IP Library Granted Patent US 11,661,683
Granted Patent B2
US 11,661,683 · App. 16/353,727 · Granted May 30, 2023

Flame resistant textile

Inventors: Leanne O. Flack (Greer, SC); Edward F. Lawrence (Moore, SC)
Assignee: Milliken & Company
D03D15/513D10B2331/042D10B2401/021D10B2501/06D10B2503/02D10B2503/06D10B2505/08
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Patent No.
US 11,661,683
App. No.
16/353,727
Granted
May 30, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A flame resistant textile containing a plurality of warp yarns in a warp direction of the textile interwoven with a plurality of weft yarns in the weft direction approximately perpendicular to the warp direction. The warp yarns contain inherent FR polyester yarns having between about 1500 and 3500 ppm of a phosphorous based FR chemistry and the weft yarns contain polyester yarns. the textile contains more weft yarns by weight than warp yarns and wherein the FR textile contain about 1500 ppm or less of the phosphorous based FR chemistry.

Claims (21)

1. A flame resistant (FR) textile comprising a plurality of warp yarns in a warp direction of the FR textile interwoven with a plurality of weft yarns in the weft direction approximately perpendicular to the warp direction, wherein greater than 95% by number of the warp yarns are inherent FR polyester yarns having between about 1500 and 3500 ppm of a FR chemistry comprising phosphorous, wherein the weft yarns comprise polyester yarns, wherein the FR textile comprises more weft yarns by weight than warp yarns, and wherein the FR textile comprises about 1000 ppm or less of the FR chemistry.

2. The FR textile of claim 1 , wherein at least 90% by number of the polyester weft yarns comprise less than 100 ppm of the FR chemistry.

3. The FR textile of claim 1 , wherein the FR textile comprises at least about 51% by weight weft yarns.

4. The FR textile of claim 1 , wherein the FR textile passes at least one of the NFPA 701 v2015, California Title 19 fire test, and Canadian ULC 109 ed. 3 tests.

5. The FR textile of claim 1 , wherein the FR textile is wash durable for at least 30 washes defined as ASTM D5489 industrial laundry method and still passing NFPA 701 v2015.

6. The FR textile of claim 1 , further comprising a durable water repellent, fluorine-free, flame resistant treatment.

7. An FR textile article comprising the FR textile of claim 1 .

8. A flame resistant (FR) textile comprising a plurality of warp yarns in a warp direction of the FR textile interwoven with a plurality of weft yarns in the weft direction approximately perpendicular to the warp direction, wherein greater than 95% by number of the weft yarns are inherent FR polyester yarns having between about 1500 and 3500 ppm of a FR chemistry comprising phosphorous, wherein the warp yarns comprise polyester yarns, wherein the FR textile comprises more warp yarns by weight than weft yarns, and wherein the FR textile comprises about 1000 ppm or less of the FR chemistry.

9. The FR textile of claim 8 , wherein at least 90% by number of the polyester warp yarns comprise less than 100 ppm of the FR chemistry comprising phosphorous.

10. The FR textile of claim 8 , wherein the FR textile comprises at least about 51% by weight warp yarns.

11. The FR textile of claim 8 , wherein the FR textile passes at least one of the NFPA 701 v2015, California Title 19 fire test, and Canadian ULC 109 ed. 3 tests.

12. An FR textile article comprising the FR textile of claim 8 .

13. A process for forming a flame resistant (FR) textile comprising:

obtaining a plurality of warp yarns being inherent FR polyester yarns having between about 1500 and 3500 ppm of a FR chemistry comprising phosphorous, wherein the inherent FR polyester yarns were formed by the process of extruding molten polyester and the FR chemistry together;

obtaining a plurality of weft yarns comprising polyester yarns having less than about 100 ppm of the FR chemistry;

weaving the warp yarns and the weft yarns such that the warp yarns are in the warp direction of the FR textile and the weft yarns are in the weft direction approximately perpendicular to the warp direction forming a woven textile, wherein the woven textile comprises more weft yarns by weight than warp yarns, wherein greater than 95% by number of the warp yarns of the FR textile are inherent FR polyester yarns, and wherein the FR textile comprises about 1000 ppm or less of the FR chemistry.

14. The FR textile of claim 13 , wherein essentially all of the polyester weft yarns comprise less than 100 ppm of the FR chemistry.

15. The FR textile of claim 13 , wherein the FR textile comprises at least about 51% by weight weft yarns.

16. The FR textile of claim 13 , wherein the FR textile passes at least one of the NFPA 701 v2015, California Title 19 fire test, and Canadian ULC 109 ed. 3 tests.

17. The FR textile of claim 13 , wherein the FR textile is wash durable for at least 30 washes defined as ASTM D5489 industrial laundry method and still passing NFPA 701 v2015.

18. The FR textile produced by the process of claim 13 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 15, 2019
From: FLACK, LEANNE O.; LAWRENCE, EDWARD F.
To: MILLIKEN & COMPANY
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62649655 · Mar 29, 2018
Related Publication 20190301059A1 · Oct 3, 2019