Provided is an antimicrobial composite comprising a top layer having a polypropylene film impregnated with elemental silver, a silver compound, or a mixture thereof, the top layer having a thickness between 33 μm and 77 μm, and the top layer having a mass between 30.36 and 70.84 grams per square meter; a second layer beneath the top layer, the second layer having a standard twill weave translucent material, having a thickness between 0.09 mm and 0.21 mm, and having a mass between 81.6 and 190.4 grams per square meter; a third layer beneath the second layer, the third layer having a polypropylene film, having a thickness between 0.012 mm and 0.028 mm, and having a mass between 11.04 and 25.76 grams per square meter; and wherein the antimicrobial composite has a specific antimicrobial activity of at least 3.

The invention relates to a filter medium comprising a reinforced non-woven fabric, to a method for the production thereof, and to the use thereof.

A laminate sound-absorbing material that includes a porous layer and a base material layer. The porous layer is a fiber layer or comprises a microporous film. The mean flow pore diameter of the porous layer is 0.1-30 μm. The basis weight of the porous layer is 0.1-200 g/m.sup.2. The average sound transmission loss of the base material layer between 1,000 Hz and 12,500 Hz is at least 2 dB. The base material layer is arranged on a sound incidence side, and the porous layer is arranged on a sound transmission side.

A heating pad includes a heat pad with an anterior and posterior side. The heat pad includes a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer. The second layer is located in between the first layer and the third layer. The first layer is located on the posterior side, while the third layer is located on the anterior side. The second layer has a wire selectively heated to increase the temperature of the heat pad. The third layer is a reflective material positioned to reflect heat from the second layer towards the first layer, decreasing heat emitted on the anterior side of the heat pad. The heating pad also includes a battery storage section for securing a battery. The battery is in electronical communication with the wire of the heat pad. The heating pad further includes an engagement mechanism to secure the heating pad to a user.

A sensor device has an insulative non-woven fabric and a conductive fabric forming an electrode. The conductive fabric is joined to one surface of the non-woven fabric by at least one of fusion and seaming.

A laminated sound absorption member including a plurality of fiber layers and a base material layer positioned between the fiber layers, wherein the laminated sound absorption member is characterized in that: the laminated sound absorption member includes at least two fiber layers; the fiber layers comprise fibers having an average fiber diameter of at least 500 nm and less than 5 m, and have a basis weight of 10-500 g/m.sup.2, a ventilation rate of 950 m/Pa.Math.s or less, and a thickness of less than 2.9 mm; and the base material layer is at least one selected from the group consisting of non-woven fabrics and woven fabrics, and has a basis weight of 80 g/m.sup.2 to 800 g/m.sup.2 and a thickness of 2.9 mm to 20 mm.

A laminated polyarylene sulfide heat-resistant filter has a plurality of layers, at least including a first web layer that is a filtering surface, and a second web layer that is a non-filtering surface, the laminated polyarylene sulfide heat-resistant filter being characterized in that the first web layer contains 30 to 70 wt % of polyarylene sulfide fibers having a fineness of 0.5 to 1.2 dtex, and 30 to 70 wt % of polyarylene sulfide fibers having a fineness of 1.3 to 3.0 dtex taking a total of a weight percentages of the first web layer as 100 wt %, wherein the second web layer contains polyarylene sulfide fibers having a fineness of 1.0 to 4.0 dtex.

A system (10) having a printing position and a non-printing position, the system (10) includes an image forming station (60) and a wiping assembly (200, 400). The image forming station (60) including at least a nozzle plate (61) having one or more nozzles (166, 166a, 166b, 166c), which are configured to apply droplets of a printing fluid onto a surface of one or more substrates (44) for producing one or more images thereon. The wiping assembly (200, 400) is at least partially positioned in a gap (141) between the nozzle plate (61) and the one or more substrates (44), and is configured, while the system (10) is in the printing position, to (i) make physical contact with the nozzle plate (61) and (ii) remove residues of the printing fluid from at least one of the nozzles (166, 166a, 166b, 166c).

A laminated polyarylene sulfide heat-resistant filter has a plurality of layers, at least including a first web layer that is a filtering surface, and a second web layer that is a non-filtering surface, the laminated polyarylene sulfide heat-resistant filter being characterized in that the first web layer contains 30 to 70 wt % of polyarylene sulfide fibers having a fineness of 0.5 to 1.2 dtex, and 30 to 70 wt % of polyarylene sulfide fibers having a fineness of 1.3 to 3.0 dtex taking a total of a weight percentages of the first web layer as 100 wt %, wherein the second web layer contains polyarylene sulfide fibers having a fineness of 1.0 to 4.0 dtex.

A layered composite includes an insulation sheet and at least one scrim layer secured thereto. The at least one scrim layer may be embedded within the thickness of the insulation sheet, or bonded to a corresponding face of the insulation sheet, and have a tensile strength greater than that of the insulation sheet. As such, the scrim layer provides structural support to the insulation sheet as well as a trap for fibers or particles that may separate from the insulation sheet.