Fabric (woven, knitted, or nonwoven textile or cloth, etc.) inventions 08/07

20070202761 - Fluorine-containing monomer, fluorine-containing polymer and surface treating agent: P

20070202762 - Carbon fiber composite material compact: A carbon fiber composite material compact contains less of expensive carbon fibers, and the compact can therefore be used for general purposes which do not require highly superior physical properties. The carbon fiber composite material compact is produced by staking a first carbon fiber layer, a core layer, a second... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20070202763 - Polyester woven fabric: A polyester fabric having a total cover factor of not lower than 1500 and a mass per unit area of not higher than 45 g/m2, wherein said polyester fabric is composed of polyester multifilament A yarns having a total fineness of not higher than 25 dtex (decitex) and a single... Agent: Dennison, Schultz & Macdonald

20070202764 - Rotary process for forming uniform material: A thin, uniform membrane comprising polymeric fibrils or a combination of fibrils and particles, wherein the fibrils have randomly convoluted cross-sections, and a process for making the membrane are disclosed. The membrane may be on the surface of a substrate as part of a composite sheet, or as a stand-alone... Agent: Solae, LLC

20070202765 - Textile form touch sensor: A textile form touch sensor comprises first and second outer conductive layers, and a third layer, intermediate of the first and second layers. The third layer comprises a non-conductive textile coated with a piezoresistive material. In a preferred embodiment, the piezoresistive material is coated on the nonconductive third layer so... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070202768 - Cleaning wipe with variable loft working surface: One aspect of the present invention relates to a cleaning wipe for picking up diverse debris, such as sand, dust, hair, and food particles. In one aspect, the cleaning wipe comprises a web defining a working surface opposite a second surface, the working surface defining at least a first region... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070202769 - Device and method for melt spinning fine non-woven fibers: A meltblown method for melt spinning fine non-woven fibers and a device for carrying out said method. According to the invention, a polymer melt is extruded, in order to form several fiber strands, through several nozzle bores of a spinning nozzle and twisted on the outlet side of the nozzle... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070202766 - Low-density cleaning substrate: The present invention is directed to a low-density substrate, which has an optimized pore volume distribution. The optimized pore volume distribution allows the substrate to hold at least 50 percent of its cumulative volume within pores with a radius size of about 110 to 250 microns. The optimized pore volume... Agent: The Clorox Company

20070202767 - Method of making laminate structures for mechanical activation: A method for producing a stretch laminate includes forming an intermediate stretch laminate. Forming the intermediate stretch laminate includes providing a first substrate and attaching an elastic film to a surface of the first substrate via an adhesive. The first substrate and the elastic film are in a face to... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20070202770 - Production method and filter comprising non woven fabric and/or filtering injector structures or sheets which are obtained using said method and which are intended for the filtration and which are intended for the filtration and elimination of legionella: The invention relates specifically to the physical and chemical characteristics of an air and liquid filter which is intended to trap bacteria and eliminate same. The inventive fabric is manufactured from a fabric comprising non woven type fabrics and/or injected filtering structures or sheets, i.e. which have been obtained by... Agent: Ralph A. Dowell Of Dowell & Dowell P.C.

20070202771 - Fiber insulation blanket and method of manufacture: A fiber blanket formed with a blend of constituent fibers is disclosed. In one disclosed embodiment, a cellulose fiber blanket is formed having a blend of cellulose fibers comprising approximately 85-90% by weight cellulose, resilient fibers comprising approximately 10% by weight, and the balance being adhesive plastic fibers. The fibers... Agent: Gross & Associates

20070202772 - Absorbent article comprising a primary aqueous-liquid-absorbing agent: An absorbent article comprising an absorbent core, which comprises at least one region comprising an aqueous-liquid-absorbing agent that contains water-absorbent resin particles, wherein the water-absorbent resin particles are obtained by a process including the step of polymerizing a water-soluble ethylenically unsaturated monomer having a carboxyl group, in the presence of... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20070197111 - Method for finishing absorbent materials: P

20070197112 - Novel flame retardant compositions: Novel formulations comprising pentabromobenzylbromide (PBBBr) and a carrier, for use as a flame retardant for application on a substrate, and processes for their preparation are disclosed. Further disclosed are articles-of-manufacture having these formulations applied thereon, and the use of PBBBr as a flame retardant for application on a substrate. These... Agent: Martin D. Moynihan Prtsi, Inc.

