Fabric (woven, knitted, or nonwoven textile or cloth, etc.) inventions 02/08

20080050995 - Hydroxyl-terminated thiocarbonate containing compounds, polymers, and copolymers, and polyurethanes and urethane acrylics made therefrom: Thiocarbonate compounds are reacted with various polyols to introduce hydroxyl end groups thereto which can be subsequently reacted with urethane forming compounds to form various polyurethanes including block copolymers thereof.... Agent: Legal Department Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc

20080050996 - Hydroentangled integrated composite nonwoven material: An hydroentangled integrated composite nonwoven material, includes a mixture of randomized continuous filaments, and synthetic staple fibers, where there are no thermal bonding points between the continuous filaments. The nonwoven material exhibits a cumulative pore volume, measured by PVD in n-hexadecane, in the pore radius range 5-150 μm, where at... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080045101 - Decorative dual scrim composite panel: A decorative, lightweight panel structure that is adaptable for use as interior ceiling panels, interior wall panels, and exterior sheathing or siding, which exhibits excellent rigidity, and which can be made to exhibit a combination of good sound attenuation property, excellent aesthetic appearance, uniformity of aesthetic quality, outstanding weatherability, and/or... Agent: Price Heneveld Cooper Dewitt & Litton, LLP

20080045102 - Controlled flow polymer blends and products including the same: The present invention is directed to polymer blends having controlled flow properties. The polymer blends can be useful in various applications including bonding systems and additive delivery systems, which can provide durable binding and/or delivery and/or affixing of additives. The polymer blends can include at least two different components, at... Agent: Summa, Allan & Additon, P.A.

20080045103 - Treated nonwoven fabrics and window shades incorporating same: A nonwoven fabric treated to provide pleat retention, static control, stain-resistance, and antimicrobial efficacy for a window shade application. The stain-resistant finish does not significantly interfere with the subsequent printing, as well as the pleating and gluing of the nonwoven fabric into a window shade. A test method to determine... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20080045104 - Flameproof artificial leather: A flameproof artificial leather comprising an artificial leather base fabric in which thermoplastic synthetic fibers are three dimensionally interlaced with each other and a water-soluble polyurethane resin, and having a layer (A) that is a surface layer and a layer (B) that is other than the layer (A), the fiber... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080045105 - Monofilament for use in screen gauze and screen gauze using the same: A core-sheath composite type monofilament for use in a screen gauze comprising the core 1 formed by a fiber-forming polymer 4 containing a material 3 having a property of absorbing light at wavelengths of 350 nm to 450 nm and the sheath 2 formed by a fiber-forming polymer 5, the... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080045106 - Hydroengorged spunmelt nonwovens: A hydroengorged spunmelt nonwoven formed of thermoplastic continuous fibers and a pattern of fusion bonds. The nonwoven has either a percentage bond area of less than 10 percent, or a percentage bond area of at least 10% wherein the pattern of fusion bonds is anisotropic.... Agent: Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP

20080045107 - Wide nonwoven and the process and machine for its manufacture: The machine for the production of a nonwoven comprises an expanding device which is arranged in-between a first consolidation by water jets and a second consolidation.... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20080045108 - Resin composition and moldings thereof: [wherein X is hydrogen, methyl, fluoro, chloro, bromo, iodo, CFX1X2 (wherein X1 and X2 are each hydrogen, fluoro, chloro, bromo, or iodo), cyano, straight-chain or branched fluoroalkyl having 1 to 21 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted benzyl, or substituted or unsubstituted phenyl; Y is an aliphatic group having 1 to... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080045109 - Process for producing nonwoven fabric and nonwoven fabric: The nonwoven fabric production process of the invention comprises a laminating step in which composite yarn, obtained by bundling a plurality of resin single filaments each having a core-sheath structure with a filamentous core resin surrounded by a sheath resin with a melting point of at least 20° C. lower... Agent: Greenlee Winner And Sullivan P C

20080045110 - Multi-layered textile structures for flame resistant mattresses: Mattress panels and mattresses (including mattress foundations) that satisfy the rigorous requirements of new and promulgated state and federal regulations regarding flammability of mattresses, such as Technical Bulletin 603 of the State of California department of Consumer Affairs (TB-603) and U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Standard for Flammability of Mattresses... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20080038971 - Fibrous mats having reduced formaldehyde emissions: A process for making a fibrous product using a binder based on a formaldehyde-containing resin and especially for making fiberglass insulation, and to the fibrous product itself, wherein a formaldehyde scavenger is separately applied to the fibrous mat, such as by treating the fibers with an aqueous mixture consisting essentially... Agent: Patent Group Ga30-43 Georgia-pacific LLC

20080038972 - Ceramic fabrics and methods for making them: Fabrics resistant to molten metal are provided, comprising non-melting base fabric treated with a composition comprising polymerisable polyurethane monomers, and ceramic particles.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080038973 - Flame-retardant treatments for cellulose-containing fabrics and the fabrics so treated: Provided herein are several inventive fabrics having warp yarns and fill yarns, where the warp yarns preferably are an intimate blend of synthetic and cellulosic fibers and where the fill yarns are preferably a patternwise arrangement of synthetic and cellulosic yarns. Such fabric possesses sufficient cellulosic content (i.e., at least... Agent: Legal Department (m-495)

