Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
442199000 | Strand material is composed of two or more polymeric materials in physically distinct relationship (e.g., sheath-core, side-by-side, islands-in-sea, fibrils-in-matrix, etc.) or composed of physical blend of chemically different polymeric materials or a physical blend of a polymeric material and a filler material | 35 |
20080318486 | Industrial fabric with porous and controlled plasticized surface - The present invention relates to a process of obtaining an industrial fabric with porous and controlled plasticized surface and an industrial fabric with the mentioned characteristics thereof. The invention also relates to an industrial fabric such as press fabric for use in the press section of a paper machine with enhanced aesthetic properties by the use of plasticizers and optional heat and/or pressure treatment. | 12-25-2008 |
20090075543 | MALLEABLE POLYMER MONOFILAMENT FOR INDUSTRIAL FABRICS - The present invention relates to malleable polymer monofilaments that show shape malleability under heat and stress. The monofilaments can be used in closely woven industrial fabrics, especially in paper machine fabrics, as weft materials that protect load bearing warp yarns for better wear resistance. | 03-19-2009 |
20090117800 | ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITE FIBER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An electrically conductive composite fiber comprising an electrically conductive layer formed of a polyester-based polymer (A) having a melting point of 200° C. or higher and containing from 23 to 33% by weight of electrically conductive carbon black, and a protective layer formed of a polyester-based polymer (B) having a melting point of 210° C. or higher, wherein the difference between the SP value of the (A) and the SP value of the (B) is adjusted to not greater than a predetermined value and the fiber strength and the elongation at break are adjusted within certain ranges. This can make it possible to obtain an electrically conductive composite fiber that has a superior antistatic performance, which is not degraded very much over a practical wearing for a long term, though it contains only a relatively small amount of electrically conductive carbon black, and that is suitable for the field of clothing such as clean room wears and working wears. | 05-07-2009 |
20090156075 | Multicomponent fiber with polyarylene sulfide component - This invention relates to a multicomponent fiber having an exposed outer surface, comprising at least a first component of polyarylene sulfide polymer, and at least a second component of a thermoplastic polymer free of polyarylene sulfide polymer, wherein said thermoplastic polymer forms the entire exposed surface of the multicomponent fiber. | 06-18-2009 |
20100190404 | Fiber containing an antimicrobial composition - Fibers that durably contain antimicrobial materials such that the antimicrobial materials are resistant to being abraided away or washed off during use. The antimicrobial materials contained in the fibers are not prone to the development of resistant strains of bacteria. Also disclosed are methods of making and using the fibers. | 07-29-2010 |
20110250810 | CRYSTALLIZED META-ARAMID BLENDS FOR FLASH FIRE AND ARC PROTECTION HAVING IMPROVED COMFORT - A yarn, fabric, and garment suitable for use in arc and flame protection and having improved flash fire protection consisting essentially of from (a) 50 to 80 weight percent meta-aramid fiber having a degree of crystallinity of at least 20%, (b) 10 to 30 weight percent flame-retardant rayon fiber, (c) 10 to 20 weight percent modacrylic fiber, (d) 0 to 5 weight percent para-aramid fiber, and (e) 0 to 3 weight percent antistatic fiber based on the total weight of components (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e). In one embodiment, garments made from the yarn provide thermal protection such that a wearer would experience less than a 65 percent predicted body burn when exposed to a flash fire exposure of 4 seconds per ASTM F1930, while maintaining a Category 2 arc rating. | 10-13-2011 |
20110263172 | MULTI-COMPONENT POLYOLEFIN ARTICLE COMPRISING HAVING A CONTROLLED DEGRADATION AND A PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SAID ARTICLE - A multi-component article with controllable degradation and/or disintegration, comprising:
| 10-27-2011 |
