Abstract: A non-woven insulation material, suitable for use in the manufacture of clothing, furnishing or the like, said material comprises a layer of fibres comprising a plurality of discrete apertures extending at least partially through the material.

Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for the application of a functional thread to secure roving or other fibers to a substrate, thereby forming a precursor to a resultant composite component structure having targeted, enhanced structural reinforcement. The functional thread may be comprised of one or more fibrous filaments or have a monofilament structure. The invention encompasses the sewing of this functional thread at varying stitch densities as function of component stress analysis, the mechanical stresses that the component will be subject to when exposed to the forces and loads associated with its intended use, and at least one physical or mechanical property of a functional thread. This variable stitch density serves to provide targeted, localized mechanical enhancement and reinforcement to the resultant composite structure.

Abstract: A system allows a user to create new designs for apparel and preview these designs before manufacture. Software and lasers are used in finishing apparel to produce a desired wear pattern or other design. As the user designs the garment, the system provides the user insight in their design process.

Abstract: A system allows a user to create new designs for apparel and preview these designs before manufacture. Software and lasers are used in finishing apparel to produce a desired wear pattern or other design. Users may collaborate while designing the apparel and designate what items should belong in specific collections.

Abstract: A system allows a user to create new designs for apparel and preview these designs before manufacture. Software and lasers are used in finishing apparel to produce a desired wear pattern or other design. The system provides three-dimensional previews of their designs on a mannequin, using light projection techniques.

Abstract: A kind of woven cloth and a method able to integrally form a three-dimensional pattern on the woven cloth and its finished product in the present invention is to prepare a kind of woven cloth composed of lots yarns, and each yarn is made from several monofilaments, which respectively have an outer circumference coated with a thermoplastic polymer layer. After the woven cloth is hot pressed in a mold that is preformed with a three-dimensional pattern, the woven cloth will produce a corresponding three-dimensional pattern through compressing or hot melting of the thermoplastic polymer layer. Through above-mentioned method, the woven cloth can be integrally formed with a three-dimensional pattern, able to simplify manufacturing process, lower cost, increase strength and avoid disengaging and breaking apart of the woven cloth and able to be produced fully automatically.

Abstract: A laundry apparatus may include a cabinet, a tub provided in the cabinet and configured to hold water, a drum rotatably mounted in the tub and configured to accommodate laundry, and a through-hole penetrating the drum and configured to facilitate communication between the tub and the drum. The laundry apparatus may also include a pump housing comprising a chamber defining a predetermined space in which water is stored, a tub water discharge pipe provided to guide the water held in the tub towards the chamber, a pump water discharge pipe provided to guide the water stored in the chamber to a position outside the chamber, an impeller rotatably mounted in the chamber and configured to pump the water stored in the chamber towards the pump water discharge pipe, and an air discharge pipe configured to guide air from inside the chamber towards the tub or the pump water discharge pipe.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of controlling a laundry treating device comprising a tub configured to store wash water therein, a drum rotatably disposed within the tub to receive laundry therein, a heater configured to heat the wash water supplied to the tub, a circulating pump configured to circulate the wash water supplied to the tub, and a controller configured to control the tub, the drum, the heater, and the circulating pump. The method comprises detecting an amount of laundry received in the drum, supplying the wash water to the tub based on the amount of laundry, and soaking the laundry by operating the circulating pump. The step of soaking the laundry is selectively progressed based on the amount of laundry detected.

Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus may include a main drum and an auxiliary drum selectively mounted on or separated from the main drum. A method for controlling the laundry apparatus may include rotating the main drum to cause a centrifugal force for discharging water from the auxiliary drum before supplying washing water into the auxiliary drum. The method may include one of washing laundry in the main drum while the auxiliary drum is separated from the main drum, washing laundry in only the auxiliary drum while the auxiliary drum is mounted on the main drum, or washing laundry simultaneously in the auxiliary drum and the main drum while the auxiliary drum is mounted on the main drum.

Abstract: Provided are a method and an apparatus for analyzing a vibration of a deep-learning based washing machine. In the method for analyzing a vibration of a deep-learning based washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, a washing tub of the washing machine includes a specific shape pattern, an artificial neural network model is learned from a video image obtained by photographing the shape pattern through a camera and a vibration value sensed through the vibration sensor, and thus, by using the artificial neural network model, it is possible to predict a vibration value of the washing machine using the camera of the washing machine even without a vibration sensor. According to the present invention, a smart washing machine without the vibration sensor such as 6-axis gyro sensor can be implemented.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for treating laundry, including a cabinet having an entrance for inserting laundry and a door opening and closing the entrance, a tub positioned in the cabinet and having an opening for allowing the laundry to pass through, a drum rotatably positioned in the tub to receive the laundry, a vibration insulating part maintaining a watertight seal by connecting the entrance and the opening, a balance weight positioned in a front side of the tub to increase a weight of the tub, and an annular passage part extending between the vibration insulating part and the balance weight, the annular passage part fixedly supported by the balance weight, the annular passage part having a plurality of nozzles spraying wash water into the drum through the vibration insulating part.

