468results about "Shaping/stretching tubular fabrics" patented technology

An object of the present invention is to provide a manufacturing method of a honeycomb structural body which makes the profile of a cross section perpendicular to the length direction thereof less likely to generate dispersion, and also makes the thickness of its sealing material layer thinner, and a sealing material that is suitably used in the manufacturing method of the honeycomb structural body. According to the present invention, the manufacturing method of a honeycomb structural body with a sealing material layer formed on the peripheral portion of a pillar-shaped porous honeycomb member includes a sealing material applying step of applying a paste-like sealing material, which is a raw material of the sealing material layer, onto a circumferential face of the pillar-shaped porous honeycomb member, and a scraping step of fitting a ring-shaped scraper, which can be brought into contact with the circumferential face of the pillar-shaped porous honeycomb member so as to slide thereon, to the pillar-shaped porous honeycomb member and moving said ring-shaped scraper in the length direction, thereby expanding the paste-like sealing material applied onto the circumferential face of the pillar-shaped porous honeycomb member so as to spread over the entire circumferential face of the pillar-shaped porous honeycomb member.

The invention relates to a device for splinting and / or maintaining a cavity, an organ duct and or a vessel in a human or animal body, said device including at least one compressible and self-expanding stent that is composed of at least three phases.

The invention discloses a production process of a high-quality ecological antibacterial health-care sock. The production process of the high-quality ecological antibacterial health-care sock comprises the following steps of yarn manufacturing, sock weaving, seam allowance processing, reinforcing, setting, pre-drying, water bathing, drying and package detection. The production process of the high-quality ecological antibacterial health-care sock adopts the method that natural cotton fibers, aloe fibers and modal fibers are interlaced and makes full use of the good antibacterial effect of the aloe fibers, and the bottom of the sock adopts a flat structure, so that the fabric can meet the requirements for high air permeability and comfort. The aloe fibers are used for replacing traditional common viscose, and aloe isocitric acid calcium and other matter have the functions of improving the constitution, strengthening the heart, promoting blood circulation, softening hardened arteries, lowering the cholesterol content and expanding the blood capillaries, and have a certain inhibition effect on escherichia coli and staphylococcus aureus. Compared with the prior art, the high-quality ecological antibacterial health-care sock has good health-care performance and antibacterial performance.

To provide a film for optical element made of liquid crystal polymer whose productivity and economical efficiency are improved; a laminated sheet formed by bonding this film to a polarizing plate; and an optical element which can be optically inspected, and used under an environment of high temperature and high moisutre, and whose surface hardness is so high that the surface is not easily damaged. A long laminated sheet for optical element comprising a liquid crystal polymer layer, and a polarizing film layer; and a long laminated sheet for optical element comprising at least a liquid crystal polymer film layer oriented in the direction oblique to the MD direction at a given angle, and a polarizing film layer. An optical element having a laminated structure formed by laminating a layer of a cured acrylic resin having optical isotropy, an orientated liquid crystal polymer layer, a layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive, and a translucent base layer in that order, and a long laminated sheet for optical element having a laminated structure formed by laminating a layer of a cured acrylic resin having optical isotropy; an oriented liquid crystal polymer layer; a layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive; and a translucent base layer in that order, and a containing liquid crystal polymers orientated in the MD direction at an arbitrary angle.

Methods apply a layer of material to a glass sheet having a non-planar shape. The methods can each include the step of providing the glass sheet having an initial non-planar shape including a thickness defined between a first sheet surface and a second sheet surface. The method further includes the step of at least partially flattening the glass sheet into an application shape. The method further includes the step of applying the layer of material to the first sheet surface while the glass sheet is in the application shape. The method then includes the step of releasing the glass sheet to relax into a post non-planar shape.

Fabric and reinforcements are provided by this invention which, in a first embodiment, include a plurality of warp yarns having a first twist (turns / inch) and a plurality of weft yarns having a second twist which is greater than the first twist. A coating is applied over a substantial portion of the warp and weft yarns after they are assembled or laid together, so as to produce a weight distribution ratio of less than about 2.0:1, based upon the weight of the resinous coating of the weft yarns over the weight of the resinous coating on the warp yarns. This can be achieved, in substantial part, due to the difference in the twist ratios of the warp and weft yarns, which difference permits a more uniform coating to be applied. Further embodiments of this invention include a cementitious board and methods of making a coated fabric and cementitious board.

A weaving method of a three-dimensional vamp includes the steps of: weaving yarn by a warp-knitting machine to form a top vamp by a first part needle bar of the warp-knitting machine which is interactively woven with a bottom vamp formed by a second part needle bar of the warp-knitting machine so as to form a tube-shaped fabric; cutting the tube-shaped fabric to form a sock-shaped fabric; disposing the sock-shaped fabric on a shoe last; and heating the sock-shaped fabric to tighten the sock-shaped fabric in order to seal the shoe last and consequently obtain the three-dimensional vamp. The heat shrinkable and irreversible properties of a high shrinkage yarn or hot melt yarn are used to seal the sock-shaped fabric with the shoe last, thereby achieving the substantial physical properties. The turner cost and the fabric flotsam can be reduced by the process of manufacturing the integrally formed vamp.

