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Mixed fiber length yarn
Assignee: Celanese Corp
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Filing: 1980-12-16
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Granted: 1983-05-24
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Expires: 2000-12-16
Abstract
Abstract A novel synthetic yarn is disclosed which comprises fibers of different lengths (as specified). At least three groups of synthetic fibers are present in the yarn, with the synthetic fibers within each group being substantially uniform in length. The substantially uniform length of each group of synthetic fibers present in the yarn differs from the substantially uniform length of the synthetic fibers in the other groups. The use of such mixtures of fiber lengths in a synthetic yarn enables the yarn to exhibit physical characteristics such as high bulk which more closely resemble the characteristics of natural fiber-containing yarns. Fabrics having improved physical characteristics may also be produced from the novel synthetic yarns disclosed.
Inventors
- 👤 Linda C. Sawyer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 03:52
CPC Classifications
D; D02; D02G; D02G3/00; D02G3/22; D10; D10B; D10B2201/00; D10B2201/01; D10B2201/02; D10B2331/00; D10B2331/04; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2913; Y10T428/298
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 68
Claim 1
Independent Claim
103 words
In a textile fabric containing a yarn comprised of a blend of cotton and polyester staple fibers wherein the polyester staple fibers present in said yarn comprise at least about 50 percent by weight of the fibers in the yarn, the improvement wherein said polyester staple fibers consist of a mixture of fibers of at least three different lengths within the range of about 1/4 to about 6 inches whereby said fabric has improved comfort in comparison to a corresponding fabric comprised of a blend of cotton and polyester staple fibers wherein the polyester fibers are of uniform length of about 11/2 inches.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
103 words
In a textile fabric containing a yarn comprised of a blend of cotton and polyester staple fibers wherein the polyester staple fibers present in said yarn comprise at least about 50 percent by weight of the fibers in the yarn, the improvement wherein said polyester staple fibers consist of a mixture of fibers of at least three different lengths within the range of about 1/4 to about 6 inches whereby said fabric has improved comfort in comparison to a corresponding fabric comprised of a blend of cotton and polyester staple fibers wherein the polyester fibers are of uniform length of about 11/2 inches.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The fabric of claim 1 wherein said polyester fibers are comprised of a polymeric material consisting of linear terephthalate polyesters.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
12 words
The fabric of claim 2 wherein said polymeric material is polyethylene terephthalate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The fabric of claim 1 wherein said polyester staple fibers comprise at least about 65 percent by weight of the fibers present in the yarn.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
The fabric of claim 1 wherein said polyester staple fibers comprise between about 50 and 90 percent by weight of the fibers present in the yarn.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The fabric of claim 1 wherein said polyester staple fibers comprise about 80 percent by weight of the fibers present in the yarn.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
The fabric of claim 1 wherein at least a portion of said polyester fibers are crimped.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
The fabric of claim 1 wherein at least a portion of said polyester fibers have an irregularly-shaped or non-circular cross section.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
The fabric of claim 1 wherein said polyester staple fibers consist of a mixture of fibers of between about three to six differing lengths.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
The fabric of claim 1 wherein the length of said polyester staple fibers ranges from about 1/4 to about 11/2 inches.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
The fabric of claim 1 wherein said lengths differ from each other by a factor of at least about 15 percent.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
36 words
The fabric of claim 1 wherein each of said different lengths is present in an amount of at least about 5 percent by weight based on the total weight of the polyester fibers in the yarn.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
104 words
In a textile yarn comprised of a blend of cotton and polyester staple fibers wherein the polyester staple fibers present in said yarn comprise at least about 50 percent by weight of the fibers in the yarn, the improvement wherein said polyester staple fibers consist of a mixture of fibers of at least three different lengths within the range of about 1/4 to about 6 inches whereby a fabric comprised of said yarn has improved comfort in comparison to a corresponding fabric comprised of a blend of cotton and polyester staple fibers wherein the polyester fibers are of uniform length of about 11/2 inches.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
104 words
In a textile yarn comprised of a blend of cotton and polyester staple fibers wherein the polyester staple fibers present in said yarn comprise at least about 50 percent by weight of the fibers in the yarn, the improvement wherein said polyester staple fibers consist of a mixture of fibers of at least three different lengths within the range of about 1/4 to about 6 inches whereby a fabric comprised of said yarn has improved comfort in comparison to a corresponding fabric comprised of a blend of cotton and polyester staple fibers wherein the polyester fibers are of uniform length of about 11/2 inches.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
