Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090065166 | Structured forming fabric and method - Forming fabric for making a bulky web. The fabric includes a machine facing side and a web facing side having pockets formed by warp and weft yarns. The pockets are defined by more than four sides on an upper plane of the web facing side. This Abstract is not intended to define the invention disclosed in the specification, nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way. | 03-12-2009 |
20090065167 | Structured forming fabric and method - Forming fabric for making a bulky web. The fabric includes a machine facing side and a web facing side comprising pockets formed by warp and weft yarns. A bottom of the pockets is formed by an exchange of the warp and weft yarns. A contact plane of the web facing side includes elongated warp knuckles. This Abstract is not intended to define the invention disclosed in the specification, nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way. | 03-12-2009 |
20090068909 | Structured forming fabric and method - Forming fabric for making a bulky web. The fabric includes a machine facing side and a web facing side having pockets formed by warp and weft yarns. A bottom of the pockets is formed an exchange of a different number of the warp and the weft yarns. This Abstract is not intended to define the invention disclosed in the specification, nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way. | 03-12-2009 |
20090205739 | Forming fabric having binding warp yarns - Forming fabric that includes a top layer including top weft yarns and a bottom layer including bottom weft yarns. Binding warp yarns weave with the top weft yarns and bind to the bottom layer. This Abstract is not intended to define the invention disclosed in the specification, nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way. | 08-20-2009 |
20090205740 | Forming fabric having exchanging and/or binding warp yarns - Forming fabric that includes a top layer having top weft yarns and a bottom layer having bottom weft yarns. At least two pairs of adjacent binding warp yarns and at least two pairs of adjacent top and bottom warp yarns are utilized. This Abstract is not intended to define the invention disclosed in the specification, nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way. | 08-20-2009 |
20090308558 | Structured fabric for papermaking and method - Fabric for making a bulky web. The fabric includes a machine facing side and a web facing side comprising pockets formed by more MD yarns than CD yarns. Adjacent pockets are offset from each other and are defined by MD and CD knuckles. This Abstract is not intended to define the invention disclosed in the specification, nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way. | 12-17-2009 |
20100000695 | Structured Forming Fabric, Papermaking Machine and Method - A fabric for a papermaking machine is provided. The fabric includes a machine facing side and a web facing side comprising pockets formed by warp and weft yarns. Each pocket is defined by four sides of the web facing side. Two of the four sides are each formed by a warp knuckle of a single warp yarn that passes over at least three consecutive weft yarns to define the warp knuckle. The other two of the four sides are each formed by a weft knuckle of a single weft yarn that passes over two consecutive warp yarns to define the weft knuckle. | 01-07-2010 |
20100000696 | Structured Forming Fabric, Papermaking Machine and Method - A fabric for a papermaking machine that includes a machine facing side and a web facing side comprising pockets formed by warp and weft yarns is provided. Each pocket is defined by four sides on the web facing side, each of the four sides is formed by a knuckle of a single yarn that passes over only two consecutive yarns to define the knuckle. | 01-07-2010 |
20100024912 | Structured Forming Fabric, Papermaking Machine, and Method - The present invention provides a fabric for a papermaking machine. The fabric includes a machine facing side and a web facing side having pockets formed by warp and weft yarns. Each pocket is defined by four sides on the web facing side, three of the four sides each being formed by a knuckle of a single yarn, and one of the sides being formed by a knuckle of a weft and of a warp yarn, wherein the weft yarn also defines a bottom surface of the pocket. | 02-04-2010 |
20100032119 | WEAR SIDE WEAVE PATTERN OF A COMPOSITE FORMING FABRIC - A fabric for papermaking includes a first layer side, a second layer side and at least one binder warp yarn pair. The first side layer has a plurality of first weft yarns and a plurality of first warp yarns. The second side layer has a plurality of second weft yarns and a plurality of second warp yarns. The at least one binder warp yarn pair includes a first binder warp yarn pair having a first binder warp yarn and a second binder warp yarn, the first side layer and the second side layer being bound by the first binder warp yarn pair. The first binder warp yarn and the second binder warp yarn exchange the layer to which they are woven at exchange points. A knuckle is formed with the first binder warp yarn and an adjacent first warp yarn, a subsequent adjacent knuckle only being formed with the first binder warp yarn and an opposite adjacent first warp yarn. | 02-11-2010 |
