Milliken Research Corporation

Milliken + Co

Joseph E Rumler

Franklin Sadler Love, Iii

James C Bryant

Sharon E Koh-Fallet

Mark Alan Hornung

Franklin S Love

Nathan B Emery

Mark A Hornung

Karen H Stavrakas

Mathias Richardson

An improved system for application of liquid streams to a substrate. The system incorporates open face flow channels for carrying the liquid away from fully enclosed flow segments prior to discharge along an unconstrained flow path. The present invention further provides an improved, self-aligning modular assembly for delivery of impingement jet to the liquid streams for diverting the direction of the liquid streams. The present invention further provides an improved arrangement for collection of the deflected liquid in response to application of the impingement jet without excess residue build-up.

Apparatus for controlled application of liquid streams to a substrate with diverted liquid collection system

Apparatus and method for controlled application of liquid streams to a substrate

A fabric having at least one hydraulically napped surface comprised of tangled fibers is disclosed. Because the fiber tangles are created from intact, undamaged fibers, fabric strength is not adversely affected by treatment. In addition, laundering enhances entanglement and the aesthetic qualities attributed to this fabric property: surface texture (hand), resistance to pilling, drapeability, and the like. These subjective characteristics have been quantified using values from the Kawabata Evaluation System. A process for creating such fabrics has also been disclosed. The fabric passes through one or two treatment zones in which high pressure fluids (e.g., water) are directed at the fabric surface as the fabric moves away from a support member. In the case of dual treatment zones, a substantially lower pressure is used in the second treatment zone.

Napped fabric and process

This invention relates to an improved double plush knife bearing mechanism for moving a carriage that holds a circular knife along a dove-tail track. The dove-tail track is a trapezoid having a parallel top and bottom portion with the width of the bottom portion exceeding the width of the top portion. Interconnecting the top and bottom portion are both a first outer side portion and a second outer side portion. The angle between the top portion and the first outer side portion is a first angle and the angle between the top portion and the second outer side portion is a second angle. The carriage has a bearing mechanism having a first bearing portion with a first component that is positioned adjacent to the top portion of the dove-tail track. There is a second component of the first bearing portion attached to the first component of the first bearing portion or integrally connected thereto and positioned adjacent to the first outer side portion of the dove-tail track at a third angle that is three to eight degrees less than the first angle.

Method for slitting double plush fabric

This invention relates to an improved double plush knife bearing mechanism for moving a carriage that holds a circular knife along a dove-tail track. The angle between the top portion and a first outer side portion of the dove-tail track is a first angle and the angle between the top portion and a second outer side portion of the dove-tail track is a second angle. The carriage has a bearing mechanism having a first bearing portion with a first component that is positioned adjacent to the top portion of the dove-tail track. There is a second component of the first bearing portion attached to the first component of the first bearing portion or integrally connected thereto and positioned adjacent to the first outer side portion of the dove-tail track at a third angle that is three to eight degrees less than the first angle. There is a second bearing portion that replicates the first bearing portion with two components adjacent the top portion and the second outer side portion of the dove-tail track. There is an arcuate aperture between the first component and the second component of the first bearing portion and an arcuate aperture between the third component and the fourth component of the second bearing portion.

Apparatus for slitting double plush fabric

Method and apparatus to surface treat a web of fabric by passing it over and in contact with a rotating tungsten carbide coated roll. The selvedges of the web of material are held on rotating members with pins on the periphery thereof which penetrate the fabric.

Machine and method to enhance fabric

Method and apparatus to surface treat a web of fabric by passing it over and in contact with a rotating tungsten carbide coated roll. The selvedges of the web material are held on rotating members with pins on the periphery thereof which penetrate the fabric.

A system to detect the angle of pile lay of the fibers on the face side of a pile fabric by scanning the fibers with an infra red light source and measuring the intensity of the reflected infra red light beam. This is accomplished by using a rotating mirror system to deflect the infra red light beam onto the fabric and direct the infra red light beam reflected from the pile fibers on the fabric to a detector.

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Greenville, SC, United States of America

Joseph E Rumler