Patents by Inventor Susan Bamford

Susan Bamford 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).

  • Treatment of textiles with fluorinated polyethers
    Patent number: 7186273
    Abstract: A polymer adapted for the Shrink resist treatment of textile materials imparting water, stain and/or oil repellency. The polymer includes a fluorinated polyether.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: Devan-PPT Chemicals Limited
    Inventors: John Ellis, Susan Bamford, Claire Louise Balcomb
  • Treatment of textiles with fluorinated polyethers
    Publication number: 20060105654
    Abstract: A polymer adapted for the Shrink resist treatment of textile materials imparting water, stain and/or oil repellency. The polymer includes a fluorinated polyether.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2002
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Inventors: John Ellis, Susan Bamford, Claire Balcomb
  • Softening agents
    Patent number: 5858023
    Abstract: A method for the treatment of natural or synthetic fibers, such as wool, cotton, nylon or acrylic, so as to impart a softer handle, comprising treating the fibers with a polymer or prepolymer as defined. The method may be performed as either a continuous process or as a batch process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Assignee: Precision Processes Textiles
    Inventors: Susan Bamford, David Longley Connell, Kenneth Michael Huddlestone
  • Method for the treatment of wool
    Patent number: 5755827
    Abstract: A method for the treatment of wool so as to impart shrink resistance and which comprises treating the wool simultaneously with permonsulphuric acid, or a salt thereof, one or more scouring or wetting agents and one or more fiber swelling or dispersing agents. In a preferred embodiment, the method of treatment further comprises subjecting the wool to a polymer treatment. The method may be operated either as a continuous or as a batch process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1998
    Assignee: Precision Processes Textiles
    Inventors: Susan Bamford, John Ellis, Kenneth Michael Huddlestone