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Fabric (woven, knitted, or nonwoven textile or cloth, etc.) December patent applications/inventions, industry category 12/09

20090325437 - Fuel repellent compositions, fabrics and articles: Compositions including a fluorocompound and optional adjuncts afford fire and flame safety by resisting, mitigating or preventing sorption of inflammable liquids such as fuels. Methods of use are presented, and generally include application of a composition to a substrate. Treated substrates are presented, and include fibers, fabrics, and articles such... Agent: Zilka-kotab, PC

20090325438 - Capsules with a modified surface for grafting onto fibres: The present invention relates to a method of grafting, by covalent bonding, hollow or solid composite capsules onto any type of natural, artificial or synthetic, organic or inorganic, support, the capsules being chemically, physically or physico-chemically modified, so as possibly to improve their affinity with the support and to functionalize... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090325439 - Polyester fiber, and fabric comprising the same: The present invention relates to a polyester fiber with surface smoothness that is maximized by making the cross-section of the filaments flat and uniform, and fabric made of the present fibers is thinner than fabric made of the circular cross-sectional fibers, so it is possible to reduce the amount of... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090325440 - Films and film laminates with relatively high machine direction modulus: Films and film laminates include a blend of polymers, the blend including an elastomeric block copolymer in an amount from about 51% to about 95% by weight of the blend; and a polystyrenic polymer in an amount from about 1% to about 25% of the weight of the blend, wherein... Agent: Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc. Tara Pohlkotte

20090325441 - Flame retarded textile products and a method of making the same: Textile products having a flame retarded coating wherein the flame retarded coating contains a flame-retarding agent.... Agent: Albemarle Corporation Patent Department

20090325442 - Process for producing an in particular porous shaped ceramic body and shaped body produced thereby: The invention relates to a method for producing an in particular porous molded ceramic article, which molded ceramic article is optionally reinforced with fibers and/or a semi-finished textile product such as woven fabric, wherein a powder A and at least one further powder B are suspended in a liquid, after... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090325443 - Fabricating symmetric and asymmetric shapes with off-axis reinforcement from symmetric preforms: A device for obtaining off-axis reinforcement of a woven object. The device is made up of a fixed mandrel and a rotating mandrel. The rotating mandrel is connected to the fixed mandrel by a shaft that rotates through the middle of the fixed mandrel. The shaft allows the rotating mandrel... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20090325444 - Carpet backings prepared from vegetable oil-based polyurethanes: d

20090325445 - Method of insulating temporary polymeric structures with polyurethane or polyisocyanurate foam: A method for insulating a polymeric fabric of a shelter which comprises: applying a fabric material (e.g., a natural fabric) to at least a portion of the polymer fabric; and applying an insulation material to the natural fabric opposite to the polymer fabric or treating the polymeric fabric to allow... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services

20090325446 - Organic damping material: An organic damping material which by itself has excellent damping properties without being combined with other material(s), need not have a certain thickness or volume for ensuring sufficient damping performance, and is easy to process. It is characterized by comprising a polymer matrix phase and a phase dispersed therein comprising... Agent: Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati

20090325447 - Elastic composite formed from multiple laminate structures: An elastic composite formed from a laminate that contains an elastic film and a lightweight nonwoven facing having a low strength in the cross-machine direction (“CD”) is provided. Due to the low strength of the facing, it is desirable that the elastic film have a sufficient thickness and weight to... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20090325448 - Elastic composite containing a low strength and lightweight nonwoven facing: An elastic composite formed from a lightweight nonwoven facing that has a low degree of strength in the cross-machine direction (“CD”) is provided. Through selective control over certain parameters of the materials employed in the composite and the formation process, the present inventors have discovered that such low strength and... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20090325449 - Manufacturing device and the method of preparing for the nanofibers via electro blown spinning process: The invention relates to a nanofiber web preparing apparatus and method via electro-blown spinning. The nanofiber web preparing method includes feeding a polymer solution, which is a polymer dissolved into a given solvent, toward a spinning nozzle, discharging the polymer solution via the spinning nozzle, which is charged with a... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20090318043 - Method for making polymeric extruded composite products and carbon nanotubes: The invention concerns a method for making polymeric extruded composite products and carbon nanotubes. Said method includes the following steps: a) performing an oxidation pretreatment of the carbon nanotubes; b) dispersing the nanotubes in a polymer solution; c) extruding the resulting dispersion into an intermediate product; d) drying said intermediate... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

