Abstract: A woven fabric from yarn for use in the manufacture of ballistic projectile or puncture resistant articles where the fabric has a first plurality of parallel oriented yarns within the plane of the fabric interwoven with a second plurality of parallel oriented yarns within the plane of the fabric having a direction/orientation within the plane of the fabric different from that of the first plurality and where the crossing of any fiber yarn from the first plurality with a fiber yarn from the second plurality forms a pair of acute vertical angles having an angular measurement less than 90 degrees.

Abstract: Disclosed is a heating fabric comprising a heating fabric element made by weaving woof fibers and warp fibers, a pair of conductive parts being a plain fabric made by a weaving method to extend from one side edge of the heating fabric element, for supplying electric power to the heating fabric element, wherein electrode fibers are woven in rows as warp threads in the conductive parts and a heating fiber is intermittently woven as woof threads at predetermined intervals so as to be conductive with the conductive parts, and wherein the heating fiber is woven in a zigzag pattern on the other side of the plain fabric of the conductive parts, in which one end of the heating fiber is woven into the conductive part, and a portion of the other end of the heating fiber is not woven into the conductive part, thereby forming a jumping portion having a length longer than a width of the conductive part, the jumping portion jumping over the conductive part so as not to be conductive with the conductive part.

Abstract: Provided is a flame resistant drywall installation, especially those designed to meet ASTM E119. The installations comprise the use of fiberglass corespun flame resistant (FR) woven and fiberglass corespun stitchbonded nonwoven fabrics. The preferred forms of the woven and stitchbonded fabric used in this invention include: WOVEN FABRIC: A 3-8 opsy woven fabric consisting of fiberglass corespun yarns as described below. STITCHBONDED FABRIC: A 4-10 nonwoven batting of 100% cotton, 100% rayon, 100% lyocell, cotton/non-FR fiber blends, rayon/non-FR fiber blends or lyocell/non-FR fiber blends stitched with fiberglass corespun yarns as described below. Fiberglass corespun weaving and stitching yarns, for use in the invention, include those known in the textile industry as Alessandra® yarn (U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,146,759; 6,287,690; 6,410,140; 6,606,846; 6,553,749 by McKinnon Land LLC) and Firegard® yarn (by Springs Industries).

Abstract: The invention relates to a geomat for preventing erosion, for recultivating fallow land and for cultivating plants, said mat being completely biodegradable, cost-effective and simple to produce and fulfilling all ecological requirements. According to the invention, the geomat substantially consists of a continuous strand (1) of untreated sheep's wool, arranged in a serpentine to form the desired width of the mat and held together in a longitudinal direction.

Abstract: A conveyor belt reinforcing fabric weave is disclosed, having a plurality of center tension warps crimped about a plurality of middle wefts. Upper and lower wefts lie above and below the middle wefts. The upper and lower wefts are in opposition to each other and in non-opposition with the center wefts. Binder warps are interlaced above and below the central tension warps in alternating sequence, with at least one of the binder warps interlacing upper and lower wefts other than those interlaced by an adjacent binder warp. Interlacing of the middle wefts by the central tension warps locks the wefts in place, providing enhanced resistance to faster pullout. The lack of straight tension warps provides a highly flexible fabric that can be used in multi-ply applications. A conveyor belt incorporating one or more plies of the inventive fabric is disclosed, as is a method for manufacturing the belt.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a fiber network layer for use in penetration resistant articles having a first plurality of yarns and a second plurality of yarns, each of the first and second yarns arranged in a first direction parallel or substantially parallel to the other first and second yarns and a third plurality of yarns, each of the third yarns arranged in a second direction parallel or substantially parallel to the other third yarns; the second direction transverse to the first direction. The third yarns and either the first yarns or the second yarns are made of a first polymer. Each of the first, second and third yarns having a tenacity of at least 15 g/dtex.

Abstract: A tissue sheet having a deep discontinuous pocket structure provides improved durability as measured by the ratio of the cross-machine direction tensile energy absorbed to the cross-machine direction tensile strength.

Abstract: A bonded structure for use in a garmet, comprising at least two mutually interbonded interlining fabrics (1, 1a, 9, 2, 3), wherein the interlining fabrics (1, 1a, 9, 2, 3) each include warp yarns (4) and weft yarns (5) and wherein the interlining fabrics (1, 1a, 9, 2, 3) are next to each other, solves the problem of improving a garmet of the aforementioned kind such that is has high shape stability even after repeated washing and drying operations by being characterized in that the warp yarns (4) of the first interlining fabric (1a) are at least partly in a parallel affrangement with the warp yarns (4) of a second interlining fabric (9), or in that the warp yarns (4) of a first interlining fabric (1) are oriented at least partly at an angle in the range from 45° to 90° in relation to the warp yarns (4) of a second interlining fabric (2).