20120028528 | POLY(TRIMETHYLENE ARYLATE) FIBERS, PROCESS FOR PREPARING, AND FABRIC PREPARED THEREFROM - A fine denier poly(trimethylene arylate) spun drawn fiber is characterized by high denier uniformity. A process for preparing uniform fine denier yarns at spinning speeds of 4000 to 6000 m/min is further disclosed. The poly(trimethylene arylate) fiber hereof comprises 0.1 to 3% by weight of polystyrene dispersed therewithin. Fabrics prepared therefrom are also disclosed. | 02-02-2012 |
20120171917 | COMPOSITE WOVEN FABRIC FOR ENDOLUMINAL DEVICES - A composite woven fabric for a low profile implantable medical device having a plurality of textile strands of a first material aligned in a first direction interlaced with a plurality of textile strands of a second material. The textile strands have a size between about 10 denier to about 20 denier. The first material has at least one characteristic different from the second material and the second material reacts more favorably with blood when placed within an artery. | 07-05-2012 |
20140187113 | FIBER BLENDS FOR DUAL HAZARD AND COMFORT PROPERTIES - Fiber blends useful for garments with a balance of high thermal and comfort properties are disclosed. The fiber blends comprise a FR fiber component, a comfort fiber component, a structural fiber component, and an optional antistatic fiber. Yarns, fabrics, and garments comprising the fiber blends are also disclosed. Such garments are particularly useful for occupations requiring high thermal properties, such as oil and gas workers, fire fighters, utility workers, and military personnel, without compromising comfort of the wearers by maintaining breathability and moisture management properties of the fabric. | 07-03-2014 |
20140308868 | Acid Resistant Fibers of Polyarylene Sulfide and Norbornene Copolymer - A multicomponent fiber having an exposed outer surface with the fiber having at least a first component of polyarylene sulfide polymer; and at least a second component of a thermoplastic polymer free of polyarylene sulfide polymer, wherein said thermoplastic polymer forms the entire exposed surface of the multicomponent fiber and is a copolymer of norbornene with polyethylene. | 10-16-2014 |
20140335752 | Hybrid Composite Structure - This invention is a hybrid composite structure comprising: a laminate including two plies of fabric wherein the fabric includes a composite yarn; a first polyolefin yarn included in the composite yarn having about 80% crystallinity according to WAXS measuring techniques; a second yarn physically combined with the first polyolefin yarn and included in the composite yarn; and, wherein the laminate has the physical property of impact energy absorption more than 50% higher than a panel made with an equivalent weight of the second yarn alone as measured by the ASTM D5420 drop-impact testing method. | 11-13-2014 |
20150147929 | Low Glass Transition Polyhydroxyalkanoates for Modification of Biodegradable Polymers - Compositions of biobased polymer blends of polymers of polybutylene succinate (PBS) or polybutylene-adipate-terephthalate (PBAT) and a polyhydroxyalkanoate copolymer are described. In certain embodiments, the copolymer is a multiphase copolymer blend having one phase a glass transition temperature of about −5° C. to about −50° C. Methods of making the compositions of the invention are also described. The invention also includes articles, films and laminates comprising the compositions. | 05-28-2015 |
20160186364 | RADIO OPAQUE FIBERS, FILAMENTS, AND TEXTILES - A radio opaque fiber, filament, and yarn is disclosed herein. The radio opaque fiber, filament, or yarn comprises a matrix ( | 06-30-2016 |
442200000 | Sheath-core multicomponent strand material | 11 |
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 (A) to the total weight of the (A) and the (B) is 10 to 35% by weight, the L | 12-24-2009 |
20100317248 | FABRIC INCLUDING LOW-MELTING FIBER - Fabrics including a low-melting fiber are provided. In an embodiment, the fabric includes a regular fiber and a low-melting fiber. The low-melting fiber is directly included in either warps or wefts or both. Alternatively, a blended or plied fiber of the regular fiber and the low-melting fiber is included in either warps or wefts or both. The low-melting fiber has a fusion rate of 30 to 100%. The fabric has a yarn slip length of 0.1 to 2.5 mm. | 12-16-2010 |
