Patents Assigned to MMI-IPCO, LLC
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Patent number: 8192824Abstract: A textile fabric has at least one raised surface incorporating multicomponent fibers formed of at least a first material and a second material disposed in side-by-side relationship. The first material and the second material exhibit differential thermal elongation, which causes the multicomponent fibers to bend or curl and reversibly recover in response to changes in temperature, thereby adjusting insulation performance of the textile fabric in response to ambient conditions.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2007Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignees: MMI-IPCO, LLC, Mide Technology CorporationInventors: Moshe Rock, Veronica Hunt, Brian Durant, David Gilbert
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Patent number: 8176569Abstract: An under body armor hybrid fabric garment has first and second fabric portions. The first fabric portion, configured to cover an upper torso region of a user's body left exposed by the body armor and extending into a second body transition region covered by the body armor, is formed of low or no stretch fabric. The second fabric element, configured to cover a lower torso region of the user's body underneath the body armor, is formed of stretchable fabric.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2009Date of Patent: May 15, 2012Assignee: MMI-IPCO, LLCInventors: Moshe Rock, David Costello, Jane Hunter, Charles Haryslak
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Patent number: 8172782Abstract: A compression garment includes a plurality of fabric segments having differing elastic properties arranged to provide the garment with regions of differential compression. The fabric segments define an inner surface of the garment. the inner surface includes at least one region of pile or raised fibers for increased thermal insulation.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2009Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Assignee: MMI-IPCO, LLCInventor: Moshe Rock
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Publication number: 20120064313Abstract: A composite undergarment fabric has an inner side fabric layer of synthetic yarn and an outer side fabric layer of yarn selected from among moisture-absorbent hydrophilic yarn, synthetic yarn rendered hydrophilic, and combinations thereo inner surface of the inner side fabric layer having a non-continuous treatment of durable, water repellent chemical, and the outer side fabric layer being relatively more hydrophilic than the inner side fabric layer. The inner and outer side fabric layers may be formed concurrently by knitting a plaited construction. In another implementation, the composite undergarment fabric has a pseudo plaited construction of a body of hydrophilic material with an inner side surface having a non-continuous treatment of durable water repellent chemical.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2010Publication date: March 15, 2012Applicant: MMI-IPCO, LLCInventors: Moshe Rock, Charles Haryslak
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Patent number: 8129296Abstract: A velour fabric article consists of a fabric body having a technical face formed by a filament stitch yarn and a technical back formed by a filament loop yarn. The filament stitch yarn includes a heat sensitive material, e.g. a hot melt material or a heat shrinkable material, and/or an elastomeric material, such as spandex. The fabric body has a velour surface formed at at least the technical back. The fabric body has permeability of about 80 ft3/ft2/min, or less, under a pressure difference of ½ inch of water across the fabric body.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2010Date of Patent: March 6, 2012Assignee: MMI-IPCO, LLCInventors: Moshe Rock, Edward P. Dionne, Bhupesh Dua, Charles Haryslak, William K. Lie, Douglas Lumb
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Patent number: 8032247Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for fabric selection and performance matching. The method includes selecting a fabric combination from a set of different constructions and materials, the selection being made on a basis of predetermined characteristics of fabric performance and comfort required to meet specified parameters of conditions and manner of use.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2004Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignee: MMI-IPCO, LLCInventor: Moshe Rock
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Patent number: 8029862Abstract: A composite fabric article includes multi-filament, interlaced yams forming a knit construction. The fabric article has an inner surface and an outer surface where the inner surface has at least one region of raised fibers or fleece formed thereupon, and the outer surface has an area upon which a non-continuous coating of discrete coating segments of coating material is applied to bind individual yarn fibers together in bound groupings and to enhance abrasion resistance of the outer surface.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2009Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignee: MMI-IPCO, LLCInventors: Moshe Rock, Douglas Lumb, Charles Haryslak, Gadalia Vainer
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Patent number: 8028386Abstract: Methods are described for forming unitary fabric elements for use in engineered thermal fabric articles, including, but not limited to, thermal fabric garments, thermal fabric home textiles, and thermal fabric upholstery covers, and for forming these engineered thermal fabric articles, having predetermined discrete regions of contrasting insulative capacity positioned about the thermal fabric article in correlation to insulative requirements of a user's body. In one implementation, loop yarn in first regions is formed to a first pile height, and loop yarn in other regions is formed to another, different, relatively greater pile height.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2010Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignee: MMI-IPCO, LLCInventors: Moshe Rock, William K. Lie, Charles Haryslak, David Costello, Jane Hunter