Abstract: A woven preform for a reinforces composite material, which may be woven flat and folded into a shape. The preform has a three-dimensional weave architecture with fill fibers woven to provide layer-to-layer interlocking of layers of warp fiber as well as interlocking of fibers within each layer. At least two legs extend from a base, the base and legs each having at least two layers of warp fibers. The legs can be connected at a symmetrical or asymmetrical, distributed-column intersection, with an even or odd number of columns of warp fibers being located between the legs. The outer ends of the base and/or legs preferably have tapers formed from terminating layers of warp fibers in a stepped pattern.

Abstract: An integrally woven three-dimensional preform with stiffeners in two directions constructed from a woven base fabric having first, second and third woven fabrics. A plurality of yarns are interwoven over a region between the first and second fabrics such that the first fabric is foldable relative to the second fabric. An additional plurality of yarns are interwoven over a region between the second and third fabrics such that the third fabric is foldable relative to the second fabric. Upon folding of the woven base fabric, the integrally woven three-dimensional preform with stiffeners in two directions is formed.

Abstract: A woven preform for a reinforced composite material, which may be woven flat and folded into shape. The preform has a three-dimensional weave architecture with fill fibers woven to provide layer-to-layer interlocking of layers of warp fiber as well as interlocking of fibers within each layer. At least two legs extend from a base, the base and legs each having at least two layers of warp fibers. The legs may be parallel or angled to each other, or may have a variable width clevis in between. The outer ends of the base and/or the legs preferably have tapers formed from terminating layers of warp fibers in a stepped pattern.

Abstract: A woven fabric is provided that incorporates multiple systems of fibers into a unitary fabric and presents the fibers of only one of the warp systems on a first surface of the fabric. The fabric structure comprises first, second, and third warp systems that are interlaced with weft fibers such that, of the three warp systems, the first surface of the fabric comprises only the first warp system and thus “hides” the second and third warp systems, which are not interwoven with the fibers of the first warp system. In this way, the effect of the appearance of the second and third warp systems on the overall appearance of the fabric is reduced. The three warp systems may include fibers made of different materials to provide different characteristics to each layer of the fabric, or the warp systems may include fibers made of the same material.

Abstract: A triple layer woven industrial fabric, particularly suitable for through-air drying applications, has a paper side (PS) layer and a machine side (MS) layer of polymeric warp and weft yarns woven to a repeat pattern wherein all the warp yarns are arranged as vertically stacked pairs, all the weft yarns comprise pairs of intrinsic weft binder yarns, and each pair of weft yarns forms an unbroken weft path in both the PS layer and the MS layer whereby when either the first or second member of the pair passes from the PS layer to the MS layer, the other member of the pair passes from the MS layer to the PS layer at an exchange point located between at least one common pair of warp yarns.

Abstract: A device for obtaining off-axis reinforcement of a woven object. The device is made up of a fixed mandrel and a rotating mandrel. The rotating mandrel is connected to the fixed mandrel by a shaft that rotates through the middle of the fixed mandrel. The shaft allows the rotating mandrel to move up and down in relation to the fixed mandrel. A portion of the woven object can be clamped to the fixed mandrel while a second portion of the woven object can be clamped to the rotating mandrel. When rotated, the rotating mandrel causes the warp fibers in the woven object to twist off the 0° direction while fill or hoop fibers remain substantially parallel to the 90° direction.

Abstract: An embodiment of the invention includes a composite structure fabricated from at least one pre-cured flat face sheet applied to a core with an adhesive. Once the pre-cured flat face sheet is applied to the core, curing of the adhesive may take place to bond the pre-cured flat face sheet to the core. Before the bonding of the pre-cured flat face sheet to the core takes place, the pre-cured flat face sheet may be prepared by separately curing a composite face sheet.

Abstract: The present invention provides silk fibre reinforced composite materials comprising a thermoplastic polymer matrix, which are relatively light, whilst having a high impact resistance. The silk fibre reinforced composite materials of the present invention allow for an optimal dissipation of the impact energy such that they have a penetration resistance higher than 20 J per mm of plate thickness, more preferably more than 30 J per mm, most preferably more than 40 J per mm. Due to the high impact resistance of the fibrous composite material according to the present invention, panels or shells comprising such composites are particularly useful for the manufacture of objects, which in the course of their life cycle are subject to shocks or at risk of penetration.

