By Fluid Contact Patents (Class 28/167)
  • Patent number: 11337473
    Abstract: Protective garments are disclosed having an inner lining with high lubricity and high strength characteristics. The inner lining, in one embodiment, contains spun yarns combined with para-aramid multifilament yarns. The spun yarns may also contain flame resistant fibers, such as meta-aramid fibers, FR cellulose fibers, or mixtures thereof. The para-aramid filament yarns provide excellent strength characteristics to the fabric. In addition, in some embodiments, the multifilament yarns may enhance the fire resistant properties of the fabric. In one embodiment, the para-aramid filament yarns may have less than five twists per inch, such as from about 1 twist per inch to about four twists per inch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: International Textile Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Joey K. Underwood, Jacques A. Cantin, Guy Lucas
  • Patent number: 10961643
    Abstract: Provided is a fabric for use as sportswear, the side fabric of a futon or the inner bag thereof that has superior heat retention and a soft texture despite being lightweight and thin. The fabric is a thin fabric having a fabric density of 15 g/m2 to 50 g/m2 in which thermoplastic synthetic fibers having fineness of 5 dtex to 30 dtex are arranged in at least a portion of the warp yarn or weft yarn, wherein the average deviation of the coefficient of friction on at least one side of the fabric is 0.008 to 0.05, and the value of Qmax of that one side of the fabric is 85 W/m2·° C. to 125 W/m2·° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Junko Deguchi, Koichi Kai
  • Patent number: 9539769
    Abstract: A composite structure includes a first laminate, a second laminate, and at least one core component located between the first laminate and the second laminate. The at least one core component includes a honeycomb core and at least one locking ply extending from the honeycomb core between the first laminate and the second laminate. The at least one locking ply is configured such that a pressure applied during a cure cycle of the composite structure retains the at least one locking ply between the first laminate and the second laminate thereby preventing movement of core component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jonathan Bremmer, Jeffrey G. Sauer, Edward Joseph Fabian, Paul H. Denavit, Darryl Mark Toni, William E. Hovan, III
  • Publication number: 20150141896
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a bandage comprises the following steps: preparing multiple complex yarns each comprising chitosan fibers and rayon fibers; (b) weaving solely the multiple complex yarns to form a preformed bandage; (c) immersing the preformed bandage in an acid alcohol, and then washing the preformed bandage by alcohol to obtain an alcohol-washed bandage; and, (d) heating the alcohol-washed bandage to obtain the bandage. The bandage related to the method is comprised of complex yarns, wherein each of the complex yarns is composed of chitosan fibers and rayon fibers. By means of immersing the preformed bandage into an acid alcohol, the bandage thus obtained has enhanced tensile strength, decreased dissolution rate and reduced hemolytic dose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: Coreleader Biotech Co, Ltd.
    Inventors: Teeming Tsao, Juin-Hong Cherng, Cheng-Che Liu, Shou-Hung Tang
  • Publication number: 20150082589
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a composite material part comprises fiber reinforcement densified by a matrix. The method comprises the following steps: making a fiber fabric by weaving yarns having an initial mean fiber percentage; and densifying the fiber fabric with a matrix. The fiber fabric is subjected, prior to densification, to one or more jets of water under pressure so as to reduce the mean fiber percentage in the fabric to a value lying in the range 20% to 45%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Arnaud Fillion, Eric Philippe, Francois Charleux, Eric Bouillon
  • Publication number: 20140366346
    Abstract: A polyester fiber and lightweight woven nylon yarn blended process may include a lightweight weaving procedure, a secondary lightweight procedure, a dyeing procedure; and a water rinsing and drying procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: PEI-YUAN LEE, CHUN-LIANG KUO
  • Publication number: 20140352073
    Abstract: A semi-absorbent, semi-resistant, breathable fabric includes a single-layer having a first, hydrophilic side that absorbs water, and a second, hydrophobic side; wherein the first, hydrophilic side of the single-layer fabric quickly spreads out a liquid that is absorbed laterally to a wider area such that the absorbed liquid does not seep or pass through to the second, hydrophobic side of the single-layer fabric under gravitational force. A method of making a semi-absorbent, semi-resistant, breathable fabric includes: subjecting a first side of a single-layer fabric to a hydrophilic amino functional polysiloxane softener; treating a second opposite side of the fabric with a fluorocarbon compound under low pressure such that the fluorocarbon compound penetrates no more than half of the fabric thickness; and drying and curing the fabric, preferably at a temperature of about 145° C. to 155° C. for about three minutes to about five minutes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: WELSPUN INDIA LIMITED
