Patent ID: 11873588
Assignee: WILLACOOCHEE INDUSTRIAL FABRICS, INC.
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC D | IPC D

Claim 7:
8. The woven geotextile fabric of claim 1, wherein the plurality of yarns is integrally woven together such that:
the machine direction rib yarns define machine direction ribs;
the cross machine direction rib yarns define cross machine direction ribs;
the machine direction field yarns and the cross machine direction field yarns cooperatively define the fabric areas generally between the machine direction ribs and the cross machine direction ribs;
the machine direction ribs and the cross machine direction ribs cooperatively define the integrated geotextile grid as an integral part of the woven geotextile fabric; and
the machine direction ribs and the cross machine direction ribs are thicker and have higher tensile strength than the machine direction field yarns and the cross machine direction field yarns.