Abstract: A fabric for an air-bag is disclosed, the fabric being woven in a special pattern which comprises a plurality of fields (57-65), at least one of the fields (59) having a first weave pattern, and at least another of the fields (57) having a second weave pattern. The second weave pattern is relatively loosely-woven compared to the first weave pattern. The invention also relates to an air-bag formed using such a fabric, preferably in the region of one or more mounts of nine of the air-bag.

Abstract: A woven preform used to reinforce a composite structure which includes a central portion having a plurality of interwoven layers. The preform also includes first and second end portions having a plurality of independent woven layers that are integrally woven with the plurality of interwoven layers in the central portion and which extend along the entire length the preform. Interspersed between the plurality of independent woven layers in the first and second end portions are bias plies.

Abstract: A textile (100; 300; 400) having a multi-layer warp which includes an upper warp layer (101) comprising an upper array of conductive warp yarns (104a-b; 303a-e; 406a-b), a lower warp layer (102) comprising a lower array of conductive warp yarns (106a-b; 306a-e; 421a-d), and an intermediate warp layer (103) arranged between the upper (101) and lower (102) warp layers. The textile further includes a weft in which a first set of conductive weft yarns (108; 302a-f; 407a-b) cross the upper array of conductive warp yarns (104a-b, 303a-e; 406a-b), such that electrical contact is achieved there between, and a second set of conductive weft yarns (109a-b; 305a-f; 424, 430, 440) cross the lower array of conductive warp yarns (106a-b; 306a-e; 421a-d), such that electrical contact is achieved there between.

Abstract: A device for obtaining off-axis reinforcement of a woven object. The device is made up of a fixed mandrel and a rotating mandrel. The rotating mandrel is connected to the fixed mandrel by a shaft that rotates through the middle of the fixed mandrel. The shaft allows the rotating mandrel to move up and down in relation to the fixed mandrel. A portion of the woven object can be clamped to the fixed mandrel while a second portion of the woven object can be clamped to the rotating mandrel. When rotated, the rotating mandrel causes the warp fibers in the woven object to twist off the 0° direction while fill or hoop fibers remain substantially parallel to the 90° direction.

Abstract: A penetration-obstructing article comprising a multiplicity of fabric layers of fibers having elongation at break of less than 8%, measured according to EN 12562, wherein there are at least two groups of fibers in at least one single fabric layer, wherein the regions of a first group have a first fabric density DG1 according to Walz of from 8% to 80% and wherein the regions of a second group have a second fabric density according to Walz of from 8% to 80% and wherein the difference between DG1 and DG2 is at least 3%.

Abstract: An opal-finished fabric having a stereoscopic pattern is provided, in which both the fiber-decomposed part and the non-fiber-decomposed part are rich in color expression, and the fiber-decomposed part having a sufficient strength with a thin material having highly transparent appearance in the fiber-decomposed part. The fabric is an opal-finished fabric obtained with two or more kinds of fibers and formed with a fiber-decomposed part showing a transparent appearance by removing at least one kind of the fibers and a non-fiber-decomposed part, in which for solving the problems, the fiber-decomposed part contains mainly nylon fibers, and the non-fiber-decomposed part contains mainly colored polyester fibers and non-colored nylon fibers. The non-fiber-decomposed part is preferably constituted by a layer containing mainly polyester fibers and a layer containing mainly nylon fibers.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to overcome a practical restriction that a knit must be used on a surface of a sealing tape when the sealing tape is used for a textile product obtained by subjecting a fabric laminated product to sewing-processing or fusion process as well as providing a sealing tape which is excellent in durability, light-weighted and thin, and highly comfortable without undermining appearance and touch feeling. The sealing tape of the present invention comprises a base film and a woven fabric laminated on one side of the base film and an adhesive layer laminated on the other side of the base film, wherein a total cover factor (CFtotal) of calculated with respect to each of the warp and the weft constituting the woven fabric is from 500 to 1400.

