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Support bandage

1 October 2005
A support bandage for a joint is disclosed in US Patent 6 875 188 by Pang-Ching Chiang of Taipei, Taiwan.
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Ghillie suit redesigned

1 October 2005
A US inventor claims to have designed a new kind of ghillie suit that is based on a net structure with elongated strips of camouflage material arranged to create a three-dimensional camouflage layer.
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Thick textile armatures

1 October 2005
The production of thick textile armatures made of superimposed layers of threads secured by a binding thread traversing the layers is the subject of US Patent 6 843 280.
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Ballet shoe redesigned

1 October 2005
A ballet shoe design that is pleatless and has a nonelastic upper, as well as a toe that is elastic or stretchy and a toe-piece with a small amount of bunched material on its underside is the subject
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Bandage for protection of skin surrounding an umbilical cord stump

1 October 2005
A bandage for protecting the skin of an infant's stomach surrounding an umbilical cord stump from the irritating effects of medicinal solutions is disclosed in US Patent 6 875 200.
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Imitation leather emulates nubuck

1 October 2005
Japan's Toray Industries claims to have developed a process for making imitation leather with a surface of little, oriented fibres that emulates the appearance of nubuck.
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Fibre-reinforced sheathing for storm protection from DuPont

1 October 2005
Composites for storm protection are the focus of work by DuPont that is described in International Patent WO 03/033252.
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Carbon nanotubes provide unique properties for woven fabrics

1 October 2005
Woven fabrics made from yarns of carbon nanotube fibres are the subject of European Patent EP 1 529 857.
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Stretchable absorbent garment with non-stretchable liner

1 October 2005
A form-fitting, pant-like, absorbent garment that does not result in bagging and wrinkling of the bodyside liner is described in US Patent 6 869 424 by Kimberly-Clark.
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Highly visible confirmation of protection against bacteria

1 October 2005
Toray Textiles Europe has launched a range of silvercontaining woven fabrics for the UK healthcare market.
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Wearable power-generating technologies

1 October 2005
Konarka Technologies Inc and Textronics Inc have formed a joint development programme to create prototype garments and fashion accessories with portable,wearable power-generation capabilities.
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Performance Fibers--a new era dawns for an established player

1 October 2005
John McCurry talks to Performance Fibers about recent changes at the company and how its plans to continue to thrive in a fast-changing industry include investment in China,India and the Americas,and
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East meets West: technical textiles at Istanbul Textile Conference

1 October 2005
Coated and laminated textiles,warp- and weft-knitted fabrics,composites,and shielding from electromagnetic radiation stimulated discussion at the 5th International Istanbul Textile Conference,reports
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Brazilian police force picks Dyneema UD composite for boat armour

1 October 2005
Brazil's newly created Sea Police National System (NEPOM) has chosen DSM Dyneema as the preferred supplier to armour its patrol boats.
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Continuous dyeing of cellulose and light fast dyes from Clariant

1 October 2005
With its Drimarene HF-CD, Clariant has introduced a range for continuous dyeing of cellulosic fibres, while its new Drimarene Red HF-6BL cdg is a reactive dye with high light fastness.
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Clariant introduces dyes with higher light fastness for cars

1 October 2005
Fabric suppliers to the automotive industry can now use Clariant's Foron AS-3L dyes to minimize colours change due to light exposure.
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Ten years in charge at Hohenstein for Stefan Mecheels

1 October 2005
In July, Dr Stefan Mecheels celebrated his 10th anniversary as manager of the Hohenstein Institutes in Bonnigheim,Germany.
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Rieter Perforjet and NSC nonwovens businesses to cooperate

1 October 2005
NSC Groupe, France, and Rieter Textile Systems, Switzerland, have signed a cooperation agreement between their nonwovens businesses: NSC nonwoven (Asselin-Thibeau), France, and Rieter Perfojet, France
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Nonwovens--expanding the boundaries for technical applications

1 October 2005
The Nonwovens Network was founded to help push the boundaries of applications for nonwovens--exploring future,as well as consolidating current,markets.Ian Holme reports from the Network's 1st Internat
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BASF firefighting gel

1 October 2005
BASF, a leading producer of superabsorbents,is continuing to expand its applications portfolio for these functional polymers.
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