| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 442352000 | Strand or fiber material is specified as non-linear (e.g., crimped, coiled, etc.) | 19 |
| 20130143462 | ASSEMBLED INTERMEDIATE COMPRISING A COILED-FILAMENT NONWOVEN WEB AND ARTICLES - An assembled intermediate is described comprising a fluid transport element proximate an absorbent material. The fluid transport element comprises a thermoplastic nonwoven web comprising a plurality of coiled filaments having an average diameter of 200 to 500 microns interengaged by means of intermittent bonds. The web preferably has certain properties such as a thickness of 3 to 20 mm, a density ranging from 0.02 to 0.10, and a work of compression of no greater than 20 kJ/m | 06-06-2013 |
| 20140273704 | NONWOVEN FABRICS OF SHORT INDIVIDUALIZED BAST FIBERS AND PRODUCTS MADE THEREFROM - Nonwoven textile fabrics in accordance with the present invention are formed primarily of individualized bast fibers substantially free of pectin having a mean length less than 6 millimeters. The nonwoven fabric can include staple fibers and/or pulp fibers. Individualized bast fibers include fibers derived from the flax and hemp plants. The nonwoven textile fabric is formed into a web while in a dry state and subsequently bonded to produce a nonwoven fabric. | 09-18-2014 |
| 442353000 | Composite strand or fiber material | 9 |
| 20090036016 | NONWOVEN FROM BULKED FILAMENT TOW - A nonwoven material has a plurality of randomly oriented and bulked crimped filaments, a plurality of point bonds interconnecting said crimped filaments into a fixed, 3-dimensional structure, and either a surface portion of said fixed, 3-dimensional structure having a greater density than an inner portion of said 3-dimensional structure or an external surface of said fixed, 3-dimensional structure being substantially free of any protruding filaments. The nonwoven material is made by: bulking a filament tow, fixing the bulked tow into a 3-dimensional structure, and calendering the 3-dimensional structure. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090093180 | POLYOLEFIN FIBER AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A polyolefin fiber includes 0.2 to 5.0 wt % of hydrophilic additive, and 0.05 to 3.00 wt % of titanium dioxide (TiO | 04-09-2009 |
| 20100035500 | STRETCHABLE NONWOVEN FABRIC AND TAPE - To produce a nonwoven fabric comprising a conjugated fiber comprising a plurality of resins which are different in thermal shrinkage and form a phase separation structure. In the nonwoven fabric, the conjugated fibers are arranged in a direction approximately parallel to a surface direction of the nonwoven fabric and crimped. In addition, the conjugated fibers have an average curvature radius of fiber crimp of 20 to 200 μm and the crimps are distributed approximately uniformly in a thickness direction of the nonwoven fabric. The nonwoven fabric is substantially free from an adhesive agent. In the nonwoven fabric, each fiber is substantially not melt-bonded to another. The conjugated fiber may comprise a polyalkylene arylate-series resin and a modified polyalkylene arylate-series resin and have a side-by-side or eccentric sheath-core form. Since the bimetal form conjugated fibers having specific crimps are appropriately entangled with each other, the nonwoven fabric has a high stretchability and is easily torn by hand, without using scissors. The nonwoven fabric is suitable for a tape such as a bandage or a supporter. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20110189915 | CRIMPED CONJUGATED FIBER AND NONWOVEN FABRIC COMPRISING THE SAME - A crimped conjugated fiber having a crimpable cross-sectional configuration wherein:
| 08-04-2011 |
| 20110237147 | Textile fiber batting substitution for foam structures - A textile cushioning batting for use in furniture and the like having a high degree of loft and rebound is disclosed comprising: a non-woven blended batting comprising a major portion of a fine denier fiber and a minor portion of a coarse denier fiber. The fibers have increased crimping amplitudes, secondary crimping, sharper crimp and optimized crimps per inch. A low melt binds fiber binding the fine and coarse denier fibers together in the batting; and a sufficient number of the fibers being heat are bonded together at their intersections to provide a high loft resilient batting for cushioning. