Patents by Inventor Joseph B. Glenn

Joseph B. Glenn 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).

  • Flame resistant fabric
    Patent number: 8652975
    Abstract: The invention provides a flame resistant woven fabric comprising a plurality of first yarns and a plurality of second yarns, wherein the first yarns are disposed in a first direction in the woven fabric, the second yarns are disposed in a second direction in the woven fabric, and the second direction is substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The invention further provides a process for producing a flame resistant woven fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Zeb W. Atkinson, Joseph B. Glenn, Kimila C. Sasser
  • Flame resistant fabrics with improved aesthetics and comfort, and method of making same
    Patent number: 7168140
    Abstract: Fabrics having improved aesthetic characteristics in addition to good FR characteristics and strength are described, as well as a method for making the fabrics. The fabrics are made by subjecting a fabric containing inherently flame resistant fibers to a fluid treatment process such that a fabric with good comfort and aesthetic characteristics is formed. In one form of the invention, the fabric comprises plied yarns, and the fluid treatment process serves to separate the plies from each other. The fabrics have a soft hand, good protective characteristics, good strength and durability, as well as good wicking and soil release characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Paul A. McKee, Joseph B. Glenn, Mathias Richardson, Nathan B. Emery, Roy P. DeMott
  • Flame resistant fabrics with improved aesthetics and comfort, and method of making same
    Publication number: 20040029473
    Abstract: Fabrics having improved aesthetic characteristics in addition to good FR characteristics and strength are described, as well as a method for making the fabrics. The fabrics are made by subjecting a fabric containing inherently flame resistant fibers to a fluid treatment process such that a fabric with good comfort and aesthetic characteristics is formed. In one form of the invention, the fabric comprises plied yarns, and the fluid treatment process serves to separate the plies from each other. The fabrics have a soft hand, good protective characteristics, good strength and durability, as well as good wicking and soil release characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2002
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Inventors: Paul A. McKee, Joseph B. Glenn, Mathias Richardson, Nathan B. Emery, Roy P. DeMott