Milliken & Company

A flexible abrasive product includes a woven textile substrate having a first surface and a second surface, where the woven textile substrate contains a plurality of continuous multi-filament yarns. The flexible abrasive product also includes a first adhesive layer on the first surface of the woven textile substrate and a plurality of abrasive particles both on and at least partially in the first adhesive layer.

A double-knit fabric containing a first knit layer, a second knit layer, and a plurality of stuffer yarns. The first knit layer contains a plurality of first yarns and forms the upper surface of the double-knit fabric. The second knit layer contains a plurality of second yarns and forms the lower surface of the double-knit fabric. The plurality of stuffer yarns is located between the first knit layer and the second knit layer. The double-knit fabric contains a plurality of anchored lines and a plurality of detached regions. The double-knit fabric the first knit layer has an undulating surface in at least 90% by number of the detached regions defined as the upper surface containing at least 3 inflection points in the warp or weft directions.

An insulating, double-knit fabric containing a first knit layer and a second knit layer coupled with the first knit layer through a plurality of first direction spaced apart rows in a first direction and a plurality of second direction spaced apart rows in a second direction which is perpendicular to the first direction forming a plurality of air pockets in a grid pattern. The fabric also contains a plurality of intermediate fiber regions positioned in the plurality of air pockets, where each of the intermediate fiber regions contains a plurality of rows of multi-filament fibers extending parallel to at least one of the first and second knit layers. The first knit layer and the second knit layer comprise a plurality of flame resistant fibers, a plurality of cellulosic fibers, and a plurality of modacrylic fibers blended together.

The application relates to a fire resistant composite containing a first textile, a first adhesive layer, a polyurethane membrane, a second adhesive layer, and a nonwoven textile. The first textile contains at least about 40% by weight inherently flame resistant fibers. The polyurethane membrane has a softening temperature of least about 210° C. according to ASTM E2347 test method and is non-melting according to ASTM F2894 test method. The polyurethane membrane contains a phosphor-based flame retardant. The nonwoven textile is a spunlace nonwoven textile and contains a plurality of staple fibers being at least about 40% by weight inherently flame resistant fibers. The second adhesive layer contains a discontinuous coating of a hot melt adhesive in a pattern of discrete elements, where the average distance between one element and a neighboring element is less than 1/10 th the average fiber length of the fibers in the nonwoven textile.

The application relates to a fire resistant composite containing a first textile, a first adhesive layer, a polyurethane membrane, a second adhesive layer, and a nonwoven textile. The first textile contains at least about 40% by weight inherently flame resistant fibers. The polyurethane membrane has a softening temperature of least about 210° C. according to ASTM E2347 test method and is non-melting according to ASTM F2894 test method. The first adhesive layer is located between the polyurethane membrane and the first textile and contains a phosphor-based flame retardant. The nonwoven textile is a spunlace nonwoven textile and contains a plurality of staple fibers being at least about 40% by weight inherently flame resistant fibers. The second adhesive layer contains a discontinuous coating of a hot melt adhesive in a pattern of discrete elements.

The application relates to a fire resistant composite containing a first textile with a fire resistant coating, a first adhesive layer, a polyurethane membrane, a second adhesive layer, and a nonwoven textile. The first textile contains at least about 40% by weight inherently flame resistant fibers. The fire resistant coating comprises a phosphor-based flame retardant. The polyurethane membrane is on the second surface of the first textile and has a softening temperature of least about 210° C. according to ASTM E2347 test method and is non-melting according to ASTM F2894 test method. The nonwoven textile is a spunlace nonwoven textile and contains a plurality of staple fibers being at least about 40% by weight inherently flame resistant fibers. The second adhesive layer is located between the polyurethane membrane and the nonwoven textile and contains a discontinuous coating of a hot melt adhesive in a pattern of discrete elements.

A spike resistant package containing a pouch, a first grouping of spike resistant textile layers, and a slip layer. The first grouping of spike resistant textile layers contains a plurality of spike resistant textile layers, where each spike resistant textile layer contains a plurality of interwoven yarns or fibers having a tenacity of about 14 or more grams per denier. The slip layer is a woven or knit fabric containing a main portion and a first pile portion on the upper surface of the main portion. The slip layer contains a plurality of yarns knitted or woven together and a plurality of holes between the yarns. The holes of the slip layer have an average max hole size of less than about 2 mm. The yarns and fibers in the pile portion are in loops or strands extending outward from the main portion of the slip layer.

This invention relates to tacky finishes and to the textile materials and articles treated with the tacky finishes. The tacky finishes provide improved processing features for end-use articles that contain such finishes. The tacky finish may be combined with other adhesion promotion finishes in the treatment of textile materials. The textile materials and articles may be used as rubber reinforcing materials, such as automotive tire cap ply, single end tire cord, carcass reinforcement and side wall reinforcement. End-use articles that contain the treated textile materials include rubber-containing materials such as automobile tires, belts, and hoses. This invention also relates to the methods for manufacturing the treated textile materials and articles.

An elongated enclosed pathway containing an outer structure being a narrow woven cylinder and an inner structure being an inflatable tube located within the narrow woven cylinder. The narrow woven cylinder has a knitted catch area running along the length of the cylinder. The weft yarns have a repeating stitch pattern comprising a knit stitch with a catch yarn, stitching with warp yarns in a counterclockwise direction around the circumference, a knit stitch with a catch yarn, and stitching with warp yarns in a clockwise direction around the circumference. The inflatable tube alone has an air permeability of less than about 1 cfm, the narrow woven cylinder alone has an air permeability of greater than about 100 cfm, and the narrow woven cylinder together with the inflatable tube located inside the narrow woven cylinder has an air permeability of less than about 1 cfm.

A scrim reinforced roofing membrane containing a coated scrim layer, a first membrane layer on the first side of the coated scrim layer, and a second membrane layer on the second side of the coated scrim layer. The coated scrim is fully embedded and encapsulated in the membrane layers. The coated scrim layer contains a scrim fabric which contains a plurality of warp yarns in a first direction and a plurality of weft yarns in a second direction approximately perpendicular to the first direction, where the warp yarns cross the weft yarns at crossing points. The coated scrim also contains a coating which contains polyvinyl acetate and second polymer where the second polymer is fluorocarbon-free. The coating contains less than about 0.01% wt. fluorine and is located along the length of the warp and weft yarns and is located between the warp and weft yarns at the crossing points.