    Inventor: Dipali GOENKA
  • Publication number: 20140317865
    Abstract: A towel is provided comprising a ground cloth having warp yarns and weft yarns in a flat weave and having first and second sides. Stripes are provided on the first and second sides of the ground cloth that are defined by alternating areas of pile loops and flat weave, the pile loops on the first side being opposed by flat weave on the second side and the flat weave on the first side being opposed by pile loops on the second side. The pile loops have a density of 60 loops per cm2. A method for manufacturing a terry towel is also provided in which the towel has a weight of less than 240 gsm using a combination of open structured 100% cotton pile yarn of finer counts with ground and weft yarns that have a proportion of synthetic fiber of from 10% to 100%; comprising: weaving a striped pattern of 100% of pile yarn on one side alternated with 100% of pile yarn on other side to create double density loop stripes, the stripes having width in the range of 2 mm to 25 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: 3E LLC
    Inventor: D. Vikram Krishna
  • Publication number: 20140237783
    Abstract: A pressurized system using densified fluid can apply and/or activate durable water repellant. Durable water repellant bound to fibers of an article of clothing can be activated by first removing contaminants via a pressurized densified fluid cleaning process and thereafter imputing energy into the durable water repellant via the article's interaction with the densified fluid and its gaseous rinse cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: CO2Nexus, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen Whitney Madsen
  • Publication number: 20140230118
    Abstract: The invention addresses the problem of providing a warp knitted fabric manufacturing method capable of stably producing a warp knitted fabric wherein the longitudinal stretchability is 200%. To solve the problem, the invention is a warp knitted fabric manufacturing method that forms bands of a warp knitted structure with increased longitudinal stretchability by forming stitches with an elastic warp (2) while knitting in an elastic inserted yarn (3) in the warp direction and knitting in the weft (4) in the course direction, wherein: active feed means (30), which are obtained by placing a single follower roller (323) above two drive rollers (321, 322), are disposed on the respective paths of the warp (2) and the inserted yarn (3) to feed the warp (2) and the inserted yarn (3) to the warp knitting machine while increasing the respective elongation percentage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicants: TAKENAKA SENI CO., LTD., IRIS CO., LTD., KOIZUMI BRAID INC.
    Inventor: Satoru Koizumi
  • Publication number: 20140230205
    Abstract: In a rubber-coated fabric, a plurality of warp cords is included with a spacing d between, sides of adjacent warp cords, each of the warp cords being coated with a layer of rubber compound, A cut line may further be included that separates groups of the warp cords, each group having a predetermined number of the warp cords. The cut line, may be formed by between 2 and 6 adjacent cut line warp cords, wherein a distance dc, between any two sides of adjacent cut Hue warp cords may be no more than. 50% of d. The layer of rubber compound that coats- the rubber-coated fabric is thin enough to outline the cut line on a surface of the rubber-coated woven fabric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicants: MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A., COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
    Inventors: Reed E Smith, Cecil Richard Gray
  • Publication number: 20140234575
    Abstract: A layered nonwoven fabric with excellent feel on the skin and liquid permeability, and a method for producing the layered nonwoven fabric. The layered nonwoven fabric includes an upper layer consisting of a first nonwoven fabric and a lower layer consisting of a second nonwoven fabric. The layered nonwoven fabric has a first surface on the first nonwoven fabric side with a plurality of protrusions and recesses and a second surface on the second nonwoven fabric side. The protrusions on the first surface have a higher basis weight than the recesses on the first surface, and the protrusions on the first surface have a lower fiber density than the recesses on the first surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Inventors: Satoshi Mitsuno, Jun Okuda, Noritomo Kameda
