Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
264103000 | WITH TWINING, PLYING, BRAIDING, OR TEXTILE FABRIC FORMATION | 68 |
20080203602 | Method for Producing Duroplastic Fine-Fiber Non-Wovens Having a High Flame-Retardant, Thermal Protective and Sound Insulating Effect - The invention relates to a method for producing duroplastic fine-fiber non-wovens, characterized in that: a) melts of reactive three-dimensionally cross-linkable, non-linear prepolymers are extruded by nozzles; b) the exiting melts are blown by means of hot air to form fine fibers; c) the fine fibers are separated by the flow of air and deposited to form a non-woven comprised of a fine-fiber weave; d) the non-woven is subsequently compacted, and; e) the non-woven is treated with a medium that initiates a three-dimensional cross-linking, and the fine fibers in the non-woven are inherently bonded and/or hardened in a subsequent thermal post-hardening. This enables duroplastic fine-fiber non-wovens to be economically produced that have both a high flame retardant effect as well as a high thermal protection, sound insulation and filtering capacity. | 08-28-2008 |
20090079104 | Wire mesh filter with improved hoop strength - A compressed wire mesh filter for an airbag assembly has one or more wires wrapped around the outer perimeter of the filter prior to final compression of the mesh to increase the hoop strength of the filter. | 03-26-2009 |
20090121376 | METHOD FOR MAKING A POLYESTER FABRIC - A method for making a polyester fabric includes: (a) providing a plurality of fibers made from a polyester polymer; (b) spinning the fibers to form pre-oriented yarns; (c) texturing the pre-oriented yarns using air textured yarn techniques; (d) warping a portion of the textured yarns so as to form warp yarns; (e) wefting the remainder of the textured yarns so as to form weft yarns; and (f) weaving the warp and weft yarns to form the polyester fabric. | 05-14-2009 |
20090243136 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MULTI-FUNCTIONAL YARN FIBER MATERIAL - A method of manufacturing multi-functional yarn fiber material by mixing silver ion in the range of from wt. 5% to wt. 15% and functional powder in the range of from wt. 85% to wt. 95% is provided. The functional powder is one of coconut shell charcoal powder, bamboo charcoal powder, germanium powder, titanium dioxide powder, and aluminum oxide powder so as to produce the material which is applied in many purposes such as germproof, deodorization, producing far infrared ray and anion, balancing ion, anti-ultraviolet ray, cool, and comfort. | 10-01-2009 |
20100052203 | YARN LAYER FORMING APPARATUS, YARN LAYER FORMING METHOD, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FIBER-REINFORCED MEMBER - A yarn layer forming apparatus includes: an annular braider that supplies braider yarn; an annular first supply device that supplies first yarn; an annular second supply device that supplies second yarn; and an actuating device that moves a mandrel. At least one of the first supply device and the second supply device is rotatable. A layer structure of yarn layers is formed on a peripheral surface of the mandrel. The layer structure of yarn layers includes at least yarn arrangement layers formed respectively by the first and second supply devices and a woven layer formed by the braider. | 03-04-2010 |
20100117251 | NATURAL TOURMALINE ANION FIBER AND FILTER AND PRODUCING METHOD - The present invention provides to a method of producing fiber from tourmaline anion fiber; of which, polypropylene or polyethylene chip, TPE and submicrometer tourmaline particle are prepared and then rolled into submicrometer tourmaline agglomerate through granulation by double screw; then, take submicrometer tourmaline agglomerate and polypropylene or polyethylene chip, of which the content of tourmaline agglomerate accounts for 1˜10% of gross weight, and TPE for 1˜40% of gross weight; tourmaline agglomerate and polypropylene or polyethylene are melted into composite fiber or filter material via spinning, such that the fiber or filter material can yield anion and present outstanding gas permeability and mechanical property. | 05-13-2010 |
20100201020 | Nonwoven Spacer Fabrics - The invention provides a non-woven fabric comprising at least two separate but interconnected layers, each of the layers being provided with discrete interconnections so as to provide discrete voids between the two layers of fabric. | 08-12-2010 |
20100237529 | FORMATION OF SHEET MATERIAL USING HYDROENTANGLEMENT - A method is described for forming reconstituted leather sheet material from a mixture of base fibres, such as leather fibres, and bi-component synthetic fibres which have outer layers which melt at a lower temperature than their inner cores. The fibres are mixed, formed into a web and then heated so that the synthetic fibres fuse together to form a network within the web. The base fibres are then tangled, whilst constrained by the network, preferably using hydroentanglement. A high quality reconstituted leather sheet material is thus produced. | 09-23-2010 |