A metallized, multi-layer film is disclosed that comprises at least a polyolefin layer, a tie layer, and a metallized lactic acid polymer layer to yield a final film having improved moisture and gas barrier, optical, and mechanical properties.

A packaging laminate (10) including a substrate film (15) coated with a carbon containing silicon oxide layer (16, 17) on both surfaces is disclosed herein. A method for producing the laminate (10), and blanks and packages fabricated from the laminate are also disclosed herein. The PECVD process of the present invention strains the substrate film (15) during deposition thereby creating a very thin oxide layer with superior durability, oxygen and aroma barrier properties. The carbon-containing silicon oxide coating (16, 17) has a stoichiometry of SiOxCy in which x is witin the range of 1.5-2.2 and y is within the range of 0.15-0.80. The substrate film (15) may include a core layer (12) of a material selected from the group consisting of paper, paperboard, a foamed core, polyethylene terephtalate, polyamide, polyethylene and polypropylene.

There is provided a hard-coated film that includes a thermoplastic film and a hard coat layer placed thereon, has high surface hardness, is prevented from forming interference iris patterns, does not reduce image sharpness when used for antireflection films, and is prevented from causing screen glittering, external light reflection, or coloration irregularity of reflected light. The hard-coated film includes a polyester film and a hard coat layer placed on at least one side of the polyester film, wherein the hard coat layer has a surface with irregularities, an interface between the polyester film and the hard coat layer has irregularities, and the surface of the hard coat layer has 3D surface roughness parameters including an arithmetical mean deviation of surface Sa of from 15 nm to less than 150 nm and a kurtosis of surface height distribution Sku of from 1.5 to 5.

A corrosion resistant, light weight composite twisted rope rebar is disclosed for reinforcing concrete material, including providing a plurality of continuous glass fibers oriented substantially in the longitudinal axis and coated with a thermoset polyester resin and catalyst. In one aspect, the twisted rope rebar includes two or more bundles in a helical pitch of about two inches to six inches to form the twisted rope rebar.

An implant for medical use, and methods of making same, having a body formed of a plurality of single strands of a first material. The body further includes at least one multi-strand of radiopaque material incorporated among the single strands, the multi-strand having at least two side-by-side filaments of radiopaque material that lie substantially contiguous to each other over substantially the entire length of the multi-strand.

A reversible, heat-set covered fiber is described, the covered fiber comprising: A. A core comprising an elastic fiber comprising a substantially crosslinked, temperature-stable, olefin polymer, and B. A cover comprising an inelastic fiber. The fiber is head set by a method comprising: (a) Stretching the covered fiber by applying a stretching force to the covered fiber; (b) Heating the stretched covered fiber of (a) to a temperature in excess of the crystalline melting point of the olefin polymer for a period of time sufficient to at least partially melt the olefin polymer; (c) Cooling the stretched and heated covered fiber of (b) to a temperature below the crystalline melting point of the olefin polymer for a period of time sufficient to solidify the polymer; and (d) Removing the stretching force from the covered fiber.

Transparent conductors and methods for fabricating transparent conductors are provided. A method for fabricating a transparent conductor comprises providing a stretchable transparent substrate. A dispersion comprising a plurality of conductive elements and a solvent is formed. The dispersion is applied overlying the stretchable transparent substrate. The solvent is at least partially evaporated to form a transparent conductive coating on the stretchable transparent substrate and the substrate and the transparent conductive coating are stretched.

Methods apply a layer of material to a glass sheet having a non-planar shape. The methods can each include the step of providing the glass sheet having an initial non-planar shape including a thickness defined between a first sheet surface and a second sheet surface. The method further includes the step of at least partially flattening the glass sheet into an application shape. The method further includes the step of applying the layer of material to the first sheet surface while the glass sheet is in the application shape. The method then includes the step of releasing the glass sheet to relax into a post non-planar shape.

Disclosed herein is a method by which a material may be placed onto a moving web in a transverse orientation. At least two assemblies, which carry either a first and a second web or a single web, periodically overlap each other in an alternating fashion such that a material may be placed upon their respective carried webs in a transverse manner. The first and second assemblies translate in a direction of web movement in order to modify the velocity of the web carried upon the assembly. Thus, with the velocities of the assemblies capable of being varied, the material may be placed in a transverse manner upon the moving web along with various other orientations.

