Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080216205 | Breathable waterproof garment - A garment containing a breathable laminate that is optionally bonded to an outer layer fabric and an optional inner layer fabric. The breathable laminate is constructed from a microporous membrane situated in a face to face relationship with a nanoweb and optionally bonded thereto. | 09-11-2008 |
20080220676 | Liquid water resistant and water vapor permeable garments - A water resistant garment is disclosed having regions of high MVTR while maintaining water resistance. The garment has a fabric layer adjacent one major surface of a nanofiber layer. The surface of the nanofibers are coated with a coating containing a fluorocarbon polymeric moiety and a resin binder or extender which is soluble in water and/or other solvents. The coated nanofiber layer has a contact angle of greater than 145°. The garment optionally includes a second fabric layer adjacent the other major surface of the nanofiber layer. The garment has regions having a Frazier air permeability of between about 0.5 m | 09-11-2008 |
20080220681 | FLASH-SPUN SHEET MATERIAL - This invention relates to improved plexifilamentary sheet material useful in protective apparel and filtration media, which material is comprised of substantially continuous polyethylene plexifilamentary fiber strands and has a Frazier Permeability, normalized to 1.0 oz/yd | 09-11-2008 |
20080284055 | Process for forming uniformly distributed material - A fluidized mixture is issued from a nozzle comprising a fan jet at the outlet, causing the mixture to spread as it is issued. The issued material is collected on a moving collection surface located a distance of between 0.25 and 13 cm from the outlet of the nozzle, prior to the onset of large scale turbulence in the fluid jet. The resulting product has good basis weight uniformity. | 11-20-2008 |
20090123700 | Breathable garment having a fluid drainage layer - A garment includes a breathable composite fabric between outer and inner fabric layers. The breathable composite fabric comprises two nanofiber web layers and a porous fluid drainage layer disposed therebetween. | 05-14-2009 |
20090123713 | BREATHABLE WATERPROOF GARMENT - A garment containing a breathable laminate that is optionally bonded to an outer layer fabric and an optional inner layer fabric. The breathable laminate is constructed from a microporous membrane situated in a face to face relationship with a nanoweb and optionally bonded thereto. | 05-14-2009 |
20090176056 | LIQUID WATER RESISTANT AND WATER VAPOR PERMEABLE GARMENTS - A water resistant garment is disclosed having regions of high MVTR while maintaining water resistance. The garment has a fabric layer adjacent one major surface of a nanofiber layer. The surface of the nanofibers are coated with a coating containing a fluorocarbon polymeric moiety and a resin binder or extender which is soluble in water and/or other solvents. The coated nanofiber layer has a contact angle of greater than 145°. The garment optionally includes a second fabric layer adjacent the other major surface of the nanofiber layer. The garment has regions having a Frazier air permeability of between about 0.5 m | 07-09-2009 |
20090218719 | ROTARY PROCESS FOR FORMING UNIFORM MATERIAL - A thin, uniform membrane comprising polymeric fibrils or a combination of fibrils and particles, wherein the fibrils have randomly convoluted cross-sections, and a process for making the membrane are disclosed. The membrane may be on the surface of a substrate as part of a composite sheet, or as a stand-alone structure. | 09-03-2009 |
20090261035 | NANOWEBS - A nonwoven web of fibers that have a number average diameter of less than 1 micron. The web can have a Poisson Ratio of less than about 0.8, a solidity of at least about 20%, a basis weight of at least about 1 gsm, and a thickness of at least 1 micrometer. | 10-22-2009 |
20100263108 | Flash-Spun Sheet Material - This invention relates to improved plexifilamentary sheet material useful in protective apparel and filtration media, which material is comprised of substantially continuous polyethylene plexifilamentary fiber strands and has a Frazier Permeability, normalized to 1.0 oz/yd | 10-21-2010 |
20100290721 | INDUSTRIAL BAG HAVING A FLUID DRAINAGE LAYER - The present invention relates to an industrial bag comprising a composite fabric comprising a porous fluid drainage layer and a fibrous fluid barrier layer of a flash spun polyolefin plexifilamentary film-fibril sheet wherein the fibrous fluid barrier layer faces the interior of the industrial bag. | 11-18-2010 |
20100292664 | GARMENT HAVING A FLUID DRAINAGE LAYER - The present invention relates to a garment comprising a composite fabric comprising a porous fluid drainage layer and a fibrous fluid barrier layer of a flash spun polyolefin plexifilamentary film-fibril sheet wherein the fibrous fluid barrier layer faces the interior of the garment. | 11-18-2010 |
20110092122 | Wind resistant and water vapor permeable garments - An article of apparel having the ability to maintain a high MVTR while protecting the wearer from wind. The garment has a nanofiber layer bonded to, and in a face-to-face relationship with a fabric outer layer. Optionally a second fabric layer is bonded adjacent to and in a face-to-face relationship with the nanofiber layer and on the opposite side of the nanofiber layer from the first fabric layer. The fabric has a Frazier air permeability of no greater than about 7.6 m | 04-21-2011 |
20110260357 | ROTARY PROCESS FOR FORMING UNIFORM MATERIAL - A thin, uniform membrane comprising polymeric fibrils or a combination of fibrils and particles, wherein the fibrils have randomly convoluted cross-sections, and a process for making the membrane are disclosed. The membrane may be on the surface of a substrate as part of a composite sheet, or as a stand-alone structure. | 10-27-2011 |
20130126418 | LIQUID FILTRATION MEDIA - The present invention relates to a liquid filtration medium comprising at least one nonwoven sheet wherein the nonwoven sheet has a water flow rate of at least 10 ml/min/cm | 05-23-2013 |
20130183510 | DIFFUSE REFLECTOR - The present invention relates to a diffuse reflector comprising a nonwoven sheet of fibers wherein in the nonwoven sheet has a reflectance and a delamination selected from the group consisting of a reflectance of at least about 97.0% and a delamination of at least about 0.18 N/cm, a reflectance of at least about 96.0% and a delamination of at least about 0.49 N/cm, and a reflectance of at least about 95.0% and a delamination of at least about 0.70 N/cm. | 07-18-2013 |