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Aramid fabric for garments of improved comfort
Assignee: EIDP Inc
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Filing: 1992-06-16
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Granted: 1993-04-13
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Expires: 2012-06-16
Abstract
Abstract A woven fabric of yarns spun from poly(m-phenylene isophthalamide) staple fiber has been designed to provide protective garments of improved comfort.
Inventors
- 👤 Bantwal J. Baliga
- 👤 Donald E. Hoffman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 16:45
CPC Classifications
D; D03; D03D; D03D15/00; D03D15/20; D03D15/283; D03D15/30; D03D15/33; D03D1/00; D03D13/00; D10; D10B; D10B2331/00; D10B2331/02; D10B2331/021; D10B2331/30; D10B2401/00; D10B2401/16; D10B2501/00; D10B2501/04; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/902; Y10S428/911; Y10T; Y10T442/00; Y10T442/30; Y10T442/3179
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
81 words
A woven fabric for use in protective apparel of improved comfort consisting essentially of spun yarns of uncrystallized poly(m-phenylene isophthalamide) staple fiber having a 0.8 to 1.5 denier per filament; said fabric having a basis weight of from 4.0 to 8 ounces per square yard and a construction as follows: ______________________________________
weave: plain or twill
Yarn: 37/2 or finer
warp count: 75 to 125 ends/inch
fill count: at least 40 end/inch but not
greater than 80% of the warp count.
______________________________________
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
81 words
A woven fabric for use in protective apparel of improved comfort consisting essentially of spun yarns of uncrystallized poly(m-phenylene isophthalamide) staple fiber having a 0.8 to 1.5 denier per filament; said fabric having a basis weight of from 4.0 to 8 ounces per square yard and a construction as follows: ______________________________________
weave: plain or twill
Yarn: 37/2 or finer
warp count: 75 to 125 ends/inch
fill count: at least 40 end/inch but not
greater than 80% of the warp count.
______________________________________
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
A woven fabric according to claim 1 wherein the fabric weave is a 3X1 twill fabric.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
Protective garment of improved comfort constructed from the woven fabric of claim 1.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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