20100276830 | Method For Manufacturing A Fiber-Reinforced Composite Sabot By Using Resin-Injection Vacuum Assisted Resin Transfer Molding After Stitching - Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a fiber-reinforced composite sabot for use in APFSDS (Armor Piercing Fin Stabilized Discarding Sabot) wherein a plurality of fiber mats are laminated instead of one-directional prepreg ply and whole part is reinforced by stitching through long fiber bundle in order to enhance circumferential shear strength, and high quality fiber-reinforced composite sabot is manufactured in a short time using resin-injection vacuum assisted resin transfer molding after stitching. | 11-04-2010 |
20110057346 | ART OF USING REGENERATED FIBERS IN MULTI PROCESS NON-WOVENS - Processes for producing non-woven materials from regenerated cotton and other fibers are disclosed. In one embodiment, the processes involve first regenerating cotton fibers from post-consumer or post-industrial waste. These regenerated fibers can be blended with other fibers, and intimately blended to provide a uniform blend of fibers. The fibers can then be subjected to a carding process to orient the fibers, and bound together using mechanical, chemical, or thermal binding processes to form a non-woven material. This material can then be used to form finished goods. | 03-10-2011 |
20110089593 | CONJUGATE FIBER FOR AIR-LAID NONWOVEN FABRIC MANUFACTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A HIGH-DENSITY AIR-LAID NONWOVEN FABRIC - Provided is a conjugate fiber for air-laid nonwoven fabric manufacture having a planar zig-zag crimp shape before a thermal treatment, such that a uniform web is obtained by air laying with high processability and productivity, and the conjugate fiber develops a spiral crimp when the web is subjected to a thermal treatment to thereby enable the web to shrink significantly, as a result of which a nonwoven fabric can be obtained in which fibers are amassed to a high density. | 04-21-2011 |
20110095444 | 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 |
20110095445 | 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. | 04-28-2011 |
20110121480 | METHOD FOR MELT SPINNING, STRETCHING, AND WINDING A MULTIFILAMENT THREAD AS WELL AS A DEVICE FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD - A method for melt spinning, stretching, and winding a multifilament thread to form an FDY-yarn as well as a device for performing the method are presented. Hereby, a plurality of filaments are first extruded from thermoplastic melt, cooled to a temperature below the glass transition temperature of the thermoplastic material, and gathered to form a filament bundle without adding a preparation fluid. The filament bundle is then drawn-off at a speed above 1,500 m/min., heated to have a temperature above the glass transition temperature of the thermoplastic material, and stretched at a drawing speed above 4,000 m/min. Preparation of the filament bundle with a preparation fluid and winding the thread to form a spool is then performed. The device has the preparation device arranged in a zone of the thread course between the drawing device and the winding device, in which the thread has a thread-running speed above 4,000 m/min. | 05-26-2011 |
20110156299 | MELTBLOWN WETLAID METHOD FOR PRODUCING NON-WOVEN FABRICS WITH ANTI-MILDEW, ANTI-BACTERIA AND DEODORIZING CAPABILITIES FROM NATURAL CELLULOSE - The present invention provides a meltblown wetlaid method for producing non-woven fabrics with anti-mildew, anti-bacteria and deodorizing capabilities from natural cellulose. The method comprises selecting wood pulp as raw material and using N-methylmorpholine N-oxide (NMMO) as dissolving solvent and 1,3-phenylene-bis 2-oxazoline (BOX) as stabilizer to form mixed cellulose mucilage as well as using modified and nano-miniaturized natural chitosan as additive for blending and dissolution to form cellulose dope. By meltblown method, the dope is extruded out of spinnerets to form filament bundle, then by ejecting mist aerosol of water, the filament bundle is coagulated with regeneration. After post treatments of water rinsing, hydro-entangled needle punching, drying, winding-up and the like having been orderly applied, then final product for nonwoven fabric of continuous filament with anti-mildew, anti-bacteria and deodorizing capabilities is produced. | 06-30-2011 |
20110175249 | Polyester monofilament, method for producing same, and method for producing screen gauze using same - There is provided a core-sheath bicomponent polyester monofilament, wherein a core component is composed of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and a sheath component composed of PET having an intrinsic viscosity (IV) at least 0.2 lower than that of the core component, the polyester monofilament having a fineness of 3 to 8 dtex, a strength of 7.5 cN/dtex or more, a toughness (strength×elongation | 07-21-2011 |
20110298148 | PRODUCTION METHOD FOR FILAMENT NON-WOVEN FABRIC - A production method for a filament non-woven fabric includes a) obtaining filaments having a crystallization temperature not exceeding 112° C. by melting a resin containing polyethylene sulfide as a main component which is not substantially copolymerized with trichlorobenzene; b) pulling and drawing fiber threads formed by discharging the melted resin from spinning nozzles at a spinning speed of at least 5,000 m/min and less than 6,000 m/min by an ejector disposed such that a distance between a bottom face of the spinning nozzles and a compressed air emission outlet of the ejector is 450-650 mm; c) collecting obtained filaments on a moving net, forming a non-woven web; and d) thermocompression bonding the obtained non-woven web using a heating roller. | 12-08-2011 |