20090318044 - Antimicrobial textile: A textile finished with a biocidally active component is provided. The textile is characterized in that the biocidally active component is contained in the textile and comprises 2-n-octyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one and also, optionally, one or more other biocides and the biocidally active component is enclosed in microparticles composed of an aminoplast resin.... Agent: Hedman & Costigan P.C.

20090318045 - Functional surface finish and method of its application to a material surface: The present invention relates to a functional surface finish comprising a finishing agent having a functional part and a surface-anchoring part, wherein said functional part and said surface-anchoring part are coupled via a thermally reversible covalent bond. The present invention further relates to compositions for finishing a surface, to methods... Agent: Swanson & Bratschun, L.L.C.

20090318046 - Fabric with a moistureproof, dustproof, and antibacterial: The present invention relates to a fabric having a three-layered structure: a fiber substrate, a parylene layer, and an antibacterial layer. The fiber substrate is the fiber part of the fabric; the parylene layer is capable of providing a moistureproof and dustproof effect as well as preventing the fiber substrate... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090318047 - Monofilaments modified with perfluoropolyethers: e

20090318048 - Cut-resistant yarns and method of manufacture: The invention provides yarns made of filaments of different average diameters, having excellent cut-resistance.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20090318049 - Conductive sheath-core conjugate fiber and process for producing the same: In an electrically conductive sheath-core conjugate fiber including an electrically conductive layer made of a thermoplastic polymer (A) containing electrically conductive carbon black fine particles which constitutes a sheath component and a protective layer made of a fiber-forming thermoplastic polymer (B) which constitutes a core component, the ratio of the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090318050 - Crimping composite fiber and fibrous mass comprising the same: The present invention is directed to a crimping conjugate fiber, comprising a first component and a second component, wherein the first component comprises a polybutene-1; the second component comprises a polymer having a melting point higher than that of the polybutene-1 by at least 20° C., or a polymer having... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20090311929 - Method of producing coated textile, more particularly synthetic leathers: A process for the production of coated textiles, a textile substrate being coated or impregnated with a solution (I) comprising polyurethane, and the polyurethane then being precipitated in or on the textile substrate, wherein polyurethane dissolved in ionic liquid is used as solution (I).... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090311930 - Flexible knife resistant composite: A flexible knife resistant composite incorporating a stack of at least five knife resistant textile layers, where each knife resistant textile layer comprises monoaxially drawn tape elements. The tape elements contain a base layer strain oriented olefin polymer with at least one covering layer of a heat fusible olefin polymer... Agent: Legal Department (m-495)

20090311931 - Process for pretreatment of cellulose-based textile materials: The invention is related to mild pretreatment or preparation process as well as combined scoring and bleaching composition for cellulose-based textile material. The process comprises a sequential or simultaneous scouring step with an enzyme composition acting on the non-cellulosic material on outer layers of cellulosic fibers and a reducing bleaching... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20090311932 - Structural insulated panel construction for building structures: A structural insulated laminated construction panel for building structures is described. The panel comprises a rigid core material layer of expanded polymeric material having opposed flat parallel surfaces. The expanded polymeric material is injected between spaced outer and inner skins. An outer skin is secured to one of the flat... Agent: Steve M Clemmons

