Abstract: The invention is an amine-oxide process for the production of a cellulose moulded body, wherein a suspension of cellulose in an aqueous tertiary amine-oxide is converted into a cellulose solution which is moulded and passed through an aqueous precipitation bath. A moulded body is obtained which, optionally after washing, is treated with a crosslinking agent. The cellulose solution contains a substance whereby the crosslinking agent may be activated. The process according to the invention allows the production of fibres having effectively controllable fibrillation properties.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to the field of integrated circuit chip packaging. More particularly, the present invention relates to methods of manufacturing integrated circuit chip packages, and methods for electrically connecting and bonding or attaching semiconductor devices to an integrated circuit chip.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to polymer compositions containing a vinyl polymer component (A), formed by polymerization of .alpha.,.beta.-ethylenically unsaturated monomers, one which contains at least one hydroxyl group and one which contains no hydroxyl groups; a crosslinker component (B); an additive component (C); and a solvent component (D). The composition is useful for backcoating woven substrates and as a binder composition for non-woven substrates.

Abstract: An absorbent material that can be used as an absorbent core in absorbent articles such as disposable diapers, feminine hygiene products and incontinence devices is provided. An absorbent material of this invention contains cellulosic fibers at least a portion of which cellulosic fibers are treated with caustic at a low temperature. The absorbent material has superior absorptive, strength, and suppleness properties when compared to existing core materials. The material can be air-laid in one or more layers.

Abstract: An on-machine-seamable multi-axial press fabric for the press section of a paper machine is made from a base fabric layer assembled by spirally winding a fabric strip in a plurality of contiguous turns, each of which abuts against and is attached to those adjacent thereto. The resulting endless base fabric layer is flattened to produce first and second fabric plies joined to one another at folds at their widthwise edges. Crosswise yarns are removed from each turn of the fabric strip at the folds at the widthwise edges to produce unbound sections of lengthwise yarns. A seaming element, having seaming loops along one of its widthwise edges, is disposed between the first and second fabric plies at each of the folds at the two widthwise edges of the flattened base fabric layer. The seaming loops extend outwardly between the unbound sections of the lengthwise yarns from between the first and second fabric plies.

Abstract: An improved material for use in juvenile products has utility as a canopy covering, for example, a playyard structure or stroller. The improved material substantially blocks visible, infrared, and ultraviolet light from passing through to the child or infant and provides protection from this potentially harmful radiation. Blocking infrared radiation also advantageously prevents heat build up in the juvenile product. The preferred construction includes a fabric layer and a metalized layer to form a lightweight and flexible material.

Abstract: A breathable multi-layer film laminate including microporous filled film bonded to continuous film. A support layer such as a fibrous web can be adhered to the film laminate on one or both surfaces.

Abstract: A recording material comprising a substrate layer and an ink receiving layer formed on said substrate layer, wherein the ink receiving layer has a retention of ink concentration after water immersion of not less than 30% and a surface gloss of not less than 55%. The recording material of the present invention is capable of absorbing ink quickly, which ink being hard to be removed even after pouring water thereon, and of color ink jet printing with high surface gloss. The recording material of the present invention permits provision of printed matters having high gloss, high quality and high grade, like silver salt photographs.

Abstract: Creases are formed in a cellulosic fiber textile by treating the fiber textile with liquid ammonia, creasing the fiber textile, and treating the fiber textile with hot water or alkaline solution substantially simultaneous with or subsequent to the creasing step. Fully durable creases are formed in the cellulosic fiber textile without detracting from strength.

Abstract: Belt webbing designed for a vehicle occupant restraining system, which is to replace conventional force limiting means leading to added structural complexity and additional costs and which may be possibly incorrectly fitted in place, is characterized in that the warp threads (7) possess lengths differing with each length unit of the belt webbing, that is to say in the form of short warp threads (10) to bear the tensile load acting in the belt webbing (1) up to a first stretch of the belt webbing (1) without loading the longer warp threads and in the form of longer warp threads, which after the first stretch of the belt webbing (1) take part in withstanding the tensile load acting in the belt webbing (1) in a manner dependent on the ratio of the length thereof to the length of the short warp threads (10).

Abstract: Disclosed is a textile damping material which has the structure of a flexible, three-dimensional, textile spacing structure (50) which is stable in respect of shape. The spacing structure (50) has an upper layer portion (7) and a lower layer portion (9) which are made up of single-thread or multi-thread yarn, wherein the two layer portions (7, 9) are spaced from each other and connected to each other by elastic pile threads (8).Also disclosed is an impact and water absorbing mat for motor vehicles and a tee-off golfing mat, each obtained by use of the textile damping material. The tee-off golfing mat has a damping layer (10).

