Fabric (woven, knitted, or nonwoven textile or cloth, etc.) inventions 08/06

20060194486 - Composite material based on organic fibers for thermally mouldable shoe components: The invention relates to a composite material for thermally formable shoe components on an organic fiber base containing an organic fiber material or a mixture of two or more organic fiber materials and a binding agent consisting of a thermoplastic polymer or a mixture of two or more thermoplastic polymers...

20060194487 - Optical elements containing a polymer fiber weave: A polarizer is formed with an arrangement of polymer fibers substantially parallel within a polymer matrix. The polymer fibers are formed of at least first and second polymer materials. At least one of the polymer matrix and the first and second polymer materials is birefringent, and provides a birefringent interface...

20060194488 - Coated metalized fabric and process for edge bonding: An improved coated metalized fabric of man made fibers and a process for bonding the improved fabric to adjacent materials, such as along its edges with adjacent such fabrics....

20060194489 - Fuel cell gas diffusion layer coating process and treated article: A method is provided for making a hydrophobic carbon fiber construction, such as a fuel cell gas diffusion layer, by electrophoretic deposition of a highly fluorinated polymer, which may be followed by sintering of the fluoropolymer. A hydrophobic carbon fiber construction is provided, such as a fuel cell gas diffusion...

20060194490 - Temporary changes in the properties of papermachine clothing: Method for changing properties of papermachine clothing, in particular a dryer fabric. The papermachine clothing is processed specifically, primarily in the transverse direction of the clothing, for the purpose of evening out the properties of the fabric. The instant abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this...

20060194491 - Fabric for an animal rug: A fabric (10) for an animal rug, having a mesh pattern of a size suitable for preventing penetration and biting by insects, has a mesh of woven fibres (11), forming rectangular spaces (12) therebetween. Each weft (13) and warp (14) is formed from a soft, inner, multifilament fibre (15) sandwiched...

20060194492 - Breathable and waterproof lining structure for footwear and garment: A waterproof and breathable lining structure includes a sheet-like waterproof and breathable foaming cushion layer made of a composition of a predetermined amount of low density polyethylene (LDPE) and a predetermined amount of foaming agent such as azodicarbonamide (ADCA), and a fabric lining layer integrally adhered to one side of...

20060194493 - Pressure sensitive adhesive for surgical drapes: The invention relates to the selection and application of adhesive systems that facilitate bonding to generally non-polar and fibrous hydrocarbon surfaces, and which adhesive also provides physical properties (e.g., viscosity flow) to promote improved mechanical interlocking with the substrate fiber network. The substrate comprises a non-woven barrier fabric to which...

20060194494 - Protective drainage wraps: A protective drainage wrap comprises a porous layer, a breathable solid layer portion and a plurality of fibers, filaments, tapes or yarn. The porous layer is adapted to allow water to pass therethrough. The breathable solid layer portion is adapted to allow water vapor to pass therethrough while preventing or...

20060194495 - Protective drainage wraps: A protective drainage wrap comprises a polymeric spunbonded portion being adapted to allow water vapor to flow therethrough and a plurality of fibers, filaments, tapes or yarn being attached to the polymeric spunbonded portion. The plurality of fibers, filaments, tapes or yarn forms a plurality of channels to assist in...

20060194496 - Nonwoven laminate structure: A nonwoven composite structure having a plurality of layers of nonwoven fiber batting bonded in laminating relation to one another by a localized adhesive disposed between the layers. The adhesive between the layers of fiber batting preferably extends across the interface between the adjacent layers so as to at least...

20060194497 - Acoustical insulation laminate with polyolefin layer and process for making: An acoustical insulation laminate having a porous polyolefin layer and a process for making the laminate. The laminate preferably includes a porous multiple density polyolefin film, a sound absorbing material and may include a face cloth on one or both sides of the laminate. The porous polyolefin film is preferably...

20060194498 - Dry-process nonwoven pulp fabric composed of united layer structures: Disclosed is a dry-process nonwoven pulp fabric composed of united layer structures, which contains heat-bondable synthetic fibers and comprises surface layer portions on both sides in which the synthetic fibers are heat bonded to one another and which has a basis weight of more than 5 g/m2 to 12 g/m2,...