20090311933 - Flame-retardant low-resilience urethane foam cushion: A low-resilience urethane foam cushion that is comfortable and has high flame retardancy. It sufficiently retains the unique texture and comfort inherent in low-resilience urethane foam materials for use as cushions or pillows. It further retains the intact excellent texture, touch feeling, and other properties inherent in fibrous materials. The... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20090311934 - Method for producing a coloured mineral wool product comprising the same colour coating: The invention relates to a method for producing a mineral fibre board which comprises a coloured pigment and whose at least one surface is provided with a non-woven coating made of a substantially black material. The inventive method consists in inserting the coating into a board production device, wherein said... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090311935 - Polyarenazole microfilaments and process for making same: Provided is a polymer filament having an average diameter of about 20 to 5000 nm, the filament comprising a polyarenazole polymer having an inherent viscosity of greater than about 20 g/dl. Also provided are yarns comprising such filaments. Additional aspects concern fabrics and garments comprising such filaments and/or yarns.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20090311936 - Mineral wool, insulating product and manufacturing process: One subject of the invention is a process for obtaining mineral wool comprising mineral fibres and an organic binder, in which process said mineral fibres are formed and said organic binder is added on at least part of the surface of said mineral fibres, characterized in that a compound is... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090311937 - Biodegradable polylactic acid for use in nonwoven webs: A method for forming a biodegradable polylactic acid suitable for use in fibers is provided. In one embodiment, for example, a polylactic acid is melt blended with an alcohol to initiate an alcoholysis reaction that results in a polylactic acid having one or more hydroxyalkyl or alkyl terminal groups. By... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20090311938 - Extensible spunbonded non-woven fabrics: Impact copolymers, comprising an in-reactor blend of homopolymer polypropylene and an ethylene-propylene rubber, can be processed into spunbond non-woven fabrics. These fabrics have been shown to have increased ultimate extension without reduction in the ultimate tensile strength, as compared to conventional homopolymer polypropylene derived spunbond non-wovens.... Agent: Duane Morris LLP - PhiladelphiaIPDepartment

20090305589 - Impregnated flexible sheet material: A flexible sheet material useful as an energy absorbing material is impregnated with a dilatant silicone composition comprising the reaction product of a polydiorganosiloxane and a boron compound selected from boric oxide, a boric acid, a boric acid precursor, a borate or a partially hydrolysed borate. The silicone composition can... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC

20090305590 - Durable flame-retardant nonwoven fabric: This invention relates to a durable fire retardant nonwoven fabric and method of making the same. Said fabric performs in accordance to the requirements set forth in Technical Bulletin 603 of the State of California Department of Consumer Affairs (TB_603), wherein the fire retardant fabric includes at least two layers... Agent: Valerie Calloway Chief Intellectual Property Counsel

20090305591 - Dyeable polypropylene resin composition and fiber/nonwoven fabric comprising the same: wherein the vinyl acetate content of the ethylene vinyl acetate as the component (B) is 20 mass % or more and 40 mass % or less, and the melt flow rate of the ethylene vinyl acetate is 10 g/10 min or more and 40 g/10 min or less.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090305592 - Fibers formed from a blend of a modified aliphatic-aromatic copolyester and thermoplastic starch: A fiber formed from a thermoplastic composition that contains a thermoplastic starch and an aliphatic-aromatic copolyester is provided. The copolyester enhances the strength of the starch-containing fibers and also facilitates the ability of the starch to be melt processed. Due to its relatively low melting point, the aliphatic-aromatic copolyester may... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20090305593 - Method for manufacturing a non-woven fabric based on natural wool, plant for applying such method, and product obtained by such method: A plant and method for manufacturing a wool-based, non-woven fabric is disclosed, wherein the steps are carried out of providing flocks based on natural wool fibres, of carrying out a carding and veiling of the flocks based on wool fibres, up until obtaining a veil based on wool fibres, and... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090305594 - Fibers formed from aromatic polyester and polyether copolymer: p

20090305595 - Acoustic fiber sheet and shaped article utilizing the same: A sound absorbing fiber sheet, the ventilation resistance of which is in the range of between 0.08 and 3.00 kPa·s/m, is provided in the present invention, the sound absorbing fiber sheet being laminated onto a fiber base sheet to be a laminated fiber sheet having a good sound absorbing property... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP