Patent 6899941 was granted and assigned to Albany International on May, 2005 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A fabric for providing reinforcement and the like which is made from a two dimensional flat fabric which includes portions that the warp and weft fibers are interlocked together and portions that are non-interlocked together that allow the fabric to be folded to create a three dimensional structure without the need for cutting and darting.