  • Publication number: 20140215780
    Abstract: A device (1,3) for perforating a non-woven fabric (22, 26, 28, 34) by means of hydrodynamic needling is proposed, having a first carrier element (12, 40) with a carrier surface (14, 42), wherein the first carrier surface (14, 42) has first elevations and first perforations (4, 4?, 4?) as drainage openings and wherein the non-woven fabric (22, 26, 28, 34) for processing can be placed on the first carrier surface (14, 42) having at least a first nozzle bar (24, 24?, 36, 36?) comprising openings, wherein fibres of the non-woven fabric (22, 26, 28, 34) arranged on the first carrier surface (14, 42) which are arranged on the first elevations of the first carrier surface (14, 42) can be flushed down from the elevations by means of liquid (3) emerging under high pressure from the openings of the first nozzle bar (24, 24?, 36, 36?), such that perforations (4, 4?, 4?) are created in the non-woven fabric (22, 26, 28, 34), and wherein a second carrier element (14, 42) is provided, having second elevations and second per
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Inventors: Florian Seils, Ullrich Münstermann
  • Patent number: 8782861
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for compacting a material web made of fibers and/or filaments, comprising a first revolving endless belt which carries the material web and is tensioned around guide rollers, and a second endless belt which is tensioned around guide rollers and revolves counter to the first belt at the same speed, wherein the first and second endless belts form a conical compacting region in a first region in the conveying direction of the material web and run at an angle with respect to each other, whereby the material web located between the belts is increasingly pressed, wherein subsequent to the first region a first nozzle beam is disposed for a first fluid application onto the material web still located between the two endless belts, wherein the two belts in this region of the first fluid application are in each case guided to run in a tensioned manner in a straight direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Truetzschler Nonwovens GmbH
    Inventor: Ullrich Muenstermann
  • Patent number: 8778126
    Abstract: A method of producing a substrate suitable for artificial leathers. The substrate is composed of an entangled nonwoven fabric made of microfine fibers and a binder resin. At least one surface of the substrate is a densified layer which is made of the microfine fibers and which is substantially free from the binder resin. The binder resin is impregnated into a portion of the substrate other than the densified layer. The densified layer prevents the binder resin impregnated into the entangled nonwoven fabric from migrating into the surface of the entangled nonwoven fabric, thereby providing the substrate having the surface substantially free from the binder resin. The peeling strength between the substrate and a grain layer formed on the surface thereof is drastically improved because the surface of the substrate is substantially free from the binder resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Kuraray Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Michinori Fujisawa, Jiro Tanaka, Yoshiyuki Ando, Norio Makiyama
  • Publication number: 20140150921
    Abstract: In a method for the manufacture of a synthetic fiber fabric for casings of sausages and other meat products, which casings consist of 100% synthetic fibers, the synthetic fibers are woven to a fiber fabric which is then treated by alkalinization or, if the synthetic fibers consist of an alkaline-resistant material, by an acid solution thereby forming in the fabric fiber surfaces crater-like cavities which render the fabric absorptive to water and additional compounds such as flavor enhancers, smoke flavors, salts or others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Inventor: Juergen Thiele
  • Patent number: 8720021
    Abstract: The present invention utilizes jet streams of hot gas at a high efficiency and thereby to increase a bulk of non-woven fabric. Non-woven fabric containing thermoplastic synthetic fibers is subjected to jet streams of hot gas in a thickness direction of the non-woven fabric. A temperature of the jet streams of hot gas used for this process is set to a level lower than the temperature at which a resinous ingredient forming the surface of the thermoplastic begins to be melted. The jet streams of hot gas are directed to penetrate fiber interstices in the non-woven fabric and then to strike on a means serving to divert the jet streams of hot gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Uni-Charm Corporation
    Inventor: Tatsuo Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20140123387