20110309542 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A TURF YARN - The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for producing a turf yam for artificial turf. According to the invention, several monofilaments or ribbons are produced from one respective polymer material in two parallel extrusion processes, the turf yarn being formed by combining several monofilaments or ribbons obtained in the first extrusion process with several monofilaments or ribbons obtained in the second extrusion process. In order to improve especially the elasticity of an artificial turf carpet made from said turf yarn, the monofilaments or ribbons obtained in one of the extrusion processes are crimped before being combined, the crimped monofilaments or ribbons and the flat monofilaments or ribbons being produced in parallel next to each other and being joined in a winding station by means of a tie thread. | 12-22-2011 |
20110316183 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORMATION AND HARVESTING OF NANOFIBROUS MATERIALS - A system that receives nanomaterials, forms nanofibrous materials therefrom, and collects these nanofibrous materials for subsequent applications. The system include a housing coupled to a synthesis chamber within which nanotubes are produced. A spindle may extend from within the housing, across the inlet, and into the chamber for collecting nanotubes and twisting them into a yarn. A body portion may be positioned at an intake end of the spindle. The body portion may include a pathway for imparting a twisting force onto the flow of nanotubes and guide them into the spindle for collection and twisting into the nanofibrous yarn. Methods and apparatuses for forming nanofibrous are also disclosed. | 12-29-2011 |
20120025410 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THREE-DIMENSIONAL NONWOVEN FABRIC STRUCTURE - An apparatus for fabricating three-dimensional nonwoven fabric structure is disclosed, which includes an adjustable frame, a three-dimensional mold, a rotary shaft connecting the three-dimensional mold and the adjustable frame, and a meltblown device. The three-dimensional mold is rotated relative to the adjustable frame. The meltblown device has plural nozzles for spinning a plurality of fibers, wherein the three-dimensional mold is rotated in front of the nozzles to select the fibers, and a three-dimensional nonwoven fabric structure is formed on the three-dimensional mold. | 02-02-2012 |
20120043683 | 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. | 02-23-2012 |
20120074609 | Fabric for Non-Woven Web Forming Process and Method of Using Same - A method of manufacturing a non-woven web includes the step of collecting stretched filaments that form the non-woven web on a fabric in an apparatus for the formation of non-woven webs. The fabric comprises machine direction (MD) yarns and cross-machine direction (CMD) yarns, wherein the MD and CMD yarns are interwoven in a repeating pattern in which at least some of the CMD yarns are interwoven with the MD yarns in pairs that follow the same weaving sequence. Such a fabric can provide potential advantages such as reduced air leakage, reduced air disturbances, and improved web hold-down effect. | 03-29-2012 |
20120091613 | 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. | 04-19-2012 |
20120091614 | HYDROENGORGED SPUNMELT NONWOVENS - A hydroengorged spunmelt nonwoven formed of thermoplastic continuous fibers and a pattern of fusion bonds. The nonwoven has either a percentage bond area of less than 10 percent, or a percentage bond area of at least 10% wherein the pattern of fusion bonds is anisotropic. | 04-19-2012 |
20120146253 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING LONG FIBER REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC RESIN PELLETS - Disclosed is a method for producing long-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin pellets, comprising, pultruding a plurality of reinforced fiber bundles in a molten thermoplastic resin while twisting the plurality reinforced fiber bundles to form a strand in which the reinforced fibers are coated with the thermoplastic resin, and cutting the strand to a predetermined length to form pellets, wherein the strand is pultruded under the conditions that the melt viscosity of the thermoplastic resin is adjusted such that the melt flow rate is 500 to 1500 g/10 min, and the twisting angle θ of the reinforced fiber bundles with respect to the pultruding direction of the strand is set as follows: 0°<θ<50°. As a result of this configuration, according to the method for producing long-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin pellets, pellets in which reinforced fibers are easily untwisted when the pellets are melted so that the reinforced fibers can be uniformly dispersed in molded articles can be produced with high productivity. | 06-14-2012 |
20120181720 | SULFOPOLYESTER BINDERS - A versatile binder comprising at least one or more sulfopolyesters is provided. These sulfopolyester binders can enhance the dry tensile strength, wet tensile strength, tear force, and burst strength of the nonwoven articles in which they are incorporated. Additionally, the water permeability of these binders can be modified as desired by blending different types of sulfopolyesters to produce the binder. Therefore, the binder can be used in a wide array of nonwoven end products and can be modified accordingly based on the desired properties sought in the nonwoven products. | 07-19-2012 |
