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EP 1956121 B1 20100616 - Stretch polyester/cotton spun yarn

Title (en)

Stretch polyester/cotton spun yarn

Title (de)

Elastisches gesponnenes Garn aus Polyester/Baumwolle

Title (fr)

Fil tissé extensible de polyester/coton

Publication

EP 1956121 B1 20100616 (EN)

Application

EP 08075082 A 20021220

Priority

EP 02798572 A 20021220
US 2957501 A 20011221
US 28668302 A 20021101
US 32330202 A 20021219

Abstract (en)

[origin: US2003131578A1] The invention provides a spun yarn comprising cotton and a bicomponent polyester staple. The fiber of the invention exhibits unusually high stretch characteristics and has excellent cardability and uniformity.

IPC 8 full level

D02G 3/04 (2006.01); D01F 8/14 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D01F 8/14 (2013.01 - EP US); D02G 3/04 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 2003131578 A1 20030717; DE 60236770 D1 20100729; EP 1956121 A1 20080813; EP 1956121 B1 20100616; HK 1074860 A1 20051125; US 2003136099 A1 20030724

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 28668302 A 20021101; DE 60236770 T 20021220; EP 08075082 A 20021220; HK 05107070 A 20050816; US 2957501 A 20011221