Patents Assigned to Durabird Pte Ltd
  • Modifying Natural Feathers For Use in Sporting Goods
    Publication number: 20190345669
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus and kits for modifying natural feathers that are used in sporting goods that result in long lasting feathers with increased mechanical stability, reliability and durability as well as improved flight consistency is disclosed. Some of the sporting goods that use natural feathers are badminton shuttlecocks, arrow fletchings, and darts. The disclosed methods consist of controlled treatment of feather shuttlecocks with crosslinking agents to crosslink the keratin protein present on the natural feathers of the shuttlecock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: Durabird Pte Ltd
    Inventors: Syam Anand, Harish Srinivas