Documents in our library describe Sofilia (Asahi Kasei Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha) as “cotton fabrics, waste cotton fabrics, linen fabrics, hemp fabric, ramie fabric, jute fabric, silk fabric, spun silk fabric, tsumugi yarn fabric, worsted fabric and woolen fabric, synthetic fiber fabric, semi-synthetic fiber fabric, regenerated fiber fabric, asbestos fabric, mixed cotton fabric, mixed hard and blast fiber fabric, mixed woolen fabric, mixed chemical fiber fabric, silk-cotton fabric, woolcotton fabric, hemp-cotton fabric, silkwool fabric, hic, hemp-wool fabric, hemp-silk fabric, chemical fiber union cloth, inorganic fiber union cloth, inorganic fiber union cloth, garter cloth, suspender cloth, band cloth, tape, ribbon and mat-border cloth, covered rubber yarn fabuic, paper fabric, cotton knitted fabric, silk knitted fabric, wool knitted fabric, chemical fiber knitted fabric, knitted lace fabric and embroidery lace fabric”.1
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What each document says
Every statement about Sofilia (Asahi Kasei Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha) in the documents, in each document's own words.
USPTO trademark case files (Trademark Full Text XML Data, Annual Applications, 2025 edition)
- Description: “COTTON FABRICS, WASTE COTTON FABRICS, LINEN FABRICS, HEMP FABRIC, RAMIE FABRIC, JUTE FABRIC, SILK FABRIC, SPUN SILK FABRIC, TSUMUGI YARN FABRIC, WORSTED FABRIC AND WOOLEN FABRIC, SYNTHETIC FIBER FABRIC, SEMI-SYNTHETIC FIBER FABRIC, REGENERATED FIBER FABRIC, ASBESTOS FABRIC, MIXED COTTON FABRIC, MIXED HARD AND BLAST FIBER FABRIC, MIXED WOOLEN FABRIC, MIXED CHEMICAL FIBER FABRIC, SILK-COTTON FABRIC, WOOLCOTTON FABRIC, HEMP-COTTON FABRIC, SILKWOOL FABRIC, HIC, HEMP-WOOL FABRIC, HEMP-SILK FABRIC, CHEMICAL FIBER UNION CLOTH, INORGANIC FIBER UNION CLOTH, INORGANIC FIBER UNION CLOTH, GARTER CLOTH, SUSPENDER CLOTH, BAND CLOTH, TAPE, RIBBON AND MAT-BORDER CLOTH, COVERED RUBBER YARN FABUIC, PAPER FABRIC, COTTON KNITTED FABRIC, SILK KNITTED FABRIC, WOOL KNITTED FABRIC, CHEMICAL FIBER KNITTED FABRIC, KNITTED LACE FABRIC AND EMBROIDERY LACE FABRIC”, said by ASAHI KASEI KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, as recorded by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office1
Kind of product
We list Sofilia (Asahi Kasei Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha) with paper, felt and millboard and cloth, tape and other textiles, from how the documents describe it. Those pages explain how such products exposed workers.
Paper, felt and millboard by other makers (299)
Min-k (Johns-Manville) · Pyrotex (Raybestos-Manhattan) · Insubestos (Unarco) · Limpet (Keasbey & Mattison) · Novabestos (Raybestos-Manhattan) · Sal-Mo (Sall Mountain) · Salamander (Johns-Manville) · Scapa-Hall (Morey Paper & Mill Supply) · Servicised (Albert C. Fischer) · Shake Shield (Philip Carey) · Siluminite (Turners Asbestos Cement) · So Good That Only The Dealers Sell It (Lehon) · Sound Barrier (Baldwin-Ehret-Hill) · Spauldite (Spaulding Fibre) · Spec Ira-440-C (Celotex) · Spec Ira-440-SW (Celotex) · Spec Ira-440-W (Celotex) · Spec Ira-441-SW (Celotex) · Spec Ira-441-W (Celotex) · Special Coated Asbestos Base Felt (Johns-Manville) · and 279 more: all paper, felt and millboard
Cloth, tape and other textiles by other makers (301)
Min-k (Johns-Manville) · Pyrotex (Raybestos-Manhattan) · Thermobestos pipe covering · Novabestos (Raybestos-Manhattan) · Sal-mo (Nicolet) · Safety Wahlert Products (Wahlert Products) · Sal-Mo (Sall Mountain) · Sea-Ro The Universal Packing (Chester M. Roe) · Sealsafe (Raybestos-Manhattan) · Shipshape (Raybestos—Manhattan) · Silvabestos (Raybestos-Manhattan) · So Good That Only The Dealers Sell It (Lehon) · Soundgard (H. K. Porter) · Soundgard (Southern Asbestos Co.) · Spauldite (Spaulding Fibre) · Speed-Lag-Cloth (Raybestos-Manhattan) · Speedlag (Raybestos-Manhattan) · Splashgard (H. K. Porter) · Splashgard (Southern Asbestos Co.) · Squeegee (Henrite Products) · and 281 more: all cloth, tape and other textiles
References
- USPTO trademark case files (Trademark Full Text XML Data, Annual Applications, 2025 edition) (November 24, 1969). Not yet published in our library.
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