Through air dryer fabric
US7207356B2 · kind B2 · utility
33Cited by
9References
7Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | May 18, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 24, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 18, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T442/3211
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A through-air dryer (TAD) fabric formed by interweaving of a warp yarn system with a weft yarn system. The TAD fabric has a paper side with a contact area between 20% and 30%. The warp yarn system includes flat warp yarns and/or the weft yarn system includes flat weft yarns which have not been subjected to a sanding process after weaving of the fabric and which have an aspect ratio of 1.15:1 to 1.35:1.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.