Fabric (woven, knitted, or nonwoven textile or cloth, etc.) inventions 07/06

20060166578 - Process for creating fabrics with branched fibrils and such fibrillated fabrics: The present process involves applying a plasticizer- or solvent-containing solution to a subject fabric, preferably under heated conditions, and then mechanically abrading the treated fabric. The process results in the rearrangement of the fabric structure, as a plurality of branched fibrils are created along the length of the yarn filaments....

20060166577 - Scrim made of twill-woven thermoplastic tapes: An industrial-strength scrim is made of thermoplastic tapes woven together in a twill weave, in which the weft tapes cross over at least two successive warp tapes and under at least one successive warp tape, in a repeating pattern. Such weave permits more tapes per inch to be accommodated in...

20060166579 - Treated inherently flame resistant polyester fabrics: A textile article having flame resistant properties includes a plurality of inherently flame resistant polyester fibers formed into a fabric, and a finish on the fabric including a cyclic phosphonate flame retardant. The finish imparts a property selected from the group consisting of: a molecularly bound antimicrobial agent which is...

20060166580 - Non-asbestos gasket sheet: A non-asbestos gasket sheet including a composition which includes a base fiber containing an organic fiber as a major fiber component, rubber, a filler, and a rubber chemical, the amount of the organic fiber in the composition is 15 to 30 wt %, and the filler including graphite. The non-asbestos...

20060166581 - Woven, lateral direction ventilated wall board structure: A woven, lateral direction ventilated wall board structure consisting of top and bottom, double-sided knit cloth surfaces conjoined in the center section by numerous densely distributed, straightly arrayed, stiff, supportive monofilament into a pad of a certain thickness. A liquid adhesive agent (such as a sound absorbent agent, inflammable agent,...

20060166582 - Composite higher temperature needlefelts with woven fiberglass scrims: Composite higher temperature needlefelts manufactured by needle punching webs of staple fibers into a layer of woven fiberglass scrim to generate structural integrity superior to needlefelts of the staple fibers of equivalent weight and less particulate emission than woven fiberglass fabric of equivalent weight when used for filtration applications....

20060166583 - Stretchable nonwovens: A nonwoven material which can be elongated and which will partially recover. The material comprises a web of fibers comprising polymeric chains which fibers are entangled with one another. The fibers are stretched in a first direction at a temperature wherein the fibers are aligned in a first direction and...

20060166584 - Heat insulating member for end cone portion of exhaust gas conversion apparatus: A heat insulating member for an end cone portion of an exhaust gas conversion apparatus is formed by laminating sheets each made of alumina-silica based ceramic fibers to form a matte and subjecting the matte to needling in a lamination direction of the sheets, in which a composition of the...

20060160445 - Insect screen with improved optical properties: An insect screen made from fibers in a warp and fill construction defining openings having a warp dimension and a fill dimension, both of said warp and fill dimensions being equal to or less than about 0.04 inches and equal to or larger than about 0.01 inches, said fibers having...

20060160447 - Oil for dust adsorption: An oil for dust adsorption that includes a base oil (A), a nonionic surfactant (B), and an allergen inactivation component (C). This oil for dust adsorption can be used favorably on cleaning and wiping implements containing a dry fibrous substrate, such as mops and wipers and the like....

20060160446 - Structural fabrics employing icosahedral elements and uses thereof: Structural fabrics employing icosahedral elements and uses thereof. A structural fabric is provided, comprising a plurality of icosahedral elements, and a plurality of interconnecting elements, the icosahedral elements being interconnected by the interconnecting elements in tension so as to form an array of the icosahedral elements. A first interconnecting element...

20060160448 - Antimicrobial fabric and method for maunfacture of antimicrobial fabric: Antimicrobial fibers useful for the manufacture of gas permeable fabrics are manufactured by co-extrusion of polymerics and antimicrobial materials. The fibers may be ed in various combinations to provide antimicrobial fabric materials....

20060160449 - Moisture-absorbing, quick drying, thermally insulating, elastic laminate and method for making the same: There is disclosed a moisture-absorbing, quick drying, thermally insulating, elastic, composite material and a method for making the same. Adhesive is provided on the top and bottom of a highly porous foil so that the adhesive does not form a continuous film. By means of the adhesive, two sheets of...

20060160450 - Structure of carbon cloth: An improved structure of carbon cloth, wherein plain weave is used. Since carbon fiber thread is a kind of rigid materials and has no retractility, color plastic thread or metallic yarn of high retractility can be added in either the warp contexture or the weft contexture when weaving carbon. The...

20060160451 - Knit tube flame resistant barriers: The invention relates to the use of a flame resistant knit tube, made with either a seamless or seamed circular knit or a seamed or tubular warp knit fabric, used to protect a mattress, foundation, upholstery cushion, pillow, office panel, transportation seat or any other article requiring flame resistant protection....