20060189231 - Reinforced polyurethane foam and its manufacturing process: A reinforced polyurethane foam and its manufacturing process; an interface layer being sandwiched by the polyurethane foam and a fiberglass reinforcement layer by having polyurethane consistently coated on each part of a silicone rubber mold; immediately followed with the installation of the interface layer on the polyurethane; the polyurethane then...

20060189232 - Fire retarding, stain and/or mold protecting composition: A fire retardant is combined with a stain protectant and/or mold inhibitor especially to inhibit Stachybotrys chartarum. An aqueous spray-on formulation is beneficially provided....

20060189234 - Polyurethane urea solutions: This invention relates to solutions of polyurethaneureas in γ-butyrolactone or mixtures of γ-butyrolactone with toxicologically acceptable organic solvents. A process for coating substrates using these polyurethaneurea solutions, and substrates coated by said process are also provided. The substrates coated according to the invention are preferably textile products or leather, but...

20060189233 - Protective device for the passenger compartment of a vehicle and method for producing a flexible sheet-like structure: 1. A protective device for the passenger compartment of a vehicle. 2.1 A protective device for the passenger compartment of a vehicle with a flexible sheet-like structure, which is held in the region of one extreme end on a winding shaft in such a way that it can be wound...

20060189235 - Reinforcement for building components and membranes, in particular roofing membranes: A reinforcement formed from filaments or fibers which have a core made of inorganic material and an outer sheathing of the core which is composed of organic material. The resulting reinforcement, in particular a roofing membrane with at least one support insert made from such a reinforcement, exhibits superior and...

20060189236 - Fire-resistant ultra-lightweight panel with three-dimensional surface design: The invention relates to an ultra-lightweight heat and flame resistant (or retardant) composite panel having a three-dimensional artistic design on the surface, and a method for making the lightweight heat and flame resistant composite panel. One aspect of the invention is a system and method for creating a composite panel...

20060189237 - Synthetic fiber tire fabric for reinforcing rubber and pneumatic tire using the same: A tire fabric woven of warps comprising synthetic yarns subjected to first twisting and final twisting and wefts comprising synthetic yarns, wherein said wefts have a breaking elongation of 70 to 180% and a strength of not more than 2.0 N at the primary yield point, and have loops and...

20060189238 - Molded composite fabrics and methods of making: A molded composite fabric and methods of making are provided. The molded composite fabric has a polyethylene foam layer and a first fabric layer adhered to a first side of the polyethylene foam layer to define a composite fabric. The molded composite fabric also includes a feature molded in the...

20060189239 - Device, especially sporting equipment for use in surfing or similar activities, and a method for producing fiber composites: Device, especially a piece of sporting equipment for use in surfing or similar activities, includes a base made of foamed plastic, which has at least one laminate coating made of a fabric laminate and an underlay compound. The device includes an intermediate layer between the base and the laminate coating....

20060189240 - Polymeric garment material: A method of making garment material, the method having the steps: applying coagulant (34) to a substrate (32); applying a foam (38) of the polymeric material to the substrate (32); allowing the coagulant (34) to coagulate some of the foam (38); and removing uncoagulated foam (38) from the substrate (32)...

20060189242 - Cushion sheet and manufacturing method for a cushion sheet: A cushion sheet has a sheet body and a low-friction layer formed on the sheet body. The low-friction layer is formed by a plurality of synthetic resin fibers. The synthetic resin fibers are bonded with a surface of the sheet body in a state resembling a spread cloth. It is...

20060189241 - Molded non-woven fabrics and methods of molding: Methods of molding a non-woven fabric are provided. The methods include selecting a non-woven fabric having a web of randomly disbursed fibers, compressing the non-woven fabric between a top mold and a bottom mold, and maintaining the non-woven fabric between the top and bottom molds for a predetermined dwell time...

20060183387 - Composite board: A composite board for use as backerboard for tile includes outer reinforcement portions and a polystyrene layer disposed between the two outer reinforcement portions, at least one of the outer reinforcement portions being an outer mat fabric reinforcement layer with a mat fabric, and a non-shrinking cement compound saturating and...

