1. A papermaker’s fabric comprising a series of repeat units, each of the repeat units comprising:
a set of top machine direction (MD) yarns;
a set of top cross-machine direction (CMD) yarns interwoven with the top MD yarns to form a top fabric layer, wherein the top MD yarns interweave only with the top CMD yarns;
a set of bottom MD yarns; and
a set of bottom CMD yarns interwoven with the bottom MD yarns to form a bottom fabric layer;
wherein each bottom MD yarn passes over a top CMD yarn that its immediate neighboring top MD yarn passes under; and
wherein the top MD yarns, the top CMD yarns, and the bottom MD yarns interweave to form a twill papermaking surface on the top fabric layer.
2. The papermaker’s fabric defined in claim 1, wherein the twill papermaking surface is a 1\xd73 twill.
3. The papermaker’s fabric defined in claim 1, wherein each bottom CMD yarn forms at least two bottom surface CMD floats, and wherein the bottom surface CMD floats are of uniform length.
4. The papermaker’s fabric defined in claim 3, wherein the bottom surface CMD floats pass below three consecutive MD yarns.
5. The papermaker’s fabric defined in claim 1, wherein each bottom MD yarn includes a segment in which the bottom MD yarn passes over two consecutive bottom CMD yarns, and wherein the bottom MD yarn passes over a top CMD yarn in the segment.
6. The papermaker’s fabric defined in claim 1, wherein the ratio of top CMD yarns to bottom CMD yarns is 5:2.
7. A papermaker’s fabric comprising a series of repeat units, each of the repeat units comprising:
a set of top machine direction (MD) yarns;
a set of top cross-machine direction (CMD) yarns interwoven with the top MD yarns to form a top fabric layer, wherein the top MD yarns interweave only with the top CMD yarns;
a set of bottom MD yarns;
a set of bottom CMD yarns interwoven with the bottom MD yarns to form a bottom fabric layer; and
a set of MD stitching yarns that interweaves with the top CMD yarns and the bottom CMD yarns;
wherein the top MD yarns, the top CMD yarns, and the stitching yarns interweave to form a twill papermaking surface on the top fabric layer; and
wherein each of the bottom MD yarns forms a plurality of knuckles under respective bottom CMD yarns, each of the stitching yarns forms at least one knuckle under a respective bottom CMD yarn, and none of the stitching yarn knuckles are formed under a bottom CMD yarn under which an adjacent bottom MD yarn forms a knuckle.
8. The papermaker’s fabric defined in claim 7, wherein the twill papermaking surface is a 1\xd73 twill.
9. The papermaker’s fabric defined in claim 7, wherein each bottom CMD yarn forms at least two bottom surface CMD floats, and wherein the bottom surface CMD floats are of uniform length.
10. The papermaker’s fabric defined in claim 9, wherein the bottom surface CMD floats pass below three consecutive MD yarns.
11. The papermaker’s fabric defined in claim 7, wherein the twill papermaking surface is a 1\xd74 twill five harness satin.
12. The papermaker’s fabric defined in claim 7, wherein the ratio of top CMD yarns to bottom CMD yarns is 5:2.
13. The papermaker’s fabric defined in claim 7, wherein each of the stitching yarns forms multiple knuckles over top CMD yarns.
14. The papermaker’s fabric defined in claim 13, wherein each stitching yarn of a pair forms a different number of knuckles over top CMD yarns than the other stitching yarn of that pair.
15. The papermaker’s fabric defined in claim 13, wherein each stitching yarn of a pair forms the same number of knuckles over top CMD yarns as the other stitching yarn of that pair.
16. The papermaker’s fabric defined in claim 7, wherein the stitching yarns of each pair are interwoven in the top layer to form a composite yarn that follows the same weaving sequence relative to the top CMD yarns as the top MD yarns, and wherein the stitching yarns of each pair are interwoven in the bottom layer to form a composite yarn that follows the same weaving sequence relative to the bottom CMD yarns as the bottom MD yarns.
17. A papermaker’s fabric comprising a series of repeat units, each of the repeat units comprising:
a set of top machine direction (MD) yarns;
a set of top cross-machine direction (CMD) yarns interwoven with the top MD yarns to form a top fabric layer, wherein the top MD yarns interweave only with the top CMD yarns;
a set of bottom MD yarns;
a set of bottom CMD yarns interwoven with the bottom MD yarns to form a bottom fabric layer; and
a set of MD stitching yarns that interweaves with the top CMD yarns and the bottom CMD yarns;
wherein the top MD yarns, the top CMD yarns, and the stitching yarns interweave to form a twill papermaking surface on the top fabric layer;
wherein each of the bottom MD yarns forms a plurality of knuckles under respective bottom CMD yarns, wherein each of the stitching yarns forms at least one knuckle under a respective bottom CMD yarn, and wherein at least some of the bottom CMD yarns are passed under only by stitching yarns.
18. A papermaker’s fabric comprising a series of repeat units, each of the repeat units comprising:
a set of machine direction (MD) stitching yarns, the stitching yarns being arranged in pairs;
a set of top cross-machine direction (CMD) yarns interwoven with the stitching yarns to form a top fabric wherein the top MD yarns interweave only with the top CMD yarns; and
a set of bottom CMD yarns interwoven with the stitching yarns to form a bottom fabric layer;
wherein the stitching yarns and the top CMD yarns interweave to form a twill papermaking surface on the top fabric layer;
wherein the ratio of top CMD yarns to bottom CMD yarns is 5:2.
19. The papermaker’s fabric defined in claim 18, wherein each of the stitching yarns forms at least one knuckle under a respective bottom CMD yarn.
20. The papermaker’s fabric defined in claim 19, wherein each of the stitching yarns forms two knuckles under respective bottom CMD yarns.