20120187593 | PLEATABLE NONWOVEN MATERIAL AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - A pleatable nonwoven material is provided, including thicker form-giving fibers and thinner fibers determining the filter effect, wherein the thinner fibers are incorporated largely homogeneously in the thicker fibers running in the direction along the surface of the nonwoven material and a distribution density gradient of the thinner fibers is established perpendicular to the surface of the nonwoven material such that the highest concentration of thinner fibers is in the region of the center or on one of the two outsides, wherein the thicker and thinner fibers are bonded together by solidification from the melted condition and are made from the same material. | 07-26-2012 |
20130009333 | PROCESS FOR MAKING NONWOVEN WEBS - A nonwoven web comprising bicomponent fibers. The fibers have continuous phases each of a first polyarylene sulfide (PAS) component and a polymer component. The polymer component may also be a second polyarylene sulfide. The first polyarylene sulfide component contains a tin or a zinc additive or both, and the first polyarylene sulfide component of any given fiber is at least partially exposed to the external surface of that fiber. | 01-10-2013 |
20130015602 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A DOUBLE-CURVED PANELAANM BERNADET; PhilippeAACI ColomiersAACO FRAAGP BERNADET; Philippe Colomiers FRAANM GIUSEPPIN; LaurentAACI FinhanAACO FRAAGP GIUSEPPIN; Laurent Finhan FR - A process for the production of an aircraft panel made of double-curved composite material, with the panel being obtained from a three-dimensional preform that includes fibers that are distributed in a defined arrangement, includes manufacturing a flat fiber preform ( | 01-17-2013 |
20130099408 | Soft Extensible Nonwoven Webs Containing Multicomponent Fibers with High Melt Flow Rates - The present invention provides nonwoven webs comprising multicomponent fibers that enable the nonwoven web to possess high extensibility. The multicomponent fibers will comprise a first component comprising a polypropylene composition having a melt flow rate of from about 100 to about 2000 grams per 10 minutes and a second component comprising a polymer composition having a melt flow rate lower than the melt flow rate of the first component. The first component comprises at least about 10% of a surface of the multicomponent fiber. | 04-25-2013 |
20130106014 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING SHEET-SHAPED PREPREG | 05-02-2013 |
20130140729 | Method And Apparatus For Manufacturing A Crimped Compound Thread - The invention relates to a method and a device for producing a crimped composite thread, wherein the inventive method consists in extruding, cooling and in drawing several yarns in the form of a plurality of strand filaments and in jointly crimping them in order to obtain a crimped composite thread. The aim of said invention is to make it possible to pre-treat the threads in a manner adaptable to each treatment step. The aim is attained by that at least one multi-treaded yarn is whirl-tangled many times during several operations prior to crimping. For this purpose, a whirl-tangling device provided with a plurality of whirl-tangling units following each other in a direction of the yarn displacement is used. | 06-06-2013 |
20130161855 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING CABLE - One embodiment relates to a method for producing cable. The method includes applying an insulative coating to each of a plurality of conductors to form a plurality of insulated conductors. The method further includes taking up the plurality of insulated conductors in a twisting system to twist the plurality of insulated conductors together and apply a first portion of a desired twist to the plurality of insulated conductors. The method further includes paying off the plurality of insulated conductors from the twisting system to further twist the plurality of insulated conductors together and apply a second portion of a desired twist to the plurality of insulated conductors to form a twisted plurality of insulated conductors. | 06-27-2013 |
20130200544 | MULTIPLE FIBER SPINNING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME - A multiple fiber spinning apparatus and a method of controlling the same. The apparatus includes an extruding unit, a spin block unit and a spinning nozzle unit. The extruding unit includes extruders that melt, extrude and transfer polymer materials. The spin block unit includes a gear pump unit which has gear pumps connected to each of the extruders. The gear pumps receive the polymer materials from the corresponding extruders and discharge the polymer materials. The spin block unit further includes a flow passage unit which has flow passages connected to the respective gear pumps. The spinning nozzle unit includes spinning nozzles, each of which is connected to one of the gear pumps of each extruder by the corresponding flow passage, so that each spinning nozzle receives the molten polymer materials and spins the polymer materials into a fiber. | 08-08-2013 |
