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Making chenille yarn

1 December 2003
An Italian inventor describes a process for making che- nille yarn in European Patent EP 1 323 854.
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Patient wrap for arthroscopic surgery

1 December 2003
A device for affixing a patients limb to the surgeons body during arthroscopic examination or surgery is described by Barry Henry of Lubbock, Texas, USA.
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Laminate absorbs energy

1 December 2003
An energy-absorbent composite laminate for mechanical joints is the invention of Canadas Saint-Gobain Technical Fabrics.
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Supports feature textile spacer fabric

1 December 2003
Orthopaedic supports that can be configured to body parts, such as the knee, wrist or ankle, are disclosed in US Patent 6 582 382 by Beiersdorf.
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Europe gets to grip with the Russian Federation's potential

1 December 2003
Organizer Messe Frankfurt has extended its Techtextil brand to the capital of the largest country in the world, the Russian Federation.
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Penile circumcision dressing

1 December 2003
A post-operative wound dressing for bandaging a penis following, for instance, circumcision is described in US Patent 6 580 011 by Barbara Jennings-Spring.
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Joining difficult fabrics

1 December 2003
A technique for joining and laminating fabrics sheets made from materials previously thought of as unsuitable for such treatments, such as aramids and fleeces, is disclosed in International Patent WO
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Tougher and bulkier for carpets

1 December 2003
A high bulk fibre with greater abrasion resistance is the subject of International Patent World Patent WO 02/16682 from Honeywell International Inc.
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Pertex to make Russians warmer

1 December 2003
Russian company BASK has chosen UK-based Perseverance Mills Ltd to be the main supplier of fabrics for its range of down clothing and sleeping bags from 2004.
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Braided covered stent

1 December 2003
A three-dimensionally braided covered stent has been developed by Boston Scientific/SciMed.
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Electrically conducting carbon fibre fabric designed for fuel cells

1 December 2003
A flexible matrix of pyrolysed carbon fibres is suitable for use as the substrate for a fuel cells electrode, according to its US inventor.
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Using dye-like interactions to make infection-resistant textiles

1 December 2003
A method for making infection-resistant textile articles has been developed by researchers at the Department of Textiles, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island, USA.
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Saint Gobain Technical Fabrics acquires Gividi's fine-yarn glass fibre fabrics

1 December 2003
Saint-Gobain Technical Fabrics America has acquired the assets and technology of Gividi USA of Ridgeway, South Carolina.
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Russian Federation shows potential to the rest of the world

1 December 2003
At a meeting in Huddersfield, UK, Messe Frankfurt's Director for Techtextil Michael Janecke described the market for technical textiles in the Russian Federation and made the case for the need to exte
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Stabilized filaments help make better absorbents

1 December 2003
A nonwoven structure that incorporates stabilized filament assemblies is the subject of International Patent WO 00/63479.
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Camouflage acts like chlorophyll

1 December 2003
A German inventor has proposed the use of a dye with chlorophyll-like reflectance in the infra-red (IR) region of the electromagnetic spectrum for fibres intended to produce camouflage fabrics for the
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Time to reflect on 2003 is short as a busy 2004 beckons

1 December 2003

Much of the industry's thinking in 2003 was dominated firstly by Techtextil in Frankfurt and then by ITMA in Birmingham.

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Enka tecnica acquires rival Wetzel Micro Products

1 December 2003
Europe's two biggest suppliers of spinnerets have joined forces.
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Hybrid-mesh cast sleeve

1 December 2003
A hybrid-mesh cast sleeve used to build a cast around a part of the body has been developed by Kun Young Rhee of Seoul, Korea.
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Stab-resistant material

1 December 2003
US Patent 6 586 351 describes the latest refinement in stab-resistant materialsSone that includes a carrier coated with solid particles.
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