20100206507 | STRUCTURED PAPERMAKING FABRIC AND PAPERMAKING MACHINE - A structured papermaking fabric for making a bulky tissue web, including: a web facing side and an opposite side, the web facing side including a structure formed by interweaving of transverse yarns with longitudinal yarns, the structure including a plurality of pattern areas being regularly distributed on the web facing side and each of said pattern area being surrounded by an edge area, said pattern areas are woven in a plain weave and each of said edge areas including at least one longitudinal and at least one transverse edge segment, said longitudinal edge segment being formed by weaving of a longitudinal yarn over at least four, preferably at least five, consecutive transverse yarns, said transverse edge segment being formed by weaving of a transverse yarn over at least four consecutive longitudinal yarns. | 08-19-2010 |
20110023993 | FORMING FABRIC FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A FIBROUS WEB MATERIAL - A forming fabric for the forming of a fibrous web thereon, the fabric including a plurality of cross machine direction (CD) yarns and a plurality of machine direction (MD) yarns woven in a repeating pattern. The plurality of CD yarns includes a set of top CD yarns and a set of bottom CD yarns and a set of binder CD yarns. The plurality of MD yarns includes a set of top MD yarns and a set of bottom MD yarns. The top MD yarns being on a paper side of the fabric. The bottom MD yarns being on a wear side of the fabric. The repeating pattern of the CD yarns and the MD yarns include an arrangement of the bottom CD yarns each floating under only six adjacent bottom MD yarns and then between some of said top MD yarns and only two adjacent bottom MD yarns. | 02-03-2011 |
20110247776 | Structured Forming Fabric, Papermaking Machine and Method - A fabric for a papermaking machine is provided. The fabric includes a machine facing side and a web facing side comprising pockets formed by warp and weft yarns. Each pocket is defined by four sides of the web facing side. Two of the four sides are each formed by a warp knuckle of a single warp yarn that passes over at least three consecutive weft yarns to define the warp knuckle. The other two of the four sides are each formed by a weft knuckle of a single weft yarn that passes over two consecutive warp yarns to define the weft knuckle. | 10-13-2011 |
20120024486 | FIBROUS WEB FORMED ON A STRUCTURED FABRIC - A fibrous web including a fibrous construct having at least one formed surface feature. The surface feature including a topographical pattern reflective of a weave pattern in a fabric used in a papermaking machine. The fabric including a single layer of yarns arranged in a repeating weave pattern, each weave pattern including a plurality of warp yarns substantially oriented in a machine direction (MD) defining MD yarns; and a plurality of weft yarns substantially oriented in a cross machine direction (CD) defining CD yarns. The MD yarns each having at least one long float within the weave pattern. Each long float being adjacent to at least one other long float of an MD yarn. The weave pattern being a plain weave apart from the long floats. | 02-02-2012 |
20120024487 | FIBROUS WEB FORMED ON A STRUCTURED FABRIC - A fibrous web including a fibrous construct having at least one formed surface feature. The surface feature including a topographical pattern reflective of a weave pattern in a fabric used in a papermaking machine having a through-air drying system. The fabric including a single layer of yarns arranged in a repeating weave pattern, each weave pattern including a plurality of warp yarns substantially oriented in a machine direction (MD) defining MD yarns; and a plurality of weft yarns substantially oriented in a cross machine direction (CD) defining CD yarns. The MD yarns each having at least one long float within the weave pattern. Each long float being adjacent to at least one other long float of an MD yarn. The weave pattern being a plain weave apart from the long floats. | 02-02-2012 |
20120024489 | STRUCTURED FABRIC - A fabric for a papermaking machine, the fabric including a single layer of yarns arranged in a repeating weave pattern, each weave pattern including a plurality of warp yarns substantially oriented in a machine direction (MD) defining MD yarns; and a plurality of weft yarns substantially oriented in a cross machine direction (CD) defining CD yarns. The MD yarns each having at least one long float within the weave pattern. Each long float being adjacent to at least one other long float of an MD yarn. The weave pattern being a plain weave apart from the long floats. | 02-02-2012 |
20120193051 | STRUCTURED FABRIC FOR USE IN A PAPERMAKING MACHINE AND THE FIBROUS WEB PRODUCED THEREON - A papermaking machine for the production of a fibrous web. The papermaking machine including a plurality of rollers and a structured fabric moving along the plurality of rollers. The structured fabric includes a plurality of weft yarns and a plurality of warp yarns woven with the plurality of weft yarns to produce a weave pattern. The plurality of warp yarns are a plurality of paired warp yarn sets, each paired warp yarn set including a first warp yarn and a second warp yarn. Within the weave pattern the first warp yarn weaves a plain weave while the second warp yarn floats over a first portion of the plurality of weft yarns. The second warp yarn weaving a plain weave while the first warp yarn floats over a second portion of the plurality of weft yarns in the weave pattern. | 08-02-2012 |