20060183388 - Coloured polypropylene/polystyrene support: Colouring process of Polypropylene/polystyrene support, in which the support is coloured by means of an aqueous composition comprising from 0.1 to 4% by weight disperse dye, organic acid with 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and at least a surfactant, whereby said colouring is operated partly at a temperature higher than...

20060183389 - Fabric-faced composites and methods for making same: The present invention is directed to multiple layer composites (10) suitable for use as wall and floor coverings, among other uses, that provide a strong durable structure and a soft textile or fabric face. The composite includes a face layer (12) bonded to an adhesive layer (22) such that the...

20060183390 - Woven fabric and method of manufacturing the same: A fabric wherein the tear strength in the warp cut direction and that in the weft cut direction according to the pendulum method are each from 10 to 50 N, the thickness is 0.07 mm or less, the weight per square-meter is 50 g/m2 or less, and the air permeability...

20060183391 - Papermachine fabric: Papermachine fabric, in particular press felt for the press section of a paper machine. A papermachine fabric, for example a press felt for use in the press section of a papermachine, has a thread arrangement oriented in the machine running direction (direction of the x-axis). The thread arrangement has regions...

20060183392 - Polishing and buffing pad: A buffing and polishing pad or other structure uses extremely fine microfibers of less than 1 denier. Preferred fibers are less than 0.7 denier, and in some cases considerably less. The currently most preferred embodiment is 50% fiber having 0.5 denier and 50% fiber having 0.3 denier. Preferred fibers have...

20060183393 - Drapeable and launderable light weight flame retardant barrier fabrics: Flame retardant (FR) nonwoven fabrics and methods of producing same are provided. An FR nonwoven fabric includes FR rayon and either FR polyester or FR polypropylene or any blend thereof. The FR nonwoven fabric has a basis weight less than 3 ounces per square yard, and is devoid of non-FR...

20060178064 - Fire retardant panel composition and methods of making the same: The following disclosure provides a low-density fire retardant structural board. The board has a body of fibrous material, a binder and fire retardant agent. The body of fibrous material includes a weight, first and second ends, first and second sides and a thickness. The fibrous material is dispersed throughout the...

20060178065 - Gas bag blank and method of manufacturing a gas bag: A two-dimensional gas bag blank (10) has a first, a second, and a third side section (12, 14, 16). The first side section (12) is connected to the second side section (14) via a common side edge (18) forming a first edge fold line (18k), and the second side section...

20060178066 - Method for producing a reinforced polyester non-woven material: A method for producing a reinforced polyester non-woven material suitable for use as a roofing material, comprising: forming a mixture comprising glass fibers and a liquid binder; applying the mixture to a polyester non-woven material; and curing the liquid binder to form a layer comprising glass fibers that is attached...

20060178067 - Disk or pad-shaped fiber composite article: The invention relates to a disk or pad-shaped fiber composite article (2) for the care and cleaning of human skin, comprising a non-woven fiber layer (4) which forms one surface of the article and a thermoplastic film layer (6) forming another surface thereof. The invention is characterised in that in...

20060178068 - Non-woven and woven fabric for use as reforming catalyst: A reforming catalyst is proposed which is used when producing hydrogen as a fuel for a fuel cell from e.g. utility gas. The reforming catalyst is a non-woven or woven fabric made up of composite fibers each including an elongated carbon core, and a plurality of ribs attached to the...

20060178069 - Compacted olefin fibers: A polyolefin plaque is made by hot compaction of an assembly of fibres of the oriented polymer. It has been found to be beneficial to subject the fibres to a prior crosslinking process. Hot compaction is then less temperature-sensitive and produces plaques with excellent hot strength properties. Preferably the fibres...

20060178070 - Nonwoven fabric, fiber and galvanic cell: A nonwoven fabric, in particular for use as a separator in batteries or galvanic cells, having functional fibers made of at least one fibrous material which intrinsically contains at least one substance that is chemically active or activatable in an alkaline medium. The substance is incorporated surface-actively exclusively in volumetric...

20060178071 - Absorbent structure with improved water-absorbing material: This invention relates to improved absorbent structures containing improved water-absorbing material having a specific coating of elastomeric, film-forming polymers and/or which are made by a specific coating process. Preferred are polyetherpolyurethane coatings. The invention also relates to diapers, adult incontinence articles and catamenial devices, such as sanitary napkins, comprising said...

