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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2024
Mmi-ipco, Llc, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Thomas C. Wiles, Easley, SC (US);
Mark Eric Price, Mill Spring, NC (US);
Kujtim Hoxha, Swampscott, MA (US);
Milliken & Company, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Abstract
A double-knit fabric containing a first knit layer, a second knit layer, and a plurality of stuffer yarns. The first knit layer contains a plurality of first yarns and forms the upper surface of the double-knit fabric. The second knit layer contains a plurality of second yarns and forms the lower surface of the double-knit fabric. The plurality of stuffer yarns is located between the first knit layer and the second knit layer. The double-knit fabric contains a plurality of anchored lines and a plurality of detached regions. The double-knit fabric the first knit layer has an undulating surface in at least 90% by number of the detached regions defined as the upper surface containing at least 3 inflection points in the warp or weft directions.