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Publication number: 20110177294Abstract: A composite textile fabric that includes a first (face) fabric layer, and a second (back) fabric layer that is formed concurrently with the first fabric layer in a plaited construction. The second fabric includes a plurality of anchored regions at which the second fabric layer is anchored to, and in intimate contact with, the first fabric layer. The second fabric layer also includes a plurality of floating regions, overlying and unattached to the first fabric layer, interspersed between the anchored regions.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2011Publication date: July 21, 2011Applicant: MMI-IPCO, LLCInventors: Moshe Rock, William K. Lie, Edward P. Dionne, James Zeiba, David Costello, Jane Hunter, Gadalia Vainer, Marcus Webster
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Patent number: 7829172Abstract: A double-face velour fabric article consists of a fabric body having a technical face formed by a filament stitch yarn and a technical back formed by a filament loop yarn. The filament stitch yarn includes a heat sensitive material, e.g. a hot melt material or a heat shrinkable material, and/or an elastomeric material, such as spandex. The fabric body has a velour surface formed at both the technical back and the technical face. Raised fibers of at least one of the technical face and the technical back may be entangled, including in and/or through interstices of the fabric body, toward the other of the technical face and the technical back, e.g., by a hydroentanglement process applied after finishing. The fabric body has permeability of about 80 ft3/ft2/min, or less, under a pressure difference of ½ inch of water across the fabric body.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2008Date of Patent: November 9, 2010Assignee: MMI-IPCO, LLCInventors: Moshe Rock, Edward P. Dionne, Bhupesh Dua, Charles Haryslak, William K. Lie, Douglas Lumb
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Patent number: 7777156Abstract: Electric heating/warming composite fabric articles have at least a fabric layer having inner and outer surfaces, and an electric heating/warming element, e.g., including a bus, formed, e.g., of die cut metallized textile or plastic sheeting or metal foil, affixed at a surface of the fabric layer and adapted to generate heating/warming when connected to a power source. A air-and-water droplet resistant and water vapor permeable barrier layer may be positioned, for example, adjacent to the fabric layer; e.g., with the electric heating/warming element formed thereupon or at least partially impregnated therein, e.g. in a fabric laminate or in a composite formed by application of heat and pressure to at least one layer of a barrier film disposed adjacent thereto, including to protect the electric circuit, e.g. against abrasion, moisture, and or against physical stress due, e.g., to repeated crushing, bending or flexing.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2007Date of Patent: August 17, 2010Assignee: MMI-IPCO, LLCInventors: Moshe Rock, Vincent Doyle, III
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Patent number: 7776421Abstract: A composite velour fabric garment includes a laminate consisting of an outer woven shell layer, an inner thermal layer of knit construction, and an intermediate layer disposed between and laminated to each of the shell layer and the thermal layer. The outer woven shell layer contains spandex in at least a weft direction for stretch and recovery in a width direction. The knit construction of the inner thermal layer provides stretch in at least a width direction, in harmony with the shell layer, and the inner thermal layer has a raised surface facing inwardly, away from the shell layer. The intermediate layer has controlled air permeability, including zero air permeability.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2004Date of Patent: August 17, 2010Assignee: MMI-IPCO, LLCInventors: Moshe Rock, Jane Hunter, David Costello, Gadalia Vainer
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Patent number: 7743476Abstract: Methods are described for forming unitary fabric elements for use in engineered thermal fabric articles, including thermal fabric garments, thermal fabric home textiles, and thermal fabric upholstery covers, and for forming these articles, having predetermined discrete regions of contrasting insulative capacity positioned about the thermal fabric article in correlation to insulative requirements of a user's body. In one implementation, loop yarn in first regions is formed to a first pile height, and loop yarn in other regions is formed to another, different, relatively greater pile height. In another implementation, loop yarn having a first shrinkage performance is formed in first regions to a predetermined loop height, and loop yarn having another, different shrinkage performance is formed in other regions; the loops are cut and finished to a common pile height and the web is exposed to heat to cause loop yarn to shrink to one or more different pile heights.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2005Date of Patent: June 29, 2010Assignee: MMI-IPCO, LLCInventors: Moshe Rock, William K. Lie, Charles Haryslak, David Costello, Jane Hunter
