Patents Assigned to Nano-Tex, Inc.
  • Methods for treating fabric to facilitate moisture transfer from one side to the other
    Patent number: 7842625
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and compositions for treating fabrics to facilitate moisture transfer from one side of the fabric to the other, and fabrics made according to such methods. The fabrics generally have one side or surface of the fabric treated with a net hydrophobic composition, whereas the opposing surface of the fabric is not treated with the net hydrophobic composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Nano-Tex, Inc.
    Inventors: William B. Stockton, William Ware, Jr.
  • Methods for marking fibrous substrates
    Patent number: 7662873
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to the preparation of fibrous substrates, including textiles, marked with colloidal particle nanobar codes, to the fibrous substrates so prepared, and to methods for detecting the nanobar codes on the fibrous substrates for use in quality control, counterfeiting, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Nano-Tex, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Offord, William Ware, Jr.
  • Hydrophilic finish for fibrous substrates
    Patent number: 7427300
    Abstract: This invention is directed to fabric finishes or treatment preparations for nylon, polyester, and other textile and fibrous substrate materials that will render them hydrophilic. The finishes of the invention are comprised primarily of polymers that contain carboxyl groups, salts of carboxyl groups, or moieties that can be converted to carboxyl groups by some chemical reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: Nano-Tex, Inc.
    Inventors: David S. Soane, Dan B. Millward, Matthew R. Linford, Ryan Lau, Eric G. Green, William Ware, Jr.
  • Methods for marking fibrous substrates
    Publication number: 20060135682
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to the preparation of fibrous substrates, including textiles, marked with colloidal particle nanobar codes, to the fibrous substrates so prepared, and to methods for detecting the nanobar codes on the fibrous substrates for use in quality control, counterfeiting, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2004
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Applicant: Nano-Tex, Inc.
    Inventors: David Offord, William Ware Jr.
  • Educational tools and methods for demonstrating enhanced performance characteristics of a textile product to a person
    Publication number: 20060110719
    Abstract: The present invention relates to educational tools and methods for teaching individuals, and in particular consumers, about the enhanced performance characteristics of textile products. In accordance with the present invention, the enhanced performance characteristics are typically invisible to the naked eye, however the effects of these enhanced performance characteristics can be easily visualized when challenged. Accordingly, such educational tools and methods are necessary to demonstrate the enhanced performance characteristics of the textile products that would otherwise be impossible to recognize.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2005
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Applicant: Nano-Tex, Inc.
    Inventors: Renee DeLack Hultin, Christy Joyce, Mark Brutten, Kimberly Houchens
  • Durable press cellulosic fibrous substrates with improved physical properties
    Patent number: 7037441
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a finishing method and composition for greatly increasing the tear strength and flex abrasion resistance of durable press cellulosic (including cotton) fabric, without sacrificing its durable press properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: Nano-Tex, Inc.
    Inventor: David A. Offord