Patents Assigned to Performance Fabrics, Inc.
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Publication number: 20200390169Abstract: A protective garment includes a base layer formed from a flexible material. A grip layer is disposed on a first side of the base layer. The grip layer has an increased coefficient of friction compared to the base layer. A protective layer is disposed on a second side of the base layer. The protective layer includes a three-dimensional matrix that has a plurality of columns that extend in a first direction and a plurality of rows stacked on the plurality of columns that extend in a second direction. The plurality of rows and the plurality of columns define a plurality of voids.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2020Publication date: December 17, 2020Applicant: Performance Fabrics, Inc.Inventor: Nicholas R. Waterloo
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Patent number: 9677855Abstract: A protective glove includes an inner liner having a soft pliable material configured to cover a front side and a back side of a user's hand. A protective layer is attached to an exterior surface of the inner liner and disposed over at least the front side of the user's hand. The protective layer includes a wire mesh panel that is configured to protect the user's hand from cuts, abrasions, and punctures and that has an edge portion with a plurality of wire ends. An edge protector is disposed over the edge portion of the wire mesh panel and substantially conceals the wire ends to prevent the edge portion from fraying and the plurality of wire ends from piercing the inner liner. An outer layer is attached to the exterior surface of the inner liner and is disposed over the protective layer.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2013Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: Performance Fabrics, Inc.Inventors: Steven R. VanErmen, Ronald D. Henion
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Patent number: 9622524Abstract: A protective glove including a knit fabric hand shell having a cuff portion and a hand portion that includes a back side opposite a palm side for covering opposing sides of a user's hand. A polymeric coating covers the palm side of the hand portion and has a thickness that gradually diminishes from the palm side to the back side of the hand portion. The back side of the hand portion has an area that is free of the polymeric coating to provide ventilation to the user's hand through the knit fabric hand shell. A plurality of perforations is uniformly dispersed over the palm side of the hand portion. The perforations have a diameter less than 0.2 mm and extend though the polymeric coating to provide ventilation to the user's hand and to increase a coefficient of friction for an exterior surface of the polymeric coating.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2013Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: Performance Fabrics, Inc.Inventors: Steven R. VanErmen, Ronald D. Henion
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Publication number: 20140173799Abstract: A protective glove includes an inner liner having a soft pliable material configured to cover a front side and a back side of a user's hand. A protective layer is attached to an exterior surface of the inner liner and disposed over at least the front side of the user's hand. The protective layer includes a wire mesh panel that is configured to protect the user's hand from cuts, abrasions, and punctures and that has an edge portion with a plurality of wire ends. An edge protector is disposed over the edge portion of the wire mesh panel and substantially conceals the wire ends to prevent the edge portion from fraying and the plurality of wire ends from piercing the inner liner. An outer layer is attached to the exterior surface of the inner liner and is disposed over the protective layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2013Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicant: Performance Fabrics, Inc.Inventors: Steven R. VanErmen, Ronald D. Henion
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Patent number: 6576025Abstract: The instant invention is directed to dyed fabric blends of aramid fibers and flame resistant (FR) cellulosic fibers, which retains a substantial amount of its strength and durability after dyeing. The dyeing process comprises the steps of: providing a fabric comprising a blend of aramid fibers and cellulosic fibers, dyeing the cellulosic fibers of the fabric, and dyeing the aramid fibers of the fabric. Dyeing of the aramid fibers being preformed with low agitation, an aryl ester carrier, and, preferably, at a temperature between 100-110° C.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2001Date of Patent: June 10, 2003Assignee: Difco Performance Fabrics, Inc.Inventor: Francois Lapierre
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Patent number: D695968Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2012Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Assignee: Performance Fabrics, Inc.Inventor: Stanley Mark Ruminski
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Patent number: D695969Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2012Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Assignee: Performance Fabrics, Inc.Inventor: Stanley Mark Ruminski
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Patent number: D703389Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2012Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Performance Fabrics, Inc.Inventor: Stanley Mark Ruminski
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Patent number: D762957Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2014Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: Performance Fabrics, Inc.Inventor: Nicole Rose Reid
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Patent number: D782168Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2014Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: Performance Fabrics, Inc.Inventor: Nicole Rose Reid
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Patent number: D899004Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2019Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: Performance Fabrics, Inc.Inventors: Stanley Mark Ruminski, Julianne Gietzen
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Patent number: D924538Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2019Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: Performance Fabrics, Inc.Inventors: Federico Mauro Castro, Jr., Danielle E. Bullinger
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Patent number: D928452Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2019Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: Performance Fabrics, Inc.Inventors: Ronald D. Henion, Danielle E. Bullinger
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Patent number: D963988Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2021Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: Performance Fabrics, Inc.Inventors: Federico Mauro Castro, Jr., Danielle E. Bullinger