Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
428175000 | Embodying mechanically interengaged strand(s), strand-portion(s) or strand-like strip(s) (e.g., weave, knit, etc.) | 31 |
20090035529 | Energy-Absorbing Textile Structure, in Particular for Use in Vehicle Construction and Method for Producing Said Structure - Energy-absorbing textile structure, in particular for use in vehicle construction, which has high-tensile yarns for absorbing force, is formed by a braided fabric ( | 02-05-2009 |
20090176066 | CONTOURED COMPOSITE PARTS - One embodiment of a composite part comprises a curved elongated section comprising a plurality of stacked reinforcement layers. The stacked reinforcement layers in the curved elongated section comprise at least one of non-continuous woven fabric and non-continuous reinforcement. | 07-09-2009 |
20100003466 | Sound-Proofing Component and Method for the Production Thereof - The invention relates to a sound-proofing component, particularly for absorbing noise in motor vehicles, comprising a first layer which is made of a nonwoven material, is embodied in a planar manner similar to a mat, and is provided with two opposite surfaces. A thin spray coating made of a duroplast, such as polyurethane and/or thermoplastic materials, is disposed on one of the outer surfaces of the nonwoven fabric. Also disclosed is a method for producing said component. | 01-07-2010 |
20100247872 | ANTISLIP SHEET MATERIAL WITH TWISTED TAPES - A sheet of material suitable for roofing or industrial wrapping applications has an anti-skid surface formed by ridges of twisted tapes. The sheet comprises a woven scrim of warp tapes and weft tapes. Some of the tapes are twisted about their longitudinal axis, for example about 25 to 400 revolutions per meter, to form ridges having a height substantially greater than the thickness of the tapes. The ridges impart an anti-skid surface to the sheet. The scrim is bonded to a coating or film to make the sheet waterproof. | 09-30-2010 |
20110027540 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A TURF REINFORCEMENT MAT - A turf reinforcement fabric and a method for producing such a fabric by weaving a plurality of filaments in a predetermined pattern to form a three-dimensional structure formed to have a loft thickness without the application of heat to heat shrink the fibers. | 02-03-2011 |
20110244193 | Folded Core Having a High Compression Modulus and Articles Made from the Same - This invention is directed to a folded tessellated core structure having a high compression modulus. The core structure comprises a nonwoven sheet and a cured resin in an amount such that the weight of cured resin as a percentage of combined weight of cured resin and nonwoven sheet is at least 50 percent, The nonwoven sheet further comprises fibers having a modulus of at least 200 grams per denier (180 grams per dtex) and a tenacity of at least 10 grams per denier (9 grams per dtex) wherein, prior to impregnating with the resin, the nonwoven sheet has an apparent density calculated from the equation Dp=K×((dr×(100−% r)/% r)/(1+dr/ds×(100−% r)% r), where Dp is the apparent density of the sheet before impregnation, dr is the density of cured resin, ds is the density of solid material in the sheet before impregnation, % r is the cured resin content in the final core structure in weight %, K is a number with a value from 1.0 to 1.5, Further, the Gurley porosity of the nonwoven sheet before impregnation with the resin is no greater than 30 seconds per 100 milliliters. The invention is also directed to composite structures incorporating such folded core. | 10-06-2011 |
20110274886 | FIRE PROTECTION ELEMENT - A fire protection element, in particular for cladding steel supports, ventilation or cable ducts, is provided with at least one plate formed as a corner member. The plate(s) has/have a gypsum core at least partly sheathed with a nonwoven glass fabric. | 11-10-2011 |
20120164393 | BUFFERING STRUCTURE - A buffering structure comprises an interface layer, having a first surface and a second surface; a hot melt adhesive layer, being connected with the first surface of the interface layer and being the state of melt after heating for a while so as to adhere to an object; and an absorbing and dispersing layer, being connected with the second surface of the interface layer and being able to absorb vibrations and disperse impact forces. | 06-28-2012 |
20120183744 | DRAINAGE MAT - A drainage mat for use in building structures, particularly in exterior walls and roofing, to improve drainage and ventilation within such structures. The drainage mat includes a web of extruded polymer monofilaments that are heat welded at junctions to form a matrix of tangled monofilaments. The web includes on its front face an alternating array of ridges and planar regions, each ridge having a substantially trapezoidal shape with a top surface and a base, the width of the top surface being less than the width of the base. | 07-19-2012 |
