Patents Examined by Robert H. Muromoto, Jr.
  • Weaving loom and method for weaving a multilayer fabric
    Patent number: 11486066
    Abstract: A weaving loom for weaving a multilayer fabric with weft insertion mechanism (90) and main heddles moved by a Jacquard main shedding mechanism for guiding main warp yarns (12) and defining a main harness width (W11). According to the invention, the weaving loom includes auxiliary heddles (21) moved by an auxiliary shedding mechanism, for guiding auxiliary warp yarns (22) and defining a clamping area (W21) arranged within the main harness width (W11). At a first pick, the auxiliary heddles are configured for closing the auxiliary shed of auxiliary warp yarns for clamping an inserted weft (100) while the main shed is still open.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: STAUBLI BAYREUTH GMBH
    Inventors: Jens Ignatzy, Andreas Schnabel
  • Universal non-helmeted protective facemask
    Patent number: 11484084
    Abstract: A protective non-helmeted single molded facemask for sports includes a frame structure formed of a polycarbonate polymer and an integrally molded rigid eye shield formed of a transparent polycarbonate polymer composition. The peripheral frame structure is structured and configured to engage a user's forehead, side and cheek facial structure and chin. An arrangement of vertical and horizontal bars in the lower portion of the face area of the facemask are structured and configured to protect the users nose and mouth from direct contact with external objects, while the rigid eye shield on the upper face area of the facemask protects the users eyes from direct impact and contact with external objects. Upper and lower straps extend from slotted openings on the sides of the facemask and are positioned and arranged to extend around the lower back of the wearer's head to secure the facemask on the wearer's head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Inventor: Carl J. Abraham
  • Woven preform for producing a circumferential or toroidal reinforcement having an omega-shaped cross-section
    Patent number: 11473225
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a preform including a core and a sole includes contour weaving the preform on a lap roller having a groove or an outgrowth allowing shape weaving of the core and the sole of the preform. At least one portion of the core and at least one portion of the sole include weft yarns which cross each other on common warp yarns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Safran Nacelles
    Inventors: Julien Lorrillard, Bertrand Desjoyeaux, Michel Rognant, Benjamin Provost
  • Headwear with a set of hair ports
    Patent number: 11464268
    Abstract: Hats including hair ports are disclosed herein. One hat includes a first portion, a second portion, and a set of straps coupling the first portion and the second portion. Here, the set of straps, the first portion, and the second portion create a set of ports located at a rear portion of the hat that extends from a crown of the hat to a bottom of the hat. Further, at least one port in the set of ports includes a size that allows the hair of a person wearing the hat to be placed there through.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Inventor: Katy Craft Lim
  • Headwear with a set of hair ports
    Patent number: 11452326
    Abstract: Hats including hair ports are disclosed herein. One hat includes a first portion, a second portion, and a set of straps coupling the first portion and the second portion. Here, the set of straps, the first portion, and the second portion create a set of ports located at a rear portion of the hat that extends from a crown of the hat to a bottom of the hat. Further, at least one port in the set of ports includes a size that allows the hair of a person wearing the hat to be placed there through.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Inventor: Katy Craft Lim
  • Weaving method, weft selector for implementing such a method and weaving loom incorporating such a weft selector
    Patent number: 11453962
    Abstract: This method is for weaving a fabric with warp yarns and in-woven weft yarns (34) on a weaving loom which comprises, amongst others, a weft selector (28) and a weft insertion mechanism (20), for drawing-in a weft yarn from a pick-up position into the shed, along a weft insertion axis (Y20) and in a forward direction, the weft insertion mechanism including a gripper (40) openable at the pick-up position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: STAUBLI BAYREUTH GMBH
    Inventors: Dieter Pietzonka, Eric Rade
  • Universal non-helmeted protective facemask
    Patent number: 11432601
    Abstract: A protective non-helmeted single molded facemask for sports includes a frame structure formed of a polycarbonate polymer and an integrally molded rigid eye shield formed of a transparent polycarbonate polymer composition. The peripheral frame structure is structured and configured to engage a user's forehead, side and cheek facial structure and chin. An arrangement of vertical and horizontal bars in the lower portion of the face area of the facemask are structured and configured to protect the users nose and mouth from direct contact with external objects, while the rigid eye shield on the upper face area of the facemask protects the users eyes from direct impact and contact with external objects. Upper and lower straps extend from slotted openings on the sides of the facemask and are positioned and arranged to extend around the lower back of the wearer's head to secure the facemask on the wearer's head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Inventor: Carl J. Abraham
