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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2005
Applicants:
Geoffrey Hietpas, Newark, DE (US);
Steven Smith, Waynesboro, VA (US);
Inventors:
Geoffrey Hietpas, Newark, DE (US);
Steven Smith, Waynesboro, VA (US);
Assignee:
INVISTA North America S.àr.l., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D02G 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides a woven fabric comprising at least about 18% available stretch in at least a first direction and less than about 5% growth in at least the first direction, wherein the fabric consists essentially of staple fiber yarns in at least the first direction, and wherein the staple fiber yarns comprise poly(ethylene terephthalate) and poly(trimethylene terephthalate) bicomponent staple fiber.