Abstract: The present invention provides a mat adapted to reinforce a thermosetting matrix material to form a composite, composites formed therefrom, and methods related thereto. The mat includes a primary, supporting layer having a plurality of randomly oriented essentially continuous glass fiber strands. The primary layer has about 1 to about 10 weight percent of the mat on a total solids basis. The mat also includes a secondary layer positioned upon and supported by a surface of the primary layer, the secondary layer including a plurality of glass fiber strands. The mean average length of the glass fiber strands of the secondary layer ranges from about 20 to about 125 millimeters. The strands of the primary layer are entangled with the strands of the secondary layer by needling the primary layer and the secondary layer together.

Abstract: A water-absorbent wrap for power cables, communication cables, and like cables includes a calendered, single layer nonwoven formed of a carded mixture of super water-absorbent fibers and cohesive carrier fibers. The calendered nonwoven is characterized by a thickness of not more than 2.0 mm, a basis weight of not more than 200 gsm, a swelling height of at least 3 mm, a swelling speed of at least 1 mm/1st min., and a tensile strength of at least 20 N/5 cm.

Abstract: The present invention is a fiber reinforced ceramic matrix composite substrate with an integrated ceramic topcoat layer. The composite substrate is prepared by laminating a preceramic polymer impregnated fiber cloth, curing the laminate, and pyrolyzing the resulting substrate to an initial state. The composite substrate is re-infiltrated with the preceramic polymer, cured, and pyrolyzed to an initial densification level. The topcoat layer is then integrated with the composite substrate by applying transition plies to an exterior surface of the composite substrate, forming a particulate slurry from a ceramic powder and the preceramic resin, and applying the particulate slurry to the transition plies. The transition plies-particulate slurry layup on the composite substrate is autoclave cured and pyrolyzed. The composite substrate is then re-impregnated with the preceramic resin matrix material, cureclave cured, and step pyrolyzed to a desired densification level.

Abstract: A stitch bonded fabric sheet (10) has a felt web (12) with hydrophobic layer (14) and a hydrophilic layer (16) stitch bonded with yarns (18) to create yarn faces (24 and 26) over the respective outer surfaces (20 and 22) of the felt web (12). Sheet (10) may be used as a fluid-retention fabric such as to replace the facing fabric and felt layer in an incontinent pad.

Abstract: A ternary composite with thermal stability of up to at least 200.degree. C. Is formed using a thermally stable matrix resin, high tensile fibers, and borosilicate or sodium tetra borate glass particulates. The composite has stability to acids, toxic wastes and may be formed into sheets, shapes, tubes, containers, flooring materials and the like for use in aerospace, defense, automotive, industrial, nuclear containment or simply building material applications.

Abstract: Electrostatic fibers with high efficiency for small particles and low pressure drop are formed by spot laminating an assembly of a stack of at least 2 layers of thermoplastic, electrostatic, non-woven media having lightweight scrims disposed on each end face of the stack between the nip of a roller with a pattern of raised dots and a heated roller or ultrasonic generator.

Abstract: The present invention is a low cost carbon fiber-coating produced via a precursor/solvent solution and the methods and processes for fabricating such a carbon fiber-coating. The carbon fiber-coating comprises a fibrous substrate or fabric material and a carbon coating. The carbon coating prior to carbonization, is comprised of a coating solution made of a precursor dissolved directly within a solvent. Fabrication is achieved by first desizing the fibrous substrate, second immersing the desized fibrous substrate in the coating solution, third evaporating the solvent and curing the precursor via a low temperature pyrolysis in preferably an inert atmosphere, and fourth carbonizing the coating via a high temperature pyrolysis. These steps can be repeated as necessary, depending on the desired final thickness of the carbon coating. Multiple applications of the carbon coating can be used to provide limitless final coating thickness.

Abstract: The present invention is concerned with an indicator material which is obtained by impregnating a non-woven fabric, of which one surface is provided with a resin layer having a partly or wholly colored surface, with a volatile oily substance used as an active ingredient in a deodorant, an aromatic agent, an anti-fungal agent or a mothproofing agent, and which is used for showing the degree of dissipation of the oily substance which occurs with the passage of time, based on the shifting of the resin layer observable from the non-woven fabric side from a visible state to a state masked by the non-woven fabric, the indicator material overcoming a failure of conventional indicator materials containing non-woven fabrics in relatively clearly showing the degree of the oily substance with the passage of time, by using a non-woven fabric containing a fine-denier fiber having a size of 2 denier or less or by using a non-woven fabric having a partly altered density.

Abstract: A multilayer hollow fiber body useful, for example, in a blood oxygenator. The multilayer hollow fiber body comprises a single hollow fiber mat arranged in the form of a body comprising a plurality of hollow fiber plies. The mat comprises a plurality of generally parallel hollow fibers disposed at regular intervals, and a plurality of connecting fibers holding the connecting fibers. The mat is repeatedly folded over on itself along fold lines, each of which is at an oblique angle to the hollow fibers, to form a multilayer hollow fiber body in which the hollow fibers of any ply of the multilayer hollow fiber body are disposed so as to cross the hollow fibers of an adjacent successive ply of the multilayer hollow fiber body. Also disclosed is a method of making the multilayer hollow fiber body.