  • Cut, slash and/or abrasion resistant protective fabric and lightweight shaped knit garment made therefrom
    Patent number: 11435168
    Abstract: A cut, slash and/or abrasion resistant shaped knit garment having both high cut resistance and preferably light fabric weight, a cut resistance of at least 1500 (as measured by ASTM-F1790-2005) and preferably a fabric weight of no more than 27.9 ounces/square yard (OPSY).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: SUPREME CORPORATION
    Inventors: Walter Gordon Schulein, Nathaniel H. Kolmes, Fred Elton Driver
  • Dynamic materials integrated into articles for adjustable physical dimensional characteristics
    Patent number: 11419371
    Abstract: Systems and methods of integrating dynamic materials into articles for adjustable physical characteristics, e.g., aesthetic, functional. For example, in response to a human's body heat, a dynamic material may change shape to allow additional permeability in an article of clothing. Similarly, in response to the presence of moisture, an article of clothing may close a vent to prevent the introduction of rain into an internal portion of the article. The shape changing material may change shape that merely affects a feature formed by the shape changing material. Additionally, it is contemplated that the shape changing material may change shape that affects a geometric structure of the article as a whole, e.g., protrusions, dimples, vents, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew D. Nordstrom, Patrick Williams
  • Fishing hat
    Patent number: 11412804
    Abstract: An apparatus may include a hat. The hat may include a crown. The hat may include a bill coupled to the crown. The bill may protrude away from the crown. The apparatus may include a strip of pliant, resilient material. The strip may be coupled to the hat. The pliant, resilient material of the strip may include a high-density, closed-cell foam. The strip may be coupled to the bill of the hat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: FiveFifteen, LLC
    Inventors: Christian Svendsen, Jon Elliot, Erik Svendsen
  • Method and device for generating jacquard pattern of preform, electronic device and storage medium
    Patent number: 11408099
    Abstract: A method and a device are used for generating a jacquard pattern of a preform. The method comprises acquiring initial structure information of a preform to be prepared; generating an initial jacquard pattern of the preform to be prepared; pixel values of pixels in the initial jacquard pattern, comprising a first pixel value and a second pixel value, are equal to the first pixel value when warp yarns corresponding to the pixels are located above corresponding weft yarns, and are equal to the second pixel value when warp yarns corresponding to the pixels are located below corresponding weft yarns; acquiring yarn reduction information of the preform to be prepared; and adjusting the initial jacquard pattern according to the yarn reduction information to obtain the jacquard pattern of the preform to be prepared.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Nanjing Fiberglass Research & Design Institute Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qian Zhao, Fangfang Sun, Haili Zhou, Chao Li, Liquan Zhang, Hongwei Guo
  • Terry fabric with faux dobby and methods of making terry fabric with faux dobby
    Patent number: 11408100
    Abstract: Described is a woven terry fabric article that includes a body having a first end and a second end opposite one another, and a first side edge and a second side edge opposite one another and generally perpendicular to the first and second opposite ends. The article further includes a first terry zone having a pile with a first pile height, a second terry zone having a pile with a second pile height, and a first faux dobby zone intermediate to the first and second terry zones. The first faux dobby zone has a pile with one or more pile heights that are visibly distinct from the pile heights of the first and second terry zones. In embodiments, the one or more pile heights in the faux dobby zone are less than the pile height of the adjacent zones, such as 50% less, 40% less, or 35% less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Standard Textile Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Pinhas Vanunu, Scott D. McCormick, Niv Doron
  • Method, apparatus, and system for making string art
    Patent number: 11401634
    Abstract: An apparatus for making string art. The apparatus comprising a base structure having a surface with a plurality of pre-formed protruding members arranged in a predetermined pattern. The plurality of pre-formed protruding members has a top end configured to hold a string.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Inventor: Kenyon Smith
  • Impact resistant, wrappable multilayered woven sleeve and method of construction thereof
    Patent number: 11401631