20070197113 - Cleaner for display of mobile phone: A cleaner for display of mobile phone with which a display of a mobile phone can be easily cleaned. A reinforcing resin film and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer for detachable attachment to a mobile phone main body are serially layered on a reverse face of a fiber cloth. The resin... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20070197114 - Wear resistant coating composition for a veil product: A coating composition that contains hard particles, a binder, and at least one thickening agent is provided. Pigment materials, a dispersant, a biocide, and a defoaming agent may also be included. The particles may have a size of about 1.0 to about 20.0 microns and a hardness of at least... Agent: Owens Corning

20070197115 - Woven material and display device constructed therefrom: Woven material comprises a first set of electrically conductive elements and a second set of hollow fibres, the hollow fibres containing electrophoretic material. The electrically conductive elements may be substantially perpendicular to the hollow fibres. A third set may also be present, for example, a set of insulated electrically conductive... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070197116 - Sheet and interior material: v

20070197117 - Extensible absorbent composites: Absorbent sheet materials are produced from a coformed blend of absorbent fibers and extensible meltblown polymer fibers. Laminates of these extensible coforms are prepared with layers of extensible polymeric fibers or filaments. The absorbent sheet materials are incrementally stretched to improve softness and drape.... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070190871 - Sealing material: A sealing material is presented which can be applied to surfaces and/or surfaces having seams, cracks, crevices and the like to hinder growth and colonization of bacteria while maintaining adhesion over a wide range of service, or use, conditions. The sealing material includes a fluoropolymer layer and a rubber based... Agent: Carol A. Lewis White, Esquire W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.

20070190873 - Care composition: A method is provided for preserving the integrity of stretchy polymer fibres.... Agent: Unilever Intellectual Property Group

20070190872 - Fire retardant silicone textile coating: A fire retardant (FR) textile coating comprising a plurality of FR agents, wherein the FR textile coating has a temperature dependent response to a fire or heat. The invention includes a fire resistant textile product comprising a textile substrate and a fire retardant textile coating comprising a plurality of FR... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C.

20070190874 - Textile treatments using fluoropolymer-branched silicone polyethers: The treatment of textiles by a fluoropolymer-branched silicone polyether composition is disclosed. The fluoropolymer-branched silicone polyether compositions are prepared by combining a fluoropolymer and a branched silicone polyether. The resulting compositions improve the hand or feel of the fabric without significantly diminishing oil repellency nor the stain release properties associated... Agent: Dow Corning Corporation Co1232

20070190875 - Dimensionally stable ply suitable for roofing webs or roof-sealing webs: A polyester filament nonwoven ply is suitable for roofing and roof-sealing webs and has a latent shrinkage force which counteracts drafting forces which may subsequently occur as the result of stresses or during thermal processing operations. The roofing webs thus remain dimensionally stable even when exposed to heat. The shrinkage... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.

20070190876 - Fire-resistant fiber sheet, moldings thereof, and flame-retardant acoustical absorbents for automobiles: The object of the present invention is to provide a fiber sheet having good fire resistant property, an expanded synthetic resin sheet having good fire resistant property and a molded article thereof, and a fire resistant acoustic material for cars, which uses the molded article. To attain the object, in... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20070190877 - Flame retardant knit fabric: There is provided a flame-retardant knit fabric that sufficiently provides texture and amenity inherent in cotton or urethane foam as a material used in upholstered furniture such as mattresses and chairs, bedding products such as pillows, mattress pads, and futon, and the like, and can make these products highly flame-retardant.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070190878 - Cleaning sheets comprising a polymeric additive to improve particulate pick-up minimize residue left on surfaces and cleaning implements for use with cleaning sheets: Cleaning sheets comprise an additive that is selected to enhance the pick up and retention of particulate material from surfaces, while minimizing the amount of residue left on the surface being cleaned. If the type of additive and level of additive on the cleaning sheet are not carefully selected, the... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20070190879 - Double glass cloth, and prepreg and substrate for printed wiring board using the glass cloth: A double glass cloth for a printed wiring board, characterized in that it is a glass cloth composed of warps and wefts and has a double structure comprising a face side structure and a back side structure, wherein said face side structure and said back side structure are bound with... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070190880 - Porous substrates, articles, systems and compositions comprising nanofibers and methods of their use and production: Porous nanofiber bearing substrate materials are provided having enhanced surface area for a variety of applications including as electrical substrates, semipermeable membranes and barriers, structural lattices for tissue culturing and for composite materials, and the like.... Agent: Nanosys Inc.

