Milliken Research Corporation

Don M Bylund

Howard C Willauer

James R Reynolds

John M Greenway

An apparatus and method for creation of moire textile fabric. This can be achieved by directing at least one stream of pressurized heated gas at the surface of said first piece of overfed fabric to provide lateral yarn displacement and selectively interrupting and re-establishing contact between said stream and said surface in accordance with pattern information in order to pattern said first piece of fabric. This is followed by combining said patterned first piece of fabric with an unpatterned second piece of fabric in overlapping relationship and applying pressure by means of calender rolls having smooth surfaces to said combination of said first piece of patterned fabric and said second piece of unpatterned fabric. By using high pressure heated gas and shrinking some of the thermoplastic yarns, there is movement of the filling yarns in the fabric.

Moire fabric by utilizing pressurized heated gas

An improved camouflaged product comprising an open mesh, net substrate to which is bonded a sheet material. This sheet is colored in the desired pattern and bonded to a substrate along spaced lines of attachment between adjacent lines of bonding to the net substrate. Separate lobes are formed on each side of the lines of stitching to simulate the appearance of natural objects of the terrain such as leaves or foliage and then are heated to over 400 degrees Fahrenheit to wrinkle and deluster the camouflage lobes thereby significantly enhancing camouflaged properties, such as creating a wrinkled three-dimensional effect and significantly decreasing luster.

Melted and delustered camouflaged fabric

Method and apparatus for developing an improved camouflaged product comprising of an open mesh, net substrate to which is bonded a sheet material. This sheet is colored in the desired pattern and bonded to a substrate along spaced lines of attachment between adjacent lines of bonding to the net substrate. In this formation, indefinite length webs of the net substrate and a continuous sheet may be combined in faced relation and stitch-bonded along spaced parallel continuous lines to form continuous parallel channels or pockets along the length of the composite material. The composite net and sheet material is passed to a cutting machine having a plurality of generally U-shaped guide members that separate and space the net substrate from the sheet. As the composite moves through the guide members, a plurality of spaced heated air cutters to reside and reciprocate slightly above the sheet to cut a generally sinuous path between the lines of the stitches. Separate lobes are formed on each side of the lines of stitching to simulate the appearance of natural objects of the terrain such as leaves or foliage and then are heated to over 400 degrees Fahrenheit to wrinkle and deluster the camouflage lobes thereby significantly enhancing camouflaged properties, such as creating a wrinkled three-dimensional effect and significantly decreasing luster.

Method for producing melted and delustered camouflaged fabric

Method and apparatus to create an improved moire fabric by utilizing

A method and apparatus is disclosed for maintaining uniform temperature in a pressurized, heated fluid which is distributed from an elongate manifold in at least one pressurized stream. Associated with each of a plurality of inlet conduits is a separate heater unit and temperature sensing means, as well as an individual metering valve, for heating and adjusting the flow of pressurized fluid passing into the manifold. The individual metering valves are adjusted to balance the temperature of the heated fluid exiting from the inlet conduits into the manifold. A single temperature sensing device, located in the manifold, may then be used to adjust a uniform supply of power to all heater units, thereby maintaining a desired fluid temperature in the manifold.

Method and apparatus for temperature control of heated fluid in a fluid

A machine and process with colored yarn patterning capability to produce a bonded, cut pile carpet. A series of hollow needle bars are used to supply yarn to a rotary carrier which carries the individual cut fibers into a position where they are selectively ejected into the surface of an adhesive material.

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Spartanburg, SC, United States of America

Don M Bylund