20120219764 | Composite Barrel Sections for Aircraft Fuselages and Other Structures - Composite sections for aircraft fuselages and methods and systems for manufacturing such sections are herein. A composite aircraft panel manufacturing assembly comprises a skin, a stiffener, a tubular bladder, and at least one ply of fabric. The stiffener comprises first and second flange portions bonded to the skin. The stiffener further comprises an interior surface, spaced apart from the skin, and extending between the first and second flange portions. The tubular bladder extends longitudinally between the interior surface of the stiffener and the skin. The at least one ply of fabric extends around the bladder and is bonded to the interior surface of the stiffener and an adjacent portion of the skin between the first and second flange portions. | 08-30-2012 |
20120244323 | INJECTION MOULDING PROCESS FOR PRODUCING COMPONENTS - Components are produced by injecting a thermoplastic melt into a mold, wherein a flat blank of two or more fiber woven or non-crimp fiber fabrics connected at one or both sides thereof with a randomly oriented fiber layer and impregnated with a thermoplastic is heated to above the softening temperature of the thermoplastic, the thus expanded porous blank is laid out adjacent to one of the two inner walls of the mold, the mold is closed, compressing the blank, reopened to a desired width, and thermoplastic melt is injected into the porous core. Components with the shape of flat, bent, curved or buckled plates prepared by the process are particularly useful in automotive applications | 09-27-2012 |
20120321858 | MOLDINGS DESIGNED TO PREVENT FALLS - Molding composed of metal-network-reinforced plastic in the form of a domelight, and production process for same. | 12-20-2012 |
20120328846 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE AUTOMATED PRODUCTION OF DRY FIBROUS PREFORMS - The invention relates to a device and a method for the realization of elongated textile preforms intended for manufacturing load-bearing composite members by means of a method using resin infusion. | 12-27-2012 |
20130059126 | IMAGE DISPLAY AND IMAGE SUBSTRATE FOR USE THEREWITH - An image display including an image substrate and a support structure. The image substrate has an image printed on a first surface. The support structure can include a front sheet, a back sheet and a plurality of side strips secured between the front sheet and the back sheet for forming a closed support structure. An internal support can be provided in an internal cavity of the support structure for enhancing the rigidity of the support structure. The image substrate can be adhered to an external surface of the front sheet so that the front sheet forms a rigid backing for the image substrate. A variety of image substrates are provided. | 03-07-2013 |
20130143005 | REINFORCED PROTECTIVE MEMBRANE - A reinforced protective membrane comprises a water-resistant sheet and a reinforcing netting joined to the water-resistant sheet. The netting may be at least partially embedded in the water-resistant sheet. The reinforced protective membrane may also have a plurality of dimples formed therein. Each dimple may have a recess bounded by a dimple wall, and each dimple may have a dimple opening along a planar side of the water-resistant sheet that leads to the recess. The reinforcing netting may be joined to the water-resistant sheet such that the dimple opening is free from obstruction by the reinforcing netting. | 06-06-2013 |
20130157018 | LOW-COST, ENERGY-EFFICIENT BUILDING PANEL ASSEMBLIES COMPRISED OF LOAD AND NON-LOAD BEARING SUBSTITUENT PANELS - This invention relates to building materials and methods. A building assembly for constructing a building includes load bearing structural panels joined and finished with a non-load bearing panels. The load bearing panels comprise a structural concrete insulating panel (SCIP) comprising a pair of wire mesh members sandwiching a middle member comprising polystyrene, wherein each of said wire mesh members defines two outwardly projecting screed ridges. The non-load bearing panels comprise a pair of fiber cement boards sandwiching a polystyrene core. The load bearing SCIP panel is placed in position and then the non-load bearing panel is positioned in a desirous location abutting the SCIP. The SCIP then receives a layer of cementitious material that is cut flat using the screed ridges. The assembled SCIP and non-load bearing composite is then finished with a final finishing layer so that the entire assembly has the same outer appearance. | 06-20-2013 |
20130189498 | Woven Fabric Having Frill - A skirt having a fine frill, a blouse having a frill and the like can be easily manufactured at a low cost. A base cloth portion 1, a frill cloth portion 2 in number of tiers required to have a overlapping relationship with the base cloth portion 1 provided on the front side of the base cloth portion 1, a binding portion 3 binding the base cloth portion 1 and the frill cloth portion 2 by folded-weaving, and a connection portion 4 fabricated only by warps and provided so as to penetrate the base cloth portion 1 from the tip end on the side opposite to the binding portion 3 of the frill cloth portion 2 and to connect to one end of the binding portion 3 are woven continuously and integrally, where the connection portion 4 is cut and the frill cloth portion 2 is lifted up, and only by applying work such as merrow lock stitch or the like for preventing fraying of the tip end of the frill cloth portion 2, a fine frill can be created easily. | 07-25-2013 |
20130260104 | Yarns, Threads, And Textiles Incorporating A Thermoplastic Polymer Material - A yarn or thread may include a plurality of substantially aligned filaments, with at least ninety-five percent of a material of the filaments being a thermoplastic polymer material. Various woven textiles and knitted textiles may be formed from the yarn or thread. The woven textiles or knitted textiles may be thermal bonded to other elements to form seams. A strand that is at least partially formed from a thermoplastic polymer material may extend through the seam, and the strand may be thermal bonded at the seam. The woven textiles or knitted textiles may be shaped or molded, incorporated into products, and recycled to form other products. | 10-03-2013 |
20130273331 | THREE-DIMENSION FABRIC - A three-dimension fabric by which a three-dimension fabric surface can be formed by supporting the fabric edges by a frame member and stretching the fabric, wherein the fabric per se, which constitutes the fabric surface, is provided with at least one heterogeneous portion that is different at least in yarn type and/or fabric structure type from the adjacent portion. Thus, the three-dimension fabric can be easily made into a construct of a desirable shape without using a frame having a complicated shape. | 10-17-2013 |
20140072775 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PROFILE THAT HAS A RE-ENTRANT ANGLE IN A COMPOSITE MATERIAL FROM A STACK OF LAYERS OF FIBRES - A method for producing, in a composite material, a component that has a re-entrant angle, includes stacking layers of fibres which have been pre-impregnated with a resin so as to obtain a preform and placing the preform in a tooling fixture in order to subject it to a polymerization cycle including a temperature cycle, with a temperature-increase phase and at least one soak at which the temperature is maintained, and a pressure cycle on the outside of the tooling fixture with a pressure-increase phase and a pressure-hold phase, with the layers of pre-impregnated fibres being able to slip against one another when the temperature of the temperature cycle is equal to or higher than a threshold temperature Tf dependent on the resin. The temperature-increase phase includes a soak at a temperature higher than or equal to Tf, the soak beginning before the end of the pressure-increase phase. | 03-13-2014 |
20140093703 | LAMINATES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - An incrementally activated laminate that includes an incrementally activated fibrous web and a film having alternating first and second regions and a laminate of the film and an extensible fibrous web. The first region of the film includes a first polymeric composition, and the second regions include an elastic polymeric composition that is more elastic than the first polymeric composition. In the incrementally activated laminate, the distance between midpoints of two first regions separated by one second region is smaller than the activation pitch, and the first regions are not plastically deformed. In the extensible laminate, a tensile elongation at maximum load of the film is up to 250 percent of the tensile elongation at maximum load of the extensible fibrous web. Methods of making the laminates are also described. | 04-03-2014 |
20140272319 | Thermal and Acoustical Insulation - A thermal shield material comprises a laminate of a homogeneously blended fiber mat of fiberglass, polyester and bi-component polyester, a plurality of tufts disposed on only one side of the laminate mat, the tufts formed by needling the laminate mat from a single side, first and second pressure sensitive adhesive layers disposed on first and second sides of the blended fiber mat, a foil layer on at least one of the first and second pressure sensitive adhesive layers. | 09-18-2014 |
20140322497 | Multi-Layered Articles Having Discontinuous Adhesive Regions - Multi-layered articles that include a first textile and an adhesive layer having a non-uniform adhesive pattern is provided. The non-uniform adhesive pattern creates regions free or substantially free of adhesive. The adhesive regions, together with the non-adhesive regions, create a visible pattern on the surface of the article. A second textile may optionally be bonded to the adhesive opposing the first textile to form a multi-layered article. The first textile or adhesive layer may be shrinkable or expandable. Additionally, the multi-layered article has a stretch force at 20% elongation of less than three times the stretch force of the first textile at 20% elongation. The multi-layered articles are breathable, insulative, aesthetically pleasing, and demonstrate superior stretch and recovery properties. | 10-30-2014 |
20150044429 | SUPPORT PANEL - Provided is an injection molded panel having a top side and a bottom side. The panel is configured with at least an elastic portion, the elastic portion including a plurality of undulating deformable strands intersecting with one another at rigid connecting locations, the rigid connecting locations alternatingly extending at opposite sides of the panel at alternating top peaks and bottom peaks, the peaks defining together the respective top side and the bottom side. | 02-12-2015 |
