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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:
Aug. 31, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Carmen A. Covelli, Chadds Ford, PA (US);
Assignee:
Invista North America, S.a.r.L., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D03D 4/702 ; D03D 4/710 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D03D 4/702 ; D03D 4/710 ;
Abstract
A woven fabric comprising warp fibers and a weft is provided. The weft may be of pick-and-pick or co-insertion constructions. The weft includes a spun staple yarn and a polyester bicomponent filament. The polyester bicomponent filament includes poly(ethylene terephthalate) and poly(trimethylene terephthalate), and has an after heat-set crimp contraction value of from about 10% to about 80%. A process for making such a fabric is also provided.