20070190881 - Woven or knitted fabric, diaphragm for speaker, and speaker: The invention aims to provide a woven/knitted fabric containing a conductive fiber preferably usable especially for a diagram for a speaker, and a diaphragm for a speaker and a speaker using the woven/knitted fabric. A woven/knitted fabric comprising a conductive fiber and a non-conductive fiber, wherein the woven/knitted fabric has... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge And Hutz

20070190882 - Laminate and method: Disclosed is a method for preparing a laminate less than or equal to about 98 micrometers in thickness and having substantially diminished curling which comprises the steps of (i) providing a metal foil, a thermoplastic resin film and a woven fabric, and (ii) laminating the thermoplastic resin film between the... Agent: Geam - 08cs - Structured ProductsIPLegal

20070190883 - Isotropic pitch-based carbon fiber spun yarn, composite yarn and fabric using the same, and manufacturing methods thereof: A method of manufacturing an isotropic pitch-based carbon fiber spun yarn fabric includes the following steps of: obtaining composite yarn by winding a water-soluble polymer fiber around a surface of isotropic pitch-based carbon fiber spun yarn; obtaining a composite yarn fabric by weaving the composite yarn; and obtaining the isotropic... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20070190884 - Fabrics made of fibers having square cross section: Fibers of square cross sections are presented in the invention. The square fiber leads to higher packing density and results in higher wind resistance in fabrics as compared to the conventional round fibers and other polygonal fibers. Therefore, the square fiber is more suitable for manufacture of the windproof clothing.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070184731 - Bag: A bag having excellent water and perspiration resistance, showing no deterioration of the skin after extended use, and having excellent light resistance, thereby experiencing no discoloration or yellowing under the sun or fluorescent lighting.... Agent: Burr & Brown

20070184732 - High strength polyvinyl acetate binders: A binder composition for fibrous substrates that includes a low-pressure polymerized emulsion resin comprising vinyl acetate monomer units and post-crosslinking monomer composition. The inventive compositions enable fibrous substrates with high tensile strengths and excellent curability, and are particularly useful as binders in synthetic fiberfill applications.... Agent: Ferrells, PLLC

20070184733 - Water jet woven air bag fabric made from sized yarns: An air bag material and a process for making the material are disclosed. The air bag material is formed from a water jet woven fabric containing warp yarns and weft yarns. In accordance with the present disclosure, the warp yarns are treated with a size composition prior to being woven... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20070184735 - Filament-reinforced adhesive tape: Adhesive tape having a backing which comprise integrated fibers or filaments for added strength, the cut edge of which is serrated.... Agent: Kurt G. Briscoe Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus P.A.

20070184734 - Moisture absorbing wrap: An absorbent wrap for absorbing moisture condensate running down a chilled container, the wrap comprising a length of absorbent material having a first end and a second end, at least one end having a means for attaching the two ends together to hold the wrap in position. The wrap can... Agent: Powell Goldstein LLP

20070184736 - Filament-reinforced adhesive tape: Adhesive tape having a backing material applied to at least one side of which is an adhesive and whose strength in lengthwise direction is reinforced by integrated or added fibers or filaments, characterized in that the adhesive tape on at least one long edge has incisions, the incisions severing per... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, Pa

20070184737 - Blended outer shell fabrics: The present disclose relates to blended outer shell fabrics. In one embodiment, an outer shell fabric for use in firefighter turnout gear includes a plurality of yarns that comprise at least three different types of inherently flame resistant fibers. In another embodiment, a fabric includes a blend of inherently flame... Agent: John S. Pratt, Esq Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP

20070184738 - Multiaxial complex: The invention relates to a multiaxial complex of multifilament threads formed of continuous filaments, whereby the multifilament threads are placed on top of one another in different orientations, and the threads of the 0° layers run in the production direction, and whereby the multifilament threads of the 0° layers are... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070184739 - Tackified polymeric compositions for perfume delivery: A polymeric composition comprising a copolymer obtained from at least one monomer comprising an ether group and at least one monomer not comprising an ether group, a tackifier, and a volatile material. The compositions are able to deliver effectively the volatile material incorporated for a long time and also have... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20070184740 - Insulating material element made of mineral fiber felt for clamping-like assembly between beams and the like: At an insulation material sheet, consisting of a mineral fiber felt bound with a binding agent, of biosoluble mineral fibers, rolled up in the form of a roll, the composition of the mineral fibers features an alkali/earth alkali relation of <1 and the fiber structure is determined by the following... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20070184741 - Non-woven fabrics and method for producing them: The invention relates to non-woven fabrics comprising threads not produced with the spun-bonding method, for example made of non-melt spinnable thread-forming materials. The use of these fibers, optionally in combination with filaments produced using the spun-bonding method, allows the production of novel non-woven fabrics with novel property combinations. The production... Agent: Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC

20070184742 - Composite leather material: Engineered leather substrates, methods of making the substrates, engineered leather composites including the substrates, and articles of manufacture which include the engineered leather substrates or composites are disclosed. The substrate includes leather, non-leather fibers, a binding agent and one or more additional components such as cushioning agents, softeners, processing aids,... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20070184743 - Methods and devices for manufacturing of electrical components and laminated structures: A method and device for manufacturing of electrical components on a continuous web or discrete sheets of dielectric material are disclosed. The method includes feeding, from a supply roll of a laminated web or a supply of sheets including at least one unbroken layer of conducting material laminated on a... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070184744 - Erosion control medium: In one aspect there is provided an erosion control medium formed from a blended mulch product which can be mixed with water and spray-applied to a ground surface to form the erosion control medium, comprising: about 75% to about 92% by weight ligno-cellulosic fibers; about 1% to about 10% by... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070178784 - Microporous breathable building and construction materials comprising coated woven and/or nonwoven fabrics, and method: Breathable materials comprise a fabric layer and a polymer film layer thereon, the polymer film layer comprising a polymer composition and a filler, wherein the breathable material has undergone a physical manipulation to render the polymer film layer microporous such that the WVTR of the breathable material is greater than... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP

20070178785 - Anti-skid flame blocker thermal barrier: The present invention comprises a calendered low profile non-woven anti-skid flame blocking thermal barrier fabric comprising a concentration of natural fibers selected from the group consisting of cotton, flax, hemp, kenauf, and rayon capable of charring upon exposure to flame to form a char component; a concentration of synthetic fibers... Agent: W. Pete Reid Attorney At Law, LLC

20070178786 - Water-absorbing resin suitable for absorbing viscous liquids containing high-molecular compound, and absorbent and absorbent article each comprising the same: A water-absorbent resin is provided which is suitable for absorbing polymer-containing viscous liquids, wherein the specific surface area measured by the BET multipoint technique using krypton gas as the adsorption gas is no less than 0.05 m2/g, and the water retention capacity for 0.9 wt % physiological saline is 5-30... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20070178787 - One swipe anti-bacteria disposable toilet seat wipe: An improved anti-bacteria wipe for cleansing and drying toilet seats in public restrooms that is biodegradable and destroys germs and bacteria on contact. The wipe is comprised of three layers. The pre-moistened first layer is infused with a quick drying anti-bacteria solution that kills germs and bacteria on contact. The... Agent: Hiram Peacock

20070178788 - Elastic fire blocking materials: The present invention relates to elastic fire blocking materials. The elastomeric material may be disposed on, impregnated into or intermingled with one or more layers of fire blocking material. These materials may be applied in, for example, mattresses or upholstery.... Agent: Freudenberg Nonwovens L. P.

20070178789 - Fiber mat and process making same: A fiber mat of improved wet web strength and a process of making same is disclosed. The fiber mat comprises: fibers; a resinous fiber binder; and a binder modifier comprising a hydrophobically modified acrylic swellable emulsion.... Agent: Att: William J. Davis, Esq. Gaf Materials Corporation

20070178790 - Secondary carpet backing and buckling resistant carpet made therefrom: An improved secondary carpet backing fabric imparts increased resistance to buckling in carpets compared to conventional widely used secondary backings while providing the performance of conventional secondary carpet backings (e.g., similar peel strength, tuft bind, ease of handling). The improved backing is produced by a one-step weaving process and can... Agent: King & Spalding LLP

20070178791 - Material for waterproof clothing device: A material for waterproof clothing devices such as diving suits is provided herein. The material mainly contains a foamed rubber layer sandwiched between a polyurethane (PU) thin layer and a flexible cloth layer. The PU thin layer is coated to the outside surface of the foamed rubber layer by release... Agent: Leong C Lei

20070178792 - Toothed power transmission belt with cloth component thereon: A power transmission belt having a body with a length, an inside, and an outside. The body has a plurality of teeth formed on the inside of the body and spaced along the length of the body. The body has a first surface at the inside of the body defined... Agent: Wood, Phillips, Katz, Clark & Mortimer

20070178794 - Automobile floor carpet and method for manufacturing the same: In some embodiment, a method of manufacturing an automobile floor carpet comprises a step of pressing a nonwoven fabric 4, an adhesive film 3 obtained immediately after extruding thermoplastic resin having a melt flow rate of 10 to 1,000 g/10 min from an extruder 20, and a surface skin material... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20070178793 - Wood panel with water vapor-permeable polyester layer: Disclosed is a panel comprising a nonwoven polyester water vapor-permeable layer having a moisture vapor transmission rate of less than 5 perms attached to an underlying engineered wood board.... Agent: Carlos Nieves, Esq. J.m. Huber Corporation

20070178795 - Hydroentangled split-fibre nonwoven material: A hydroentangled integrated composite nonwoven material, includes a mixture of randomized continuous filaments, splittable shortcut staple fibres, and optionally non-splittable staple fibres. The splittable fibres should be 3-16 mm long bicomponent fibres. Preferably there should be no thermal bonding points between the filaments. The nonwoven material has improved textile feeling... Agent: Young & Thompson