Patents by Inventor Jan Bodbacka

Jan Bodbacka 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).

  • Wear level indicating filaments and fabrics (and guideline applications)
    Publication number: 20040266296
    Abstract: The invention relates to wear level indicating filaments and the fabrics made thereof. Disclosed are filaments with multiple layers surrounding a core yarn, where the core and layers are distinguishable from one another so as to indicate fabric wear. Also disclosed are conductive monofilaments used to detect fabric wear, multilayer filaments used to create a guideline on a fabric, and a conductive monofilament that also has a contrasting color used to form a fabric guideline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2003
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventors: Per Martinsson, Jerry O'Connor, Anders Nilsson, David Dunn, Jan Bodbacka