21. The papermaker’s fabric defined in claim 18, wherein each of the stitching yarns forms a plurality of knuckles over top CMD yarns, and wherein each of the stitching yarns forms the same number of knuckles.
22. The papermaker’s fabric defined in claim 18, wherein the twill pattern is a 1\xd73 twill pattern.
23. The papermaker’s fabric defined in claim 18, wherein the twill papermaking surface is a 1\xd74 twill five harness satin.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
What is claimed is:
1. A method for determining a specific identifier code for an object associated with a plurality of identifier codes by a corresponding plurality of entities, comprising the steps of:
receiving a first message including at least a first identifier code identifying an object;
extracting said first identifier code from said received first message;
generating a second message incorporating said extracted first identifier code, said second message being for initiating a search of an identifier code database mapping an identifier code associated with a first entity to a corresponding identifier code associated with a second entity;
receiving a second identifier code corresponding to said first identifier code in response to communicating said second message for initiating a search of said identifier code database.
2. A method according to claim 1, wherein
said second message initiates a remote procedure for mapping said first identifier code to a corresponding second identifier code.
3. A method according to claim 2, wherein
said second message uses Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) for invoking said remote procedure.
4. A method according to claim 1, including the step of
communicating said second message to an application useable for initiating a search of said identifier code database .
5. A method according to claim 1, wherein
said second message initiates a prioritized search of said database.
6. A method according to claim 5, wherein
said prioritized search of said database searches first for a purchaser product identifier code and subsequently for a manufacturer product identifier code.
7. A method according to claim 1, wherein said extracting step comprises
extracting said first identifier code and a corresponding third identifier code from said received first message, and
said generating step generates a second message incorporating said extracted first and third identifier codes.
8. A method according to claim 7, wherein
said first identifier code comprises a purchaser product identifier code and said third identifier code comprises a manufacturer product identifier code and
said second message initiates a prioritized search of said database involving searching first for said purchaser product identifier code and subsequently for a manufacturer product identifier code.
9. A method according to claim 1, wherein
said second message incorporates rules determining conduct of said search of said identifier code database.
10. A method according to claim 1, wherein
said rules are predetermined in an application used for accessing said database.
11. A method according to claim 1, including the step of
communicating said second message to an application for accessing said database using at least two of, (a) Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), (b) Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) and (c) XML (Extensible Markup language).
12. A method according to claim 1, wherein said
said method comprises an identifier code mapping application and said identifier code mapping application and said database are co-located on the same processor, said processor comprising one of (a) a server, (b) a PC (c) a wireless device, (d) a mainframe computer and (e) another networked processing device.
13. A method according to claim 1, wherein
at least one of said first and said second identifier codes comprise one of (a) a Universal Product Code and (b) a code associated with a bar code.
14. A method for supporting a transaction in accordance with claim 1, wherein
said first message is received from an application initiating a transaction and including the step of,
forwarding a composite message to a destination application in support of said transaction, said composite message being created including information derived from said first message and including said second identifier code.
15. A method for determining a specific identifier code for an object associated with a plurality of identifier codes by a corresponding plurality of entities, comprising the steps of:
receiving a first message including at least a first identifier code identifying an object;
extracting said first identifier code from said received first message;
generating a second message incorporating said extracted first identifier code, said second message being for initiating a search of a remote identifier code database mapping an identifier code associated with a first entity to a corresponding identifier code associated with a second entity;
receiving a second identifier code corresponding to said first identifier code in response to communicating said second message for initiating a search of said identifier code database.
16. A method for determining a specific identifier code for an object associated with a plurality of identifier codes by a corresponding plurality of entities, comprising the steps of:
receiving a first message including at least a first identifier code identifying an object;
extracting said first identifier code from said received first message;
generating a plurality of messages incorporating said extracted first identifier code, said plurality of messages being for initiating searches of a corresponding plurality of remote identifier code databases mapping an identifier code associated with a first entity to a corresponding identifier code associated with a second entity;
receiving a second identifier code corresponding to said first identifier code in response to communicating said second message for initiating a search of said identifier code database.
17. A method for providing a specific identifier code for an object associated with a plurality of identifier codes by a corresponding plurality of entities, comprising the steps of:
receiving from a remote source a first message including at least a first identifier code identifying an object requesting determination of a specific identifier code for said object.
extracting said first identifier code from said received first message;
initiating a search of an identifier code database mapping an identifier code associated with a first entity to a corresponding identifier code associated with a second entity using said extracted first identifier code;
receiving a second identifier code corresponding to said first identifier code in response to said initiated search of said identifier code database: and
providing said second identifier code to said remote source.
18. A method according to claim 17, including the step of
generating a record of said search and provision of said second identifier code for use in at least one of, (a) billing, and (b) creating a transaction record.
19. A system for providing a specific identifier code for an object associated with a plurality of identifier codes, comprising:
a communication processor for bidirectionally communicating with remote applications;
an identifier code database;
a first application for,
initiating a search of said database to translate a first identifier code associated with a first entity to a corresponding identifier code associated with a second entity in response to receiving a message including a plurality of corresponding identifier codes associated with an object, and for
augmenting said database by updating said database to incorporate additional corresponding codes from said received plurality of corresponding identifier codes; and
providing a second identifier code corresponding to said first identifier code in response to said initiated search of said identifier code database via said communication processor.
20. A method according to claim 19, wherein
an object comprises at least one of, (a) an article of manufacture, (b) a service and (c) a non-manufactured item and
an entity comprises at least one of, (a) an object retailer, (b) an object wholesaler, (c) an object distributor, (d) an object manufacturer, (e) an object servicing enterprise and (f) an object seller.