A fibrous structure is disclosed. The fibrous structure may include a plurality of wet-formed knuckles or pillows, where the plurality of wet-formed knuckles or pillows may be arranged in a pattern organized in an X-Y coordinate plane, where the wet-formed knuckles or pillows of the pattern may form a plurality of rows oriented in an X-direction and a plurality of rows oriented in a Y-direction, and the plurality of rows in the X-direction may be curved in a repeating wave pattern, where the repeating wave pattern may have an amplitude and a wavelength, and wherein the amplitude may be between about 0.75 mm and about 3.0 mm, and the wavelength may be between about 25.0 mm and about 125.0 mm.

A fibrous structure includes a plurality of discrete wet-formed knuckles extending from a pillow surface of the fibrous structure, wherein the plurality of discrete wet-formed knuckles are arranged in a pattern organized in an X-Y coordinate plane, each of the wet-formed knuckles of the pattern is included within a plurality of rows oriented in an X-direction and a plurality of rows oriented in a Y-direction, and each row in the X-direction is curved in a repeating wave pattern, wherein the repeating wave pattern has an amplitude and a wavelength, and wherein the amplitude is between about 0.75 mm and about 3.0 mm, and the wavelength is between about 25.0 mm and about 125.0 mm.

Disclosed are a production device and a production method for magnetic fiber blended conformal yarns. Fed roving includes at least two types of fiber blended roving, including magnetic fibers. By adding left and right magnets on the outer circumference of a middle roller, the magnetic fibers in first strands obtained by untwisting and drawing the roving in a rear drawing zone are dispersed within a certain width range; by adding an adsorption roller that rotates synchronously with a front rubber roller to the front part thereof, and adding an adsorption magnet to the outer circumference of a certain width of an adsorption roller, the magnetic fibers in second strands obtained by drawing the first strands in a front drawing zone are adsorbed upward, the fibers except the magnetic fibers in the second strands are strongly twisted close to the lower part of the front roller and located at the cores of final yarns, and the magnetic fibers are weakly twisted close to the upper part of the adsorption roller and located at the outer parts of the final yarns, thereby forming overall yarn structures that are tight inside but loose outside.

The invention addresses the problem of providing a cloth that is excellent not only in flame retardancy and antistatic properties but also in appearance quality and preferably also has protection performance against electric arcs, a method for producing the same, and a textile product. A means for resolution is a cloth including a meta-type wholly aromatic polyamide fiber and an electrically conductive fiber, wherein both the meta-type wholly aromatic polyamide fiber and the electrically conductive fiber are colored.

Presented herein are active textile structures with selectively variable surface friction characteristics, methods for making/using such structures, and vehicle components fabricated with electronically controlled textile structures with modifiable surface friction characteristics. An active textile system for governing frictional force levels at an interface with a user or object is presented. The system includes a textile structure that is fabricated from interlaced first and second textile filaments. Each textile filament has a respective texture that exhibits a distinct coefficient of friction. The textile structure has an outer and/or upper contact surface at the interface with the user/object. An actuating element, which is connected to the textile structure, is operable to selectively transition the textile structure between first and second states. The first state includes the first textile filament defining the textile structure's outer contact surface, whereas the second state includes the second textile filament defining the outer contact surface.

Disclosed are a production device and a production method for magnetic fiber blended conformal yarns. Fed roving includes at least two types of fiber blended roving, including magnetic fibers. By adding left and right magnets on the outer circumference of a middle roller, the magnetic fibers in first strands obtained by untwisting and drawing the roving in a rear drawing zone are dispersed within a certain width range; by adding an adsorption roller that rotates synchronously with a front rubber roller to the front part thereof, and adding an adsorption magnet to the outer circumference of a certain width of an adsorption roller, the magnetic fibers in second strands obtained by drawing the first strands in a front drawing zone are adsorbed upward, the fibers except the magnetic fibers in the second strands are strongly twisted close to the lower part of the front roller and located at the cores of final yarns, and the magnetic fibers are weakly twisted close to the upper part of the adsorption roller and located at the outer parts of the final yarns, thereby forming overall yarn structures that are tight inside but loose outside.

The invention relates to a woven fabric comprising a weft yarn, an outer layer with warp yarn A and an inner outer layer with warp yarn B, wherein the weft yarn comprises a combination of individual yarns comprising UHMWPE yarns and individual natural yarns, the warp yarn A comprises at least 50 wt % of a natural fiber, and warp yarn B comprises a combination of individual UHMWPE yarns and individual natural yarns, and said outside and inside layer being at least partially interconnected by the weft yarn. The invention also relates to products comprising said woven fabric such as clothing, lining, sport apparel, and gloves.

An artificial surface 10, such as an artificial grass and/or sports surface 10, comprises a plurality of blades 5, and comprises a material or yarn 5 comprising a polyolefin or polymer material and at least one additive comprising a siloxane additive. Each of the blades 5 may be substantially straight. The artificial surface 10 may have a pile height of around 20 mm to 75 mm and/or a tuft gauge of at least inch.

The invention relates to a magnetically responsive scrim containing a scrim which contains a plurality of yarns and a magnetically responsive coating covering at least a portion of the yarns of the scrim. The magnetically responsive coating contains magnetically responsive particulate material and a binder, where the magnetically responsive coating is at least about 40% by weight magnetically responsive particulate material, and where the magnetically responsive coating has an areal density of at least twice the areal density of the scrim.

The invention relates to a magnetic scrim containing a scrim which contains a plurality of yarns and a magnetic coating covering at least a portion of the yarns of the scrim. The magnetic coating contains magnetic elements and a binder, where the magnetic coating is at least about 40% by weight magnetic elements, and where the magnetic coating has an areal density of at least twice the areal density of the scrim.