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Publication number: 20090298370Abstract: A fabric article of knitted or woven construction with flame retardant, interlaced yarns has a pile, raised or fleece region on its inner surface and a flame retardant coating on its outer surface. The flame retardant coating provides both flame retardancy and improved durability against pilling and fraying without substantial adverse effect on characteristics of the base fabric. A method of forming the fabric article is also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2008Publication date: December 3, 2009Applicant: MMI-IPCO, LLCInventor: Moshe Rock
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Patent number: 7579045Abstract: A method of forming a composite fabric article includes interlacing yarns including multi-filament fibers to form a fabric body of knit construction, and forming a raised or fleece region upon an inner surface of the fabric body. The method also includes applying a non-continuous coating consisting of discrete coating segments of coating material upon yarn fibers at an outer surface of the fabric body to bind individual yarn fibers together in bound groupings and to enhance abrasion resistance of the outer surface. The non-continuous coating is applied such that the coating is without substantial effect on hand tactile and breathability of the knit construction of the fabric body.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2005Date of Patent: August 25, 2009Assignee: MMI-IPCO, LLCInventors: Moshe Rock, Douglas Lumb, Charles Haryslak, Gadalia Vainer
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Patent number: 7560399Abstract: A composite fabric garment includes a first garment portion disposed in one or more upper regions of the fabric garment, i.e. those regions relatively more likely in use to be exposed to wind and rain, and a second garment portion disposed in one or more lower regions of the fabric garment, i.e. those regions relatively less likely in use to be exposed to wind and rain. The first garment portion is formed of a first composite fabric having first inner and outer fabric layers and a first intermediate barrier layer disposed between and bonded to at least one of the first inner and outer fabric layers, the first intermediate barrier layer being breathable and substantially impermeable to wind and liquid water. The second garment portion is formed of a second composite fabric formed of second inner and outer fabric layers and having predetermined air permeability.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2004Date of Patent: July 14, 2009Assignee: MMI-IPCO, LLCInventors: Moshe Rock, Jane Hunter, Charles Haryslak, Gadalia Vainer
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Patent number: 7546853Abstract: An under body armor hybrid fabric garment has first and second fabric portions. The first fabric portion, configured to cover an upper torso region of a user's body left exposed by the body armor and extending into a second body transition region covered by the body armor, is formed of low or no stretch fabric. The second fabric element, configured to cover a lower torso region of the user's body underneath the body armor, is formed of stretchable fabric.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2006Date of Patent: June 16, 2009Assignee: MMI-IPCO, LLCInventors: Moshe Rock, David Costello, Jane Hunter, Charles Haryslak
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Publication number: 20090044338Abstract: Covers for mattresses having a reclining surface of viscoelastic foam have a fabric body with a first surface disposed in engagement with the reclining surface; an opposite, second surface disposed for engagement by a person reclining upon the cover; and at least one air flow region defined by the fabric body for enhanced circulation of air between the reclining surface of viscoelastic foam and an opposed skin surface of the person reclining upon the cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2007Publication date: February 19, 2009Applicant: MMI-IPCO, LLCInventors: Moshe Rock, Charles Haryslak, Douglas Lumb
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Patent number: RE41574Abstract: A velour fabric article consists of a fabric body having a technical face formed by a filament stitch yarn and a technical back formed by a loop yarn. The filament stitch yarn includes a heat sensitive material, e.g. a hot melt material or a heat shrinkable material, and/or an elastomeric material, such as spandex. The loop yarn includes flame retardant material, such as M-Aramide fiber. The fabric body has a velour surface formed at one or both of the technical back and the technical face. Raised fibers of at least one of the technical face and the technical back may be entangled, including in and/or through interstices of the fabric body, toward the other of the technical face and the technical back, e.g., by a hydroentanglement process applied after finishing. The fabric body has permeability of about 90 ft3/ft2/min, or less, under a pressure difference of ½ inch of water across the fabric body.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2008Date of Patent: August 24, 2010Assignee: MMI-IPCO, LLCInventors: Moshe Rock, Edward P. Dionne, Charles Haryslak, William K. Lie, Douglas Lumb, Jane Hunter
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Patent number: RE43589Abstract: An under body armor hybrid fabric garment has first and second fabric portions. The first fabric portion, configured to cover an upper torso region of a user's body left exposed by the body armor and extending into a second body transition region covered by the body armor, is formed of low or no stretch fabric. The second fabric element, configured to cover a lower torso region of the user's body underneath the body armor, is formed of stretchable fabric.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2011Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: MMI-IPCO, LLCInventors: Moshe Rock, David Costello, Jane Hunter, Charles Haryslak