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EP 1108086 A1 20010620 - TISSUE MARKING FABRIC

Title (en)

TISSUE MARKING FABRIC

Title (de)

GEWEBE ZUM MARKIEREN VON PAPIER

Title (fr)

TOILE DE MARQUAGE DE PAPIER DE SOIE

Publication

EP 1108086 A1 20010620 (EN)

Application

EP 99940402 A 19990824

Priority

GB 9902793 W 19990824
GB 9818823 A 19980829

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0012818A1] A tissue marking fabric comprises at least two warp yarn systems (5, 6) and one or two weft yarn systems (3, 4). The warp yarn systems are interlaced at spaced intervals, and extensive floats are provided either in the upper weft yarn system (3) extending in the cross-machine direction, or in the upper warp yarn system (14).

IPC 1-7

D21F 11/00; D21F 1/00

IPC 8 full level

D21F 1/00 (2006.01); D21F 11/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

D21F 1/0027 (2013.01); D21F 1/0036 (2013.01); D21F 11/006 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0012818A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0012818 A1 20000309; EP 1108086 A1 20010620; GB 9818823 D0 19981021

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 9902793 W 19990824; EP 99940402 A 19990824; GB 9818823 A 19980829