Fabric (woven, knitted, or nonwoven textile or cloth, etc.) inventions 01/07

20070021018 - Netting material with reflective or luminescent marker: A netting material includes reflective and/or luminescent markers that make the netting visible in low light or reduced light situations, and in certain embodiments also marks the roll end in a manner visible in low light situations. The strip reflects a source of light even from a distance and even... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, L.L.P.

20070021020 - Outdoor fabric having improved properties and process for manufacturing the same: Outdoor fabric based on spun acrylic fibres in which the said fabric is associated with at least one polymer selected from a group comprising melamine resins, fluoropolymers and mixtures thereof, and anatase titanium dioxide nanoparticles. A process for improving the resistance of an outdoor fabric to atmospheric agents and pollutants... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070021019 - Treated textile fabric: In at least one embodiment, the present invention relates to a stain resistant, water resistant and water repellant treated textile fabric that can be prepared by a) selecting an untreated textile fabric having a first side and a second side, b) topically treating the untreated fabric with an aqueous primary... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070021021 - High performance filter media with internal nanofiber structure and manufacturing methodology: High performance filter media and manufacturing methodology provides nanofibers of diameter less than 1 μm incorporated and processed into internal structure of a filter medium dominantly composed of coarse fibers of diameter greater than 1 μm, to change the internal media structure.... Agent: Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, LLP

20070021022 - Crimped fiber nonwoven fabric and laminate thereof: The invention provides a nonwoven fabric of crimped conjugate fibers comprising (1) a first propylene-based polymer component and (2) a second propylene-based polymer component, and a laminate of the nonwoven fabric and other nonwoven fabrics or porous films, in which the melting point of the component (1) is higher by... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070021023 - Barrier laminates and articles made therefrom: This invention relates to the production of durably liquidproof laminates and articles made therefrom, the laminates incorporating a barrier layer and a textile made from a composite yarn containing a core including fiberglass as a strength component and a sheath of a different material around the core. Shelters and other... Agent: Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc.

20070015424 - Building material having adaptive vapor retarder: A laminated article includes a substrate of a building material; and an adaptive vapor retarder film adhered to the substrate. The film is selected as being at least one from the group consisting of: ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH), EVOH coextruded or laminated with at least a second polymer, a blended... Agent: Duane Morris, LLPIPDepartment

20070015423 - Dry chemically bound nonwovens which are flushable and dispersible: This invention is directed to methods of incorporating a trigger such as boric acid, boric acid salts, sodium sulfate, or other salts, into a nonwoven web substrate for the preparation of dry nonwoven products which are redispersible when put in contact with large amounts of water or liquid. In one... Agent: Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. Patent Department

20070015425 - Coating for an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device: An inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (10) includes a fabric substrate (12) and a coating (14) provided on a surface (16) of the fabric substrate (12). The coating (14) includes a thermoplastic polyether polyurethane base resin and an antiblocking agent. The base resin is at least about 50% by weight... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20070015426 - Environmentally friendly yarn and fabric: A monofilament or multifilament, high tenacity, polypropylene, polyethylene, propylene based copolymer, ethylene based copolymer, olefin, or fiberglass core yarn is extruded with a coating comprising a mixture of polypropylene, ethylene octane copolymer to form a monofilament yarn. The coating may also include a flame retardant, a pigment, an ultraviolet inhibitor... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070015427 - Stitchbonded fabric: The invention provides a stitchbonded nonwoven fabric comprising a nonwoven web, stitches of a first yarn, and stitches of a second yarn wherein the first yarn comprises polyester bicomponent fibers exhibiting latent crimp and comprising poly(ethylene terephthalate) and poly(trimethylene terephthalate). The invention further provides a process for making such stitch-bonded... Agent: Invista North America S.a.r.l.

20070015428 - Surface material and absorbent article using the same: A surface material for an absorbent article comprises a fibrous web formed by thermally bondable component fibers bonded together under the effect of hot blast and has a hot blast-exposed surface and a surface opposite to this hot blast-exposed surface. The fibrous web comprises, in turn, a first layer lying... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Berner, LLP

20070010147 - Flexible glass fiber weave: A flexible glass fiber woven product characterized by, among other features, stability in three dimensions (namely horizontal, lateral, and vertical, as well as combinations thereof), resistance to tearing or cutting, flat surface, and a relative thinness when compared to other fiber weaves. The fiber weave may, for example, be utilized... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney, LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070010148 - Cleanroom wiper: A wiper for use in a cleanroom environment made of a knitted, continuous synthetic filaments is disclosed. The wiper has a surfactant added to the surface of the knitted substrate. The wiper has improved wiping ability, low lint and low extractable ions making it suitable for use in critical cleanroom... Agent: Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc.

