Patents Assigned to Ansell Edmont Industrial Inc.
  • Apparatus for forming reinforced glove
    Patent number: 5881572
    Abstract: A knitted glove including a thumb and a body, a crotch defined between the thumb and the body, and a thickened knitted portion along at least a portion of the crotch. The present invention is further directed to a method and apparatus for forming such a knitted glove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1999
    Assignee: Ansell Edmont Industrial, Inc.
    Inventors: Harold F. Plemmons, James R. Peet
  • Reinforced glove and method for forming the same
    Patent number: 5689976
    Abstract: A knitted glove including a thumb and a body, a crotch defined between the thumb and the body, and a thickened knitted portion along at least a portion of the crotch. The present invention is further directed to a method and apparatus for forming such a knitted glove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1997
    Assignee: Ansell Edmont Industrial, Inc.
    Inventors: Harold F. Plemmons, James R. Peet
  • Method and apparatus for producing a breathable coated fabric
    Patent number: 5322729
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for producing a breathable coated fabric is disclosed. The method involves coating a fabric substrate with a resin then opening pores in the resin by directing a flow of air through the fabric substrate and resin coating. The pores provide breathability of the coated fabric and allow for a vapor or moisture transmission rate about ten times that of a resin coated fabric without pores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 21, 1994
    Assignee: Ansell Edmont Industrial Inc.
    Inventors: David L. Heeter, Jeffrey L. Lawrentz