Global Patent Index - EP 1689917 A1

EP 1689917 A1 20060816 - MANUFACTURE OF SILK

Title (en)

MANUFACTURE OF SILK

Title (de)

HERSTELLUNG VON SEIDE

Title (fr)

FABRICATION DE SOIE

Publication

EP 1689917 A1 20060816 (EN)

Application

EP 04798517 A 20041112

Priority

  • GB 2004004797 W 20041112
  • GB 0326645 A 20031114

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2005049899A1] A method of making silk comprising the steps of disposing a silkworm on a substantially flat surface (61) which is sufficiently free of anchor points that the silkworm cannot spin a cocoon thereon. The silkworm is able to move around on the surface (61) whilst secreting silk thread, thereby forming a mat of silk on the surface. After the formation of a mat (51, 52) of silk the silkworm is removed from the surface. The mat (51, 52) of natural silk comprises a continuously spun thread extending in multiple paths across the area of the mat in a pattern of crossing thread portions. In an advantageous embodiment, the surface (61) is held at an angle (alpha) to the horizontal whereby the silkworms tend to climb up the surface (61).

IPC 8 full level

D01B 7/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

D01B 7/00 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2005049899A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2005049899 A1 20050602; EP 1689917 A1 20060816; GB 0326645 D0 20031217; IN 6932DEN2014 A 20150410

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 2004004797 W 20041112; EP 04798517 A 20041112; GB 0326645 A 20031114; IN 6932DEN2014 A 20140819