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Method for producing needled textile structures

Assignee: Kendall Co
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Filing: 1963-12-23
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Granted: 1966-06-14
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Expires: 1983-12-23
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Nicholas S Newman
  • 👤 John F Ryan

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 23:08
CPC Classifications
D; D04; D04H; D04H1/00; D04H1/40; D04H1/44; D04H1/46; D04H1/498; B; B32; B32B; B32B5/00; B32B5/02; B32B5/024; B32B5/18; B32B5/22; B32B5/24; B32B5/245; B32B5/26; D04H1/48; D04H1/482; B32B2307/00; B32B2307/50; B32B2307/51; B32B2307/54; B32B2307/70; B32B2307/732; B32B2307/734; B32B2307/736; B32B2437/00; B32B5/06; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T442/00; Y10T442/30; Y10T442/3707; Y10T442/3724

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 88 words
IN A PROCESS FOR ENHANCING THE TENSILE STRENGTH AND DELAMINATION RESISTANCE OF FABRIC LAMINATES COMPRISING NEEDLING AT LEAST ONE LAYER OF TEXTILE-LENGTH FIBERS INTO A WOVEN CELLULOSIC FABRIC BASE, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES SHRINKING THE WOVEN CELLULOSIC FABRIC BASE PRIOR TO THE NEEDLING OPERATION BY A SLACK-MERCERIZING PROCESS, SAID SHRINKAGE BEING SUCH AS TO ALLOW AT LEAST 15% SUBSEQUENT ELONGATION IN AT LEAST ONE DIRECTION OF SAID FABRIC, WHEREBY THE RESISTANCE OF THE YARNS OF THE WOVEN CELLULOSIC FABRIC TO BEING SEVERED BY THE NEEDLING OPERATION IS INCREASED.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 88 words
IN A PROCESS FOR ENHANCING THE TENSILE STRENGTH AND DELAMINATION RESISTANCE OF FABRIC LAMINATES COMPRISING NEEDLING AT LEAST ONE LAYER OF TEXTILE-LENGTH FIBERS INTO A WOVEN CELLULOSIC FABRIC BASE, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES SHRINKING THE WOVEN CELLULOSIC FABRIC BASE PRIOR TO THE NEEDLING OPERATION BY A SLACK-MERCERIZING PROCESS, SAID SHRINKAGE BEING SUCH AS TO ALLOW AT LEAST 15% SUBSEQUENT ELONGATION IN AT LEAST ONE DIRECTION OF SAID FABRIC, WHEREBY THE RESISTANCE OF THE YARNS OF THE WOVEN CELLULOSIC FABRIC TO BEING SEVERED BY THE NEEDLING OPERATION IS INCREASED.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-06-13 1969-12-13 1970-06-14 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-06-13 1973-12-13 1974-06-14 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-06-13 1977-12-13 1978-06-14 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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