3D composite fabric
US8061391B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 11, 2007 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T442/3195
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fabric includes a base pattern having at least twenty-eight weft fibers disposed in a staggered configuration and forming eight columns that comprise in alteration four weft fibers and three weft fibers, the weft fibers extending in seven layers. The fabric further includes at least twelve warp fibers disposed in at least four offset parallel planes, each of the planes containing at least three parallel warp fibers that follow paths that are distinct from one another.
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