Patents by Inventor Yunzhang Wang

Yunzhang Wang has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20120183720
    Abstract: A flexible spike and knife resistant composite incorporating a stack of at least ten consolidated layer groupings. Each layer grouping has a normalized stiffness of less than about 5 g/g/m2 as tested by a modified ASTM Test Method D6828-02 and contains one or two spike resistant textile layers, an adhesive layer, and one or two knife resistant textile layers. The spike resistant textile layers contain a plurality of interlocked yarns or fibers, where the yarns or fibers have a tenacity of about 8 or more grams per denier and the fiber size is less than ten denier per filament. The knife resistant textile layers contain monoaxially drawn fiber elements, where the fiber elements have an aspect ratio of greater than one and have a size greater than 100 denier per filament. The fiber elements of the knife resistant textile layer are bonded to each other or to the spike resistant layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2008
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Inventor: Yunzhang Wang
  • Publication number: 20120177861
    Abstract: An energy absorbing panel containing a pair of generally parallel spaced apart rigid end plates having a stiffness of at least about 200 N-m and a plurality of fabric layers extending between the rigid end plates oriented in a z-axis direction defined as being perpendicular to the rigid end plates. Each fabric layer contains a plurality of monoaxially drawn, thermoplastic fibers. The plurality of fabric layers are fused together forming a bonded structure. Methods of making the energy absorbing panel are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2008
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Inventors: Howell B. Eleazer, Heather J. Hayes, Yunzhang Wang
  • Patent number: 8147957
    Abstract: A consolidated fibrous structure including a multiplicity of fibrous layers. The fibers of each fibrous layer contain a core, a first layer and a second layer. The core has an exterior surface portion containing polypropylene. The first layer is disposed on at least a portion of the core and contains a first polymer. The first polymer contains a polymer having at least 70% ?-olefin units and is characterized by a melting temperature lower than the melting temperature of the exterior surface portion of the core. The second layer is disposed on at least a portion of the first layer and contains a second polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Sujith Nair, Sasha Stankovich, Yunzhang Wang, Venkatkrishna Raghavendran
  • Publication number: 20120071054
    Abstract: A consolidated fibrous structure including a multiplicity of fibrous layers. Each fibrous layer comprises tape fibers, wherein the tape fibers contain a polypropylene core and a skin layer. At least a portion of the skin layers of the fibers in each fibrous layer are fused to at least a portion of other skin layers of fibers within the same fibrous layer and at least a portion of the skin layers of the fibers of each fibrous layer are fused with at least a portion of the skin layers of the fibers in an adjacent fibrous layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Inventors: Sujith Nair, Sasha Stankovich, Yunzhang Wang, Venkatkrishna Raghavendran
  • Patent number: 8133537
    Abstract: A method for forming multi-layered fiber including a core, a first layer, and a second layer. The core has an exterior surface portion containing polypropylene. The first layer is applied to at least a portion of the core and contains a first polymer. The first polymer contains a polymer having at least 70% ?-olefin units and is characterized by a melting temperature lower than the melting temperature of the exterior surface portion of the core. The second layer is applied to at least a portion of the first layer and contains a second polymer. The second polymer contains a co-polymer having at least 50% ?-olefin units and is characterized by a number-average molecular weight of about 7,000 g/mol to 50,000 g/mol, a viscosity of between about 2,500 and 150,000 cP measured at 170° C., and a melting temperature lower than the melting temperature of the exterior surface portion of the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Sujith Nair, Sasha Stankovich, Yunzhang Wang, Venkatkrishna Raghavendran
  • Patent number: 8119549
    Abstract: A consolidated fibrous structure including a multiplicity of fibrous layers. The fibers of each fibrous layer contain a core and a skin layer. The core has an exterior surface portion containing polypropylene. The skin layer is disposed on at least a portion of the core and contains a first polymer and a second polymer. The first polymer contains a polymer having at least 70% ?-olefin units and is characterized by a melting temperature lower than the melting temperature of the exterior surface portion of the core. The second polymer contains a co-polymer having at least 50% ?-olefin units and is characterized by a number-average molecular weight of about 7,000 g/mol to 50,000 g/mol, a viscosity of between about 2,500 and 150,000 cP measured at 170° C., and a melting temperature lower than the melting temperature of the exterior surface portion of the core. The viscosity of the second polymer is not greater than about 10 percent of the viscosity of the first polymer measured at 170° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Sujith Nair, Sasha Stankovich, Yunzhang Wang, Venkatkrishna Raghavendran
