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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:
Nov. 05, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 17, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ramesh Keshavaraj, LaGrange, GA (US);
Michael D. Hurst, LaGrange, GA (US);
Assignee:
Milliken & Company, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06C 2/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06C 2/100 ;
Abstract
A fabric for use in an air bag is provided. The fabric of the invention is produced by mechanically compressing a preliminary fabric constructed substantially of synthetic yarn such that the packed volume per unit area of the compressed fabric is less than the packed volume per unit area of the preliminary fabric. Air permeability is not adversely affected.