    Abstract: A top cover comprises a woven web of warp yarns and fill yarns, with a first plurality of the fill yarns (and/or the warp yarns) being non-spandex, non-core spun elastomeric yarns and a second plurality of the fill yarns (and/or the warp yarns) being non-elastomeric yarns whereby the top cover has a wash activated patterning so as to have a bulky look or texture after it is laundered, especially the first time it is laundered, which allows the top cover to serve as a top cover without the need for additional processing such as ironing or pressing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Standard Textile Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Saravan Muthanandam, Richard Stewart
  • Patent number: 8689413
    Abstract: A flame resistant fabric with better tear strength and specifically a flame resistant fabric with tear strength flame resistant 100% cotton yarn are provided. The 100% cotton yarn is produced using a combination of compact spinning technology and gassing and/or singeing process performed in tandem, the yarn is weaved into fabric by pre-established process and the fabric is flame retardant finished by using chemicals and lubricants by pre-established process to form the flame resistant fabric with better tear strength. Also, a method of manufacturing the flame resistant cotton fabric that has a better tear strength after fire resistant treatments provided. Advantageously, the flame resistant fabric is affordable, light weight and has better tensile and tear strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Inventor: Manikam Ramaswami
  • Patent number: 8650727
    Abstract: A laminate (6) is prepared by superposing a fibrous web (1a), (1b) containing fibers comprising polyethylene terephthalate on one side or both sides of a net-form sheet (4); water needling the fibrous web (1a), (1b) to entangle the fibers of the fibrous web (1a), (1b) with each other, and also to entangle the fibers of the fibrous web (1a), (1b) with the net-form sheet (4); and then, blowing hot air having a temperature above the glass transition temperature (Tg (° C.)) of the polyethylene terephthalate and below “Tg (° C.)+70° C.” to the laminate (6) by through-air technique. Preferably, after preparing the laminate (6) by entangling the fibers of the fibrous web(s) (1a), (1b) with the net-form sheet (4), the laminate (6) is dried with hot air; and then hot air is blown to the laminate (6) by through-air technique.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Keima Takabayashi, Minoru Wada, Kenji Ishikawa, Kazutoshi Ootsuka
  • Publication number: 20130312236
    Abstract: A method for preparing high-grade and casual fabric with special leather feel using a corn-based fiber that comprises the steps of: 1) selecting 0.3-0.5 D/PF ultrafine corn-based SORONA fiber from DuPont (U.S.) and 0.2-0.4 D/PF long porous bright polyester yarns as raw materials; 2) compositing by air-jet texturing: having the above raw materials composited by low tension air-jet texturing in an air texturing machine, with the tension force controlled in the range of 4.5-6.0 cN, so as to form ATY yarns with a denier number of 120-180 D; 3) weaving, which includes yarn sizing, preliminary drying, oil applying and plain weaving; 4) dyeing and finishing, which include treating a fabric by pre-treating, presetting, splitting and alkali detaching, water washing and dehydrating, dyeing, water repellent treatment, instant ultrahigh temperature treatment, and one-sided lustering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: DANYANG DANQI YUYUE TEXTILE COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Junyan Zhang, Huirong Lin, Pei Zhang
  • Publication number: 20130283578
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method of making a helmet using a preform subassembly with arms which have an area that matches a perimeter profile of a specified geometric shape. By use of the area matching perform with arms, the thickness of the helmet is more uniform, seams in the preform can be minimized, and the ballistic resistance of the resulting helmet can be increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2012
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Joseph D. Trentacosta, William Charles Walker
  • Publication number: 20130232746
    Abstract: A method of digital printing and finishing for fabrics is provided. The method includes a step of unwinding a fabric from a first reel. A step of compensating the speeds and of spreading the fabric for its positioning on a conveyor belt provided with supporting elements on which a digital printing step occurs is provided. A step of drying the fabric is provided. A step of winding the fabric onto a second reel is provided. These steps are being executed at corresponding stations arranged in sequence with respect to each other and the fabric passing through them continuously, transversely to the conveyor belt, there being a plurality of bars provided with printing heads which are controlled electronically and synchronized with the movement of the conveyor belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: FIM S.R.L.
