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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 1987
Filed:
Apr. 10, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
George L Payet, Fort Mill, SC (US);
Stephen C Ballard, Lancaster, SC (US);
Assignee:
Springs Industries, Inc., Fort Mill, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C / ; B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
156 733 ; 156 88 ; 156251 ; 156267 ; 156515 ; 1565802 ; 264 23 ;
Abstract
A woven textile fabric having at least 65% thermoplastic fibers therein with an ultrasonically cut and sealed edge characterized by a wash durability of preferably at least 25 to 50 washings without significant raveling. Apparatus and processes are provided for effecting such ultrasonic cutting and sealing to produce the desired cut and sealed edge in the woven textile fabric.