Patents Examined by Arti Singh-Pandey
  • Devices and methods to entrap aerosols and droplets
    Patent number: 11457990
    Abstract: The invention encompasses devices and methods that at least partially entrap the droplets and aerosols from a person undergoing an aerosol/droplet-generating procedure, thereby reducing a health care worker's direct exposure to such health hazards. The device includes a planar cover structure impermeable to aerosols, droplets, fluids and gas. The planar cover structure providing a barrier between a health care worker and the body cavity or orifice of a patient. A hollow tubular extension forming an opening on the planar cover structure and the opening is configured to be positioned approximately on top of the body cavity or orifice of the patient. The opening configured to be reversibly closed via a closure mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Inventor: Ellen Hsu
  • Systems for controlling odor
    Patent number: 11452318
    Abstract: A jacket has a torso portion, a pair of underarm portions adjacent the torso portion, and a pair of arms, one of each of the arms being adjacent one of each of the underarm portions, the cloth defining a first area and a second area. The article further includes a first assembly including one or more scent control materials provided within the first area defined by a cloth and a second assembly including one or more scent control materials provided within the second area defined by the cloth, the second assembly having a different composition than the first assembly. The first assembly and the second assembly together include activated carbon and at least one of carbon treated to adsorb hydrogen sulfide, zeolite, ammonia stone, and carbon treated to adsorb mercaptan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: ScentLok Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Gregory J. Sesselmann
  • Puncture resistant material
    Patent number: 11447897
    Abstract: A method for making puncture resistant material is made by aggressively twisting high modulus continuous filament polypropylene yarns and weaving the twisted yarns into a tight weave. Batting materials are placed adjacent the woven layer (which may comprise one or more individual woven layers) to form a stack and the stack is needlepunched to form a consolidated material. The material is heat treated and calendared and the finished product may be used in applications where puncture resistance is required, such as in a shoe insole material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Inventors: David F. Erb, Jr., Eric A. Barter
  • Protective garment containing a stiff composite
    Patent number: 11432605
    Abstract: A protective garment containing a composite which has an alternating pattern containing groupings of woven fabric and groupings of biaxially oriented thermoplastic films. The composite has a thickness of greater than about 5 mm. Each grouping of woven fabric contains at least one woven fabric layer, each woven fabric layer containing tape elements having a base layer of a strain oriented olefin polymer disposed between covering layers of a heat fusible olefin polymer. Each grouping of biaxially oriented thermoplastic films contain at least one biaxially oriented thermoplastic film which has a core layer of thermoplastic disposed between covering layers of a thermoplastic able to bond to polypropylene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventor: Howell B. Eleazer
  • Synthetic leather
    Patent number: 11434602
    Abstract: A synthetic leather includes: a base cloth; on the base cloth, an adhesion layer, a skin layer, and a flame-retardant layer, in this order, in which the flame-retardant layer includes at least one selected from hydrotalcite or a hydrotalcite-like compound, and is a cured product of a composition that includes a binder and particles having an average particle diameter of from 10 nm to 2500 nm, and is a layer having a thickness of from 1 ?m to 20 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignees: KYOWA LEATHER CLOTH CO., LTD., NT&I CO., LTD., SHINSHU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Tadahisa Sasase, Yusuke Kato, Shohei Hosoo, Yasushi Murakami
  • Silk blend ballistic fabric
    Patent number: 11435167
    Abstract: A silk blend ballistic fabric for creating comfortable and flexible bulletproof apparel includes a plurality of silk threads and a plurality of para-aramid fiber threads interwoven with the plurality of silk threads to create a fabric. An alternative embodiment of the disclosure generally comprises a hybrid thread comprising a silk thread and a para-aramid fiber thread twisted with the silk thread. The resulting hybrid thread can be woven to create the fabric. The resulting fabric is bulletproof and substantially flexible to create articles of clothing such as, but not limited to, trousers, shirts, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Inventor: Jeffrey Wilson
  • Gloves having reinforcements and impact features
    Patent number: 11425946
