Patents by Inventor Jarvis L. Clark

Jarvis L. Clark 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).

  • Salt-and-pepper denim
    Patent number: 5407447
    Abstract: A method for producing a dyed cotton fabric having an improved characteristic salt-and-pepper look and the product thereof. The process includes forming a plurality of individual cotton yarns having a twist multiple value of at least 4.6 and, preferably, subjecting the twisted cotton yarn to exposure to a caustic solution under tension. The yarn then is dyed under tension by exposure to a dye liquor. The treated yarn is used to produce a woven fabric, which after being abraded, has a lighter portion dispersed throughout a darker portion. In the preferred embodiment the twist multiple value of the cotton yarn threads varies within the range of between 4.6 and 10.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 18, 1995
    Assignee: Burlington Industries
    Inventors: Edward W. Teague, Jarvis L. Clark, Max H. Hance
  • Salt-and-pepper denim
    Patent number: 5330538
    Abstract: A method for producing a dyed cotton fabric having an improved characteristic salt-and-pepper look and the product thereof. The process includes forming a plurality of individual cotton yarns having a twist multiple value of at least 4.6 and, preferably, subjecting the twisted cotton yarn to exposure to a caustic solution under tension. The yarn then is dyed under tension by exposure to a dye liquor. The treated yarn is used to produce a woven fabric, which after being abraded, has a lighter portion dispersed throughout a darker portion. In the preferred embodiment the twist multiple value of the cotton yarn threads varies within the range of between 4.6 and 10.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1994
    Assignee: Burlington Industries
    Inventors: Edward W. Teague, Jarvis L. Clark, Max H. Hance