reacted with aliphatic diamine having a Carbon number of 2 to 6 to form a series of N-(2-aminoalkyl)-2-aminoethyoxylate ethane sulfonate having the following structure formula:H.sub.2 N--(CH.sub.2).sub.m --NH--(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.n CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 SO.sub.

Abstract: A palm-top fabric leading edge detector adapted to be incorporated in a high temperature or regular temperature, L-configured or U-configured dyeing machine includes a detector body which is releasably connected to a sensor mounted in the dyeing machine via a cable to receive a fabric leading edge detection signal from the sensor when the leading edge of a fabric that is moved through the dyeing machine for dyeing passes through the sensor. The detector processes the fabric leading edge detection signal and provides the detection result on a display on the detector body. The detector is driven by an internal power source which may be primary cells or secondary cells rechargeable by means of external power source. Visual indicator and audio signal generation device are provided to indicate the detection of the fabric leading edge in a visual and audio manner.