Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Using woven fibers to increase tensile strength and for securing attachment mechanisms
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Application No.: US14578319Application Date: 2014-12-19
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Publication No.: US11518138B2Publication Date: 2022-12-06
- Inventor: Edward Siahaan , Douglas J. Weber , Hsiang Hung Chen , Naoto Matsuyuki , Yoji Hamada , Teodor Dabov , Whitney D. Mattson , Ying-Liang Su
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: BakerHostetler
- Main IPC: B32B5/02
- IPC: B32B5/02 ; B32B7/02 ; B29C65/02 ; B32B5/26 ; B32B3/26 ; B32B3/04 ; B32B7/027 ; B29L31/00 ; B32B7/023

Abstract:
Embodiments disclosed are directed to a woven fabric band that is capable of being secured to another object using threads or the band itself. The woven fabric band may include an inner layer having a first temperature melting point and an outer layer having a second temperature melting point that is higher than the first temperature melting point. When heat having the first temperature is applied to the woven fabric band, the inner layer of the woven fabric band melts while the outer layer remains in its original state. When the inner layer melts, the inner layer conforms to a first shape. As a result of the inner layer conforming to the first shape, the outer layer also conforms to the same shape.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150174854A1 USING WOVEN FIBERS TO INCREASE TENSILE STRENGTH AND FOR SECURING ATTACHMENT MECHANISMS Public/Granted day:2015-06-25
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