20120193052 | STRUCTURED FABRIC - A structured fabric for use in a papermaking machine for forming a web of fibrous material includes: a plurality of warp yarns; and a plurality of weft yarns, the plurality of warp and weft yarns being interwoven with one another in a repeating weave pattern, forming a web-facing side of the structured fabric, and forming a plurality of pockets each of which includes a plurality of margins and a bottom and is open on the web-facing side. The repeating weave pattern includes: the plurality of warp yarns including a plurality of warp knuckles each formed by floating over adjacent ones of the plurality of weft yarns on the web-facing side, the plurality of weft yarns including a first group of weft yarns and a second group of weft yarns, the first group of weft yarns, but not the second group of weft yarns, forming a plurality of weft knuckles each formed by floating over adjacent ones of the plurality of warp yarns on the web-facing side, the plurality of warp and weft knuckles being configured for impressing the web, the second group of weft yarns, but not the first group of weft yarns, forming at least partially a respective the bottom of each of the plurality of pockets, the plurality of pockets including a first type of pocket and a second type of pocket, the plurality of margins of the first type of pocket being formed only by the plurality of warp knuckles, the plurality of margins of the second type of pocket being formed by both the plurality of warp knuckles and the plurality of weft knuckles. | 08-02-2012 |
20120193053 | STRUCTURED FABRIC FOR USE IN A PAPERMAKING MACHINE AND THE FIBROUS WEB PRODUCED THEREON - A structured fabric for use with a papermaking machine for the production of a fibrous web. The structured fabric includes a plurality of weft yarns and a plurality of warp yarns. The plurality of warp yarns interact with the weft yarns to produce a weave pattern. The plurality of warp yarns include a first set of warp yarns and a second set of warp yarns. The first set of warp yarns are woven as a plain weave. The second set of warp yarns form an impression layer. The first set of warp yarns are in a first plane, the second set of warp yarns have a surface in a second plane. The second plane is positioned farther from the machine facing side of the fabric than the first plan to form the impression layer. The first set of warp yarns have a first cross-sectional area and the second set of warp yarns have a second cross-sectional area. The first cross-sectional area is less than the second cross-sectional area. | 08-02-2012 |
20130206347 | STRUCTURED FABRIC FOR USE IN A PAPERMAKING MACHINE AND THE FIBROUS WEB PRODUCED THEREON - A papermaking machine for the production of a fibrous web including a plurality of rollers and a structured fabric moving along the rollers. The structured fabric includes a plurality of weft yarns and a plurality of warp yarns woven with the plurality of weft yarns to produce a weave pattern, the plurality of warp yarns being a plurality of paired warp yarn sets. Each paired warp yarn set including a first warp yarn and a second warp yarn. Within the weave pattern the first warp yarn forms a float over at least four weft yarns and weaves with a single weft yarn immediately adjacent with the float. The second warp yarn having an inverse pattern to the first warp yarn, with the second warp yarn weaving with another single weft yarn that is not adjacent to the single weft yarn with which the first warp yarn is woven. | 08-15-2013 |
20130206348 | STRUCTURED FABRIC FOR USE IN A PAPERMAKING MACHINE AND THE FIBROUS WEB PRODUCED THEREON - A papermaking machine for the production of a fibrous web. The papermaking machine including a plurality of rollers and a structured fabric moving along the plurality of rollers. The structured fabric includes a plurality of weft yarns and a plurality of warp yarns woven with the plurality of weft yarns to produce a weave pattern. The plurality of warp yarns being a plurality of paired warp yarn sets. Each paired warp yarn set including a first warp yarn and a second warp yarn, within the weave pattern the first warp yarn forms a float over at least three weft yarns and weaves with a single weft yarn immediately adjacent to the float. The second warp yarn having a reverse pattern to the first warp yarn. The float of the first warp yarn having a start that is at the same position as a finish of the float of the second warp yarn. | 08-15-2013 |
20130340965 | Multiaxial Fabrics - The present invention provides a multilayer multiaxial woven fabric for a papermachine having a reduced interference pattern and accordingly improved dewatering uniformity. The present invention also provides a method of forming such multilayer multiaxial fabric. | 12-26-2013 |