One aspect of the invention relates to a method of forming a micro- or nano-pattern on the surface of a composite material. The pattern may be a herringbone pattern with a jog angle of greater than or less than 90° or a graded wrinkled pattern. The micro- or nano-patterns on composite materials produced by the methods may be used to modulate, confer or control thin film material properties; as the basis for thickness measurements; to enhance light extraction in OLED; to enhance light harvest in opto-electronic devices; to tune adhesion properties, wetting, and friction of surfaces; to reduce fluid flow drag; and for anti-fouling purposes.

There are provided a backsheet, a method of manufacturing the same, and a photovoltaic module including the same. In the present application, there is provided a backsheet, which exhibits excellent reliability and adhesive strength under extreme heat and / or humidity conditions, thereby improving weatherability and durability. Such a backsheet can be applied for a photovoltaic module, for example.

A method and related apparatus for shrink-proofing a fabric, typically a knitted textile composed of interlocked loops of yarn made of natural and / or man-made fibers. The loops interlock along stitch rows that may become skewed. According to the invention the fabric is confined from expanding as it is delivered to and discharged from an in-line compression zone free of obstructions such as crimps, bends or kinks. The fabric is confined, preferably resiliently, coming to, passing through and leaving the compression zone so as to accommodate variation of thickness and irregularities of the fabric being compacted in the compression zone. The interlocked loops are organized whereby they are allowed to move toward each other orthogonally along their related stitch row so as to reduce volume of the fabric. Non-woven textiles, papers, papers with additives and the like are shrink-proofed in the same manner.

A gel liner made by starting initially with a one-piece knitted tubular sock-shaped fabric having a closed distal end section of gel impermeable knitted fabric and an open proximal end section of gel impermeable knitted fabric and being a gel permeable loosely knitted fabric. Molding the liner to have a gel cushion layer on its interior surface with the gel passing through and partially embedding the yarns of the proximal fabric section with the outermost portions of the yarns free of gel to form at least one annular seal whereby the proximal end section forming a seal not inhibited in deformation and / or elongation by the fabric when the liner is worn thereby reducing or eliminating any twisting or discomfort of the liner during ambulation caused by the annular seal.

The invention discloses a production process of falling-apart-resistant silk stockings with human-body aesthetics, which sequentially comprises the five steps of yarn wrapping and winding, weaving, dyeing and shaping, wherein in the weaving step, according to an ergonomic principle, the silk stockings are woven in segments, and yarn is transmitted in each segment by adopting an individual automatic yarn feeder. According to the production process, the silk stockings are processed in segments by adopting a design conforming to ergonomics, so that an original single weaving mode is rid, the silk stockings further conform to the ergonomic characteristics of people, and therefore, the silk stockings further have comfort and aesthetic feeling when being worn by the people.

A process for making a disposable wearing article for securing an elastic member to the wearing article without reducing a comfortable feeling of touch with a wearer's skin of the wearing article. A production line of the wearing article includes a step of securing elastic member to a sheet material using an adhesive. The elastic member is coated on its peripheral surface with the adhesive in a pattern of substantially continuous line and then the elastic member secured to sheet material of the wearing article. The continuous line runs in a longitudinal direction of the elastic member so that the curved line undulates on a plane defined by developing the peripheral surface of the elastic member with a height of undulation substantially corresponding to or being larger than a circumferential length A of the elastic member.

Disclosed herein is a method by which a material may be placed onto a moving web in a transverse orientation. At least two assemblies, which carry either a first and a second web or a single web, periodically overlap each other in an alternating fashion such that a material may be placed upon their respective carried webs in a transverse manner. The first and second assemblies translate in a direction of web movement in order to modify the velocity of the web carried upon the assembly. Thus, with the velocities of the assemblies capable of being varied, the material may be placed in a transverse manner upon the moving web along with various other orientations.

The invention discloses an integrated device for shaping and demoulding socks. The integrated device comprises a base, a transmission belt, a driver, a lifting device, a shaping box, a magnetron and a sock demoulding device, wherein the transmission belt is mounted on the base; a plurality of sock dies are mounted on the transmission belt and are sleeved by the socks; the driver is mounted on the base and connected with the transmission belt; the shaping box is mounted on the base; the side wall of the shaping box is communicated with the magnetron by virtue of a waveguide tube; a front box door and a rear box door are mounted on the front side and the rear side of the shaping box, respectively; the lifting device is mounted on the shaping box in a manner of being hinged with the front box door and the rear box door; the sock demoulding device is mounted on the base. The integrated device is simple in structure, has an energy-saving effect, is safe, has the functions of simultaneously shaping and automatically demoulding the socks, and is high in automation degree; the working efficiency is improved and the labor cost is reduced.

An elevator load bearing assembly (40) includes a plurality of synthetic or polymer cords (42) within a urethane jacket (44). The cords are prestretched and the jacket prevents the stretched cords from relaxing. The inventive arrangement provides a load bearing assembly (40) that has little or no elastic or construction stretch.