20070010149 - Antivirus-resistant and waterproof fabric: Disclosed is an antivirus-resistant and waterproof fabric, which includes a base fabric layer, an isolation layer formed of PU, PE, or TPU and covered on one side of the base fabric layer to protect against osmosis of blood and virus, and a protective layer formed of expanded polytetrafluroethlene and covered... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070010150 - Textile materials exbiting enhanced soil-release properties and process for producing the same: The invention provides a treated textile material having a finish applied to at least a portion of the surface thereof. The finish comprises at least one particulate component which exhibits a positive surface charge when suspended in an aqueous medium. The invention further provides a process for producing a treated... Agent: Robert M. Lanning Legal Department, M-495

20070010151 - Unique ballistic composition: A ballistic composite comprises multiple layers of a fabric having unidirectional ballistic resistant yarns in at least two layers and a resin layer between each pair of such multiple layers adhered to the ballistic resistant yarns but not encapsulation the same and not penetrating the layer of fabric. The ballistic... Agent: Sim & Mcburney

20070010152 - Tarpaulin by using polyolefin group split yarn and method thereof: The present invention relates to a tarpaulin by using a polyolefin group resin which is comprised of a polyolefin group woven cloth layer in which a polyolefin group resin is split, drawn and weaved and a polyolefin group resin coating layer manufactured by stacking the polyolefin group resin on both... Agent: Hahn Loeser & Parks, LLP

20070010153 - Cleanroom wiper: A wiper for use in a cleanroom environment made of a knitted, continuous synthetic filaments is disclosed. The wiper has a specified pore size distribution that enhances the wiping ability of the wiper. The wiper has improved wiping ability, low lint and low extractable ions making it suitable for use... Agent: Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc.

20070010154 - Reinforcement material: The invention relates to a strengthening material, for instance for use as textile reinforcement in composites, comprising at least one thickness-providing layer formed by a non-woven or a knit of glass fibre and at least one strengthening layer connected thereto on at least one side thereof, wherein at least one... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20070010155 - Ion triggerable, cationic polymers, a method of making same and items using same: The present invention is directed to ion triggerable, water-dispersible cationic polymers. The present invention is also directed to a method of making ion triggerable, water-dispersible cationic polymers and their applicability as binder compositions. The present invention is further directed to fiber-containing fabrics and webs comprising ion triggerable, water-dispersible binder compositions... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070010156 - Method of producing a nonwoven material: A method of producing a patterned and/or apertured nonwoven material wherein a web of continuous filaments are formed on a forming member, the continuous filaments being free from each other without any thermal or adhesive bonds therebetween, and applying a wetformed fiber dispersion containing natural and/or synthetic or regenerated staple... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070004299 - Barrier film with enhanced adhesive properties: Described are barrier films that include a modified polyvinyl alcohol/polyvinyl amine coating resin. The barrier films exhibit a combination of good oxygen barrier properties, moisture resistance and adhesion properties characteristics.... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20070004300 - Fabrics having a topically applied silver-based finish with a cross-linked binder system for improved high-temperature wash durability: Improvements in the high-temperature wash durability and discoloration levels for fabrics having topically applied silver-ion treatments are provided. Such solid compounds are generally susceptible to discoloration and, due to the solid nature thereof, are typically easy to remove from topical surface applications, particularly when laundered at elevated temperatures. The inventive... Agent: Brenda D. Wentz Milliken & Company

20070004301 - Textile composite material comprising activated carbon fibres and production thereof: The present invention relates to a textile sheetlike structure (1), in particular for protection against biological and chemical noxiants and poisons, such as biological and chemical warfare agents, said sheetlike structure (1) having a textile support layer (2) and a first sheetlike piece (3) of activated carbon fibres which is... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20070004302 - Flame resistant matelasse fabrics utilizing spun and filament flame resistant yarns: The invention relates to the use of a flame resistant (FR) three-layer double-knit fabric, also know as a matelasse fabric. The top layer is of standard non-FR face yarn, the middle layer is of a FR filler spun yarn and the bottom layer is of a FR spun yarn or... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070004303 - Stretchable composite fabric and clothing product therefrom: A stretchable composite fabric appropriate to sports wear and under wear is a woven or knitted fabric including a composite yarns (A) formed from stretchable yarns (1) having a self-elongation of 5% or more upon absorbing water and an elongation at break of 200% or more and non-stretchable yarns (2)... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070004304 - Method for producing a strengthened nonwoven from at least partly microfine endless fibers and nonwoven according to this method: A strengthened nonwoven is made at least in part of spun microfibers that are strengthened by hydrodynamic needling, alone or together with other fibers such as also staple fibers and/or endless fibers. The microfibers are spun from a polymer melt of only one certain polymer from a plurality of spinning... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070004305 - Complex comprising a drylaid veil of glass fibres, and a nonwoven fabric of organic fibres: A process for preparing a complex sheet including a layer of drylaid glass fibers and a layer of organic fibers. The process includes mechanical needling or fluid entanglement, e.g. hydroentanglement, of a nonwoven fabric of continuous organic fibers and of a veil of non-preconsolidated continuous glass fibers, the nonwoven fabric... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070004306 - Energy efficient and insulated building envelopes: The present invention provides several methods and materials for use in building construction that may require air and water barrier, and water vapor permeability along with thermal or acoustic insulation. Several embodiments provide materials for a variety of building construction needs that can help build next generation green buildings.... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070004307 - High intensity flame resistant composites: Heat and flame resistant composites are provided, suitable for use as construction and furnishing panels and as covers for construction and furnishing panels.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center