    Inventor: Luigi Milini
  • Publication number: 20130178779
    Abstract: The Improved Sock is made of yarns knitted into a foot and calf, with graduated compression on an individual's foot from the foot to the calf. The yarns can include wool and alpaca fibers. A substantial proportion of wool and/or alpaca are on the inside of the sock so as to be in direct contact with the skin and wound. The Improved Sock provides absorption and wicking of inflammatory mediators, bacteria and biofilm and necrotic exudate from the foot and leg. The Improved Sock has AgNP shapes electrostatically bonded to the yarn. At least 30% of the mass of the AgNP shapes attached to the fibers have a shape selected from the group consisting of truncated triangular plates (a triangle with the corners rounded off), triangular prisms, discs and combinations of two or more of them. The Improved Sock functions as a unique wound dressing with the sock in direct contact with the wound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Inventor: Marcus Duda
  • Publication number: 20130172842
    Abstract: A nonwoven fabric with excellent feel on the skin, excellent air permeability and liquid permeability, and high deformability and superior recoverability. The nonwoven fabric comprises composite fibers that include a first component, and a second component having a lower melting point than the first component, wherein detached portions are created by detaching at least a portion of the second component from the first component and/or the residual portion of the second component, and at least some of the detached portions are tangled and/or fused with other composite fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Inventors: Satoshi Mitsuno, Masashi Nakashita
  • Publication number: 20130112614
    Abstract: A hollow fiber membrane is formed by embedding a braid having a spiral open weave of monofilaments only, to avoid a “whiskering” problem. The open weave is characterized by contiguous, circumferential, rhomboid-shaped areas of polymer film separated by monofilaments. When the braid is supported on a plasticized PVA cable having a scalloped periphery, the braid can be infiltrated with membrane polymer which, when coagulated, embeds the braid positioning it around the lumen. The embedded spiral weave, free of any circumferentially constricting monofilament, allows the membrane to be biaxially distensible. The membrane has “give” not only in the axial or longitudinal direction but also in the radial direction. “Give” in the radial direction permits soiled membranes to be backwashed under higher pressure than in a comparable braid which is not radially distensible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: CHEIL INDUSTRIES INC.
    Inventor: CHEIL INDUSTRIES INC.
  • Publication number: 20130111685
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a nonwoven fabric for cleaning and to a production method for the same. Provided is a nonwoven fabric for cleaning and a production method therefor, comprising: a raw-material supply step in which between 80 and 90 parts by weight of cotton fibre and between 10 and 20 parts by weight of synthetic fibre are introduced; a step in which the introduced raw materials are mixed by using a blowing and scutching machine; a step in which a web is produced in the form of a sheet by using a carding machine to process the mixed raw materials; a step in which a fibrous web is produced by layering a plurality of the webs and then spraying a water jet so as to join the plurality of webs to each other; and a heat-treatment step in which the fibrous web is subjected to hot drying, and the synthetic fibre is softened and the bond with the cotton fibre is strengthened. Also provided is a production method for the nonwoven fabric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2010
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: WINNERSKOREA CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hyeon Cho
  • Publication number: 20130115841
    Abstract: A fabric material including a plurality of strands of a warp yarn positioned in a warp direction, a plurality of strands of a first filling yarn positioned in a filling direction, each being impregnated by silver ions, and a plurality of strands of a second filling yarn positioned in the filling direction, each being impregnated by copper ions. The strands of said warp yarn are woven with those of the first and second filling yarns to form a face side and a back side, and the strands of the first and second filling yarns are woven alternately relative to one another with the strands of said warp yarn in said filling direction. The fabric material may be a satin, plain or twill pattern, and can be used as a bed sheet having a low coefficient of friction, wickability, absorbency, and “cool to the touch” properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Inventors: David E. Ronner, Paul Lytle
  • Patent number: 8418330
    Abstract: The invention relates to a water bar comprising nozzle parts for a suction chamber to apply jets to fabrics, knitted fabric webs, or nonwoven fabrics copoosed of staple fibers, endless filaments, or cellulose fibers, also in several layers, or mixtures thereof, and a suction area which is located on the bottom side of the suction chamber and is used for sucking off spraying water. The aim of the invention is to largely prevent spraying water or spraying mist in the region of the water jet that is discharged from the water jet beam. Said aim is achieved by assigning an air supplying device to the water bar and/or the suction chamber, said air supplying device being provided with at least one outlet which is located in the region of the water bar and extends to the region of the nozzle ports of the water bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Fleissner GmbH