Abstract: According to one aspect, a fabric for use in structural applications, having a first layer of structural yarns comprising first structural yarns aligned in a first direction, a second layer of structural yarns comprising second structural yarns aligned in a second direction at an angle relative to the first direction, the second layer of structural yarns disposed on top of the first layer of structural yarns, first encapsulating yarns disposed on the second layer of structural yarns, the first encapsulating yarns being aligned with the first structural yarns, and second encapsulating yarns being aligned with the second structural yarns, the second encapsulating yarns being alternatively woven above one of the first encapsulating yarns and below one of the first structural yarns such that the first encapsulating yarns and second encapsulating yarns cooperate to secure the first layer of structural yarns to the second layer of structural yarn.

Abstract: A stretchable high density woven fabric showing a cover factor of from 1,800 to 2,540 and stretchability in terms of a stretch ratio of from 5 to 20% in the warp or weft direction and having a poly(trimethylene terephthalate) fiber at least in the direction in which the woven fabric shows stretchability. The high density woven fabric shows good stretchability and water resistance (water pressure resistance), produces less rustling when contacted with woven fabrics, and provides an excellent soft and comfortable feeling, and it is therefore appropriate for sportswear, outerwear, and the like.

Abstract: A counterband tape for use in the heat setting tunnel of a carpet yarn heat setting machine. The tape is constructed from polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) yarns. The counterband tape may be formed as a single layer woven fabric with a twill weave construction. The tape also may include a herringbone pattern.

Abstract: The disclosed webbing for a passenger restraint belt may include warp yarns and weft yarns made of synthetic filaments and woven so as to extend orthogonally to each other. At least one of the warp yarns and the weft yarns may be formed using synthetic filaments comprising first filaments and second filaments. Also, the second filaments may be provided in the first filaments and have a melting temperature lower than that of the first filaments. The synthetic filaments may be high shrinking synthetic filaments which are contracted at a dimensional shrinkage rate of 20% to 60% after the second filaments are melted under conditions of 150° C. or more for 180 seconds or more. The webbing may have a weight of 60g/m or less, a tensile strength of 25 kN or more, and a retention rate after hexagonal bar abrasion of 70% or more.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a woven preform for reinforced composite materials and a method of making thereof. Specifically, the present invention is a method of machine weaving fiber preforms for polymer matrix composites that consist of closed perimeters with multiple intersecting members in their interiors. More specifically, the invention is a woven preform and a method of forming thereof with closed cells at the outer edges with continuous hoop reinforcement in each cell of the preform. The woven preform is woven flat in both the warp and weft directions, and then unfolded to achieve the final shape of the structure, and can be processed into composite structural components using known methods such as resin transfer molding or chemical vapor infiltration. Thus, complicated shapes of all sizes can be woven on a conventional loom using the instant method.

Abstract: A two-layer fabric according to the present invention has an integral structure containing a base cloth on the upper side and a reinforcing cloth for reinforcing the entire fabric on the under side, wherein (a) the base cloth of the two-layer fabric is flame-retardant and contains a warp yarn and a weft yarn containing 30% by weight or more of a flame-retardant fiber having a limiting oxygen index (LOI) of 26 or more and a tensile strength of 8 cN/dtex or less, (b) the reinforcing cloth of the two-layer fabric contains a warp yarn and a weft yarn containing a heat-resistant high-strength fiber having a tensile strength of 15 cN/dtex or more as a main component, and (c) the base cloth and the reinforcing cloth are connected by the warp yarn and/or the weft yarn of the base cloth, to form the integral structure. Further, a heat-resistant protective clothing contains an outer fabric layer of the two-layer fabric, stacked and sutured by sewing.

Abstract: Airbag fabric with warp and weft yarns in which at least most of the weft yarns in the fabric comprise at least two contiguous yarns, characterised in that at least one of the contiguous yarns is an intermingled multifilament yarn, some filaments of the multifilament yarn being intermingled with some filaments of the yarns adjacent to it.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a kind of ply yarns and the ply yarns fabric. One piece of the ply yarn is intertwisted by one piece of untwisted yarn and one piece of twisted yarn or filament in the direction of the length. The twist factor of the untwisted yarn is below 200, and the fibers of the untwisted yarn are parallel. In the present invention, the ply yarns fabric is woven by the ply yarns. The present invention adopts the ply yarns to make the ply yarns fabrics. The fabrics contain warp yarns and the weft yarns which form the noumenon of the fabrics. One piece of the ply yarn is intertwisted by one piece of untwisted yarn and one piece of twisted yarn or filament in the direction of the length. The twist factor of the untwisted yarn is below 200, and the fibers of the untwisted yarn are parallel, the untwisted yarns are linear, so that the bulgy parts could be formed on the surface of the fabric.