20 words
The yarn of claim 13 wherein said polyester fibers are comprised of a polymeric material consisting of linear terephthalate polyesters.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
12 words
The yarn of claim 14 wherein said polymeric material is polyethylene terephthalate.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
25 words
The yarn of claim 13 wherein said polyester staple fibers comprise at least about 65 percent by weight of the fibers present in the yarn.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
26 words
The yarn of claim 13 wherein said polyester staple fibers comprise between about 50 to 90 percent by weight of the fibers present in the yarn.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
23 words
The yarn of claim 13 wherein said polyester staple fibers comprise about 80 percent by weight of the fibers present in the yarn.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
16 words
The yarn of claim 13 wherein at least a portion of said polyester fibers are crimped.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
21 words
The yarn of claim 13 wherein at least a portion of said polyester fibers have an irregularly-shaped or non-circular cross section.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
24 words
The yarn of claim 13 wherein said polyester staple fibers consist of a mixture of fibers of between about three to six differing lengths.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
21 words
The yarn of claim 13 wherein the length of said polyester staple fibers ranges from about 1/4 to about 11/2 inches.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
21 words
The yarn of claim 13 wherein said lengths differ from each other by a factor of at least about 15 percent.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
36 words
The yarn of claim 13 wherein each of said different lengths is present in an amount of at least about 5 percent by weight based on the total weight of the polyester fibers in the yarn.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
186 words
In a fabric containing a yarn comprised of a blend of polyester fibers and cotton fibers, the improvement wherein the polyester fibers present in the yarn comprise at least about 50 percent by weight of the fibers within said yarn and consist of a mixture of at least three groups of polyester fibers, each group consisting of polyester fibers of a substantially uniform length which differs from the substantially uniform length of the polyester fibers in the other groups, and wherein the polyester fibers are distributed among each of the following ranges based upon the weight of the fibers present in said at least three groups: (a) up to about 75 percent by weight of fibers having a length of about X, wherein X represents the length of the longest polyester fiber in said groups; (b) up to about 75 percent by weight of fibers having a length greater than about 1/2X up to but not including said length of about X; and (c) up to about 35 percent by weight of fibers having a length less than or equal to said length of about 1/2X.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
186 words
In a fabric containing a yarn comprised of a blend of polyester fibers and cotton fibers, the improvement wherein the polyester fibers present in the yarn comprise at least about 50 percent by weight of the fibers within said yarn and consist of a mixture of at least three groups of polyester fibers, each group consisting of polyester fibers of a substantially uniform length which differs from the substantially uniform length of the polyester fibers in the other groups, and wherein the polyester fibers are distributed among each of the following ranges based upon the weight of the fibers present in said at least three groups: (a) up to about 75 percent by weight of fibers having a length of about X, wherein X represents the length of the longest polyester fiber in said groups; (b) up to about 75 percent by weight of fibers having a length greater than about 1/2X up to but not including said length of about X; and (c) up to about 35 percent by weight of fibers having a length less than or equal to said length of about 1/2X.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
26 words
The fabric of claim 25 wherein the polyester fibers within said at least three groups are comprised of a polymeric material consisting of linear terephthalate polyesters.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
12 words
The fabric of claim 26 wherein said polymeric material is polyethylene terephthalate.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
15 words
The fabric of claim 25 wherein X ranges from about 1 to about 6 inches.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
11 words
The fabric of claim 28 wherein X is about 6 inches.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
11 words
The fabric of claim 28 wherein X is about 3 inches.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
11 words
The fabric of claim 28 wherein X is about 11/2 inches.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
22 words
The fabric of claim 25 wherein at least a portion of said polyester fibers within said at least three groups are crimped.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
27 words
The fabric of claim 25 wherein at least a portion of said polyester fibers within said at least three groups have an irregularly-shaped or non-circular cross section.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
94 words
The fabric of claim 25 wherein the polyester fibers within said at least three groups are distributed among each of the following ranges: (a) between about 25 and about 50 percent by weight of fibers having a length of about X; (b) between about 25 and about 50 percent by weight of fibers having a length greater than about 1/2X up to but not including said length of about X; and (c) up to about 30 percent by weight of fibers having a length less than or equal to said length of about 1/2X.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