    Inventors: Ullrich Muenstermann, Andreas Kroll
  • Publication number: 20130055535
    Abstract: A method of producing a substrate suitable for artificial leathers. The substrate is composed of an entangled nonwoven fabric made of microfine fibers and a binder resin. At least one surface of the substrate is a densified layer which is made of the microfine fibers and which is substantially free from the binder resin. The binder resin is impregnated into a portion of the substrate other than the densified layer. The densified layer prevents the binder resin impregnated into the entangled nonwoven fabric from migrating into the surface of the entangled nonwoven fabric, thereby providing the substrate having the surface substantially free from the binder resin. The peeling strength between the substrate and a grain layer formed on the surface thereof is drastically improved because the surface of the substrate is substantially free from the binder resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Inventors: Michinori FUJISAWA, Jiro Tanaka, Yoshiyuki Ando, Norio Makiyama
  • Publication number: 20130042390
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to body gear having designed performance characteristics, and in particular to methods and apparatuses that utilize an array of heat managing elements coupled to a base material to direct body heat while also maintaining the desired transfer properties of the base material. In some embodiments, the heat managing material elements include heat management elements that reflect heat or conduct heat, and may be directed towards the body of a user or away from the body of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: Columbia Sportswear North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Columbia Sportswear North America, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130042448
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for solidifying a material web (F) formed of fibers and/or filaments, said device comprising a screen belt (S) carrying the material web (F), a nozzle beam (D) arranged above the screen belt (S) for subjecting the material web (F) to a pressurized fluid with a plurality of fluid jets (W) arranged in at least one row, and a suction device which is disposed below the screen belt (S), interacts with the nozzle beam (D) and has a suction gap (A). The invention is characterized in that the fluid jets (W) hit the material web (F) in the surface area of the suction gap (A). According to the invention, the fluid application (W) is carried out in the rear section of the suction gap (A) when seen in the conveying direction of the material web (F).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2011
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Inventor: Willi Liebscher
  • Patent number: 8375537
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for manufacturing a ramie fabric and the fabric. The process comprising the following steps: blend spinning a high-count ramie fiber such as a ramie fiber of 2500Nm or higher with a water-soluble fiber as carrier to form a yarn; sizing the yarn at a low temperature; weaving the yarn to form a gray fabric; then removing the water-soluble fiber from the gray fabric by deweighting the gray fabric during a printing and dyeing finishing process to obtain a super-high-count ramie fabric with a ramie yarn fineness of 160Nm or higher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Hunan Huasheng Zhuzhou Cedar Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zheng Liu, Hao Geng, Xiangqi Zhou, Liming Liu
  • Publication number: 20120323197
    Abstract: A stitch-bonded fabric construction in which broadly spaced parallel linear stitch lines are applied through a very low weight fibrous substrate to stabilize the substrate in the machine direction. Texture is imparted by applying significant overfeed conditions to the stitching substrate thereby causing a substantial bunching of the substrate at the stitching position. The resulting product has an arrangement of alternating ridges and valleys running predominantly in the cross-machine direction. The stabilizing linear stitch lines lock in the puckered texture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Inventors: Martin Wildeman, Lori Shannon Sears
  • Publication number: 20120282835
    Abstract: “A flame resistant fabric with better tear strength and specifically a flame resistant fabric with tear strength flame resistant 100% cotton yarn are provided. The 100% cotton yarn is produced using a combination of compact spinning technology and gassing and/or singeing process performed in tandem, the yarn is weaved into fabric by pre-established process and the fabric is flame retardant finished by using chemicals and lubricants by pre-established process to form the flame resistant fabric with better tear strength. Also, a method of manufacturing the flame resistant cotton fabric that has a better tear strength after fire resistant treatment s provided. Advantageously, the flame resistant fabric is affordable, light weight and has better tensile and tear strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Inventor: MANIKAM RAMASWAMI
  • Publication number: 20120247608
