Fibers, woven fabrics including the fibers, and methods of manufacturing the same
AssigneeIndo Count Industries Ltd.
InventorMohit Kumar JAIN
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Abstract
Fibers, yarns, woven fabric including the yarns and fibers, and methods of manufacturing the same are disclosed. Fibers can include base material staple fibers and dissolvable or water-soluble fibers that are mixed together to define an ultra-homogenous yarn comprising base material and dissolvable material, which is provided in at least the warp direction to form a woven fabric having a 7-end, 8-end or 10-end sateen weave. A processing step provides for the removal of the dissolvable fibers to produce a yarn defining a plurality of pores that are uniformly distributed throughout the structure of the yarn. The woven fabric has a thread count between 450-1200. The woven fabric is thermally-insulative, breathable and moisture-wicking.
Claims25
A process for making a breathable, moisture-wicking and thermal-insulating fabric, comprising:
- mixing cleaned cotton slivers comprising cleaned cotton fibers with cleaned water-soluble slivers comprising cleaned water-soluble fibers at a blow-room stage to produce one or more homogenously-blended slivers;
- drawing the homogenously-blended slivers on a draw frame to produce a twice-mixed ultra-homogenous sliver;
- spinning the twice-mixed ultra-homogenous sliver using low twist multipliers which produces a twice-mixed ultra-homogenous yarn with a bulkier surface;
- using the twice-mixed ultra-homogenous yarn in preparatory to make beam;
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- weaving the twice-mixed ultra-homogenous yarn into a greige fabric for better thermal comfort, the greige fabric comprising a 7-end, 8-end or 10-end sateen weave.
A thermally-insulating and moisture-wicking woven, high-thread-count fabric having superior breathability and performance, the woven fabric comprising at least one specialized yarn, the specialized yarn comprising a plurality of base material fibers and a plurality of micro passageways extending from a plurality of positions along an outer surface of the at least one specialized yarn and to within a central core portion thereof, the micro passageways being uniformly distributed throughout the structure of the yarn so as to define an ultra-homogenous blend of base material fibers and micro passageways for permitting air ventilation and the absorption of heat and moisture from a user covering at least a portion thereof with the woven fabric, wherein the woven fabric comprises a thread count of between 450-1200.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.