Patent classifications
D03D11/00
WEBBING CONSTRUCTION
The webbing construction absorbs stress and pressures on the edge of the webbing. The webbing locks into various hardware or an adjustment bar along the length of the webbing, such as every 1/32″ for slippage control of the webbing. The webbing of the present invention reduces the memory of folds made over a long period of time with a long shelf life. The webbing construction of the present invention can be used in a wide array of applications, such as for clothing belts, seat belt webbing, watch bands, backpacks, straps and the like. As a result, the webbing of the present invention addresses the shortcomings of the prior art to provide a superior webbing construction.
Woven textile
A woven textile defines a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction and includes a first layer, a second layer, and at least one binding thread. The first layer includes at least one first braid extending in a sinusoidal wave pattern. The second layer includes a plurality of rows of second braid extending along the transverse direction in a sinusoidal wave pattern. The rows of second braid are aligned along the longitudinal direction and are separated. Each of the rows of second braid is stacked with the at least one first braid to form a plurality of overlap portions. The at least one binding thread is woven with each of the rows of second braid and the at least one first braid together at the overlap portions to fix the row of second braid and the at least one first braid.
Woven textile
A woven textile defines a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction and includes a first layer, a second layer, and at least one binding thread. The first layer includes at least one first braid extending in a sinusoidal wave pattern. The second layer includes a plurality of rows of second braid extending along the transverse direction in a sinusoidal wave pattern. The rows of second braid are aligned along the longitudinal direction and are separated. Each of the rows of second braid is stacked with the at least one first braid to form a plurality of overlap portions. The at least one binding thread is woven with each of the rows of second braid and the at least one first braid together at the overlap portions to fix the row of second braid and the at least one first braid.
Woven textile
A woven textile defines a longitudinal direction and a horizontal direction. The woven textile includes at least one first zone, at least one second zone, at least one first binding thread, and at least one second binding thread. The first zone includes at least one first braid. The first braid is woven by a plurality of filaments and extends in a sinusoidal wave pattern. The second zone includes at least one second braid. The second braid is woven by a plurality of filaments and extends in a sinusoidal wave pattern. The first zone and the second zone are aligned along the longitudinal direction. The first binding thread extends along the horizontal direction and is woven with the first braid. The second binding thread extends along the horizontal direction and is woven with the second braid.
FABRIC SENSING DEVICE
A touch-sensitive textile device that is configured to detect the occurrence of a touch, the location of a touch, and/or the force of a touch on the touch-sensitive textile device. In some embodiments, the touch-sensitive textile device includes a first set of conductive threads oriented along a first direction, and a second set of conductive threads interwoven with the first set of conductive threads and oriented along a second direction. The device may also include a sensing circuit that is operatively coupled to the first and second set of conductive threads. The sensing circuit may be configured to apply a drive signal to the first and second set of conductive threads. The sensing circuit may also be configured to detect a touch or near touch based on a variation in an electrical measurement using the first or second set of conductive threads.
Thermal management of printed circuit board components
A first thermal management approach involves an air flow through cooling mechanism with multiple airflow channels for dissipating heat generated in a PCA. The air flow direction through at least one of the channels is different from the air flow direction through at least another of the channels. Alternatively or additionally, the airflow inlet of at least one channel is off-axis with respect to the airflow outlet. A second thermal management approach involves the fabrication of a PCB with enhanced durability by mitigating via cracking or PTH fatigue. At least one PCB layer is composed of a base material formed from a 3D woven fiberglass fabric, and conductive material deposited onto the base material surface. A conductive PTH extends through the base material of multiple PCB layers, where the CTE of the base material along the z-axis direction substantially matches the CTE of the conductive material along the x-axis direction.
Thermal management of printed circuit board components
A first thermal management approach involves an air flow through cooling mechanism with multiple airflow channels for dissipating heat generated in a PCA. The air flow direction through at least one of the channels is different from the air flow direction through at least another of the channels. Alternatively or additionally, the airflow inlet of at least one channel is off-axis with respect to the airflow outlet. A second thermal management approach involves the fabrication of a PCB with enhanced durability by mitigating via cracking or PTH fatigue. At least one PCB layer is composed of a base material formed from a 3D woven fiberglass fabric, and conductive material deposited onto the base material surface. A conductive PTH extends through the base material of multiple PCB layers, where the CTE of the base material along the z-axis direction substantially matches the CTE of the conductive material along the x-axis direction.
Method of fabricating a composite material part by injecting a filled slurry into a fiber texture
A method of fabricating a composite material part includes placing a fiber texture in a mold including in its bottom portion a porous material part on which a first face of the texture rests, injecting a liquid under pressure into the fiber texture, the liquid containing a powder of refractory ceramic particles, and draining through the porous material part the liquid that has passed through the fiber texture, while retaining the powder of refractory ceramic particles inside said texture by the porous material part. A perforated rigid element is interposed between the bottom of the mold and the porous material part.
Method of fabricating a composite material part by injecting a filled slurry into a fiber texture
A method of fabricating a composite material part includes placing a fiber texture in a mold including in its bottom portion a porous material part on which a first face of the texture rests, injecting a liquid under pressure into the fiber texture, the liquid containing a powder of refractory ceramic particles, and draining through the porous material part the liquid that has passed through the fiber texture, while retaining the powder of refractory ceramic particles inside said texture by the porous material part. A perforated rigid element is interposed between the bottom of the mold and the porous material part.
OPW AIRBAG
The invention relates to an OPW (one piece woven) airbag comprising warp threads and weft threads which are woven into at least three woven fabric layers, a lower fabric layer (UG), an upper fabric layer (OG), and a central fabric layer (MG) arranged therebetween. The warp threads and weft threads of the central fabric layer (MG) protrude out of the central fabric layer (MG) and completely float between the lower fabric layer (UG) and the upper fabric layer (OG) in a first sub-region (ETB) of the OPW airbag and are integrated into the lower fabric layer (UG) or into the upper fabric layer (OG) in a second sub-region (ZTB) of the OPW airbag.