A woven fabric includes a plurality of warp and weft yarns. The yarn is formed by a combination of extra long staple cotton and Suvin cotton, which is spun together at a low speed on a ring frame. In alternate example embodiments, the yarn is formed by a combination of long staple cotton and Suvin cotton.

The present invention relates to a thermally-resistant woven fabric and/or multiple ply fabric sheet for use as single or outer layer of protective garments, of the type comprising an inside fabric layer and an outside fabric layer joined together by an array of connecting lines. The woven fabric and/or multiple ply fabric sheet comprise yarns, wherein said yarn comprises i) meta-aramid ii) from about 5 to 10 weight % of polyamide and iii) at least 2 weight % of antistatic fibers, the weight % being based on the total weight of the yarn.

The present invention relates to a thermally-resistant woven fabric and/or multiple ply fabric sheet for use as single or outer layer of protective garments, of the type comprising an inside fabric layer and an outside fabric layer joined together by an array of connecting lines. The woven fabric and/or multiple ply fabric sheet comprise yarns, wherein said yarn comprises i) meta-aramid ii) from about 5 to 10 weight % of polyamide and iii) at least 2 weight % of antistatic fibers, the weight % being based on the total weight of the yarn.

A double-weave vascular prosthesis includes an inner layer that contacts a flow of blood, and an outer layer in contact with the inner layer and having an inner layer-covering rate C (%) of 15%≦C≦75% defined by formula (1):

C=[{(W1×D1+W2×D2)×25.4−W1×W2×D1×D2}/(25.4×25.4)]×100   (1),

where D1 is a warp density (ends/25.4 mm) of the outer layer, D2 is a weft density (picks/25.4 mm) of the outer layer, W1 is an apparent width (mm) of a warp yarn of the outer layer, and W2 is an apparent width (mm) of a weft yarn of the outer layer, and the apparent width of each yarn is determined as a mean of measurement values for the widths of randomly selected five threads exposed on a surface of the woven structure.

A smart patch including multi-component strands integrated into clothing or other textiles where the strands of the smart patch include sensory elements that can simultaneously measure tactile forces, moisture/wetness, and other signals, such as biopotentials. A sensing system comprising: a first set of strands including a plurality of first multi-component strands, each of the first multi-component strands including a conductive portion and a non-conductive portion; and a second set of strands including a plurality of second multi-component strands, each of the second multicomponent strands including a conductive portion and a non-conductive portion, and a plurality of third multi-component strands, each of the third multicomponent strands including a conductive portion and a non-conductive portion, the third multi-component strands being different than the first multi-component strands and the second multi-component strands.

In general, the present invention has to do with a UV reference indicator calibrated to represent the color or shade of a UV reactive dye after a predetermined exposure time to a UV radiation source.

A fibrous structure includes a main plate and a sub-plate. The main plate, which is formed by a multi-layer textile, includes a plurality of stacked fiber layers. Each fiber layer includes main plate warps and main plate wefts. The sub-plate, which is formed by a multi-layer textile, includes a plurality of stacked fiber layers. Each fiber layer includes sub-plate warps and sub-plate wefts. The main plate and the sub-plate are integrally woven with each other in a state intersecting each other. The main plate wefts and the sub-plate wefts have a smaller volume density at an intersecting portion where the main plate and the sub-plate intersect than a portion separate from the intersecting portion.

This document describes techniques and apparatuses for connecting an electronic component to an interactive textile. Loose conductive threads of the interactive textile are collected and organized into a ribbon with a pitch that matches a corresponding pitch of connection points of the electronic component. Next, non-conductive material of the conductive threads of the ribbon are stripped to expose the conductive wires of the conductive threads. After stripping the non-conductive material from the conductive threads of the ribbon, the connection points of the electronic component are bonded to the conductive wires of the ribbon. The conductive threads proximate the ribbon are then sealed using a UV-curable or heat-curable epoxy, and the electronic component and the ribbon are encapsulated to the interactive textile with a water-resistant material, such as plastic or polymer.

The present invention involves a Bi-axial bias weaving machine and two dimension woven structures (material) having interlaced bias strands. The material includes plain, twill and satin structures made of two bias flat strands (tape) interlacing each other at particular angles (30-60). The weaving machine includes bias holders assembly, chains, bias rapiers and take-up assembly. The embodiment of this invention may be utilized to produce high performance fabrics such as textile performs for aerospace composites.

The present invention involves a Bi-axial bias weaving machine and two dimension woven structures (material) having interlaced bias strands. The material includes plain, twill and satin structures made of two bias flat strands (tape) interlacing each other at particular angles (30-60). The weaving machine includes bias holders assembly, chains, bias rapiers and take-up assembly. The embodiment of this invention may be utilized to produce high performance fabrics such as textile performs for aerospace composites.