Abstract: A fabric (2; 20) formed from a plurality of first fibers or filaments (4), and a plurality of second fibers or filaments (6); the first fibers or filaments being non-conductive and comprising an electro-optically active material; and the second fibers or filaments being conductive; whereby a voltage difference between two second fibers causes a colour change in a first fiber positioned therebetween.

Abstract: Articles having substantially cylindrical bodies including a plurality of circumferential layers, each layer having at least one ply of material, the material comprising a weave fabric, a non-crimp fabric, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: A composite packing material for use with a printing blanket is provided including a substrate such as fabric, scrim, or film which is coated on at least one surface with a polymeric compound to provide the desired gauge to the printing blanket assembly. The resulting composite packing material has a thickness of about 0.010 to about 0.067 inches (0.25 mm to 1.7 mm) and is substantially volume non-compressible.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a woven fabric having the modified crowsfoot weave pattern shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B. The present invention is directed to a woven fabric comprising about 65 wt % fiberglass yarn and about 35 wt % bamboo yarn, the woven fabric (1) being about 15.0 ounces per square yard (OSY); (2) having a thread count of about 760; and (3) having the modified crowsfoot weave pattern shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B. Additional ingredients may also be added to the woven fabrics of the invention to enhance the hemostatic properties.

Abstract: In a press fabric for a pulp machine having a multilayer structure, which fabric is woven using, as a warp, a monofilament as a warp and, as wefts, a yarn obtained by bundling raw yarns of a small diameter and forming a fine water sucking space therebetween and a monofilament, at least an upper surface side weft and a lower surface side weft are arranged vertically as the wefts; the yarns forming a fine water-sucking space and monofilament are used as wefts constituting the lower side layer; they are arranged at a ratio of 2:2 or 1:2; and two monofilaments are arranged adjacent to each other as the lower surface side wefts, whereby the press fabric can maintain its dewatering channel for discharging water to the back surface side from the initial stage to the final stage of use.

Abstract: An air-bag is formed from two super-imposed layers of fabric which define between them at least one inflatable region. A gas supply duct extends into the air-bag. Apertures are formed in the gas supply duct. The gas supply duct is of elongate form, and is formed from a fabric having intersecting warp and weft yarns, the warp and weft yarns being inclined at an angle of between 30° and 60° and preferably 45° to the axis of the gas supply duct.

Abstract: The characteristic analysis of erosion of NB31 carbon-fiber composite enables the proposal of a novel carbon-fiber composite structure having a distinctly reduced erosion rate. Improvement only relates to the arrangement of the sewing and web fibers and to maintaining the structure of the pitch/carbon fibers, which consist of the main NB31 heat conducting components. The sewing and web fibers of the improved structure reinforce the rigidness/reinforce the thermal shield, compared to the NB31. The improved structure improves the erosion rate so it is 4-5 times lower compared to that of NB31.

Abstract: Triple layer papermaker's forming fabrics having a set of top MD yarns that are interwoven exclusively with a set of top CMD yarns to form at least part of a top fabric layer and a set of bottom MD yarns that are interwoven exclusively with a set of bottom CMD yarns to form at least part of a bottom fabric layer are provided. These fabrics further include a set of stitching MD yarn pairs. The stitching MD yarns that comprise each such pair weave in both the top fabric layer and the bottom fabric layer such that at locations where the first yarn in the pair weaves in the top fabric layer the second yarn in the pair drops down into the bottom fabric layer. In embodiments of the present invention, each stitching MD yarn may also be woven so as to form side-by-side machine direction knuckles on the bottom surface of the bottom fabric layer with a bottom MD yarn.

Abstract: A corner fitting and a method of forming a corner fitting including steps of providing a flat woven fabric including a first woven portion having first and second direction woven fibers, a second woven portion adjacent the first woven portion having first direction fibers and sacrificial second direction fibers and a third semi-woven portion having first direction fibers selectively engaged by the sacrificial second direction yarns. The method further comprising steps of folding the flat woven fabric in at least one direction, and removing the sacrificial second direction fibers, wherein during removal, the sacrificial second direction fibers are replaced in the second woven portion by the first direction fibers of the third semi-woven portion and form a corner fitting having continuous fibers connecting all sides.

