US 12,077,888 B2
Fabric with variable fabric properties
Ranil Kirthi Vitarana, Battaramulla (LK); Sithila Dassanayake, Battaramulla (LK); Dilru Roshan Ratnaweera, Battaramulla (LK); Hetti Arachchige Malaka Chathuranga Perera, Battaramulla (LK); and Dodangodage Indika Sanjeewa Wickramaratne, Battaramulla (LK)
Assigned to MAS INNOVATION (PRIVATE) LIMITED, Battaramulla (LK)
Filed by MAS INNOVATION (PRIVATE) LIMITED, Battaramulla (LK)
Filed on Aug. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/819,356.
Application 17/819,356 is a continuation of application No. PCT/SG2021/050609, filed on Oct. 11, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. PCT/SG2021/050494 (WO), filed on Aug. 24, 2021; and application No. PCT/SG2021/050495 (WO), filed on Aug. 24, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0010185 A1, Jan. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. D04B 1/10 (2006.01); A41C 3/12 (2006.01); D04B 1/12 (2006.01); D04B 1/18 (2006.01); D04B 1/24 (2006.01)
CPC D04B 1/108 (2013.01) [A41C 3/12 (2013.01); D04B 1/12 (2013.01); D04B 1/18 (2013.01); D04B 1/24 (2013.01); D10B 2401/041 (2013.01); D10B 2403/022 (2013.01); D10B 2501/02 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fabric having variable fabric properties, the fabric comprising:
a plurality of fabric regions disposed across the fabric in a coursewise and walewise direction, each fabric region formed from at least one set of yarns; and
the sets of yarns of the fabric regions belonging to a common family of thermoplastic polymer materials,
wherein the fabric is moulded and the fabric regions have different thicknesses and/or densities from each other;
wherein the different thicknesses of the fabric regions are formed by variation in at least one of:
density of tuck stitches of the sets of yarns of the fabric regions;
thickness of the sets of yarns of the fabric regions; and
knit structure of the fabric regions; and
wherein the different densities of the fabric regions are formed by varying compression of the fabric during moulding.