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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2015
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Yoji Hamada, Tokyo, JP;
Peter F. Coxeter, Cupertino, CA (US);
Ying-Liang Su, Tokyo, JP;
Edward Siahaan, Cupertino, CA;
Whitney D. Mattson, Cupertino, CA (US);
Naoto Matsuyuki, Tokyo, JP;
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A woven material () including bonding fibers () and a method of reinforcing woven material using bonding fibers is disclosed. The woven material () includes a plurality of warp threads (), and at least one weft thread () coupled to the warp threads (). The woven material () also includes a plurality of bonding fibers (). The bonding fibers () are positioned in parallel with the warp threads (), and/or in parallel with the weft thread(s) (). Additionally, the bonding fibers () are formed from a material having a melting temperature that is lower than a melting temperature of the material(s) used to form the warp threads () and the weft thread(s) () of the woven material.