Abstract: According to the present invention, variations in characteristic impedance and transmission loss of a signal wiring in a glass cloth wiring substrate can be reduced. There is provided a glass cloth wiring substrate in which signal wirings, plural glass cloth layers, and conductor faces are laminated, and spaces between the signal wirings, the plural glass cloth layers, and the conductor faces are impregnated with resin, wherein the glass cloth layers are formed by weaving bundles of glass fibers in a lattice shape, and the adjacent glass cloth layers are laminated on each other while rotating the warp-weft directions of the glass fibers by a predetermined angle with respect to each other. It is preferable that the rotation angle of the warp-weft directions of the glass fibers of the adjacent glass cloth layers falls within a range from 30 to 60 degrees.

Abstract: This invention relates to heat and flame resistant single ply fabric for use as a single or outer layer of a protective garment for a wearer. The fabric comprises at least one warp system and at least two weft systems. The warp system comprises a blend of 60 to 90 wt-% poly-m-phenylenisophtalamid (meta-aramid) and 10 to 40 wt-% poly-p-phenylenterephtalamid (para-aramid). The first of the at least two weft systems comprises a blend of 85 to 95 wt-% meta-aramid and 5 to 15 wt-% para-aramid. The second of the at least two weft systems essentially comprises para-aramid.

Abstract: A tubular stuffer element for a plurality of coiled monofilaments interweaved and interconnected with pintels and having open spaces therebetween to form a fabric which is heat set. Tubular stuffer elements are inserted in the space between the coiled monofilaments. The glass transition temperature Tg of the material for the tubular stuffer elements is selected to be at approximately the heat set temperature for the coiled monofilaments so that the stuffer elements are deformed to fill the central portions of the coiled monofilaments.

Abstract: This material is remarkable in that it is made by weaving or knitting, in such a manner as to form a structure comprising two superposed faces (1, 2) intermittently interconnected to each other so as to form pockets, and in which: one of the layers shrinks under the effect of heat; and the linking between the layers is implemented by intermittently linking selected yarns so as to form said pockets.

Abstract: Flame resistant fabrics are disclosed. In one embodiment, a flame resistant fabric includes a plurality of flame resistant body yarns that form a body of the fabric, and a plurality of relatively tough yarns provided in discrete positions within the fabric body, wherein the relatively tough yarns do not protrude beyond an outer surface of the fabric body so as to reduce the susceptibility of the relatively tough yarns to abrasion.

Abstract: This invention provides a surface fastener formed of a warp backed woven fabric comprised of a front base fabric and a rear base fabric, an engaging element yarn for forming an engaging element being woven into one or both of the front and rear base fabrics, an engaging portion being formed so that the engaging element projects on the surface of the front base fabric, a warp yarn on a non-engaging portion at a selvage portion is woven by leno weaving structure so that fluffy phenomenon is prevented from being generated on the surface of the non-engaging portion.

Abstract: A family of composite fabrics is disclosed, such fabrics comprising a relatively thick textile substrate or base to which is attached a sheer fabric, and a method for making same. Contours or three-dimensional patterns associated with the surface of the base to which the sheer fabric is attached are visible through the sheer fabric, imparting to the composite a decorative, three-dimensional quality that is both original and desirable.

Abstract: A reinforced conveyor belt has a plurality of fabric plies. One of the plies is an interwoven ply comprised of two layers of weft cords and a plurality of warp cords interweaving through the two layers of weft cords. Each warp cord has the following repeating weave pattern of passing over at least two but not more than five weft cords in the first weft layers, passing between the two weft layers for a distance of at least two weft cords, and passing under at least two but nor more than five weft cords in the second weft layer.

Abstract: A fabric including within its construction a first elongated electrical conductor crossed by a second elongated electrical conductor, the conductors being normally biased apart at a crossover point of said fibres with an air gap between them, whereby application of pressure in a direction substantially normal to a plane of the fabric causes the conductors to make contact. The fabric may be woven, knitted, non-woven or plaited. The fabric can be used as a pressure sensor, switch or other sensor.

Abstract: A carbon fiber-made reinforcing woven fabric comprising a carbon-fiber woven fabric formed from warps consisting of carbon fibers and wefts consisting of carbon fibers, and auxiliary yarns arranged along at least either warps or wefts, the auxiliary yarns being passed over and under other yarns differently from associated warps or wefts. When prepreg is produced by applying matrix resin to this woven fabric by a wet/prepreg processing method before drying, the presence of auxiliary yarns in gaps in the vicinities of warp-weft intersections on the woven fabric allows matrix resin to remain around auxiliary yarns to produce no apertures in the obtained prepreg, whereby the woven fabric is suitable for a prepreg production by wet/prepreg processing.