Abstract: The disclosure discloses a washing machine and a control method thereof; the washing machine comprises an outer barrel, an inner barrel an inner barrel shaft drainage holes are formed in the bottom of the inner barrel; a sealing device is arranged at the outside of the bottom of the inner barrel; the sealing device comprises a sealing component and a pull ring component which sleeve on the inner barrel shaft; the sealing component is arranged at the bottom of the inner barrel and is capable of rotating along with the inner barrel; the pull ring component is connected to the sealing component in a relatively rotating mode and the sealing component, pulled by the pull ring component, can do axial motion along the inner barrel.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a laundry apparatus comprising a cabinet, a tub coupled the cabinet, a drum rotatably mounted in the tub, and a drive unit comprising a stator and a rotor. The laundry apparatus further comprises a shaft coupled to the drum and connected to the drive unit via a rear wall of the tub, a bearing rotatably supporting the shaft, and a bearing housing insert-molded in the tub and securing the bearing. The bearing housing comprises a housing body, comprising a shaft insertion hole securing the bearing, formed in a cylinder shape, a first flange formed in a ring shape arranged in an outer area with respect to a radial direction of the housing body, a plurality of first connection ribs connecting an outer circumferential surface of the housing body to the first flange, and a first insertion hole disposed between the first connection ribs.

Abstract: A self-contained mobile finishing garment center includes two containers that include a computer-controlled system that laser finishes garments ordered by customers. A first container includes an order system and a laser that laser forms a customer ordered wear pattern into the fabric of a garment, such as jeans. A second container includes wet processing equipment, such as a clothes washer and a clothes dryer that wash and dry the garment. The self-contained mobile finishing center facilitates the receipt of a custom order for jeans and the laser finishing and delivery of the jeans in a relatively short time, such as in less than an hour. The containers are mobile and can be shipped by truck, rail, or ship to a variety of locations and events for custom finishing garments according to customer's custom orders to provide custom ordered garment in a short time period, such as during an event.

Abstract: A method performed by one or more devices is disclosed. The method includes obtaining a geometry information item representative of a spatial location of a plurality of points of a surface of a textile (52), determining at least one treatment parameter for treating the textile (52) at least partially based on a geometry information item, and outputting or triggering an output of the at least one treatment parameter.

Abstract: A filtration-free liquid sampling system may be used to extract particulate or debris-containing liquid samples that may otherwise plug a filter over its service life. For example, such a system may be used to extract liquid sample from an industrial textile washer to monitor and/or validate the quality of wash conditions within the washer. In some examples, the system includes a pump that creates a vacuum on a backstroke, drawing liquid into a sensor housing positioned between the pump and the washer. After holding the liquid in the sensor housing long enough to measure its properties, the pump can be driven in a reverse stroke to pressurize the contents in the sensor housing and force the liquid back into the washer. This vacuum fill/pressure purge can keep the sensor housing free of debris.

Abstract: Disclosed is a laundry treatment apparatus including a voice recognition unit coupled to any one of a cabinet and a door to receive voice of a user and convert the voice into an input signal for driving a laundry receiving portion, and a shielding portion coupled to at least one of the cabinet or the door to prevent vibrations or sound waves generated from the laundry receiving portion from being transmitted to the voice recognition unit.

Abstract: A retrofittable sensor unit for controlling a dosing device of a cleaning machine includes an acquisition module having at least one sensor for capturing measurement variables, at least one monitoring unit for determining a current degree of soiling of articles for cleaning on the basis of the captured measurement variables, a communication unit configured to communicate with at least one dosing device, in particular to transmit a dosing command to at least one dosing device depending on the current degree of soiling of the articles for cleaning. The retrofittable sensor unit can be arranged separately from the dosing device.

Abstract: An anti-overflow device at a drum water injection port for a drum washing machine comprises a water flow baffle. The water flow baffle extends along an outer drum to an inner drum and is installed at the water injection port, and water flow is blocked to run back into the water injection port along with the inner drum at a high speed. The anti-overflow device further comprises a blocking rib, and the blocking rib is arranged on the inner side of the water injection port and close to the outer drum. The drum washing machine comprises the anti-overflow device at the drum water injection port. The principle of fluid mechanics is adopted in the anti-overflow device at the drum water injection port, the change of liquid flow in the drum is realized, and the anti-overflow effect is good.