20110092123 | WATER-DISPERSIBLE AND MULTICOMPONENT FIBERS FROM SULFOPOLYESTERS - Disclosed are multicomponent fibers derived from a blend of a sulfopolyester with a water non-dispersible polymer wherein the as-spun denier is less than about 6 and wherein the water dispersible sulfopolyester exhibits a melt viscosity of less than 12,000 poise measured at 240° C. at a strain rate of 1 rad/sec, and wherein the sulfopolyester comprising less than about 25 mole % of residues of at least one sulfomonomer, based on the total moles of diacid or diol residues. The multicomponent fiber is capable of being drawn at a relatively high fiber speed, particularly at least about 2000 m/min, and may be used to produce microdenier fibers. Fibrous articles may be produced from the multicomponent fibers and microdenier fibers. Also disclosed is a process for multicomponent fibers, nonwoven fabrics, and microdenier webs. | 04-21-2011 |
20110097959 | WATER-DISPERSIBLE AND MULTICOMPONENT FIBERS FROM SULFOPOLYESTERS - Disclosed are water-dispersible fibers derived from sulfopolyesters having a Tg of at least 25° C. The fibers may contain a single sulfopolyester or a blend of a sulfopolyester with a water-dispersible or water-nondispersible polymer. Also disclosed are multicomponent fibers comprising a water dispersible sulfopolyester having a Tg of at least 57° C. and a water non-dispersible polymer. The multicomponent fibers may be used to produce microdenier fibers. Fibrous articles may be produced from the water-dispersible fibers, multicomponent fibers, and microdenier fibers. The fibrous articles include water-dispersible and microdenier nonwoven webs, fabrics, and multilayered articles such as wipes, gauze, tissue, diapers, panty liners, sanitary napkins, bandages, and surgical dressings. Also disclosed is a process for water-dispersible fibers, nonwoven fabrics, and microdenier webs. The fibers and fibrous articles have further applications in flushable personal care and cleaning products, disposable protective outerwear, and laminating binders. | 04-28-2011 |
20120077403 | MULTILAYER CONDUCTIVE FIBER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME BY COEXTRUSION - The present invention relates to a multilayer conductive fiber having a core/shell structure, wherein the core contains nanotubes, in particular carbon nanotubes. The invention also relates to a method for producing said fiber by coextrusion and to the uses thereof The invention finally relates to a composite material including the aforementioned multilayer composite fibers bonded together by weaving or using a polymer matrix. | 03-29-2012 |
20130189890 | Weaving Using Reactive Materials - Different weaving materials, apparatuses, and methods are provided for producing woven textiles having different functional and aesthetic characteristics as compared to woven textiles produced using conventional methods. The different weaving materials comprise reactive materials or combined materials produced by an intermittent splicer. The different apparatuses include finishing devices for introducing organically-shaped lateral edges and interior apertures, and three-dimensional effectors for introducing three-dimensional aspects into a product as it is being woven. Weaving methods include simultaneously weaving fine denier panels and coarse denier panels. | 07-25-2013 |
20140030947 | NOVEL UHMWPE FIBER AND METHOD TO PRODUCE - Processes for preparing ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene yarns, and the yarns and articles produced therefrom. The surfaces of highly oriented yarns are subjected to a treatment that enhances the surface energy at the yarn surfaces and are coated with a protective coating immediately after the treatment to increase the expected shelf life of the treatment. | 01-30-2014 |
20140256203 | CORE-SHEATH COMPOSITE FIBER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A core-sheath composite fiber includes a core component including an easily alkaline elutable polyester with a main repeating unit constructed of ethylene terephthalate containing 2.0 to 5.5 mol % of an isophthalic acid component containing a metal sulfonate group relative to a total acid component and 3.0 to 6.0 mol % of an adipic acid component relative to the total acid component, and a sheath component including a polyamide. | 09-11-2014 |