  • Patent number: 8114507
    Abstract: A multi-layered fiber containing a core and a skin layer. The core has an exterior surface portion containing polypropylene. The skin layer is disposed on at least a portion of the core and contains a first polymer and a second polymer. The first polymer contains a polymer having at least 70% ?-olefin units and is characterized by a melting temperature lower than the melting temperature of the exterior surface portion of the core. The second polymer contains a co-polymer having at least 50% ?-olefin units and is characterized by a number-average molecular weight of about 7,000 g/mol to 50,000 g/mol, a viscosity of between about 2,500 and 150,000 cP measured at 170° C., and a melting temperature lower than the melting temperature of the exterior surface portion of the core. The viscosity of the second polymer is not greater than about 10 percent of the viscosity of the first polymer measured at 170° C. Methods of forming the multi-layered fiber are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Sujith Nair, Sasha Stankovich, Yunzhang Wang, Venkatkrishna Raghavendran
  • Patent number: 8029633
    Abstract: A method of consolidating thermoplastic fibrous layers by providing a plurality of fibers having a core with an exterior surface portion comprising polypropylene and a first layer disposed on at least a portion of the core containing at least 70% alpha-olefin units which is formed into a first fibrous layer. A second fibrous layer is applied to the first fibrous layer which second layer contains a second polymer being a co-polymer having at least 50% alpha-olefin units which is characterized by a number-average molecular weight of about 7,000 to 50,000 g/mol, a viscosity of between about 2,500 and 150,000 cP measured at 170° C. and a melting temperature lower than the melting temperature of the exterior surface of the core. Heat and optionally pressure are applied to the assembly to consolidate the layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Sujith Nair, Sasha Stankovich, Yunzhang Wang, Venkatkrishna Raghavendran, Howell B. Eleazer
  • Publication number: 20110208145
    Abstract: A fluid management cover system of launderable and durable character including at least one fluid transport layer with at least one absorptive reservoir layer disposed in underlying relation to the fluid transport layer. The upper surface of the absorptive reservoir layer is characterized by a greater capillarity than the adjacent surface of the fluid transport layer such that fluid is drawn away from the fluid transport layer and is held within the absorptive reservoir layer. At least one pressure distribution layer incorporating material that at least partially recovers following compression is disposed at a position below the absorptive reservoir layer. An optional skin contacting layer may be disposed above the fluid transport layer and an optional backing layer may be disposed in underlying relation to other layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Inventors: Le Zhang, Yunzhang Wang, Carnevale Sally, Robert M. MacMeccan, Jeeyoung Choi, Keith A. Keller, Patrick R. Carroll, James M. Spry, Robert Champion
  • Publication number: 20110206849
    Abstract: A method for forming multi-layered fiber including a core, a first layer, and a second layer. The core has an exterior surface portion containing polypropylene. The first layer is applied to at least a portion of the core and contains a first polymer. The first polymer contains a polymer having at least 70% ?-olefin units and is characterized by a melting temperature lower than the melting temperature of the exterior surface portion of the core. The second layer is applied to at least a portion of the first layer and contains a second polymer. The second polymer contains a co-polymer having at least 50% ?-olefin units and is characterized by a number-average molecular weight of about 7,000 g/mol to 50,000 g/mol, a viscosity of between about 2,500 and 150,000 cP measured at 170° C., and a melting temperature lower than the melting temperature of the exterior surface portion of the core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Inventors: Sujith Nair, Sasha Stankovich, Yunzhang Wang, Venkatkrishna Raghavendran
  • Patent number: 7958812