    Abstract: Gloves comprising a polymeric coating or layer, optionally including a fabric liner, and at least one reinforcement, disposed on a part(s) of the polymeric coating or layer and/or ac part(s) of the fabric liner, and methods of making the gloves are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Ansell Limited
    Inventors: Marco Antonio Francisco Costa, Geraldo Alexandre Pimentel de Oliveira, Paulo Alexandre Gonçalves Francisco, Vasco Miguel Sousa Marques
  • Flame resistant fabrics having fibers containing energy absorbing and/or reflecting additives
    Patent number: 11421348
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to flame resistant fabrics containing fibers having at least one energy absorbing and/or reflecting additive incorporated into the fibers. Inclusion of such fibers into the fabric increases the arc rating/fabric weight ratio of the fabric while still complying with all requisite thermal protective requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Southern Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael T. Stanhope, Dominique Janay Adams, Charles S. Dunn
  • Airbag base fabric and airbag
    Patent number: 11414794
    Abstract: Provided is an airbag base fabric that is a woven fabric constituted by a yarn containing polyethylene terephthalate as the main raw material, the yarn constituting the woven fabric having a total fineness of 280 to 500 dtex and a single fiber fineness of 1.0 to 3.9 dtex, the woven fabric having a cover factor of 2400 to 2800, and the D-value calculated from the thickness D1 of a single sheet of the base fabric and the thickness D10 of ten sheets of the base fabric that are stacked together being 0.9 or less, where the D-value is calculated using a formula A below: D=D10/(D1×10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: SEIREN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shota Kodera, Tsuyoshi Houraiya
  • Non-coated air bag fabric and air bag
    Patent number: 11414042
    Abstract: A non-coated air bag fabric according to the present invention is woven using fibers containing polyethylene terephthalate as a main raw material, the fabric has a cover factor of 2350 or more, and a single fiber fineness of a yarn that constitutes the fabric is 2.0 dtex to 4.0 dtex inclusive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: SEIREN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shota Kodera
  • Method for sol-gel coating of textile materials
    Patent number: 11408121
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the coating of a textile material, said method comprising the following steps: d) providing a coating composition comprising an aqueous solvent and an organosilicon precursor; e) impregnating the textile material with the coating composition by means of pad finishing; f) drying the impregnated textile material; characterized in that the coating composition contains no polycarboxylic acid or catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignees: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE—CNRS—, SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & DEFENSE, EUROPROTECT FRANCE SA
    Inventors: Thu-Hoa Tran-Thi, Eva Grinenval, Philippe Charton, Franck Tirard, Sebastien Chatard
  • Non-coated airbag fabric and airbag
    Patent number: 11390241
    Abstract: A non-coated air bag fabric is a fabric constituted by synthetic fibers, and the fabric has a cover factor of 2300 or more, a height difference between a recess and a protrusion on a surface of the fabric is less than 130 ?m, and a P ratio expressed by the following equation is 0.85 to 1.15 inclusive. The P ratio=HP100/HP80 where HP80 indicates air permeability after a load is applied to the fabric under a condition of 80° C., and HP100 indicates air permeability after a load is applied to the fabric under a condition of 100° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: SEIREN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi Houraiya
  • Hydroembedded film-based composites
    Patent number: 11383480
    Abstract: A substrate has an elastomeric film having surfaces and a nonwoven web having fibers, wherein a plurality of fibers is partially embedded in one surface of the film. In addition, a substrate has an elastomeric film and a nonwoven web having fibers, wherein a plurality of fibers is partially embedded in one surface of the film, and wherein the substrate is essentially free of adhesives and film-based microfibers. A method for making a film/nonwoven composite includes providing an elastomeric film traveling in a machine direction; providing a nonwoven web traveling in the machine direction in face-to-face contact with the film, wherein the nonwoven web includes fibers; and impinging the elastomeric film with hydro jets such that at least some of the fibers become embedded in the film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Kaiyuan Yang, Carl Gerard Rippl, Peiguang Zhou, Yiming Weng, Michael Andrew Zawadzki, Stephen Michael Lindsay, James Benjamin Harvey, Joel Brostin
  • Silicone-coated fabric
    Patent number: 11376827