20130221559 | Method For Producing A Multifilament Composite Thread And Melt Spinning Device - The invention relates to a device for the production of strand-shaped products such as synthetic bands, fiber strands, monofilaments, or films, which are extruded from a polymer melt. The device comprises an extrusion device, a cooling device, several rolling feed units and several processing devices mounted between the rolling feed units. In order to obtain short control paths and compact machine units, the processing devices according to the invention are arranged in tiers one above the other, wherein the rolling feed units face each other at both ends of the processing devices so that the product passes through the processing devices in the opposite direction. | 08-29-2013 |
20130228948 | PROCESS FOR MAKING ABSORBENT COMPONENT - A process for making an absorbent component comprising the steps of providing individual sheets of pulp; attaching a first individual pulp sheet to one or more second individual pulp sheets to form a strip of pulp; feeding the strip of pulp into a defiberizer; defiberizing the strip of pulp to form defiberized fibers; and depositing the defiberized fibers onto a forming surface to form the absorbent component. | 09-05-2013 |
20130234354 | MELTBLOWN PROCESS FOR PRODUCING NON-WOVEN FABRICS WITH FLAME-RETARDING CAPABILITY FROM NATURAL CELLULOSE - A Meltblown process for producing non-woven fabrics with flame-retarding capability from natural cellulose comprises following steps. Blend pulp and solvent of N-methylmorpholine N-oxide (NMMO) to form slurry. Evaporate water content from slurry by a Thin Film Evaporator to form dope. Extrude the dope off spinneret bank to form filament bundle via meltblown process. Coagulating regenerate, water rinse, hydro-entangled needle-punch and dry the filament bundle to form normal natural cellulose nonwoven. Soaking roll formed nonwoven by flame retardant of N-(hydroxymethyl)-3-(methoxy phosphorus acyl). Orderly dry, bake, neutralize, soaping clean, water rinse, baking dry, soaking roll, alkaline clean, water rinse, dry and coil the nonwoven to produce modified natural cellulose nonwoven of flame retarding capacity. Because of cross-linking reaction between foregoing flame retardant and natural cellulose nonwoven, the flame-retarding capability thereof meet requirements of testing standards in American ASTM D6413-1999 and ASTM D2863-1995. Moreover, the wastes thereof meet environmental protection requirements. | 09-12-2013 |
20130285275 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING MELT-BLOWN FABRIC WEB HAVING RANDOM AND BULKY CHARACTERISTICS - Disclosed is a method and apparatus for manufacturing a melt-blown fabric web, by which a melt-blown fabric web having improved filament cohesion and excellent bulky characteristics and sound-absorbing performance is manufactured. The apparatus includes a heat extruder for heating a thermoplastic resin composition and extruding the melted thermoplastic resin, a melt-blown fiber spinner for spinning the extruded thermoplastic resin as a melt-blown fiber in a filament form, a variable gas injector for injecting gas whose injection speed and injection quantity are continuously changed at random to the melt-blown fiber spun from the melt-blown fiber spinner to cause the injected gas to collide with the spun melt-blown fiber, and a collector for collecting the melt-blown fiber, which is spun from the melt-blown fiber spinner and collides with the gas, to form a melt-blown fabric web. | 10-31-2013 |
20130300018 | Polyhydroxyalkanoate Medical Textiles and Fibers - Absorbable polyester fibers, braids, and surgical meshes with prolonged strength retention have been developed. These devices are preferably derived from biocompatible copolymers or homopolymers of 4-hydroxybutyrate. These devices provide a wider range of in vivo strength retention properties than are currently available, and could offer additional benefits such as anti-adhesion properties, reduced risks of infection or other post-operative problems resulting from absorption and eventual elimination of the device, and competitive cost. The devices may also be particularly suitable for use in pediatric populations where their absorption should not hinder growth, and provide in all patient populations wound healing with long-term mechanical stability. The devices may additionally be combined with autologous, allogenic and/or xenogenic tissues to provide implants with improved mechanical, biological and handling properties. | 11-14-2013 |
20130328230 | BIOWEAPON-DETECTING FIBROUS-NETWORK PRODUCTS AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME - Methods are disclosed for producing a bioweapon-sensitive fibrous-network product, wherein the subject products exhibit a color change in response to exposure to a biological agent (or portion thereof) as used in a biological weapon. Also disclosed are fibrous-network products that contain units of biopolymeric material that impart a color change to the products in response to exposure to a biological agent (or portion thereof) as used in a biological weapon. | 12-12-2013 |
