Patent · US Expired

Reinforced article and method of making

US6899941B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 1, 2001
Grant dateMay 31, 2005
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Expiry dateMar 1, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T442/3301
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A fabric for providing reinforcement and the like which is made from a two dimensional flat fabric which includes portions that the warp and weft fibers are interlocked together and portions that are non-interlocked together that allow the fabric to be folded to create a three dimensional structure without the need for cutting and darting.

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