    Abstract: A wrappable, woven sleeve includes a wall having opposite edges extending lengthwise between opposite ends, with the opposite edges being wrappable into overlapping relation to bound a central cavity. The wall has a plurality of layers extending from one edge to the opposite edge and from one end to the opposite end in overlying relation with one another. Each of the layers include warp yarns and fill yarns woven together. The wrapped wall has a radially outermost layer and a radially innermost layer. The radially outermost layer has at least one of a first tightness and/or first width and the radially innermost layer has at least one of a second tightness and/or second width, with the first tightness and first width being greater than the second tightness and second width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul Powertrain LLC
    Inventors: Yuki Yoneshige, Xiaodan Qiu, Tianqi Gao, Danny Winters, Ritesh Mehbubani
  • Seamless double-woven fabric for filling down
    Patent number: 11401633
    Abstract: A seamless double-woven fabric for filling down includes a first fabric layer including first warps and first wefts, a second fabric layer including second warps and second wefts, and a coupling part to partition a down filling part formed between the first and second fabric layers into down filling spaces. The first warp and the second warp are formed so as to be crossed to each other one time or at least two times through a coupling weft. If the number of the coupling wefts is 2n, wherein n is an integer of 1 or more, the first and second fabric layers are arranged to be crossed about the coupling part. If the number of the coupling wefts is 2n+1, wherein n is an integer of 0 or more, the first and second fabric layers are arranged not to be crossed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: ONECHANGMATERIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ku Gen You, Young Baek Chae
  • Gamer hoodie
    Patent number: 11395520
    Abstract: A hooded garment can include a torso section extending from a waist region to a neck region, where the torso section includes a chest region and a back region. The hooded garment includes a hood extending upward from the neck region and having a front opening, a right sleeve extending from a right shoulder region of the right torso region and having a first wrist opening, and a left sleeve extending from a left shoulder region of the left torso region and having a second wrist opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: HBI Branded Apparel Enterprises, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew M. Plant, Marlon J. Harris
  • Woven geotextile fabrics with integrated geotextile grids or geogrids
    Patent number: 11384458
    Abstract: A woven geotextile fabric utilizes a plurality of yarns including machine direction field yarns, cross machine direction field yarns, machine direction rib yarns, and cross machine direction rib yarns. The plurality of yarns is integrally woven together. The machine direction rib yarns and the cross machine direction rib yarns cooperatively define an integrated geotextile grid integrally within the woven geotextile fabric. The machine direction field yarns and the cross machine direction field yarns cooperatively define fabric areas in a field of the integrated geotextile grid generally between the machine direction rib yarns and the cross machine direction rib yarns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Willacoochee Industrial Fabrics, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin William Ray, Eric Lee Booth
  • Modular shroud
    Patent number: 11382375
    Abstract: A modular shroud system includes a shroud configured to be coupled to a helmet. The modular shroud system further includes a plate configured to be detachably coupled to the shroud. The plate may be configured to be detached from the shroud while the shroud is coupled to the helmet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: GENTEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Duco W. Noordzij, Jason W. O'Connell
  • Removable face mask
    Patent number: 11369155
    Abstract: A removable face mask, which includes a face mask body and a supporting body, and further includes a fastener, wherein the fastener is rotated so that a buckling portion is passed through a hole on the face mask body and embedded into a hole on the supporting body, and the face mask body and the supporting body are connected in a snap-in manner, which simplifies the structure and provides the advantages of convenience in disassembly and use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Inventor: Yihu Tang
  • Woven fabric with comparable tensile strength in warp and weft directions
    Patent number: 11359312
    Abstract: A woven geosynthetic fabric having a weft direction and a warp direction, includes weft yarns woven in the weft direction and warp yarns woven in the warp direction interweaving the weft yarns to form a fabric having comparable modulus; the warp yarns including a high modulus monofilament yarn having a tenacity of at least 0.75 g/denier at 1% strain, at least 1.5 g/denier at 2% strain, and at least 3.75 g/denier at 5% strain as determined in accordance with ASTM International Standard 4595.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: NICOLON CORPORATION
    Inventors: David Michael Jones, Kevin Nelson King, Larry Ray Benfield