05857497 is referenced by 7 patents and cites 191 patents.
A papermaking fabric for use with papermaker machines having a system of shaped monofilament machine direction, yarns hereinafter MD yarns, which are woven in stacked, vertical alignment throughout the body of the fabric. Preferably, each upper MD yarn defines floats on the upper surface of the fabric and is vertically stacked with respect to the lower MD yarns. The upper and lower MD yarns may be of the same type and size or they may differ in size, shape, and composition.