    Abstract: A flexible spike and ballistics panel having a strike surface and a rear surface. The panel contains a strike face grouping and a rear face grouping, where the normalized stiffness of each strike face layer is about 3 to 50 times greater than the normalized stiffness of each textile layer. The strike face grouping contains at least two strike face layers, each strike face layer having resin and high tenacity yarns, where the high tenacity yarns are in an amount of at least 50% by weight in each layer, where the high tenacity yarns have a tenacity of at least 5 grams per denier, and where the strike face grouping forms the strike surface of the panel. The rear face grouping contains at least ten layers of a spike resistant textile layer, each textile layer having a plurality of interwoven yarns or fibers having a tenacity of about 5 or more grams per denier, where at least one of the surfaces of the spike resistant textile layer contains about 10 wt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Yunzhang Wang, Thomas Mabe
  • Patent number: 7960024
    Abstract: A multi-layered fiber including a core, a first layer, and a second layer. The core has an exterior surface portion containing polypropylene. The first layer is disposed on at least a portion of the core and contains a first polymer. The first polymer contains a polymer having at least 70% ?-olefin units and is characterized by a melting temperature lower than the melting temperature of the exterior surface portion of the core. The second layer is disposed on at least a portion of the first layer and contains a second polymer. The second polymer contains a co-polymer having at least 50% ?-olefin units and is characterized by a number-average molecular weight of about 7,000 g/mol to 50,000 g/mol, a viscosity of between about 2,500 and 150,000 cP measured at 170° C., and a melting temperature lower than the melting temperature of the exterior surface portion of the core. The viscosity of the second polymer is not greater than about 10 percent of the viscosity of the first polymer measured at 170° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Sujith Nair, Sasha Stankovich, Yunzhang Wang, Venkatkrishna Raghavendran
  • Publication number: 20110005379
    Abstract: A flexible spike and ballistics panel having a strike surface and a rear surface. The panel contains a strike face grouping and a rear face grouping, where the normalized stiffness of each strike face layer is about 3 to 50 times greater than the normalized stiffness of each textile layer. The strike face grouping contains at least two strike face layers, each strike face layer having resin and high tenacity yarns, where the high tenacity yarns are in an amount of at least 50% by weight in each layer, where the high tenacity yarns have a tenacity of at least 5 grams per denier, and where the strike face grouping forms the strike surface of the panel. The rear face grouping contains at least ten layers of a spike resistant textile layer, each textile layer having a plurality of interwoven yarns or fibers having a tenacity of about 5 or more grams per denier, where at least one of the surfaces of the spike resistant textile layer contains about 10 wt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2008
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Inventors: Yunzhang Wang Wang, Thomas E. Mabe
  • Patent number: 7825048
    Abstract: A puncture resistant composite comprises a first textile layer and a second textile layer, each of which comprises a plurality of yarns or fibers having a tenacity of about 8 or more grams per denier. The layers are stacked so that the upper surface of the second textile layer is adjacent to the lower surface of the first textile layer. At least one of the lower surface of the first textile layer and the upper surface of the second textile layer comprises about 10 wt. % or less, based on the total weight of the textile layer, of a coating comprising a plurality of particles having a diameter of about 20 ?m or less. The coating can also comprise a binder. The composite can also be used in combination with other puncture resistant and/or ballistic resistant materials or components. A process for producing a puncture resistant composite is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Yunzhang Wang, Thomas E. Mabe
  • Publication number: 20100218878
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for treating textile substrates to obtain superior liquid repellent properties are disclosed. Durable microscopic surface structures imparted to the fibrous substrate allow liquids to bead up and roll off of its surface. Mechanical abrasion or sanding techniques may be used to create the microscopic surface structures on the surface of a fibrous textile substrate, without substantially breaking fibers, followed by a chemical treatment using, for example, fluorocarbon-containing repellent compositions. Particles may be employed in combination with repellent compositions to achieve superior repellent properties. A property of the roughened surface fibers, the Roughness Factor, is used to characterize the microscopic surface structures on the treated textile surface. Treated textile substrates are disclosed which achieve superior water and oil repellency, even after multiple abrasion or laundering cycles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2010
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Inventors: Yunzhang Wang, Daniel T. McBride, Randolph S. Kohlman
  • Patent number: 7772141
