Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
156167000 | With formation of filaments | 20 |
20080210363 | Process and apparatus for manufacturing spun-bonded fabric - Process of manufacturing spun-bonded fabric, using naturally crimped filaments, whereby the filaments are passed through a stretching unit and finally through a diffusor. The filaments are thereupon layered on a layering device, as crimped filaments. The layered filaments together with the layering device are passed through a solidifying device in which the filaments are solidified by means of a fluid. | 09-04-2008 |
20080210364 | Apparatus for Producing Elastomeric Nonwoven Laminates - An apparatus for producing an elastomeric nonwoven laminate including a plurality of elastomeric strands joined to a nonwoven web in a controlled distribution is provided. The apparatus includes an extruder for extruding a plurality of elastomeric strands onto a cooled surface of a rotating drum, which transports the strands in parallel alignment to a nip formed between two rollers rotating about parallel axis. The drum transfers the plurality of strands to the nip in a controlled distribution where it is bonded with the nonwoven. The apparatus also includes elements which automate the apparatus for creating the elastomeric nonwoven laminate. | 09-04-2008 |
20080264550 | Method of producing a nonwoven fabric from filaments - A laminate is made by first treating two spun-bond webs formed of endless thermoplastic synthetic-resin filaments with wetting agents. Then a layer of hydrophilic fibers is applied to one of the treated spun-bond webs and then the other of the treated spun-bond webs is applied to the layer of hydrophilic fibers on the one treated spun-bond web. Finally the two treated spun-bond webs and the layer of hydroph8ilic fibers between them are hydrodynamically consolidated together. | 10-30-2008 |
20090133813 | METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF POLYETHYLENE-BASED, SOFT NONWOVEN FABRIC - The present invention concerns a method for the manufacture of nonwoven fabric the fibers of which have polyethylene on at least part of their surface, where the fibers are thermally bonded and the non-woven fabric exhibits an abrasion of less than 0.5 mg/cm | 05-28-2009 |
20090188610 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE - In a method of manufacturing an optical waveguide using a flat die having a groove therein, the method includes: (a) forming a first cladding sheet on a base substrate; (b) placing the first cladding sheet and the base substrate on the flat die such that the first cladding sheet faces the groove of the flat die; (c) filling the groove with a liquid resin and then curing the liquid resin, thereby forming a mirror support on the first cladding sheet; (d) removing the flat die from the first cladding sheet; (e) forming a metal reflection film on the mirror support; (f) forming a core sheet on the first cladding sheet such that the core sheet covers the mirror support that is formed with the metal reflection film; (g) forming a second cladding sheet on the core sheet; and (h) removing the base substrate from the first cladding sheet. | 07-30-2009 |
20090260746 | PROCESS FOR MAKING FIBROUS STRUCTURES COMPRISING A POLYMER STRUCTURE - Polymer structures and methods for making such polymer structures are provided. More particularly, polymer structures comprising a hydroxyl polymer structure, such as a fiber comprising a hydroxyl polymer are provided. Even more particularly, fibrous structures comprising a hydroxyl polymer structure, such as a fiber comprising a hydroxyl polymer, wherein the fibrous structure exhibits a CETM Factor of less than 20 and/or a CETM*L | 10-22-2009 |
20100043953 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING AN OPTICAL CABLE - An optical cable is manufactured in a single continuous process starting directly from at least an optical preform, by means of a fiber/cable integrated manufacturing line including a fiber(s) drawing assembly for the production of one or more optical fibers from respective optical preforms, and a cabling assembly for producing the optical cable from the optical fiber(s), the cabling assembly comprising a fiber buffering assembly for the application of a loose or tight coating to the optical fiber(s), and a strengthening and sheathing sub-assembly for applying one or more reinforcing and protective layers to the buffered optical fiber(s). | 02-25-2010 |
20100163162 | Apparatus for Producing Elastomeric Nonwoven Laminates - An apparatus for producing an elastomeric nonwoven laminate including a plurality of elastomeric strands joined to a nonwoven web in a controlled distribution is provided. The apparatus includes an extruder for extruding a plurality of elastomeric strands onto a cooled surface of a rotating drum, which transports the strands in parallel alignment to a nip formed between two rollers rotating about parallel axis. The drum transfers the plurality of strands to the nip in a controlled distribution where it is bonded with the nonwoven. The apparatus also includes elements which automate the apparatus for creating the elastomeric nonwoven laminate. | 07-01-2010 |
20110073243 | Drawing Process for the Continuous Fabrication of Nanofibers Made of a Variety of Materials - Direct-write techniques are provided for the high speed (up to millimeter per second) and continuous fabrication of elongated nanostructures such as nanofibers. The nanofibers may be of an ionic solid, a hydrated salt, a molecular solid, or aggregated colloidal particles such as semiconductor particles. The nanofibers may also be converted to other forms. | 03-31-2011 |
20120061012 | SUPPORT SUBSTRATE FOR SEPARATION MEMBRANE - A separation membrane support substrate comprising (1) a front layer having at least one layer comprising thermoplastic resin filaments with a single filament diameter of 7-30 μm; (2) a middle layer having at least one layer comprising melt blown fibers with a single fiber diameter of no greater than 5 μm, and a fiber basis weight of at least 1 g/m | 03-15-2012 |
20120111483 | APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING ELASTOMERIC NONWOVEN LAMINATES - An apparatus for producing an elastomeric nonwoven laminate including a plurality of elastomeric strands joined to a nonwoven web in a controlled distribution is provided. The apparatus includes an extruder for extruding a plurality of elastomeric strands onto a cooled surface of a rotating drum, which transports the strands in parallel alignment to a nip formed between two rollers rotating about parallel axis. The drum transfers the plurality of strands to the nip in a controlled distribution where it is bonded with the nonwoven. The apparatus also includes elements which automate the apparatus for creating the elastomeric nonwoven laminate. | 05-10-2012 |