20150064412 | FABRIC STRUCTURE - An improved fabric structure includes an upper fabric layer, a middle fabric layer, and a lower fabric layer sequentially stacked together. The middle fabric layer has a wavy shape, and one of the upper and lower fabric layers is composed of 100% elastic fibers. Thanks to the properties of the elastic fibers, a garment made of the fabric structure is highly supportive and can lie in close contact with the wearer's skin, | 03-05-2015 |
20160058086 | DYNAMIC MATERIALS INTEGRATED INTO ARTICLES FOR ADJUSTABLE PHYSICAL DIMENSIONAL CHARACTERISTICS - Aspects of the present invention relate to systems and methods of integrating dynamic materials into articles for adjustable physical characteristics (e.g., aesthetic, functional). For example, in response to a human's body heat, a dynamic material may change shape to allow additional permeability in an article of clothing. Similarly, in response to the presence of moisture, an article of clothing may close a vent to prevent the introduction of rain into an internal portion of the article. The shape changing material may change shape that merely affects a feature formed by the shape changing material. Additionally, it is contemplated that the shape changing material may change shape that affects a geometric structure of the article as a whole (e.g., protrusions, dimples, vents, etc.). | 03-03-2016 |
20160075061 | METHODS TO INCREASE STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE, STRENGTH AND DURABILITY OF FABRIC-REINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIALS BY PRE-STRESSING - Methods to increase structural performance, strength, and durability of textile-reinforced composite materials are provided. The textile reinforcement may be knitted, for example, in a flat bed weft knitting machine. The method may include pre-stressing a textile reinforcement preform by applying tension. A polymeric precursor may be introduced to the pre-stressed textile reinforcement preform. The polymeric precursor may then be cured or consolidated, followed by releasing of the applied tension to form the composite article comprising polymer and the pre-stressed textile reinforcement. In other aspects, a composite article is provided that has a pre-stressed textile reinforcement structure and a cured polymer. The textile reinforcement may be a knitted, lightweight, seamless, unitary structure. The knitted reinforcement structure may have distinct first and second knitted regions with different levels of pre-stress, thus providing enhanced control over strength, rigidity, and flexibility of the composite article. | 03-17-2016 |
20160177479 | Daisy Chain | 06-23-2016 |
20170231306 | DYNAMIC MATERIALS INTEGRATED INTO ARTICLES FOR ADJUSTABLE PHYSICAL DIMENSIONAL CHARACTERISTICS | 08-17-2017 |
428176000 | With folds in parallel planes | 2 |
20100086745 | COMOPOSITE SPUNBONDED NONWOVEN - A composite spunbond nonwoven and a laminate using the same are provided. The composite spunbond nonwoven is formed of a composite fiber including a low melting point component and a high melting point component. The composite fiber is partially thermal compression bonded to each other, and thermal compression bonded portions have fine folded structures formed by repeating convex portions and concave portions in a CD (cross direction in nonwoven manufacturing). An average of distances between adjacent convex portions of the folded structures is in a range of 100 μm-400 μm. The composite spunbond nonwoven exhibits an elongation property by unfolding the fine folded structures. When the composite spunbond nonwoven is elongated by 5%, a CD strength is less than or equal to 0.1 N/5 cm width, and a MD/CD strength ratio is greater than or equal to 200. MD is longitudinal direction in nonwoven manufacturing. | 04-08-2010 |
20140120322 | NON-WOVEN ELECTRET FIBROUS WEBS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - A non-woven electret fibrous web for electrostatic adsorption and odor elimination and the preparation process thereof. In certain exemplary embodiments, the non-woven electret fibrous web includes a multiplicity of electret fibers, at least one of a plurality of photo-catalytic fibers or a plurality of multi-component fibers; and optionally, at least one of a plurality of chemically-active particulates, a plurality of carbon-based fibers, or a plurality of mono-component thermoplastic fibers. In other exemplary embodiments, carding and cross-lapping or air-laying processes are disclosed for making nonwoven fibrous webs including electret fibers and one or more of photocatalytic fibers, chemically-active particulates, multi-component fibers, mono-component thermoplastic fibers, or carbon-based fibers. In some exemplary embodiments, exemplary non-woven electret fibrous webs of the disclosure exhibit superior gas permeation characteristics, high adsorption characteristics for airborne contaminants, as well as an odor elimination function. | 05-01-2014 |