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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2003
Nathan B Emery, Spartanburg, SC (US);
John R. Farrall, Greenville, SC (US);
Robert Hollar, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Marion Pittman, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Karen H. Stavrakas, Greenville, SC (US);
Nathan B Emery, Spartanburg, SC (US);
John R. Farrall, Greenville, SC (US);
Robert Hollar, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Marion Pittman, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Karen H. Stavrakas, Greenville, SC (US);
Milliken & Company, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Abstract
A process for producing fancy woven fabrics having balanced hand characteristics on each of the face and back is described. The process involves hydraulically processing a fancy-woven fabric having spun yarns in the warp to force fibers from spun yarns which are dominant on one fabric surface through the fabric to regions to form a nap on the other surface of the fabric. The process achieves fabrics having balanced hand characteristics with superior strength to those formed by conventional napping and sanding processes. In addition, the patterns have good pattern clarity.