20130341819 | Manufacturing Method for Non-Powered Energy Layer - The present invention relates to a manufacturing method for a non-powered energy layer, wherein the non-powered energy layer is adapted for being a warming layer of a bedquilt. When a user is covered with the bedquilt using the non-powered energy layer as the warming layer, the non-powered energy layer would emit a far-infrared ray, such that the far-infrared ray would excite the user's skin, so as to make the microvascular dilation and promote the blood circulation and metabolism of user body. Besides being used as the warming layer, the non-powered energy layer can also be applied as inner layers of a mattress or a U-shaped neck bolster. Moreover, through the proof of experiment results, this non-powered energy layer would not over excite human skin when it is in long-term use, and the non-powered energy layer would not bring about allergies, itchiness or swelling in human skin. | 12-26-2013 |
20140035183 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A BODY IMPLANT AND BODY IMPLANT - A method for production of a body implant ( | 02-06-2014 |
20140042661 | METHOD OF FORMING A BATTERY SEPARATOR AND SECONDARY BATTERY - A method of forming a battery separator to be sandwiched between a positive and a negative electrode of a battery is discussed. A polyethylene resin surface is formed on a surface of a nonwoven fabric, which is made of polypropylene resin as a main component material and structured with bonded pieces of the polypropylene resin. The polyethylene resin surface is then subjected to a hydrophilization treatment, such as a radical reaction treatment or a sulfonation treatment. As a result, a secondary battery separator having a high mechanical strength along with a high hydrophilic nature, and a secondary battery using that secondary battery separator are provided. | 02-13-2014 |
20140070443 | Spunlaid Fibers Comprising Coated Calcium Carbonate, Processes for Their Production, and Nonwoven Products - Described herein are spunlaid fibers including at least one polymeric resin and at least one filler having an average particle size of less than or equal to about 5 microns and/or having a top cut of less than about 15 microns. The at least one filler may be present in an amount of less than about 40% by weight, relative to the total weight of the spunlaid fibers. Also described herein is a method for producing spunlaid fibers including adding calcium carbonate to at least one polymeric resin and extruding the resulting mixture. Further described herein are nonwoven fabrics including such spunlaid fibers, and methods for producing them. | 03-13-2014 |
20140077408 | Method and Device for Producing a Crimped Multifilament Thread - A method and a device for producing a crimped multifilament thread are described. A multiplicity of filaments are extruded by means of a spinning machine, cooled and subsequently treated by a drawing device and a crimping device to form a crimped thread. Before the thread is wound up to form a bobbin, a multiplicity of intertwining knots is produced on the crimped thread by a treatment device. In order to obtain defined patterns of the intertwining knots within the thread, a pulse sequence of compressed air pulses at a predefined frequency is directed at the thread. The treatment device has a controllable blowing means. | 03-20-2014 |
20140291882 | Processing method of natural cellulose fiber intrinsically with enhanced antiseptic, deodorant and negative-ion features from bamboo - The present invention provides a processing method of natural cellulose fiber intrinsically with enhanced antiseptic, deodorant and negative-ion features from bamboo. The process uses mixture of wasted coffee residue and bamboo pulp as raw material. The process uses N-methylmorpholine N-oxide (NMMO) as primary solvent and 1, 3-phenylene-bis 2-oxazoline (BOX) as additive stabilizer. A cellulose solution is firstly formed by the wasted coffee residue, bamboo pulp, NMMO and BOX aforesaid. Secondly, via grinding, blending, dissolving and thermal dehydrating, the cellulose solution is converted into spinning dope. Thirdly, spin the dope obtained previously by dry-jet wet spinning method and coagulate and regenerate in a coagulation bath to form into threads. Finally, rinse, desiccate and lubricate the regenerated threads obtained previously as well as wind it up to produce reeled natural bamboo cellulose fiber with enhanced antiseptic, deodorant and negative-ion features. | 10-02-2014 |
20140291883 | Processing method of non-woven intrinsically with enhanced deodorant feature from bamboo - The present invention provides a processing method of non-woven intrinsically with enhanced deodorant feature from bamboo. The process uses mixture of wasted coffee residue and bamboo pulp as raw material. The process uses N-methylmorpholine N-oxide (NMMO) as primary solvent and 1,3-phenylene-bis 2-oxazoline (BOX) as additive stabilizer. A cellulose solution is firstly formed by the wasted coffee residue, bamboo pulp, NMMO and BOX aforesaid. Secondly, via grinding, blending, dissolving and thermal dehydrating, the cellulose solution is converted into spinning dope. Thirdly, via meltblown method, the dope is extruded out of spinnerets in a die assembly by a metering gear pump to form thread bundle. Finally, the thread bundle is orderly treated by coagulation with regeneration via ejecting mist aerosol of water, rinsing, bleaching, re-rinsing, drying, winding-up and the like to create continuous filaments, then final product for nonwoven with deodorant feature is produced by the filaments from bamboo cellulose. | 10-02-2014 |