Abstract: A washing machine overflow prevention device for preventing flooding includes a plug-port assembly that comprises a plug, a port, and a breaker. The plug is configured to insert into an outlet that is coupled to an electrical circuit of a building. The port is configured to insert a power cord plug of a washing machine to power the washing machine, and the breaker is positioned to operationally couple the plug to the port. A switching sensor is coupled to and positioned in a standpipe. The switching sensor is operationally coupled to the plug and the breaker. The switching sensor is configured to detect a water level in the standpipe and to selectively actuate the breaker to decouple the port from the plug in event of a high-water level in the standpipe to prevent flooding of an area proximate to the washing machine.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a washing machine. More particularly, the present invention relates to a washing machine, wherein an inner wall of a water tank (20) is visible from an inner space of a washing tub (30) so a user can easily remove foreign materials such as slime accumulated on the inner wall of the water tank (20) and visibly check whether the foreign materials are removed. The washing machine having: a casing part; a water tank for storing washing water and having a washing tub, the washing tub for receiving washing items stored therein and being rotated by a driving means; and at least one discharge member including at least one discharge opening for discharging circulating washing water to an inner space of the washing tub, wherein the washing tub includes a first observing element provided thereon, the first observing element allowing the washing tub to communicate with the water tank when an inner wall of the washing tub with which the discharge member is combined is opened.

Abstract: A hinge device connecting a door rotatably to a washing machine main body, which enables the door to be closed smoothly and slowly, and to be opened easily.

Abstract: A laundry treatment machine door assembly having a front frame and a cap element outwardly assembled to the front frame. The front frame and the cap element both comprise an irregularity which defines a handle for the door assembly.

Abstract: A fluid flow system for a laundry appliance includes a blower that delivers process air along an airflow path having a heat exchanger. A drain channel receives condensate from the heat exchanger and fluid spray from a spray nozzle for directing lint particles to the drain channel and on to a sump for collecting fluid, including the condensate. A pump seat and a fluid outlet are integrally formed in a sump cover. A pump directs the fluid from the sump to the fluid outlet. A fluid level sensor detects at least minimum and maximum capacities of the fluid in the sump. When the fluid is below the minimum capacity, the pump defines an idle state. When the fluid reaches the minimum capacity, the pump defines an active state. When the fluid exceeds the maximum capacity, the pump directs the fluid to the fluid outlet.

Abstract: A clothes dryer comprises a body, a first drying container installed in the body and configured to include a rotary drum configured to be rotatable, and a second drying container installed in the body but separated from the first drying container, and the second drying container includes an electrode plate configured to include a plurality of electrode regions, a controller configured to select an electrode region where an electric field is to be applied, among the plurality of electrode regions and an electric field is applied to the electrode region selected by the controller.

Abstract: The invention relates to a laundry treating appliance and method for controlling the operation of the laundry treating appliance by determining the surface area of the laundry based on image data of the laundry.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a travel hamper which can fit into a suitcase, if necessary. It is wire spring loaded to have a compressed mode and an expanded mode.

Abstract: A system allows a user to create new designs for apparel and preview these designs before manufacture. Software and lasers are used in finishing apparel to produce a desired wear pattern or other design. Users may communicate with other users on how wear patterns should be applied onto base garments and make changes to the wear patterns or other garment features, while sharing with other users their progress.

Abstract: A system allows a user to create new designs for apparel and preview these designs before manufacture. Software and lasers are used in finishing apparel to produce a desired wear pattern or other design. The system swaps garments in a digital asset to garments that are designed using the system.

Abstract: A thermally-conductive material includes: a textile fabric; and a graphite-containing, thermally-conductive coating, in which graphite is present in a proportion of 5 wt % to 50 wt % relative to a total weight of the thermally-conductive material. The thermally-conductive material has a flow resistance of 60 Pa*s/m to 400 Pa*s/m. In an embodiment, a proportion of graphite in relation to the thermally-conductive coating is more than 50 wt %.

Abstract: The invention discloses a durable super-hydrophobic fabric and a preparation method thereof. The preparation method comprises the following steps: soaking a fabric into a mixed solution of tetraethoxysilane and hydroxy-terminated polydimethylsiloxane; taking out the fabric and then placing it into a closed container filled with a hydrochloric acid solution and above the liquid level of the hydrochloric acid solution; reacting for 0.5-2 h under the temperature of 30-60 DEG C. to give the durable super-hydrophobic fabric. The fabric prepared according to the invention has a water drop surface static contact angle of more than 150° such that the water drop is easy to roll on the surface of the fabric, and has excellent chemical stability and mechanical durability. In addition, the preparation process is simple and pollution-free.