    Abstract: An airbag fabric has a finish on a surface thereof, the finish comprising a plurality of particles having a diameter of about 20 ?m or less. A process for producing a coated airbag fabric comprises the steps of (a) providing an airbag fabric, (b) contacting at least one surface of the airbag fabric with a coating composition comprising a plurality of particles having a diameter of about 20 ?m or less, and (c) drying the fabric treated in step (b) to produce a finish on the airbag fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Yunzhang Wang, Ramesh Keshavaraj
  • Publication number: 20100186880
    Abstract: A method of consolidating thermoplastic fibrous layers. The method begins with providing a plurality of fibers, where the fibers have a core with an exterior surface portion comprising polypropylene and a first layer disposed on at least a portion of the core. The first layer contains a first polymer, where the first polymer contains at least 70% ?-olefin units and is characterized by a melting temperature less than the melting temperature of the exterior surface of the core. These fibers are formed into a fibrous layer. Next, a second layer is applied to the fibrous layer such that the second layer covers at least a portion of the first layers of the fibers. The second layer contains a second polymer being a co-polymer having at least 50% ?-olefin units which is characterized by a number-average molecular weight of about 7,000 g/mol to 50,000 g/mol, a viscosity of between about 2,500 and 150,000 cP measured at 170° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Inventors: Sujith Nair, Sasha Stankovich, Yunzhang Wang, Venkatkrishna Raghavendran, Howell B. Eleazer
  • Publication number: 20100190005
    Abstract: A multi-layered fiber including a core, a first layer, and a second layer. The core has an exterior surface portion containing polypropylene. The first layer is disposed on at least a portion of the core and contains a first polymer. The first polymer contains a polymer having at least 70% ?-olefin units and is characterized by a melting temperature lower than the melting temperature of the exterior surface portion of the core. The second layer is disposed on at least a portion of the first layer and contains a second polymer. The second polymer contains a co-polymer having at least 50% ?-olefin units and is characterized by a number-average molecular weight of about 7,000 g/mol to 50,000 g/mol, a viscosity of between about 2,500 and 150,000 cP measured at 170° C., and a melting temperature lower than the melting temperature of the exterior surface portion of the core. The viscosity of the second polymer is not greater than about 10 percent of the viscosity of the first polymer measured at 170° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Inventors: Sujith Nair, Sasha Stankovich, Yunzhang Wang, Venkatkrishna Raghavendran
  • Publication number: 20100190398
    Abstract: A consolidated fibrous structure including a multiplicity of fibrous layers. The fibers of each fibrous layer contain a core and a skin layer. The core has an exterior surface portion containing polypropylene. The skin layer is disposed on at least a portion of the core and contains a first polymer and a second polymer. The first polymer contains a polymer having at least 70% ?-olefin units and is characterized by a melting temperature lower than the melting temperature of the exterior surface portion of the core. The second polymer contains a co-polymer having at least 50% ?-olefin units and is characterized by a number-average molecular weight of about 7,000 g/mol to 50,000 g/mol, a viscosity of between about 2,500 and 150,000 cP measured at 170° C., and a melting temperature lower than the melting temperature of the exterior surface portion of the core. The viscosity of the second polymer is not greater than about 10 percent of the viscosity of the first polymer measured at 170° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Inventors: Sujith Nair, Serbia Stankovich, Yunzhang Wang, Venkatkrishna Raghavendran
  • Publication number: 20100190399
    Abstract: A consolidated fibrous structure including a multiplicity of fibrous layers. The fibers of each fibrous layer contain a core, a first layer and a second layer. The core has an exterior surface portion containing polypropylene. The first layer is disposed on at least a portion of the core and contains a first polymer. The first polymer contains a polymer having at least 70% ?-olefin units and is characterized by a melting temperature lower than the melting temperature of the exterior surface portion of the core. The second layer is disposed on at least a portion of the first layer and contains a second polymer. The second polymer contains a co-polymer having at least 50% ?-olefin units and is characterized by a number-average molecular weight of about 7,000 g/mol to 50,000 g/mol, a viscosity of between about 2,500 and 150,000 cP measured at 170° C., and a melting temperature lower than the melting temperature of the exterior surface portion of the core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Inventors: Sujith Nair, Sasha Stankovich, Yunzhang Wang, Venkatkrishna Raghavendran