20140323003 | Bicomponent Fibers and Methods for Making Them - The present invention relates to bicomponent polymer fibers, and to processes for forming those fibers. Bicomponent polymer fibers are described, having a core comprising a core polymer and a sheath comprising a sheath polymer, wherein the sheath polymer is a polyolefin having an Mw less than about 65,000 g/mol. The core polymer has an Mw at least about 20,000 g/mol greater than the Mw of the sheath polymer. Processes for forming bicomponent fibers are also described, comprising (i) forming a molten blend of a core polymer and a sheath polymer; (ii) extruding the molten polymer blend using an extrusion die having a length to diameter ratio greater than or equal to about 10 and under shear conditions sufficient to drive the sheath polymer to the die wall; and (iii) forming meltblown fibers having a core comprising the core polymer and a sheath comprising the sheath polymer. | 10-30-2014 |
20160053434 | COMPOSITE FILAMENT TEXTILE AND ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY COMPOSITE FILAMENT ARTIFICIAL LEATHER MANUFACTURED USING THE SAME - An environmental-friendly composite filament artificial leather includes a composite filament textile and an elastomer film. The composite filament textile is made of composite filament. The composite filament includes at least one core portion and a sheath portion. The at least one core portion is a polyester-type polymer, a polyamide polymer or a polypropylene polymer. The sheath portion sheathes the at least one core portion, and the sheath portion is a thermoplastic elastomer. The elastomer film is bonded with the composite filament textile. The elastomer film is made of one selected from the following materials: thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), thermoplastic polyester elastomer (TPEE) and thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO). By this way, an environment-friendly artificial leather of lightweight, good abrasion, good touch feeling and well dimentional stability can be manufactured. Furthermore, the artificial leather can be manufactured without use of any solvent, so as to conform to the environment protection requirement. | 02-25-2016 |
20160122907 | FUSIBLE BICOMPONENT SPANDEX - Included are segmented polyurethane elastic fibers or spandex fibers, capable of bonding to polymer fiber such as nylon or polyamide fibers, in addition to bonding to itself, for apparel textile applications. More particularly the invention relates to bicomponent spandex fibers, with a heat resistant core and a heat sensitive sheath, spun from polymer solutions. The nylon fabrics containing such spandex fibers have enhanced stretch performance and improved surface appearance after heat treatment to activate the fusing and bonding between nylon fibers and spandex fibers. | 05-05-2016 |
442201000 | Islands-in-sea multicomponent strand material | 4 |
20080274657 | Woven Fabric and Articles Made by Using the Same - A woven fabric made by using fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin strands produced by stretching a bundle of sheath-core type conjugated filaments at a temperature of the melting point of the sheath component or above but below the melting point of the core component while fusing the sheath component, wherein the sheath-core type conjugated fiber is a nontwist straight one whose sheath component has a melting point lower than that of the core component by 20° C. or above; and articles made by using the fabric. | 11-06-2008 |
20100062669 | MULTI-COMPONENT FIBERS CONTAINING HIGH CHAIN-LENGTH POLYAMIDES - This invention relates to multi-component fibers made of at least 40 weight percent, and preferably over 50 weight percent of one or more high chain length polyamides. The fibers have both a high tear strength and good tensile strength. The fibers can be used to produce woven and non-woven articles having excellent toughness. | 03-11-2010 |
20110014838 | LUMINANCE-ENHANCED FILM AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - Disclosed is a luminance-enhanced film. The luminance-enhanced film includes an intermediate layer comprising a birefringent island-in-the-sea yarn and a sheet laminated on both sides of the intermediate layer, wherein the interface between the intermediate layer and the sheet has an air-gap area ratio of 5% or less, and is characterized in that it is substantially free of curling and does not contain bubbles, thus exhibiting considerably superior optical efficiency and adhesion force. A liquid crystal display utilizing the luminance-enhanced film also advantageously exhibits considerably improved luminance. | 01-20-2011 |