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of weaving, processing and finishing a pile fabric whose pile height (H) after processing and finishing is substantially increased, thus obtaining increased pile height (H) which may be multiple of the original pile height (H) of the woven fabric. Specifically, the pile fabric is manufactured with multiple loop heights combining the original woven pile heights and/or different multiples of the original pile heights. Further, a process results in a fabric having a combination of pile heights, and designs by weaving repeats in the conventional way without soluble yarns (Y) in conjunction with repeats woven with multiple soluble yarns (Y).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventor: Kannappan GOVINDASWAMY
  • Publication number: 20120233826
    Abstract: A two-stage process and apparatus for compacting tubular knitted fabrics, wherein at each stage the fabric, is acted upon by cooperating feeding and retarding rollers spaced apart a distance greater than the thickness of the fabric. Opposite fabric sides thus cannot be in simultaneous contact with the feeding and retarding rollers at the same point along the fabric. Fabric is transferred from a feed roller to a retarding roller while opposite sides of the fabric are closely confined in a compacting zone, free of contact with either roller. Fabric is longitudinally compacted during its traverse of that zone. In the second stage, the rollers are reversely oriented with respect the fabric. Unlike known two-stage procedures, not more than 60% of the compacting effort is imparted in either one of the stages. Preferably each stage imparts about 50% of the compacting effort. Higher production speeds and superior product quality are achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Inventors: Mark Troy West, Barry Defoy Miller, Jerry Wayne Pendleton
  • Publication number: 20120210547
    Abstract: Silk is purified to eliminate immunogenic components (particularly sericin) and is used to form fabric that is used to form tissue-supporting prosthetic devices for implantation. The fabrics can carry functional groups, drugs, and other biological reagents. Applications include hernia repair, tissue wall reconstruction, and organ support, such as bladder slings. The silk fibers are arranged in parallel and, optionally, intertwined (e.g., twisted) to form a construct; sericin may be extracted at any point during the formation of the fabric, leaving a construct of silk fibroin fibers having excellent tensile strength and other mechanical properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: ALLERGAN, INC.
    Inventors: Gregory H. Altman, Jingsong Chen, Rebecca Horan, David J. Horan
  • Publication number: 20120198670
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of flame-retardant treating a blend fabric including natural fibers and synthetic fibers to impart flame retardancy to the blend fabric, including treating the fabric with a first flame retardant, primarily tentering the fabric, water-rinsing the primarily tentered fabric, washing the water-rinsed fabric, drying the washed fabric, treating the dried fabric with a second flame retardant, and then secondarily tentering the fabric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2011
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Inventors: Han-Soon Park, In-Young Chaey
  • Publication number: 20110311603
    Abstract: A bedding cover treated with a pesticide. The cover repels or kills pests such as bedbugs, dust mites, ticks, fleas, and other pests for use in bedrooms, hotels, motels, pet beds, and the like. The cover is preferably waterproof and disposable. Also a quilted material for controlling pests, and methods of manufacture thereof. The material encloses and controllably releases a pesticide only to desired locations. The material may be formed into many uses, such as a bedding cover, a bag insert, a luggage liner, a container liner, or a tape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: KILTRONX ENVIRO SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventor: Kirk Lucas
  • Publication number: 20110308051
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing thread using nonwoven, which discloses that nonwoven having different materials is slit first to get a plurality of nonwoven threads and then the nonwoven threads are used for performing a twisting process to get a plurality of nonwoven yarns. In the twisting process, each of the nonwoven threads has different materials, so that the nonwoven yarns have good mechanical characteristic and can be added for producing textiles with various functionalities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Inventors: JING-JYR LIN, Jen-Sheng Tsai
  • Publication number: 20110277284
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a wadding product, in particular for producing wadding pads for cosmetic purposes, comprising the following steps: preparing a preliminary non-woven mat which is made at least predominantly of cotton fibers, compacting said preliminary non-woven mat by using a plurality of hot high-pressure gas jets. For the apparatus it is provided that the device for compacting (2, 12?, 14, 15, 15?, 16, 16?) the preliminary non-woven mat (7) comprises a device for subjecting the preliminary non-woven mat (7) to hot gas at a high pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2010
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Inventor: Ullrich Muenstermann
  • Publication number: 20110191994