20060172637 - Highly water pressure-resistant polyester nonwoven fabric: A highly water pressure-resistant polyester nonwoven fabric having a water pressure resistance of 2 kPA or more and composed of a laminated nonwoven fabric structure that is integrated by thermocompressive bonding an extremely fine fiber nonwoven fabric layer in which a polyester material is mixed with 1% or more of...

20060172636 - Pre-form and method of preparing a pre-form: A pre-form and a method of preparing pre-forms are provided. The pre-forms comprise a resin and at least two layers of oriented fibre tows. The pre-forms comprise fibre tows instead of the traditional prepregs to enhance rearranging of resin and/or fibres during subsequent processing as well as provide greater freedom,...

20060172638 - Textile composite intended for mechanical reinforcement of a bitumen-based waterproof coating: a grid structure (2) placed between the first and second layers (6, 7), the warp yarns (3) and weft yarns (4) of which are connected to each other at the points where they cross by means of an adhesive that also ensures bonding of the first (7) and second (6)...

20060172639 - Filter medium: The filter fabric containing polyphenylene sulfide fibers, characterized in that the following (1) and/or (2) is satisfied is used to provide a filter fabric and a bag filter composed of the filter fabric excellent in dust-collecting efficiency and high in mechanical strength: (1) Containing at least two webs, one of...

20060172640 - Protective pad for clothing: An absorbent patch is shaped and configured to protect a garment from oils and other substances found on the skin of a wearer of the garment. An absorbent pad touches the skin and buffers the garment from the skin while optionally absorbing at least some of the oils and organic...

20060172641 - Textile substrates having self-cleaning properties: The present invention relates to a vapor-pervious water-impervious substrate, preferably a fibrous nonwoven web, which can be used in particular as a textile continuous sheet material, for example as an awning or as an inlet in apparel. The substrate according to the present invention may have self-cleaning properties. The substrate...

20060172642 - Apparatus for extracting nucleic acid: The apparatus for extracting nucleic acid includes a cartridge holder 61 which holds nucleic acid extraction cartridges 11, a container holder 62 which holds waste liquid containers 12 and recovering containers 13 and a container holding table 63 which holds the cartridge holder 61 and the container holder 62, the...

20060172643 - Roof coverings made without roofing granules: A roof covering includes a coated roofing mat comprising a roofing mat coated with an organic-based coating material. A reflective layer comprising a layer of an infrared reflective material covers an upper surface of the coated roofing mat. A weatherable layer comprising a layer of a weatherable material covers an...

20060172644 - a mat with yarns made of alkali-resistant glass: A mat formed of continuous yarns made of alkali-resistant glass. A composite includes the mat and a cementing matrix....

20060172645 - Novel thick laminate fabrication method: The invention is a processing technique which allows Fiber Reinforced Polymer laminates of any arbitrary thickness to be manufactured. Thick laminates processed in this fashion will not exhibit adverse process induced residual stresses which serve to reduce or limit laminate operability, performance and service life. This invention provides a means...

20060172646 - Warp knit fabric with steric structure: It is to provide a three-dimensional warp-knitted fabric in which breathability and cushioning property especially are well suited for a motor vehicle seat in a manner that a feeling of stickiness and steaminess when sweating is eliminated. The three-dimensional warp-knitted fabric comprising front and back ground structures, one of which...

20060172647 - Polymer blends and nonwoven articles therefrom: e) a propylene triad tacticity, as measured by 13C NMR, of 75% or greater; where the blend of the semi-crystalline and semi-amorphous polymers comprises less than 5 weight % filler, based upon the weight of the polymers and the filler, and the blend has: i) an MFR greater than 10...

20060172648 - Method and material for stabilizing a wall or surface: Method and material for stabilizing a wall or surface, such as a plaster wall or plaster surface, includes a laminate having first and second layers of a fibrous material, and metallic and polymeric material layers disposed between the first and second layers. The method includes repairing any damaged areas of...

20060172649 - Flame resistant fabric useful as a batting in mattresses and upholstery: Flame resistant fabrics useful as battings such as in mattresses and upholstery contain cellulose fibers (which retain at least 10 percent of their weight when heated in air to 700° C. at a rate of 20° C. per minute) and animal wool....