Abstract: Disclosed are an artificial leather used as an interior material for automobiles and a method for manufacturing the same, in one aspect a polymer plasticizer, a PVC resin and a foaming agent. The soft artificial leather for interior materials of automobiles includes a skin layer including a PVC resin and a primary plasticizer, wherein the skin layer further includes higher than 0 and not higher than 15 phr of a polymer plasticizer. As a result, there are effects of reducing heating loss and suppressing migration of the plasticizer.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of coloured and expanded thermoplastic polyurethane (coloured ETPU) material which comprises the following steps: a) providing thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) material and at least one gaseous fluid wherein the melting temperature of the TPU material is above the supercritical temperature of the at least one gaseous fluid b) placing the TPU material in an autoclave together with a colorant and/or a fluorescent whitening agent (FWA), wherein the colorant is selected from at least one of a disperse dye, an acid dye and a pigment; c) increasing the pressure in the autoclave by introducing the at least one gaseous fluid at a temperature below the melting point of the TPU material and at least above the supercritical temperature of the at least one gaseous fluid at the applied pressure (saturation step); and d) allowing the non-expanded TPU material to saturate; and e) decreasing the pressure in the autoclave down to ambient pressure at a temperature between the melting temperatur

Abstract: A composition and process for making the composition by co-refining: fibrillated virgin cellulose fibers, waste/recycle cellulose fibers, or both; co-refined cellulose ester (CE) staple fibers having a denier per filament (DPF) of less than 3 and the weight percent of CE staple fibers is less than 30 wt. %, based on the weight of CE staple fibers and said cellulose fibers; and water. The composition can be co-refined to obtain lower Canadian standard freeness yet improved drainage and wet laid products having good tensile strength, air permeability, stiffness, burst strength, and bulk.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for dewatering of sludge from a pulp, paper or board making process, such as deinking sludge, including obtaining of an aqueous sludge including an aqueous phase and a fibre material suspended in the aqueous phase. The sludge is subjected to a pre-thickening step, where a first part of the aqueous phase is removed from the sludge and to a pressing step, where a second part of the aqueous phase is removed from the sludge, thereby obtaining a dry pressed sludge. Before or at the pre-thickening step a polymer composition having a charge density of at the most 1.7 meq/g, preferably at most 1.5 meq/g, more preferably at most 1.1 meq/g, is added to the sludge.

Abstract: A process for the isolation of lignin from black liquor and modification of lignin for use in many plastic applications is disclosed. The isolation of lignin consists of removing all of the non-lignin components from black liquor solution. The non-lignin components including but not limited to organic acids, sugars, and inorganic materials can be removed using either solvent extraction or ion-exchange resin or a combination of both methods. The isolated lignin is water soluble. The non-lignin components can be further isolated and sold or reused in the pulping or lignin isolation processes. The isolated lignin can be further modified in order to meet the needs of the desired plastic application.

Abstract: The present invention provides compositions comprising cellulose fibers and cellulose ester fibers and wet laid articles made from the compositions, as well as wet laid processes to produce these compositions. More specifically, the present invention provided compositions comprising cellulose fibers and cellulose acetate fibers and wet laid articles made from these compositions as well as wet laid processes to produce these compositions. The present invention also relates to developing a composition, process, wet laid product, or articles exhibiting any one of many the desired benefits.

Abstract: The present invention provides compositions comprising cellulose fibers and cellulose ester fibers and wet laid articles made from the compositions, as well as wet laid processes to produce these compositions. More specifically, the present invention provided compositions comprising cellulose fibers and cellulose acetate fibers and wet laid articles made from these compositions as well as wet laid processes to produce these compositions. The present invention also relates to developing a composition, process, wet laid product, or articles exhibiting any one of many desired benefits.

Abstract: An endless fabric belt having a seam region, the seam region comprising: a) machine direction (MD) threads; b) cross-direction (CD) threads interwoven with the MD threads; and c) termination zones distributed throughout the entire seam region, with each termination zone comprising two ends of an MD thread; wherein: a plurality of the CD threads are fusible, with the fusible (F) and non-fusible (N) CD threads distributed in a pattern throughout the seam region such that in a repeating unit of the pattern, the ratio of F threads to CD threads is at most 0.75; and a plurality of the termination zones further comprise at least one fusible CD thread attached to the MD thread in the termination zone.

