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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2010
Sabri Mourad, Chatenois, FR;
Jonas Karlsson, Halmstad, SE;
Sabri Mourad, Chatenois, FR;
Jonas Karlsson, Halmstad, SE;
Albany International Corp., Rochester, NH (US);
Abstract
An industrial fabric such as an endless belt or sleeve for use in the production of nonwovens, and a method of making thereof are disclosed. The fabric includes a plurality of through voids, where each of the voids has a first opening associated with a top surface of the fabric and a first raised edge circumferentially adjacent to the first opening. The voids may each further include a second opening associated with a bottom surface of the fabric and a second raised edge circumferentially adjacent to the second opening, such that the first opening may have a surface area that is larger than or the same as the second opening.