20060160452 - Absorbent barrier structures having a high convective air flow rate and articles made therefrom: The present invention relates to absorbent articles which provide superior protection against wet through under impact or sustained pressure, and high convective air flow therethrough for skin health and comfort benefits. In particular, the present invention relates to an absorbent article comprising an absorbent core and an absorbent barrier structure,...

20060160453 - Breathable composite sheet: A liquid repellent breathable composite sheet is formed by extrusion coating a thin, non-porous moisture vapor permeable film on an absorbent nonwoven layer and adhesively laminating a repellent nonwoven layer to the side of the film opposite the absorbent layer. The composite sheet has excellent viral and bacterial barrier properties...

20060160454 - Slickened or siliconized flame resistant fiber blends: The invention relates to slickened or siliconized flame resistant fiber blends that are well suited for use in mattresses, boxsprings, upholstered furniture, fiber-filled bed clothing, transportation seating or any end use application where a soft materials are desired for flame resistant (FR) purposes. Some of the fibers in the blend...

20060160455 - Water-absorbent article and method for producing the same: An absorbent article containing a water-absorbent resin composite comprising one nearly spherical water-absorbent resin particle and two or more fibers, wherein one or more of the fibers are partially embedded in the resin particle and are partially exposed from the resin particle, and wherein one or more of the fibers...

20060154540 - Antimicrobial wounddressing: An antimicrobial composite which comprises a first, liquid-permeable layer and a second layer arranged on the first layer. An antimicrobial metal in elemental form is present between the first and second layers and substantially no antimicrobial metal in elemental form is present on exterior surfaces of the composite. This abstract...

20060154541 - Surface material with a stereoscopic visual effect: A surface material with a stereoscopic effect has a substrate and a PU meshed layer. The substrate has a first pattern. The PU meshed layer has a second pattern similar to or the same as the first pattern and is mounted on the substrate over the first pattern at an...

20060154542 - Non-coated fabric for outdoor applications: A non-coated fabric for outdoor applications is provided that is made up of a woven fabric and a chemical composition applied to the woven fabric. The woven fabric is made from multifilament yarns that are solution dyed and have a UV rating of at least 500 hours. The chemical composition...

20060154543 - Composite laminate and rigid molded article made from the same: A composite laminate includes a fabric sheet which is surface-treated with an amine-containing surface agent, a thermoplastic sheet, and a polyurethane elastomer film interposed between the fabric sheet and the thermoplastic sheet, and penetrating into and through the fabric sheet so as to react with the surface agent on the...

20060154544 - Method for durable hydrophilization of a hydrophobic surface: A method for hydrophilizing a hydrophobic surface of a substrate includes the steps of (a) defining a temperature range of: (i) greater than or equal to an anticipated lower use temperature (LUT), or (ii) less than or equal to an anticipated upper use temperature (UUT), or (iii) from a LUT...

20060154545 - Toughened, non-crimped unidirectional fabric apparatus and method of making same: A non-crimped, unidirectional fabric. The fabric includes a plurality of non-crimped, unidirectional fibers arranged parallel to one another. Weft fibers are arranged perpendicular to the non-crimped, unidirectional fibers. Warp fibers are arranged parallel to the non-crimped, unidirectional fibers. The weft fibers are woven around the non-crimped, unidirectional fibers and around...

20060154546 - Air permeable pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes: A vapor permeable article includes a porous backing substrate and an open fabric applied to one surface of the backing substrate. The open fabric has a greater porosity than that of the backing substrate. The open fabric may be a woven fabric comprising warp (MD) yarns and weft (CD) yarns,...

20060154547 - High strength and high elongation wipe: The present invention provides high strength nonwoven wipe materials and the process of making the materials. The high strength nonwoven wipe materials contain cellulosic fibers, synthetic fibers, or mixtures thereof, with bicomponent fibers and optionally, a binder. The present invention provides a high strength, high elongation, reduced stiffness nonwoven wipe...

20060154548 - Low basis weight wet pipes with a pleasing hand: A nonwoven material suitable for use as a wet wipe substrate is disclosed. The nonwoven material comprises thermoplastic fibers and is provided with a pattern of embossments that join at least a portion of the thermoplastic fibers. When the material is treated with a cleaning lotion to provide a wet...

20060154549 - Rotary process for forming uniform material: A process is provided for issuing material from a nozzle in a rotor rotating at a given rotational speed wherein the material is issued by way of a fluid jet. The material can be collected on a collector concentric to the rotor. The collector can be a flexible belt moving...

20060148347 - Insect screen with improved optical properties: An insect screen comprising fibers in a warp and fill construction defining openings having a warp dimension and a fill dimension, at least one of the warp and fill dimensions being less than about 0.05 inches and the other of the warp and fill dimensions being larger than about 0.03...

20060148348 - Mesh cotton with separating net and method for its manufacturing: Disclosed are a mesh cotton with a separating net on a surface thereof and a method of manufacturing the same. The mesh cotton (10) is manufactured by layering a plurality of cotton sheets (13) and adhering the layered cotton sheets to each other with an acryl binder, embossing a surface...