35 words
The fabric of claim 34 wherein said polyester fibers having a length less than or equal to said length of about 1/2X are present in an amount of less than about 20 percent by weight.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
122 words
The fabric of claim 25 wherein said length of about X is about 11/4 inches and the polyester fibers within said at least three groups are distributed as follows: (a) about 20 percent by weight of fibers having a length of about 11/4 inches; (b) about 40 percent by weight of fibers having a length ranging from about 1 inch up to but not including said length of about 11/4 inches; (c) about 25 percent by weight of fibers having a length ranging from about 3/4 of an inch up to but not including said length of about 1 inch; and (d) about 15 percent by weight of fibers having a length less than said length of about 3/4 of an inch.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
84 words
The fabric of claim 36 wherein the polyester fibers within said at least three groups are distributed as follows: (a) about 20 percent by weight of fibers having a length of about 11/4 inches; (b) about 40 percent by weight of fibers having a length of about 1 inch; (c) about 25 percent by weight of fibers having a length of about 3/4 of an inch; and (d) about 15 percent by weight of fibers having a length of about 1/2 of an inch.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
107 words
The fabric of claim 25 wherein said length of X is about 11/2 inches and the polyester fibers within said at least three groups are distributed as follows: (a) 19.4 percent by weight of fibers having a length of 11/2 inches; (b) 41.7 percent by weight of fibers having a length of 11/4 inches; (c) 20.4 percent by weight of fibers having a length of 1 inch; (d) 12.5 percent by weight of fibers having a length of 3/4 inch; (e) 4.6 percent by weight of fibers having a length of 1/2 inch; and (f) 1.4 percent by weight of fibers having a length of 1/4 inch.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
49 words
The fabric of claim 25 wherein the substantially uniform length of the polyester fibers within each of the at least three groups present in the yarn differs from the substantially uniform length of the polyester fibers in the other groups by a factor of at least about 15 percent.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
52 words
The fabric of claim 25 wherein the substantially uniform length of the polyester fibers within each of the at least three groups present in the yarn differs from the substantially uniform length of the polyester fibers in the other groups by a factor of between about 15 percent and about 30 percent.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
29 words
The fabric of claim 25 wherein the fibers within said at least three groups comprise at least about 65 percent by weight of the fibers present in the yarn.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
31 words
The fabric of claim 25 wherein said polyester fibers within said at least three groups comprise between about 50 and 90 percent by weight of the fibers present in the yarn.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
22 words
The fabric of claim 25 wherein said polyester fibers comprise about 80 percent by weight of the fibers present in the yarn.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
38 words
The fabric of claim 25 wherein each group of fibers of substantially uniform length is present in an amount of at least about 5 percent by weight based on the total weight of polyester fibers in the yarn.
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
193 words
In a yarn comprised of a blend of polyester fibers and cotton fibers, the improvement wherein the polyester fibers present in the yarn comprise at least about 50 percent by weight of the fibers within said yarn and consist of a mixture of at least three groups of polyester fibers, each group consisting of polyester fibers of a substantially uniform length which differs from the substantially uniform length of the polyester fibers in the other groups, and wherein the polyester fibers contained within said at least three groups of polyester fibers are distributed among each of the following ranges based upon the weight of the fibers present in said at least three groups: (a) up to about 75 percent by weight of fibers having a length of about X, wherein X represents the length of the longest polyester fiber in said groups; (b) up to about 75 percent by weight of fibers having a length greater than about 1/2X up to but not including said length of about X; and (c) up to about 35 percent by weight of fibers having a length less than or equal to said length of about 1/2X.
Claim 49
Dependent Claim
193 words
In a yarn comprised of a blend of polyester fibers and cotton fibers, the improvement wherein the polyester fibers present in the yarn comprise at least about 50 percent by weight of the fibers within said yarn and consist of a mixture of at least three groups of polyester fibers, each group consisting of polyester fibers of a substantially uniform length which differs from the substantially uniform length of the polyester fibers in the other groups, and wherein the polyester fibers contained within said at least three groups of polyester fibers are distributed among each of the following ranges based upon the weight of the fibers present in said at least three groups: (a) up to about 75 percent by weight of fibers having a length of about X, wherein X represents the length of the longest polyester fiber in said groups; (b) up to about 75 percent by weight of fibers having a length greater than about 1/2X up to but not including said length of about X; and (c) up to about 35 percent by weight of fibers having a length less than or equal to said length of about 1/2X.
Claim 50
Dependent Claim
26 words
The yarn of claim 45 wherein the polyester fibers within said at least three groups are comprised of a polymeric material consisting of linear terephthalate polyesters.