20140300024 | NONWOVEN FABRIC FOR PRESS MOLDING, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING MOLDED PRODUCT - Provided is a nonwoven fabric for press molding and a molded product. With use of the nonwoven fabric, a fiberboard can be molded in a shorter time and even by 3D press molding a molded product with an excellent appearance quality can be obtained. The nonwoven fabric for press molding is formed of polylactic acid fibers and natural fibers, the polylactic acid fibers having a crystallization temperature on cooling of 120° C. or higher, the nonwoven fabric having a tensile strength of 20 N/cm | 10-09-2014 |
20140346703 | BACTERIOSTATIC TEXTILE BASED ON POLYAMIDE 11 - The present invention relates to a bacteriostatic textile material of polyamide 11 where said polyamide 11 has an inherent viscosity of from 0.5 to 1.7 and contains no impurities with a diameter greater than 5 μm. The bacteriostatic textile material is useful in the fields of medicine, hygiene, baggage, clothing manufacture, clothing, household equipment and goods, upholstery, carpets, automobiles, industry, notably industrial filtration, agriculture and/or building construction. | 11-27-2014 |
20140374941 | ENHANCING AND PRESERVING ANTI-MICROBIAL PERFORMANCE IN FIBERS WITH PIGMENTS - A method for producing fibers with improved color and anti-microbial properties is described. One embodiment includes a method for generating a halogen stable anti-microbial synthetic fiber, the method comprising creating a mixture that includes a polymer, an anti-microbial agent, and a non-halogen pigment, and extruding the mixture to form an anti-microbial synthetic fiber. | 12-25-2014 |
20150021805 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING NONWOVEN FIBROUS WEBS - Methods and apparatus including a fiber opening chamber having an open upper end and a lower end, at least one fiber inlet for introducing a multiplicity of fibers into the opening chamber, a first multiplicity of rollers positioned within the opening chamber wherein each roller has a multiplicity of projections extending outwardly from a circumferential surface surrounding a center axis of rotation, at least one gas emission nozzle positioned substantially below the first multiplicity of rollers to direct a gas stream generally towards the open upper end of the opening chamber, and a forming chamber having an upper end and a lower end, wherein the upper end of the forming chamber is in flow communication with the open upper end of the opening chamber, and the lower end of the forming chamber is substantially open and positioned above a collector having a collector surface. | 01-22-2015 |
20150061175 | PLEATABLE NONWOVEN MATERIAL AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - A pleatable nonwoven material is provided, including thicker form-giving fibers and thinner fibers determining the filter effect, wherein the thinner fibers are incorporated largely homogeneously in the thicker fibers running in the direction along the surface of the nonwoven material and a distribution density gradient of the thinner fibers is established perpendicular to the surface of the nonwoven material such that the highest concentration of thinner fibers is in the region of the center or on one of the two outsides, wherein the thicker and thinner fibers are bonded together by solidification from the melted condition and are made from the same material. | 03-05-2015 |
20150123304 | NONWOVEN WEB MATERIAL INCLUDING FIBERS FORMED OF RCECYCLED POLYESTER, AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING - A nonwoven web material including fibers formed of a polyolefin and a polyester is disclosed. The fibers may include fine fibers produced by, for example, a meltblowing process. The polyolefin may be polypropylene and the polyester may be polylactic acid. The polylactic acid may be obtained and included by recycling scrap nonwoven material containing a polylactic acid component, hydrolyzing the polylactic acid component to reduce its viscosity, blending the hydrolyzed polylactic acid with a polyolefin resin, and melt-spinning the blended material to form fibers. A related process is disclosed. | 05-07-2015 |
20150137409 | Method For Forming Textile Article - A method for forming a textile article includes the steps of providing at least one shaping yarn and at least one basic yarn; processing the shaping yarn and the basic yarn to form a primitive textile structure; fitting the primitive textile structure to a shaping mold; applying high temperature to heat the primitive textile structure so as to have the shaping yarn included in the primitive textile structure heated and molten to form a shaping film covering the basic yarn; applying a low temperature to solidify the shaping film that covers the basic yarn so as to fix a shape of the primitive textile structure to form a shaped textile structure; and removing the shaped textile structure of which the shape is fixed from the shaping mold. | 05-21-2015 |
20150137410 | PROCESS OF FORMING A RUBBER REINFORCED ARTICLE WITH VOIDED FIBERS - The process of forming a reinforced rubber article comprising, in order, slit extruding fibers having at least a first layer containing a polymer, orienting the fibers monoaxially forming monoaxially drawn fibers having a plurality of voids in the first layer in an amount of between about 3 and 15 percent by volume of the first layer, forming the monoaxially drawn fibers into a fibrous layer, and embedding the fibrous layer into rubber. | 05-21-2015 |
