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US 12,565,723 B2Granted
Fabric with flow restricting core
AssigneeSWNR Development, LLC
InventorsDustin English, Timm Smith, Daniel L. English
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Abstract
A stitched fabric including a barrier layer; a yarn stitched through and forming stitch holes in the barrier layer, and a coating. A melted portion of the barrier layer fills a portion of the stitch holes. The coating occupies interstitial spaces between individual strands of the yarn to prevent a liquid from passing from one side of the stitched fabric to another side of the stitched fabric via the yarn.
Claims18
A stitched fabric, comprising:
- a barrier layer;
- a yarn stitched through and forming stitch holes in the barrier layer, wherein a melted portion of the barrier layer fills a portion of the stitch holes;
- and
- a coating occupying interstitial spaces between individual strands of the yarn to prevent a liquid from passing from one side of the stitched fabric to another side of the stitched fabric via the yarn,
- wherein the coating abuts against an exterior surface of the barrier layer on the one side of the stitched fabric, and wherein the coating fails to extend beyond an interior surface of the barrier layer on the another side of the stitched fabric.
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A method of forming a stitched fabric, comprising:
- stitching a yarn through, and forming stitch holes in, a barrier layer;
- melting a portion of the barrier layer to fill at least a portion of the stitch holes;
- and
- applying a coating to the barrier layer to fill interstitial spaces between individual strands of the yarn to prevent a liquid from passing from one side of the stitched fabric to another side of the stitched fabric via the yarn,
- wherein the coating abuts against an exterior surface of the barrier layer on the one side of the stitched fabric, and wherein the coating fails to extend beyond an interior surface of the barrier layer on the another side of the stitched fabric.
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A stitched fabric, comprising:
- a barrier layer;
- a yarn stitched through and forming stitch holes in the barrier layer, wherein a melted portion of the barrier layer fills at least a portion of the stitch holes;
- and
- a coating disposed over the barrier layer and the stitch holes, wherein the coating occupies interstitial spaces between individual strands of the yarn within the stitch holes to prevent a liquid from passing from one side of the stitched fabric to another side of the stitched fabric via the yarn,
- wherein the coating abuts against an exterior surface of the barrier layer on the one side of the stitched fabric, and wherein the coating fails to extend beyond an interior surface of the barrier layer on the another side of the stitched fabric.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.