Abstract: The present invention provides compositions comprising cellulose fibers and cellulose ester fibers and wet laid articles made from the compositions, as well as wet laid processes to produce these compositions. More specifically, the present invention provided compositions comprising cellulose fibers and cellulose acetate fibers and wet laid articles made from these compositions as well as wet laid processes to produce these compositions. The present invention also relates to developing a composition, process, wet laid product, or articles exhibiting any one of many desired benefits.

Abstract: The present invention provides compositions comprising cellulose fibers and cellulose ester fibers and wet laid articles made from the compositions, as well as wet laid processes to produce these compositions. More specifically, the present invention provided compositions comprising cellulose fibers and cellulose acetate fibers and wet laid articles made from these compositions as well as wet laid processes to produce these compositions. The present invention also relates to developing a composition, process, wet laid product, or articles exhibiting any one of many desired benefits.

Abstract: A recycled cellulose pulp composition is provided which comprises recycled cellulosic fibers and cellulose ester staple fibers. The recycled cellulose pulp containing co-refined re-cycled cellulose fibers and cellulose ester staple fibers can be added to a hydropulper and fed back through a refiner to make wet laid products.

Abstract: A soft wipe article is provided comprising a wet-laid sheet which comprises cellulosic fibers and cellulose ester staple fibers, wherein the cellulose ester staple fibers are present in an amount sufficient to provide the wet laid-sheet with a lower density and higher thickness at a given basis weight compared to a 100% Cellulose Comparative composition, when processed under similar conditions. The cellulose ester staple fibers can also provide the wet laid-sheet with a higher softness, while maintaining or increasing tear strength, compared to a 100% Cellulose Comparative composition, when processed under similar conditions.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to elongated tubular members that include at least one layer comprising a cellulose ester. In some cases, the cellulose ester may be in the form of staple fibers. The layer may be formed via a wet-laid fiber web that may also include cellulose fibers. The elongated tubular members may be suitable for use with food and/or beverage items as, for example, drinking straws or other similar items.

Abstract: The present invention provides compositions comprising cellulose fibers and cellulose ester fibers and wet laid articles made from the compositions, as well as wet laid processes to produce these compositions. More specifically, the present invention provided compositions comprising cellulose fibers and cellulose acetate fibers and wet laid articles made from these compositions as well as wet laid processes to produce these compositions. The present invention also relates to developing a composition, process, wet laid product, or articles exhibiting any one of many desired benefits. The present invention relates a filtration article comprising a wet-laid composition comprising cellulose fibers and staple fibers.

Abstract: The present invention provides compositions comprising cellulose fibers and cellulose ester fibers and wet laid articles made from the compositions, as well as wet laid processes to produce these compositions. More specifically, the present invention provided compositions comprising cellulose fibers and cellulose acetate fibers and wet laid articles made from these compositions as well as wet laid processes to produce these compositions. The present invention also relates to developing a composition, process, wet laid product, or articles exhibiting any one of many the desired benefits.

Abstract: The present invention provides compositions comprising cellulose fibers and cellulose ester fibers and wet laid articles made from the compositions, as well as wet laid processes to produce these compositions. More specifically, the present invention provided compositions comprising cellulose fibers and cellulose acetate fibers and wet laid articles made from these compositions as well as wet laid processes to produce these compositions. The present invention also relates to developing a composition, process, wet laid product, or articles exhibiting any one of many desired benefits.

Abstract: A film is made from a wet laid product containing cellulose fibers and cellulose ester fibers and a plasticizer. The film can be made by heat pressing the wet laid sheet to form a film having a continuous phase of cellulose ester resin and a discontinuous phase of cellulose fibers.

Abstract: The present invention provides compositions comprising cellulose fibers and cellulose ester fibers and wet laid articles made from the compositions, as well as wet laid processes to produce these compositions. More specifically, the present invention provided compositions comprising cellulose fibers and cellulose acetate fibers and wet laid articles made from these compositions as well as wet laid processes to produce these compositions. The present invention also relates to developing a composition, process, wet laid product, or articles exhibiting any one of many the desired benefits. The present invention also relates to a filter media for air filtration comprising cellulose fiber and a staple fiber; wherein said staple filter comprises cellulose ester; wherein said air permeability is higher for a given mean pore size as compared to a filtration that comprises 100% cellulose.

Abstract: The present invention provides compositions comprising cellulose fibers and cellulose ester fibers and wet laid articles made from the compositions, as well as wet laid processes to produce these compositions. More specifically, the present invention provided compositions comprising cellulose fibers and cellulose acetate fibers and wet laid articles made from these compositions as well as wet laid processes to produce these compositions. The present invention also relates to developing a composition, process, wet laid product, or articles exhibiting any one of many desired benefits. This invention also relates to a biodegradable bag.