Fibrous structures containing a mixture of three or more different fibrous elements (filaments and/or fibers) are provided.

Fibrous structures containing a mixture of three or more different fibrous elements (filaments and/or fibers) are provided.

The invention provides an article of manufacture useful for simultaneously maintaining, cleaning and polishing hard surfaces comprising independently a driver element (non-woven web) having a central opening and one or more equidistant or non-equidistant openings therein and polishing inserts elements disposed in said equidistant or non-equidistant openings, wherein said article upon cleaning and polishing a surface provides a consistent and improved surface smoothness and reflected image quality. The invention also provides a kit for cleaning and polishing hard surfaces comprising: (a) a driver element having a central opening and one or more equidistant or non-equidistant openings; (b) polishing inserts elements for said driver element having equidistant or non-equidistant openings; and wherein said kit provides said hard surface with a consistent and improved surface smoothness and reflected image quality.

In order to provide a non-woven fabric with excellent flame retardancy and flame shielding performance, and even also with carding process-passing and durability, there is provided a non-woven fabric including: a non-melting fiber A that has a high-temperature shrinkage ratio of 3% or less; a thermoplastic fiber B that has an LOI value of 25 or more in accordance with JIS K 7201-2 (2007); and a thermoplastic fiber C that has an LOI value of less than 25 in accordance with JIS K 7201-2 (2007) and a crimp number of 8 (crimps/25 mm) or more in accordance with JIS L 1015 (2000).

In order to provide a non-woven fabric with excellent flame retardancy and flame shielding performance, and even also with carding process-passing and durability, there is provided a non-woven fabric including: a non-melting fiber A that has a high-temperature shrinkage ratio of 3% or less; a thermoplastic fiber B that has an LOI value of 25 or more in accordance with JIS K 7201-2 (2007); and a thermoplastic fiber C that has an LOI value of less than 25 in accordance with JIS K 7201-2 (2007) and a crimp number of 8 (crimps/25 mm) or more in accordance with JIS L 1015 (2000).

Provided is a composite sheet that is particularly useful as an AQDL component in absorbent articles. The composite sheet includes a fluid acquisition component and an airlaid component. The airlaid component may include one or more airlaid layers that are successively formed overlying each other. Each of the airlaid layers are adjacent to, and in direct contact with, immediately adjacent layers of the airlaid component so that adjacent layers are in fluid communication with respect to each other. The fluid acquisition component includes a nonwoven fabric comprising a carded nonwoven fabric comprised of a plurality of staple fibers that are air through bonded to each other to form a coherent nonwoven fabric. The airlaid layer(s) include a blend of cellulose and non-cellulose staple fibers. The staple fibers may be bicomponent fibers having a polyethyelene sheath and a polypropylene or polyethylene terephthalate core, and mixtures of such fibers.

The present invention pertains to the art of packing materials. The present invention provides a thermally-insulating and compostable packing product made of a compostable thin-film material forming an enclosed envelope filled with compressed corn-starch. The packing product of the present invention may be folded and positioned within a container to physically and thermally insulate or isolate an item for shipping within the container.

A composite film includes a fiber structure layer and a filling material layer. The fiber structure layer has a plurality of fibers and a first melting temperature. The filling material layer is disposed on the fiber structure layer and has a second melting temperature. At least one of the fibers extends into the filling material layer, and the first melting temperature is greater than the second melting temperature. Wherein the fiber structure layer includes a polymer selected from a group consisting of PI, polyurethanes (PU), polyamide, polybenzimidazole, polycarbonate, polyacrylonitrile, polyethyleneterephtalate, poly(vinylidenefluoride), poly(4-methylpentene) (TPX), and the arbitrary combinations thereof; the filling material layer includes polyolefin or polyester.

A composite film includes a fiber structure layer and a filling material layer. The fiber structure layer has a plurality of fibers and a first melting temperature. The filling material layer is disposed on the fiber structure layer and has a second melting temperature. At least one of the fibers extends into the filling material layer, and the first melting temperature is greater than the second melting temperature. Wherein the fiber structure layer includes a polymer selected from a group consisting of PI, polyurethanes (PU), polyamide, polybenzimidazole, polycarbonate, polyacrylonitrile, polyethyleneterephtalate, poly(vinylidenefluoride), poly(4-methylpentene) (TPX), and the arbitrary combinations thereof; the filling material layer includes polyolefin or polyester.

Described herein is an acoustic building panel comprising: a body comprising a fibrous material and having a first major surface opposite a second major surface and a side surface extending there-between, the fibrous material comprising polyester fiber in an amount of at least 70 wt. % based on the total weight of the fibrous material; wherein the body has a bulk density as measured between the first major surface, the second major surface, and the side surface, the bulk density ranging from about 4.8 lb./ft.sup.3 to about 6.0 lb./ft.sup.3.