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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2006
William M. Pascoe, Inman, SC (US);
André M. Goineau, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Brenda W. Marcus, Greer, SC (US);
William M. Pascoe, Inman, SC (US);
André M. Goineau, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Brenda W. Marcus, Greer, SC (US);
Milliken & Company, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Abstract
A process for producing composite yarns comprises the steps of first wrapping a second yarn around the perimeter of and along the length of a first yarn and then heating the yarn intermediate produced by such wrapping to produce a composite yarn. When a heat-shrinkable yarn is used in producing such a composite yarn, the shrinkage of the heat-shrinkable yarn enables the production of composite yarns possessing aesthetic qualities similar to those exhibited by yarns produced by much more complicated processes, such as bouclé and chenille yarns.