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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charles Keith Curtis, Benson, NC (US);
Kenneth Daniels, Benson, NC (US);
Kay Goodson, Littleton, NC (US);
Assignee:
Polymer Group, Inc., North Charleston, SC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06B 5/08 ; D06C 2/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06B 5/08 ; D06C 2/300 ;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a method of imaging a woven textile fabric by positioning the fabric on a three-dimensional image transfer device, and subjecting the fabric to treatment with high pressure liquid streams. A regular pattern defined by the image transfer device is thereby durably imparted to the fabric. The use of a three-dimensional image transfer device facilitates efficient commercially viable use of the method, while avoiding the creation of repeating defects which can occur when imaging fabrics on wire mesh screens.