Claim 51
Dependent Claim
12 words
The yarn of claim 46 wherein said polymeric material is polyethylene terephthalate.
Claim 52
Dependent Claim
15 words
The yarn of claim 45 wherein X ranges from about 1 to about 6 inches.
Claim 53
Dependent Claim
11 words
The yarn of claim 48 wherein X is about 6 inches.
Claim 54
Dependent Claim
11 words
The yarn of claim 48 wherein X is about 3 inches.
Claim 55
Dependent Claim
11 words
The yarn of claim 48 wherein X is about 11/2 inches.
Claim 56
Dependent Claim
22 words
The yarn of claim 45 wherein at least a portion of said polyester fibers within said at least three groups are crimped.
Claim 57
Dependent Claim
27 words
The yarn of claim 45 wherein at least a portion of said polyester fibers within said at least three groups have an irregularly-shaped or non-circular cross section.
Claim 58
Dependent Claim
94 words
The yarn of claim 45 wherein the polyester fibers within said at least three groups are distributed among each of the following ranges: (a) between about 25 and about 50 percent by weight of fibers having a length of about X; (b) between about 25 and about 50 percent by weight of fibers having a length greater than about 1/2X up to but not including said length of about X; and (c) up to about 30 percent by weight of fibers having a length less than or equal to said length of about 1/2X.
Claim 59
Dependent Claim
35 words
The yarn of claim 54 wherein said polyester fibers having a length less than or equal to said length of about 1/2X are present in an amount of less than about 20 percent by weight.
Claim 60
Dependent Claim
121 words
The yarn of claim 45 wherein said length of X is about 11/4 inches and the polyester fibers within said at least three groups are distributed as follows: (a) about 20 percent by weight of fibers having a length of about 11/4 inches; (b) about 40 percent by weight of fibers having a length ranging from about 1 inch up to but not including said length of about 11/4 inches; (c) about 25 percent by weight of fibers having a length ranging from about 3/4 of an inch up to but not including said length of about 1 inch; and (d) about 15 percent by weight of fibers having a length less than said length of about 3/4 of an inch.
Claim 61
Dependent Claim
84 words
The yarn of claim 56 wherein the polyester fibers within said at least three groups are distributed as follows: (a) about 20 percent by weight of fibers having a length of about 11/4 inches; (b) about 40 percent by weight of fibers having a length of about 1 inch; (c) about 25 percent by weight of fibers having a length of about 3/4 of an inch; and (d) about 15 percent by weight of fibers having a length of about 1/2 of an inch.
Claim 62
Dependent Claim
107 words
The yarn of claim 45 wherein said length of X is about 11/2 inches and the polyester fibers within said at least three groups are distributed as follows: (a) 19.4 percent by weight of fibers having a length of 11/2 inches; (b) 41.7 inches by weight of fibers having a length of 11/4 inches; (c) 20.4 percent by weight of fibers having a length of 1 inch; (d) 12.5 percent by weight of fibers having a length of 3/4 inch; (e) 4.6 percent by weight of fibers having a length of 1/2 inch; and (f) 1.4 percent by weight of fibers having a length of 1/4 inch.
Claim 63
Dependent Claim
49 words
The yarn of claim 45 wherein the substantially uniform length of the polyester fibers within each of the at least three groups present in the yarn differs from the substantially uniform length of the polyester fibers in the other groups by a factor of at least about 15 percent.
Claim 64
Dependent Claim
52 words
The yarn of claim 45 wherein the substantially uniform length of the polyester fibers within each of the at least three groups present in the yarn differs from the substantially uniform length of the polyester fibers in the other groups by a factor of between about 15 percent and about 30 percent.
Claim 65
Dependent Claim
29 words
The yarn of claim 45 wherein the fibers within said at least three groups comprise at least about 65 percent by weight of the fibers present in the yarn.
Claim 66
Dependent Claim
31 words
The yarn of claim 45 wherein said polyester fibers within said at least three groups comprise between about 50 and 90 percent by weight of the fibers present in the yarn.
Claim 67
Dependent Claim
22 words
The yarn of claim 45 wherein said polyester fibers comprise about 80 percent by weight of the fibers present in the yarn.
Claim 68
Dependent Claim
38 words
The yarn of claim 45 wherein each group of fibers of substantially uniform length is present in an amount of at least about 5 percent by weight based on the total weight of polyester fibers in the yarn.
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