20150299920 | DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING NONWOVEN FABRIC MOLDED PRODUCT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A nonwoven fabric web ( | 10-22-2015 |
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20150330001 | SHORT FIBER NONWOVEN MOLDED ARTICLES - A method of forming a nonwoven article comprising receiving fibrous material comprising thermoplastic fibers; processing the fibrous material to produce short fibers, wherein the processing step comprises granulation using at least one granulator with a screen; distributing the short fibers approximately evenly across an area to form a short fiber web, wherein the distributing step comprises a use of a recyclate spreader; heating the short fiber web to fuse the short fibers to form a nonwoven material; and forming a sheet of the nonwoven material. | 11-19-2015 |
20150361588 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A DRAWN MULTIFILAMENT YARN - The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a polyolefin multifilament yarn comprising twisting a partially drawn multifilament yarn and post-twist-drawing the twisted partially drawn multifilament yarn. | 12-17-2015 |
20150374476 | MONOFILAMENT, SURGICAL MESH HAVING IMPROVED FLEXIBILITY AND BlOCOMPATlBILlTY, AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a monofilament with a segmented pie structure formed by conjugated spinning of degradable polymers and non-degradable polymers, a hernia mesh having improved flexibility and biocompatibility, and a preparation method of the monofilament. More specifically, the hernia mesh of the present invention having improved flexibility and biocompatibility is prepared using the monofilament obtained by conjugated spinning of degradable polymers and non-degradable polymers into a segmented pie form, to control it to be gradually degraded in the body, whereby the stiffness of the early stage is removed, and thereby the foreign body sensation is also removed. | 12-31-2015 |
20160017516 | PET INDUSTRIAL YARN MELT DIRECT SPINNING MANUFACTURING METHOD AND DEVICE THEREOF - A PET industrial yarn melt direct spinning manufacturing method and a device thereof are disclosed. The device includes a polymerizer preparing base polyester melt, liquid tackifying reactors, and multi-head spinning units. The liquid tackifying reactors are connected with the polymerizer through split-flow pipelines respectively and after tackified by the tackifying reactors, the base polyester melt has its intrinsic viscosity reaching 0.90-1.10 dL/g. Each of the liquid tackifying reactors is connected with spinning units, and the spinning units are connected to the liquid tackifying reactors through melt pipelines. Each of the spinning units is provided with spinning boxes. The device solves the transportation problem of melt with high viscosity, combines both scale efficiency of the condensation production and market demand of multiple PET industrial yarns, and has the characteristic of integrating flexible production and intensive production. | 01-21-2016 |
20160039132 | LACROSSE HEAD POCKET AND RELATED METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A lacrosse head pocket and a related method of manufacture are provided to facilitate consistent, repeatable and/or custom manufacture of lacrosse equipment. The pocket can be constructed from multiple different sections joined with one another, or can be knitted, weaved or otherwise assembled on an automated assembly machine from strands, and/or can be formed as a unitary textile material having regions/sections with different physical and/or mechanical properties. The pocket can be integrally molded within portions of a lacrosse head to eliminate manually constructed connections between the pocket and lacrosse head. The lacrosse head can be integrally molded with a lacrosse handle to provide a one-piece unitary lacrosse stick. Related methods of manufacturing also are provided. | 02-11-2016 |
20160040331 | LACROSSE HEAD POCKET AND RELATED METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A lacrosse head pocket and a related method of manufacture are provided to facilitate consistent, repeatable and/or custom manufacture of lacrosse equipment. The pocket can be constructed from multiple different sections joined with one another, or can be knitted, weaved or otherwise assembled on an automated assembly machine from strands, and/or can be formed as a unitary textile material having regions/sections with different physical and/or mechanical properties. The pocket can be integrally molded within portions of a lacrosse head to eliminate manually constructed connections between the pocket and lacrosse head. The lacrosse head can be integrally molded with a lacrosse handle to provide a one-piece unitary lacrosse stick. Related methods of manufacturing also are provided. | 02-11-2016 |
20160111707 | FABRICATION OF BISCROLLED FIBER USING CARBON NANOTUBE SHEET - Fabrication of yarns or other shaped articles from materials in powder form (or nanoparticles or nanofibers) using carbon nanotube/nanofiber sheet as a platform (template). This includes methods for fabricating biscrolled yarns using carbon nanotube/nanofiber sheets and biscrolled fibers fabricated thereby. | 04-21-2016 |
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