20060148349 - Moisture-management in hydrophilic fibers: A nano technology process for the manufacture of a fabric that comprises fibers, such as man-made fibers, cotton fibers or cellulose fibers, which are essentially hydrophilic, with improved moisture-management performance, in which the fibers are individually encapsulated with a nano chemistry water-repellant surface....

20060148350 - Articles comprising a fluorochemical surface layer and related methods: The invention features an article comprising a reactive substrate that forms a covalent or hydrogen bond with a surface layer. The surface layer of the article comprises the reaction product of at least one monoterminated (per)fluoropolyether (meth)acryl compound and at least one monomer or oligomer having at least two (meth)acryl...

20060148351 - Patterned conductive textile sensors and devices: This invention relates to patterned conductive textile sensors such as those for simultaneously measurement of strain, temperature and relative humidity. The patterned textile structures comprise sensing elements of various electrical conductivity and they are in the forms of fabrics, fibres, filaments or yarns coated with conductive polymers....

20060148352 - Absorbent materials and articles: An absorbent material comprises a flexible, skin-conformable, moisture-absorbent sheet member, optionally a net member in sheet form overlying and associated with the absorbent sheet member on at least one face thereof, and a hydrogel disposed on at least one of the net member, when present, and the absorbent sheet member...

20060148353 - Aqueous emulsion composition: wherein R1 is an alkyl group or an alkenyl group, R2 is an alkylene group, R3 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an alkenyl group, p is the number of at least 2, q is the number of at least 1, and p and q are such numbers...

20060148354 - Extensible and stretch laminates with comparably low cross-machine direction tension and methods of making same: A method of producing a laminate material includes the steps of providing a first flexible sheet material; providing a second flexible sheet material having a first surface and a second surface, and also having a first width of 1X; stretching the second flexible sheet material in a cross-machine direction to...

20060148355 - Braid construction to match coefficients of thermal expansion for composite transmission housings: A transmission assembly includes a composite transmission component with a tailored coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE). The composite transmission component is fabricated from graphite axial fibers and S-glass bias fibers that are oriented at a bias angle to the graphite axial fibers. The composite transmission component is located adjacent to...

20060148356 - Quick-drying pure cotton fabric with two faces having different properties and a method of producing same: The present invention is a quick-drying pure cotton fabric whose two faces have different properties and a method of producing same. One face of said fabric is a hydrophobic face formed largely or entirely from hydrophobic pure cotton, and the other face is a hydrophilic face formed largely or entirely...

20060148357 - Elastic laminate having topography: An elastic laminate having topographical features and a method of making an elastic laminate that includes topographical features is described. The elastic laminate includes a plurality of elastic strands made up of an elastomeric adhesive composition to provide topographical features that can withstand compression. In one particularly desirable embodiment the...

20060148358 - Elastic laminate and process therefor: Disclosed herein are elastic laminate materials having an elastic member and at least one fibrous nonwoven web. The elastic laminate materials have highly desirably properties of extensibility and elastic recovery, and cloth-like aesthetic properties of softness and drapability. In embodiments, the elastic laminate materials may include a second fibrous nonwoven...

20060148359 - Nonwoven loop material: Disclosed herein are nonwoven loop materials suitable for use as the female component of hook and loop fastening systems. In embodiments, the loop materials may include a fibrous nonwoven web layer and an elastic substrate layer, or may include elastic fibers coformed with other fibers. Also disclosed herein is a...

20060148360 - Stretchable multiple component nonwoven fabrics and methods for preparing: A method for preparing stretchable bonded nonwoven fabrics which involves forming a substantially nonbonded nonwoven web of multiple-component continuous filaments or staple fibers which are capable of developing three-dimensional spiral crimp, activating the spiral crimp by heating substantially nonbonded web under free shrinkage conditions during which the nonwoven remains substantially...

20060148361 - Method for forming an elastic laminate: An efficient, in-line method for forming an elastic laminate is provided. To form the laminate, a polymer composition containing an elastomeric polymer is extruded as a film. In one embodiment, the film is uniaxially oriented in the machine direction (“MD”), or optionally, biaxially oriented in the machine direction and the...

20060148362 - Disposable nonwoven undergarments with support panels: The present invention is directed to a soft feeling, aesthetically pleasing, and form-fitting disposable nonwoven undergarment for men, women, and youths with one or more expandable supportive body panels, as well as an optional absorbent protective panel for those individuals with mild incontinence conditions. In accordance with the present invention,...

20060148363 - Osb from wood strands and alternate fibers: An improved oriented strand board which comprises at least one inner or core layer and two exterior or face layers, each of the layers comprising strands of a wood product mixed with an appropriate binder, at least a portion of the wood product being replaced with stems of a plant,...

20060148364 - Wood fiber insulating material board or mat: