US 12,467,163 B2
Composite yarn
Mathotarallage Amani Rasika Mathota, Kelaniya (LK); Andarage Naveen Pradeep Kumara, Embilipitiya (LK); and Withanage Priyantha Kumara Withanage, Melsiripura (LK)
Assigned to Ansell Limited, Victoria (AU)
Filed by Ansell Limited, Richmond (AU)
Filed on Mar. 4, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/595,131.
Prior Publication US 2025/0277326 A1, Sep. 4, 2025
Int. Cl. D02G 3/04 (2006.01); D02G 3/36 (2006.01); D02G 3/44 (2006.01)
CPC D02G 3/045 (2013.01) [D02G 3/36 (2013.01); D02G 3/441 (2013.01); D02G 3/443 (2013.01); D10B 2401/063 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A composite yarn, comprising:
a plurality of first synthetic fibers having a tenacity of greater than or equal to 1 N/tex; and
a plurality of second fibers having a tenacity of less than or equal to 0.95 N/tex;
wherein each of the first synthetic fibers and the second fibers are stretch broken to have an average length from about 75 mm to about 150 mm;
wherein the first synthetic fibers comprise para-aramid, meta-aramid, copolyamides, carbon fibers, HPPE, UHMWPE, reinforced HPPE, reinforced UHMWPE, or a combination thereof; and
wherein the second fibers comprise elastomers, viscose, nylon, acrylic, modacrylic, a polyester, a polyolefin, silica fibers, ceramic fibers, basalt fibers, metal fibers, glass fibers, or a combination thereof.