US 11,834,760 B2
Wrappable end fray resistant woven protective textile sleeve and method of construction thereof
Alexa A. Woodruff, Bryn Mawr, PA (US); Michael D. Knudson, Mohnton, PA (US); Tianqu Gao, Exton, PA (US); and Cassie M. Malloy, Exton, PA (US)
Assigned to Federal-Mogul Powertrain LLC, Southfield, MI (US)
Filed by FEDERAL-MOGUL POWERTRAIN LLC, Mi, MI (US)
Filed on Feb. 3, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/591,634.
Application 17/591,634 is a division of application No. 14/975,129, filed on Dec. 18, 2015, granted, now 11,268,217.
Prior Publication US 2022/0154371 A1, May 19, 2022
Int. Cl. D03D 1/00 (2006.01); D03D 3/02 (2006.01); H01B 7/00 (2006.01); H01B 7/18 (2006.01); D03D 15/587 (2021.01); D03D 15/283 (2021.01); D03D 15/00 (2021.01); D03D 15/292 (2021.01); D03D 15/47 (2021.01)
CPC D03D 1/0043 (2021.05) [D03D 3/02 (2013.01); D03D 15/00 (2013.01); D03D 15/283 (2021.01); D03D 15/292 (2021.01); D03D 15/47 (2021.01); D03D 15/587 (2021.01); H01B 7/0045 (2013.01); H01B 7/185 (2013.01); D10B 2401/04 (2013.01); D10B 2401/041 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An end fray resistant textile sleeve for protecting elongate members, comprising:
an elongate wall having warp yarns woven with weft yarns, said warp yarns extending lengthwise in generally parallel relation to a longitudinal central axis between opposite ends and said weft yarns extending generally transversely to said warp yarns, said warp yarns including a plurality of activateable warp yarns and a plurality of non-activateable warp yarns, said activateable warp yarns being activateable by at least one of heat, fluid and/or pressure, wherein said activateable warp yarns are activated and bonded with adjacent ones of said non-activateable warp yarns and with said weft yarns, at least some of said activated warp yarns being arranged in side-by-side, abutting relation with one another to form a plurality of bundled activated warp yarns, each of said bundled activated warp yarns being spaced circumferentially from one another by at least some of said non-activateable warp yarns.