20120125527 | Heterogeneous Yarns For Surgical Articles - Heterogeneous yarns containing strands of dissimilar materials are useful in forming surgical device. | 05-24-2012 |
20120227893 | CYLINDRICAL BODY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - It is an object of the present invention to provide a cylindrical body which has an excellent elastic modulus and elastic recovery and is suitable for use as a scaffold material for revascularization. It is a further object of the present invention to provide a cylindrical body which has an outermost layer with high air permeability, is excellent in cell infiltration and is suitable for use as a scaffold material for revascularization. The cylindrical body of the present invention is a hollow cylindrical body consisting of a plurality of concentric layers and having an outer diameter of 0.5 to 50 mm and a thickness of 200 to 5,000 μm, and each layer is made of aliphatic polyester fibers having an average fiber diameter of 0.05 to 50 μm. | 09-13-2012 |
20130186555 | Alginate-Containing Wound Dressing, Method and Apparatus for Making the Same - Disclosed herein is a method for manufacturing a wound dressing. The method includes the steps of: forming a alginate fiber by a wet spinning process; winding the alginate fiber around a board to form a plurality of first fibers on a surface of the board; spraying an aqueous solution containing sodium ions on the surface of the wound first fiber; rewinding the alginate fiber around the board to form a plurality of second fibers stacked on the first fibers, in which the second fibers are not parallel with the first fibers; and drying the first fibers and the second fibers. | 07-25-2013 |
20130327468 | FIBROUS STRUCTURES COMPRISING A POLYMER STRUCTURE - Polymer structures and methods for making such polymer structures are provided. More particularly, polymer structures comprising a hydroxyl polymer structure, such as a fiber comprising a hydroxyl polymer are provided. Even more particularly, fibrous structures comprising a hydroxyl polymer structure, such as a fiber comprising a hydroxyl polymer, wherein the fibrous structure exhibits a CETM Factor of less than 20 and/or a CETM*L | 12-12-2013 |
20140261979 | Product Portion Enrobing Machines and Methods - An apparatus for enrobing a product portion can include at least one polymer spray head adapted to create at least one flow of polymeric fibers to produce at least one polymer enrobing zone and a conveyor system adapted to move at least one product portion from at least one position below at least one polymer enrobing zone and to at least one position above at least one polymer enrobing zone to drop each product portion through one or more polymer enrobing zones a plurality times at different orientations to enrobe each product portion with polymeric fibers. | 09-18-2014 |
20150007927 | POLYACETYLENE NANOFIBER TEMPERATURE SENSOR - Disclosed is a polyacetylene nanofiber temperature sensor. The temperature sensor accurately senses a temperature under high magnetic fields and includes a temperature sensing unit including a polyacetylene nanofiber array in which the polyacetylene nanofibers are substantially arranged in parallel. The temperature sensing unit includes polyacetylene nanofiber networks, polyacetylene single fibers, or helical polyacetylene single fibers. The polyacetylene nanofiber is doped with iodine. | 01-08-2015 |
20150083310 | Textured Laminate Structure, Absorbent Articles With Textured Laminate Structure, And Method for Manufacturing - A method for producing a textured laminate structure is disclosed. The method may include the steps of forming a first bonded nonwoven material of polymeric fibers constituting a first layer, creating a pattern of apertures through the first bonded nonwoven material, and following the aperture pattern creating step, discontinuously bonding the first layer to a second layer. The method may also include disposing one or more elastic members between the first and second layers prior to the bonding step. The one or more elastic members may be disposed between the layers while in a strained condition. The resulting structure provides a stretch laminate with tactilely and visually interesting features, and may be used to form components of a disposable absorbent article such as a side panel thereof. | 03-26-2015 |
20150308018 | FABRICATION AND APPLICATION OF NANOFIBER RIBBONS AND SHEETS AND TWISTED AND NON-TWISTED NANOFIBER YARNS - The present invention is directed to nanofiber yarns, ribbons, and sheets; to methods of making said yarns, ribbons, and sheets; and to applications of said yarns, ribbons, and sheets. In some embodiments, the nanotube yarns, ribbons, and sheets comprise carbon nanotubes. Particularly, such carbon nanotube yarns of the present invention provide unique properties and property combinations such as extreme toughness, resistance to failure at knots, high electrical and thermal conductivities, high absorption of energy that occurs reversibly, up to 13% strain-to-failure compared with the few percent strain-to-failure of other fibers with similar toughness, very high resistance to creep, retention of strength even when heated in air at 450° C. for one hour, and very high radiation and IJV resistance, even when irradiated in air. Furthermore these nanotube yarns can be spun as one micron diameter yarns and plied at will to make two-fold, four-fold, and higher fold yarns. Additional embodiments provide for the spinning of nanofiber sheets having arbitrarily large widths. In still additional embodiments, the present invention is directed to applications and devices that utilize and/or comprise the nanofiber yarns, ribbons, and sheets of the present invention. | 10-29-2015 |
20150368106 | METHOD FOR MAKING CARBON NANOTUBE WIRE STRUCTURE - The present disclosure provides a method for making the carbon nanotube wire structure. At least one carbon nanotube structure is provided. A flexible core having an elongation at break greater than 5% is provided. The at least one carbon nanotube structure is wrapped around the flexible core along a longitude direction of the flexible core to form a carbon nanotube layer. | 12-24-2015 |