    Abstract: The present invention utilizes jet streams of hot gas at a high efficiency and thereby to increase a bulk of non-woven fabric. Non-woven fabric containing thermoplastic synthetic fibers is subjected to jet streams of hot gas in a thickness direction of the non-woven fabric. A temperature of the jet streams of hot gas used for this process is set to a level lower than the temperature at which a resinous ingredient forming the surface of the thermoplastic begins to be melted. The jet streams of hot gas are directed to penetrate fiber interstices in the non-woven fabric and then to strike on a means serving to divert the jet streams of hot gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2009
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventor: Tatsuo Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20110192488
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for manufacturing low-twist towels, wherein pure cotton yarns produced from long-staple cotton are used as terry warps to manufacture low-twist towel by the processes comprising warping, weaving and greige post treatment, and the terry warp has a yarn twist multiplier of 240-270. The method eliminates the step of removing water-soluble filaments during post treatment, thereby reducing post treatment costs, relieving the pressure on sewage treatment and attaining environmental friendly effects. The resulting products have standing loops and a fluffy and soft texture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventor: Yong SUN
  • Publication number: 20110177743
    Abstract: There is described the use as textile material to produce cleaning devices of a “double-layer” non-woven fabric having a microfiber layer supported by a macrofiber layer wherein the layers are bonded by needle-punching and subsequent treatment of the microfiber surface with high pressure water jets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Inventors: Marco MARANGHI, Paolo PARENTI
  • Patent number: 7954213
    Abstract: The present invention provides a nonwoven fabric of which at least one of fiber orientation, fiber density, and basis weight is adjusted, and in which at least one of a predetermined groove portion, an opening, and a protrusion is formed, a manufacturing method for the nonwoven fabric, and a nonwoven fabric manufacturing apparatus. The nonwoven fabric manufacturing apparatus of the present invention manufactures a nonwoven fabric of which at least one of fiber orientation, fiber density, and basis weight is adjusted, or in which at least one of a predetermined groove portion, an opening, and a protrusion is formed by blowing fluid mainly containing gas onto a fiber web which is formed in a sheet shape, and which is in a state where at least a portion of the fibers constituting the fiber aggregate has a degree of freedom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Uni-Charm Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Mizutani, Yuki Noda, Hideyuki Ishikawa, Akihiro Kimura
  • Publication number: 20100325851
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing bulletproof fabric, the method comprising weaving fabric; scouring the fabric; applying a pretreatment process to the scoured fabric; and applying a water-repellent process to the pretreated fabric, wherein the pretreatment process comprises adjusting a moisture regain of the scoured fabric. In this method, the fabric is treated with the pretreatment process before the water-repellent process, so that it is possible to maintain the constant concentration of water-repellent composition, and to permeate the water-repellent agent into the fabric with easiness, thereby producing the bulletproof fabric with the uniform and good water-repellent property. Thus, even though the bulletproof fabric is used for a long period of time, it is possible to prevent deterioration of the bulletproof property in the fabric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: KOLON INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: In Sik Han, Chang Bae Lee
  • Publication number: 20100327615
    Abstract: A textile sling (10) of the present invention includes a fabric webbing body (1) and reinforced side or sides (2) engaged with the webbing body. The reinforced side or sides are woven to selvedges of the own webbing body from anti abrasion yarns, thus a high protection is obtained to the selvedges of the sling from wearing down. On a surface and around yarns of the sling forms an antiabrasive layer (3) made from polyurethane dispersion with a catalyst solution of modified aliphatic polyisocyanate. A method of manufacturing the textile sling is also disclosed. The final sling product presents greater cut and abrasion resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: Dongguan Ponsa Textile Limited
    Inventors: Bosch Juan Ponsa, Argemi Juan Ponsa
  • Patent number: 7818853
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drum wherein the lateral surface thereof is provided with perforations that are separated by full parts from recessed parts and which are present on the full parts with an outer lateral surface. Application: in an entanglement machine for a nonwoven, using water jets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Rieter Perfojet
    Inventors: Frédéric Noelle, Christian Decolin
  • Patent number: 7814625
    Abstract: The invention provides a non-woven fabric comprising at least two separate but interconnected layers, each of the layers being provided with discrete interconnections so as to provide discrete voids between the two layers of fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Nonwovens Innovation & Research Institute Limited
    Inventors: Stephen J. Russell, Alireza Pourmohammadi, Ningtao Mao, Idris A. Ahmed, Manoj K. Rathod