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20130005209 | NON-WOVEN FIBRE PRODUCT COMPRISING FIBRES OF RECYCLED MATERIAL - The present invention concerns an air-laid non-woven fibre product comprising recycled material and manufactured by a dry forming process, said product comprising: a first portion of up to 99% dust material, where the dust material is preferably recovered dust from manufacturing or the like of fibrous textile material, preferably cotton textiles, and a second portion at least 1% bi-component fibres having a length between 2-75 mm, preferably 2-25 mm in length. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20150354112 | BATT COMPRISING CRIMPED BI- OR MULTI-COMPONENT FIBRES - A had comprising crimped bi- or multicomponent fibres consisting of at least two sections, which comprise a polymer or polymer blend as a predominant component and which are arranged across the cross-section of the fiber to promote crimping of the fibre during the setting process and which predominant components differ in. the crystallisation beat (dHc). The difference in the crystallisation heat (dHc) is in the range from 30 J/g to 5 J/g, and the predominant components differ in at least one of the other parameters selected from the group of melt flow index, degree of polydispersion and flexural modulus, while the relative difference of the predominant components is:
| 12-10-2015 |
| 20160040323 | Self-Crimped Ribbon Fiber and Nonwovens Manufactured Therefrom - Multi-component fibers or filaments that are ribbon shaped are provided having polymer components positioned in a side-by-side fashion. For example, the multi-component fibers may be bicomponent fibers having ribbon shape. The polymer components of the fibers are selected to have differential shrinkage behavior. Nonwovens are also provided that are manufactured from such ribbon shaped multi-component fibers or filaments. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160115630 | HEAT-BONDABLE CONJUGATE FIBER WITH EXCELLENT SOFTNESS AND NONWOVEN FABRIC USING THE SAME - The present invention are a heat-bondable conjugate fiber ensuring that the crimp configuration stability can be maintained even in the state of leaving elongation of the fiber and bulkiness and softness are imparted to the nonwoven fabric, and a nonwoven fabric using the same. A heat-bondable conjugate fiber comprises a first component containing a polyester-based resin and a second component containing a polyolefin-based resin having a melting point lower than the melting point of said polyester-based resin, wherein said second component is a heat-bondable conjugate fiber accounting for a specific range of the outer fiber circumference and having a side-by-side or eccentric sheath-core structure and the fiber has a specific elongation, a specific range of a three-dimensional actualized crimp and a specific range of a crimp modulus. | 04-28-2016 |
| 442356000 | A single nonwoven layer comprising non-linear synthetic polymeric strand or fiber material and strand or fiber material not specified as non-linear | 2 |
| 20100087117 | SCOURING MATERIAL COMPRISING NATURAL FIBRES - A scouring material comprises a three-dimensional non-woven web ( | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100130084 | MIXED CONTINUOUS FIBER NON-WOVEN FABRIC AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - According to the present invention, it is possible to obtain a non-woven fabric that is excellent in bulkiness, flexibility, and feeling, in which less fibers drop out even in the case wherein the non-woven fabric is used for an application such as clothing items and a wiping cloth in which a surface of a non-woven fabric is rubbed, that is, excellent in a lint-free property. | 05-27-2010 |
| 442358000 | A nonwoven fabric having a layer comprising non-linear synthetic polymeric strand or fiber material and a separate and distinct layer comprising strand or fiber material which is not specified as non-linear | 1 |
| 20110250816 | BULKY NONWOVEN FABRIC - The invention provides a nonwoven fabric which can improve these problems of the conventional technologies, can be produced at relatively low costs, is bulky and excellent in cushioning properties, has a good texture and is excellent in shaping ability at post-processing. Specifically, the present invention provides a bulky nonwoven fabric, comprising a fiber layer A containing a spiral crimp fiber and a fiber layer B, wherein the fiber layer B is laminated on at least one surface of the fiber layer A, the spiral crimp fiber of the fiber layer A and the fiber of the fiber layer B are partly entangled and integrated at the interface in a thickness direction of both layers, the fiber layer B exhibits a structure in which the layer is lifted up to the fiber layer B side between individual entangled parts; and having a specific volume of 30 cm | 10-13-2011 |
| 442359000 | Synthetic polymeric strand or fiber material | 5 |
| 20090318050 | CRIMPING COMPOSITE FIBER AND FIBROUS MASS COMPRISING THE SAME - The present invention is directed to a crimping conjugate fiber, comprising a first component and a second component, wherein the first component comprises a polybutene-1; the second component comprises a polymer having a melting point higher than that of the polybutene-1 by at least 20° C., or a polymer having a melting initiation temperature (extrapolated melting initiation temperature measured using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) as defined in JIS-K-7121) of at least 120° C.; in a cross section of the fiber, the first component occupies at least 20% of the surface of the conjugate fiber, and the centroid position of the second component is shifted from the centroid position of the conjugate fiber; and the conjugate fiber is an actualized crimping conjugate fiber in which three-dimensional crimps have been developed or a latently crimpable conjugate fiber in which three-dimensional crimps are developed by heating. Accordingly, a crimping conjugate fiber and a fiber assembly comprising the same are provided in which the elasticity, the bulk recovery property, and the durability are high. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20190143635 | COMPOSITE CUSHIONING STRUCTURES, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF | 05-16-2019 |
| 442360000 | Synthetic polymeric strand or fiber material is of staple length | 3 |
| 20080305704 | NEEDLING LOOPS INTO CARRIER SHEETS - Methods of making a sheet-form loop product are provided. One method includes placing a layer of staple fibers against a first side of a substrate comprising a nonwoven web; needling fibers of the layer through the substrate by penetrating the substrate with needles that drag portions of the fibers through the substrate, leaving exposed loops of the fibers extending from a second side of the substrate; and anchoring fibers forming the loops by fusing the fibers to each other and to filaments of the nonwoven web on the first side of the substrate, while substantially preventing fusion of the fibers on the second side of the substrate. Sheet-form loop products are also provided, including for example a flexible nonwoven substrate and a layer of staple fibers disposed on a first side of the substrate, exposed loops of the fibers extending from a second side of the substrate, with bases of the loops being anchored on the first side of the substrate, wherein the fibers on the first side of the substrate are fused together to a relatively greater extent than the fibers on the second side of the substrate. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090047857 | STAPLE FIBERS AND PROCESSES FOR MAKING SAME - Improved staple fibers and processes for producing them are provided. The processes are particularly useful for forming staple fibers from poly(trimethylene terephthalate), especially carpet staple fibers. The processes include prewetting undrawn yarns and drawing the fibers under wet and warm conditions, thermo-fixing the texture, and drying at relatively low temperatures. Fibers produced according to the processes disclosed herein have improved properties and reduced brittleness as compared to fibers prepared using conventional processes. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090203280 | NEEDLING LOOPS INTO CARRIER SHEETS - Methods of making a sheet-form loop product are provided. One method includes placing a layer of staple fibers against a first side of a substrate comprising a nonwoven web; needling fibers of the layer through the substrate by penetrating the substrate with needles that drag portions of the fibers through the substrate, leaving exposed loops of the fibers extending from a second side of the substrate; and anchoring fibers forming the loops by fusing the fibers to each other and to filaments of the nonwoven web on the first side of the substrate, while substantially preventing fusion of the fibers on the second side of the substrate. Sheet-form loop products are also provided, including for example a flexible nonwoven substrate and a layer of staple fibers disposed on a first side of the substrate, exposed loops of the fibers extending from a second side of the substrate, with bases of the loops being anchored on the first side of the substrate, wherein the fibers on the first side of the substrate are fused together to a relatively greater extent than the fibers on the second side of the substrate. | 08-13-2009 |
