Patents by Inventor Etheridge O. Oakley, Jr.

Etheridge O. Oakley, Jr. has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Shoes comprising three-dimensional formed fiber product
    Patent number: 5896680
    Abstract: Shoes for use in demanding applications, primarily athletics, are made from a three-dimensional fiber network that is semi-rigid and resilient. The fiber network is made from a textile fabric that has an array of projections made from the same fabric rising from the plane of the fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1999
    Assignee: Hoechst Celanese Corporation
    Inventors: Dai W. Kim, William E. Bessey, John Nagel, Gregory M. Clark, Joseph S. W. Haas, Etheridge O. Oakley, Jr.
  • Medical casts and other orthopedic devices comprising thermoplastic three-dimensional fiber networks
    Patent number: 5882322
    Abstract: Cast padding materials and padding and lining materials for other orthopedic devices are made from three dimensional fiber networks which are semi-rigid and dimensionally stable. The fiber networks are made from textile fabrics that have projections and optional depressions which are compressible and return to their original shape after being compressed. The fiber networks are made by the thermo-mechanical deformation of textile fabrics that are in turn made from thermoplastic fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1999
    Assignee: Hoechst Celanese Corporation
    Inventors: Dai W. Kim, William E. Bessey, John Nagel, Gregory M. Clark, Joseph S. W. Haas, Etheridge O. Oakley, Jr.