    Abstract: This invention provides a silicone-coated fabric for airbags in which creases can be easily formed by applying heat and pressure, and that can be stored compactly. More specifically, the invention provides a silicone-coated fabric comprising a silicone-based resin coated on one surface of a synthetic fiber woven fabric, and a thermoplastic resin adhering to a non-silicone coated surface, which is not coated with the silicone-based resin, wherein the adhesive strength between the non-silicone coated surfaces is 0.01 to 100 N/cm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOBO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hirotaka Harada
  • Resin-based composite structure and method for forming resin-based composite structure
    Patent number: 11364690
    Abstract: A method for forming a resin-based composite structure is provided. The method includes: providing a prepreg layup, wherein the prepreg layup includes an epoxy resin-carbon fiber composite material; covering a thermal-fusion material on a surface of the prepreg layup; and performing a molding and curing process to fuse the thermal-fusion material with the prepreg layup. Wherein the molding and curing process includes: heating at a first temperature to melt, soften and fully fuse the thermal-fusion material with the prepreg layup; and heating at a second temperature to solidify the thermal-fusion material for forming the resin-based composite structure. Wherein the first temperature is lower than the second temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: GIANT MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yao-Tun Chiang, Chih-Kai Chang, Ching-Yao Lin
  • Airbag base cloth and airbag including same
    Patent number: 11358562
    Abstract: Provided is an airbag base fabric that has a low air permeability sufficient to ensure the safety of occupants and heat resistance sufficient to withstand high-power, high-temperature gas generated from a recent downsized inflator, and that is capable of being packaged compactly. Also provided is an airbag comprising the base fabric. An airbag base fabric comprising a synthetic fiber multifilament having a total fineness of 500 to 750 dtex, the airbag base fabric having an areal weight of 225 to 245 g/m2, air permeability at 20 kPa of 0.2 to 0.8 L/cm2/min, and edgecomb resistance according to the ASTM D 6479 method of 300 to 600 N in both warp and weft directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOBO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Sakai, Hirotaka Harada
  • Heat resistant reinforcing cloth for airbag
    Patent number: 11332855
    Abstract: A heat resistant reinforcing cloth for an airbag is provided. The heat resistant reinforcing cloth can be disposed on an airbag part which contacts expansion gas in an airbag. The airbag can be deployed and expanded by expansion gas ejected from an inflator. The heat resistant reinforcing cloth comprises: a base fabric of natural fibers selected from the group consisting of cotton, hemp, flax, and combinations thereof; and a silicone rubber layer on both sides of the base fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: DOW TORAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tsugio Nozoe
  • Exterior vehicle trim part
    Patent number: 11318707
    Abstract: An exterior structural trim part for a vehicle, comprising at least an area comprising at least 3 layers superposed and laminated together to form a structural unit whereby the two outer layers are compressed and consolidated fibrous layers and with an inner layer situated in-between the two fibrous outer layers being an impervious polyester foam layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: AUTONEUM MANAGEMENT AG
    Inventors: Fabien Baudry, Bertrand Delmas
  • Woven fabric
    Patent number: 11306419
    Abstract: A comfortable fabric with a strong three-dimensional effect is woven from warps and wefts. The warps and the wefts are woven into a 1/1 pattern, wherein the warp density is 11 threads/cm and the weft density is 10 threads/cm. The warps and the wefts each include a cationic dyeable polyester hollow yarn that comprises two different polyester yarns which can be dyed with two different colors. The warps and wefts comprise big-belly yarns and the cationic dyeable polyester hollow yarns. The resulting fabric has protruding patterns, a strong three-dimensional effect, good air permeability, a rough feel to the touch, and a unique aesthetic appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Dongguan Shichang Metals Factory Ltd.
    Inventor: Guo Qiang Song
  • Protective garment containing a composite
    Patent number: 11280590
    Abstract: A wearable container containing a composite which has an alternating pattern containing groupings of woven fabric and groupings of biaxially oriented thermoplastic films. The composite has a thickness of less than about 5 mm. Each grouping of woven fabric contains at least one woven fabric layer, each woven fabric layer containing tape elements having a base layer of a strain oriented olefin polymer disposed between covering layers of a heat fusible olefin polymer. Each grouping of biaxially oriented thermoplastic films contain at least one biaxially oriented thermoplastic film which has a core layer of thermoplastic disposed between covering layers of a thermoplastic able to bond to polypropylene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventor: Howell B. Eleazer