Patents by Inventor PAWEL A. TOMZA

PAWEL A. TOMZA 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).

  • Knit fabric for orthopedic support material
    Patent number: 10415181
    Abstract: The invention relates to a knit fabric for orthopedic support material. The knit fabric comprises in the weft yarn in-lay/cross direction synthetic organic microdenier yarn of no greater than 1.5 denier per filament (dpf) and synthetic organic multi-filament yarn of greater than 2.5 denier per filament (dpf). It is impregnated with a curable resin which on activation with a curing agent forms a cast supporting the patient's limb. The knit fabric according to invention exhibits the high holding capacity of the resin over time, said capacity being sufficient to prevent resin leak from a resin-coated fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventor: Pawel A. Tomza
  • KNIT FABRIC FOR ORTHOPEDIC SUPPORT MATEIRAL
    Publication number: 20160053433
    Abstract: The invention relates to a knit fabric for orthopedic support material. The knit fabric comprises in the weft yarn inlay/cross direction synthetic organic microdenier yarn of no greater than 1.5 denier per filament (dpf) and synthetic organic multi-filament yarn of greater than 2.5 denier per filament (dpf). It is impregnated with a curable resin which on activation with a curing agent forms a cast supporting the patient's limb. The knit fabric according to invention exhibits the high holding capacity of the resin over time, said capacity being sufficient to prevent resin leak from a resin-coated fabric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventor: PAWEL A. TOMZA