20080038974 - Bicomponent monofilament: In one embodiment, a fabric comprises a plurality of functional monofilaments shaped to provide anchoring of a coating applied to the fabric and exhibits improved resistance to peeling away of the coating from the fabric. The second embodiment is a fabric comprised of a plurality of bicomponent monofilaments having a... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20080038975 - Press felt for paper machine and method and device for producing said felt: The invention relates to a press felt for use in the press section of a paper machine. Said felt comprises a nonwoven layer lying on one of its surfaces, the surface of said layer being connected and fixed to the felt by a thermoplastic binding material. According to the invention,... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20080038976 - Bonded nonwoven fibrous webs comprising softenable oriented semicrystalline polymeric fibers and apparatus and methods for preparing such webs: A method for making a bonded nonwoven fibrous web comprising 1) providing a nonwoven fibrous web that comprises oriented semicrystalline polymeric fibers, and 2) subjecting the web to a controlled heating and quenching operation that includes a) forcefully passing through the web a fluid heated to at least the onset... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080038977 - Alkyd resins as non-formaldehyde binders for nonwoven products: Curable formaldehyde-free aqueous binders comprising alkyd resin dispersions or hybrid alkyd-acrylic resin dispersions that are useful in producing nonwoven products such as fiberglass insulation, roofing glass mats and filtration materials.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080038978 - Elastic nonwoven composite: An elastic composite having a high tearing strength made of an elastomeric material and a consolidated entangled web, wherein the consolidated entangled fabric has at least 2 lbs of tearing strength in the machine direction and the composite has 70-95% elastic recovery from a 100% elongation in the cross direction... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080038979 - Method for the production of non-woven, non-woven, and use thereof: The invention relates to a method for the production of non-woven fabrics, in which a lyotropic solution of cellulose carbamate in N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide (NMMNO) is spun into a plurality of filament yarns by means of extrusion through a nozzle beam containing a plurality of openings via an air gap into a... Agent: Anthony J Zelano Millen White Zelano & Branigan P C

20080038980 - Spunbonded nonwoven fabrics: The present invention pertains to (A) a spunbonded nonwoven fabric consisting of continuous fibers containing aromatic polyester (melting point: Tm1) and aromatic copolyester (a melting point: Tm2=150 degrees centigrade to (Tm1-20 degrees centigrade)) in an amount of 1 to 15% by weight with respect to the aromatic polyester, wherein the... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080038981 - Wicking quick-dry anti-microbial towel: A multi-purpose, quick drying towel is provided is comprised of fabrics that use technologies that enable these fabrics to move moisture by means of accelerating capillary action, or wicking. This wicking process spreads the moisture to the surface area of the towel very quickly, moving the moisture away from the... Agent: Bay Area Intellectual Property Group, LLC

20080038982 - Nonwoven laminates and process for producing the same: The nonwoven fabric laminate includes at least one meltblown nonwoven fabric layer and mixed-fiber spunbonded nonwoven fabric layers on both surfaces of the at least one meltblown nonwoven fabric layer, the mixed-fiber spunbonded nonwoven fabric layers each comprising mixed fibers including 10 to 90 wt % of continuous fibers of... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20080038983 - Elastic laminate: The invention relates to an elastic laminate. The laminate is made from a co-extruded elastic film, comprising an elastomeric support layer, at least one cover layer and at least one textile outer layer made from a non-woven. The cover layer has a low layer thickness by comparison with the support... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20080032576 - Architectural fabric: An article useful as an architectural fabric consisting of (a) a layer of fabric having a first surface and a second surface made of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene fibers that are densified or contain a filler or both; and (b) a fluoropolymer coating disposed on at least the first surface of the... Agent: Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc.

20080032577 - Duster system for damp and dry dusting: A kit duster pad and a cleaning composition said duster pad comprising at least one layer comprising hydrophilic non-woven fibers capable of contacting a surface to be cleaned; and at least one non-woven layer capable of being attached to a handle, wherein the at least one layer comprises at least... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20080032578 - Self-inflating reclining mat: The invention relates to a self-inflating mat or pillow consisting of open-cell foamed material which is hermetically covered on both sides by outer layers of cloth, the outer layers being sealed on the edges and at least one valve providing a connection between the foamed material and the surrounding atmosphere.... Agent: Lackenbach Siegel, LLP

20080032579 - Spunbond fleece of polymer fibers and its use: The invention relates to a spun-bonded non-woven made of polymer fibers. These polymer fibers have a non-circular cross-section and a low fiber count. The polymer fibers have predominant directions in the spun-bonded non-woven. The spun-bonded non-woven has a high optical and/or physical opacity while having a low mass per unit... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080032580 - Weft knitted fabric including polyurethane elastomer fiber and process for producing the same: A polyurethane elastomeric filament-containing weft knit fabric is obtained by plating a bare yarn of highly fusible, alkali-resistant polyurethane elastomeric filament having at least 50% retention of tenacity following dry heat treatment under 100% extension at 150° C. for 45 seconds, a melting point of 180° C. or below, and... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080032581 - Disposable travel linen: A fitted and flat sheet set (with matching pillow cases) that will come in king, queen, full and twin bed sizes. The sheet sets can be constructed from a variety of fabrics, such as cotton, polyester, satin, etc. There is a plastic or bio-fiber lining sewn between layers of the... Agent: Dorothy & Michell Avery

20080032582 - Protective covering: The present invention relates to flexible protective covering, comprising a composite sheet providing high level of both waterproof and moisture vapor permeability. In its first aspect, the composite sheet consists of at least a thin layer of non-woven fabric and at least a thin layer of air-impermeable, non-porous, hydrophilic polymer.... Agent: Huey-shen Wu