| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 066202000 | Materials | 19 |
| 20080229788 | Anti-Raveling Knitted Fabrics and Method of Their Making - An anti-raveling knitted fabrics and method of their fabrication, which contains a bond between yarn segments at a percentage of the places where yarn segments cross over each other in forming the stitches of the fabric. The bond is formed in the presetting stage where the fabric is subject to a heating-cooling process under a set of empirically determined parameters that control the bond formation and the bonding percentage in the fabric. The bond can effectively stop raveling when there is a fracture and break of yarns in the fabric. This method can be applied to both weft-knitted and warp-knitted fabrics. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20090049871 | THERMAL CONTROL STRUCTURE AND GARMENT - A flexible thermally conductive structure. The structure generally includes a plurality of thermally conductive yarns, at least some of which are at least partially disposed adjacent to an elastomeric material. Typically, at least a portion of the plurality of thermally conductive yarns is configured as a sheet. The yarns may be constructed from graphite, metal, or similar materials. The elastomeric material may be formed from urethane or silicone foam that is at least partially collapsed, or from a similar material. A thermal management garment is provided, the garment incorporating a flexible thermally conductive structure. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20100024489 | WEAVING METHOD USING NONWOVEN AS YARN - The present invention provides a weaving method using nonwoven as yarn, which discloses that nonwoven is slit first and then the slit nonwoven is used for weaving. In the weaving, process, yarn with different materials can be added for producing textiles with various functionalities. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100170300 | DOUBLE KNIT FABRIC HAVING SUPERIOR RUN OR CURLING GENERATION PREVENTING ABILITY AND A METHOD FOR PROCESSING THE DOUBLE KNIT FABRIC - A double knit fabric which does not require hemming treatment even when it is cut into a desired shape and does not give any damage on handling to the fabric when an user wears it, and which can suppress generation of run or curling. A double knit fabric having a superior run and curling generation preventing ability, is made by a knitting process utilizing a non-elastic yarn and an elastic yarn having thermal deformation starting temperature being 150° C. to 190° C., with a plating stitch so that the non elastic yarn is arranged on both external surfaces thereof, while the elastic yarn is arranged on both inner surfaces thereof. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20110132040 | Knit Goods with Moisture Sensor - A knit fabric comprising a knit base containing at least one thread of a material, said thread changing its electrical resistance under the influence of moisture, is provided with an incorporated moisture sensor that comprises at least two spaced apart electrically conductive electrodes. Rows or columns of stitches of the knit base are located between the electrodes. Each of the electrodes contains at least one electrically conductive thread that is knit together with the knit base and that is in electrical connection with electrical connecting means ( | 06-09-2011 |
| 20120031149 | TEXTILE WITH LEATHER THREADS - A textile made according to this invention includes two thread systems, such as a weft and a warp system, one of the threads systems including a yarn made of a leather filament. The textile can be woven using a plain or complex pattern and its yarns can have different colors to achieve an esthetically pleasing look. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20130255324 | DENSITY ENHANCEMENT METHOD FOR WOOL PILE FABRIC - A density enhancement method for a wool pile fabric comprising simultaneously knitting a plurality of shorter sheared wool fibers and a plurality of longer sheared wool fibers to a backing material. The mixture of the shorter and the longer wool fibers enhances the density of the wool pile fabric and closely replicates the density of natural shearling. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130255325 | WOOL PILE FABRIC INCLUDING SECURITY FIBERS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A wool pile fabric product including a plurality of wool fibers and at least one security fiber knit with a textile scrim to form a pile fabric having a scrim side and a fiber pile side. The product also includes a facing material that is attached to the scrim side of the wool pile fabric. The security fiber in the product provides a discrete way to identify a genuine product. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20140041417 | DOUBLE-RASCHEL-KNITTED TUBE FOR ARTIFICIAL BLOOD VESSELS AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME - A method of manufacturing a double-raschel knitted fabric tube W for artificial blood vessels is provided, which is configured of N cocoon filaments each formed of paired core parts formed of fibroin and a skin part surrounding the core parts and formed of sericin, separating the paired core parts with the sericin partially removed and partially left to form 2N plies of the fibroin with a skin core structure to obtain a sericin-coated silk thread configured of the 2N plies of fibroin having the skin core structure, then subjecting the sericin-coated silk thread to a first twist to produce a first-twist silk thread, further combining a plurality of the first-twist silk threads together and subjecting the combined first-twist silk threads to a second twist to produce an organzine silk thread, and then further knitting a tube shape by using the organzine silk thread T as a knitting thread Y. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140137607 | COMPRESSION FABRIC MANUFACTURING PROCESS - A method for manufacturing a compression performance fabric is provided. In an embodiment of the invention, different yarns can be attached to a single jersey circular knitting machine. The yarns can include polyamide yarn and an elastane yarn. The single jersey circular knitting machine can be configured to create a fabric that includes a a three to one ratio (3:1) of polyamide to elastane and a fabric density of at least three hundred grams per square meter but no more than three hundred eighty grams per square meter can be created. Thereafter, the created fabric can be finished for use in producing apparel including performance apparel. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20150020546 | WARP KNITTED FABRIC COMPRISING POLYTRIMETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - This invention relates to warp knit fabric having a locknit pattern comprising polytrimethylene terephthalate yarn and elastic yarn having a weight ratio of from 70:30 to 90:10. The fabrics have a soft hand feel, better colorfastness after chlorine exposure and UV radiation as compared to other performance wear fabrics containing elastic yarn polyethylene terephthalate yarn. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150068254 | ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY NON-BLEED POLYESTER FABRIC AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing a polyester fabric with inherent color, the method including: providing a polyester fiber with inherent color; spinning polyester yarn from the fiber with inherent color; knitting the colored polyester yarn into knitted fabric which can combine with other yarn according to a requirement; wishing the colored polyester fabric and heat-setting the fabrics with add-on functional finish to the fabric. The providing of polyester fiber with inherent color may include: cleaning and drying polyester bottles; recycling polyester chips from clean bottles; mixing chips with pigment evenly and melting the chips with pigment; extruding the filament fiber with color; and drawing and cutting filament fiber into staple fiber. Further aspects of the present invention are directed to a colored polyester fabric and a method of manufacturing an article of clothing, using a colored polyester fabric produced using the above-described method. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150376821 | Method for Optimizing Contact Resistance in Electrically Conductive Textiles - A method for optimizing contact resistance in electrically conductive yarns and textiles, and textiles having such optimized contact resistance, can include selecting a sensing activity for the textile; selecting a combination of variables from among yarn variables, stitch variables, and textile variables; and knitting an electrically conductive yarn in the textile in accordance with the selected combination of variables, wherein the knitted combination of variables provides an optimal contact resistance in the textile correlated with a desired electrical conductivity for the sensing activity. The knitted combination of variables can provide a predict able yarn contact area for the electrically conductive yarn correlated with the optimal contact resistance. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160024693 | MULTI-MATERIAL INTEGRATED KNIT THERMAL PROTECTION FOR INDUSTRIAL AND VEHICLE APPLICATIONS - Knit fabrics having ceramic strands, thermal protective members formed therefrom and to their methods of construction are disclosed. Methods for fabricating thermal protection using multiple materials which may be concurrently knit are also disclosed. This unique capability to knit high temperature ceramic fibers concurrently with a load-relieving process aid, such as an inorganic or organic material (e.g., metal alloy or polymer), both small diameter wires within the knit as well as large diameter wires which provide structural support and allow for the creation of near net-shape performs at production level speed. Additionally, ceramic insulation can also be integrated concurrently to provide increased thermal protection. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160040328 | ELASTIC KNITTED FABRIC AND CLOTHING ITEM - An elastic knitted fabric comprising an elastic yarn and a non-elastic yarn, the elastic knitted fabric being characterized in that: the elastic yarn content is 20-60 g/m | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160138203 | ELASTIC CIRCULAR KNITTED FABRIC - Provided is an elastic circular knitted fabric which exhibits good wear comfort and excellent movement follow-up ability and can contribute to improvement in motor functions, which exhibits little tightness or a reduced shift during an action, which is not limited in application by stretching force, which is useful as a clothing material that is not susceptible to loosing shape due to wearing, and which has both excellent elongation and excellent elongation recovery of elongation. An elastic circular knitted fabric composed of an elastic fiber and a nonelastic fiber, wherein: knitted loops which contain the elastic fiber are continuously connected in the warp direction of the knitted fabric; the wales of the knitted loops are arranged in the weft direction of the knitted fabric in such a state that at least one wale of the knitted loops is present for every two wales; the aperture angle between the fiber bundles constituting the knitted loop of the nonelectric fiber is 50 to 150 degrees; the stretching forces of the elastic circular knitted fabric in the warp and weft directions at 80% elongation are 100 to 800 cN; the ratio of the stretching force in the warp direction to that in the weft direction is 0.5 to 1.8; and the elongation recovery percentages of elongation in the warp and weft directions are 85% or more as determined after subjecting the fabric to three 80% elongation/recovery cycles. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160186366 | METHOD FOR MAKING ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE TEXTILES AND TEXTILE SENSOR - A method for making a textile sensor and a textile sensor can include selecting a combination of variables from the group consisting of yarn variables, stitch variables, and textile variables; and knitting an electrically conductive yarn in the textile sensor in accordance with the selected combination of variables, wherein the combination of variables is selected so as to provide a controlled amount of contact resistance in the textile sensor. The method and textile can further include a capacitive textile-sensor having at least two integrally knit capacitor plate elements and having a configuration adapted for a sensing activity. Resistance in the textile sensor can automatically calibrate to a stable baseline level after the textile sensor is applied to a body. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160251782 | STRETCH CIRCULAR KNIT FABRICS WITH MULTIPLE ELASTIC YARNS | 09-01-2016 |
| 20190145027 | MULTI-MATERIAL INTEGRATED KNIT THERMAL PROTECTION FOR INDUSTRIAL AND VEHICLE APPLICATIONS | 05-16-2019 |