20110183563 | Polymer alloy fiber, fibrous material, and method for manufacturing polymer alloy fiber - A polymer alloy fiber that has an islands-in-sea structure of two or more kinds of organic polymers of different levels of solubility, wherein the island component is made of a low solubility polymer and the sea component is made of a high solubility polymer, while the diameter of the island domains by number average is in a range from 1 to 150 nm, 60% or more of the island domains in area ratio have sizes in a range from 1 to 150 nm in diameter, and the island components are dispersed in a linear configuration. A method for manufacturing the polymer alloy fiber includes melt spinning of a polymer alloy that is made by melt blending of a low solubility polymer and a high solubility polymer. | 07-28-2011 |
442202000 | Strand material is a blend of polymeric material and a filler material | 6 |
20080233823 | Gelator-Stabilized Crystalline Resins - A resin composition that is storable at ambient temperatures. The resin composition forms a cured resin when exposed to a curing agent and heated to a curing temperature that is relatively close to ambient temperature. The resin composition includes a resin component that is composed of a liquid part that is made up of one or more liquid thermosetting resins and a solid part that includes particles of one or more solid thermosetting resins. The liquid part further includes a gelation agent that is present in a sufficient amount to maintain the particles in suspension within the liquid part at ambient temperatures. The viscosity of the resin component changes from a high viscosity state to a low viscosity state when the temperature is increased from ambient temperature to the curing temperature. The high viscosity state is substantially more viscous than the low viscosity state. | 09-25-2008 |
20110159762 | PAPER MACHINE CLOTHING WITH MONOFILAMENTS HAVING CARBON NANOTUBES - A PMC fabric yarn for use in a PMC fabric. The PMC fabric yarn has a composition which is a mixture of between 90% and 99.8% PET, with a remainder of said composition being between 0.2% and 10% CNT. The composition of the yarns has a relative elongation at 15.75 cN/tex which is between approximately 5% and 20% less than the PET, and an abrasion resistance which is between approximately 50% and 500% greater than the PET. | 06-30-2011 |
20140349537 | YARNS WITH COFFEE RESIDUES AND FABRIC AND GARMET INCLUDING THE SAME - The present invention provides preparation of a yarn with coffee residue. The present invention also provides a novel yarn with coffee residue and applications of the same. | 11-27-2014 |
20150093953 | WATERLESS DYEING METHOD AND YARN PRODUCED BY WATERLESS DYEING - A polymer phase colored performance fabric is disclosed, which is formed of a fabric of a solution dyed yarn woven with an elastic yarn, the fabric comprising at least 60% by volume of the solution dyed yarn. The solution dyed yarn is formed of a synthetic substance in a polymer phase that is combined with a colored dye, the combination producing a polymer phase colorant comprising a masterbatch of colored chips, a portion of which is heated to a liquid polymer colorant. The liquid polymer colorant is extruded to form a thread-shaped colored fiber of the synthetic substance, which is then cooled to form the solution dyed yarn. | 04-02-2015 |
20150111452 | Degradable Polymer Fibers with Enhanced Degradability - A thermoplastic fiber is formed of a blend including a degradable polymer and a material that generates an agent upon exposure to stimulus that accelerates degradation of the degradable polymer. The degradable polymer can include a biodegradable polymer, such as poly(lactic acid) polymer, and the material that generates an agent upon exposure to stimulus can include a soy-based material. | 04-23-2015 |
20150336333 | HYBRID SELF-REINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIAL - The present invention provides novel hybrid self-reinforced composites, combining an oriented brittle fibre and an oriented thermoplastic polymeric ductile fibre (as reinforcement phase) in the same thermoplastic polymeric matrix phase. The hybrid self-reinforced composites are strong and stiff, but in case of impact or crash they have high strain to failure and absorb a lot of energy. The present invention also relates to methods to produce said hybrid self-reinforced composites by a hot compaction technique. | 11-26-2015 |