Patents Examined by Robert H. Muromoto
  • Airbag system
    Patent number: 11510450
    Abstract: An airbag system for protecting a body part of a user in case of an accident is provided. The system including an airbag adapted for inflation upon an accident occurring during an intended activity, at least one sensor configured to measure movements of the airbag system, and thus indirect the movements of the user and a control unit configured to determine if the user is in a first activity state not corresponding to the intended activity by processing the output from the at least one sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: HÖVDING SVERIGE AB
    Inventor: Heino Wendelrup
  • Porous flexible woven belt
    Patent number: 11512413
    Abstract: The invention relates to a flexible belt comprising a woven fabric. The woven fabric has approximately parallel straight sides and ends, where the ends are releasably or permanently securable to one another to form an endless loop. The woven fabric contains a set of warp yarns and a set of weft yarns. The set of warp warps are in a warp yarn direction and the warp yarns comprise monofilament warp yarns having a first denier. The set of weft yarns are in a weft yarn direction which is approximately perpendicular to the warp yarn direction. The weft yarns are in a repeating pattern of at least one monofilament weft yarn followed by at least one multifilament weft yarn. The monofilament weft yarn has a linear mass density of at least about 2,500 denier and at least about 5 times the denier of the monofilament warp yarn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Thomas W. Newbill, Dennis A. Goff, Danny Steele
  • Industrial textile for manufacturing a fibrous web
    Patent number: 11505897
    Abstract: An industrial textile (6) for manufacturing a fibrous web has first machine direction yarns (1) on the front side (7) which bind to first cross-machine direction yarns (4) in a first pattern, while second machine direction yarns (2) on the back side bind to second cross-machine direction yarns (5) in a second pattern. Third machine direction yarns (3) bind to the first cross-machine direction yarns (4) and the second cross-machine direction yarns (5) in a third pattern. The third pattern has at least one interlacing point (71) on the front side where one of the third machine direction yarns (3) passes over one of the first cross-machine direction yarns (4) and at least one interlacing point (72) on the back side (8) where the same third machine direction yarn (3) passes under one of the second cross-machine direction yarns (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: VALMET TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventors: Hannu Martikainen, Tania Rautio, Mari Seppänen, Seppo Taipale
  • Dust hood
    Patent number: 11497261
    Abstract: A dust hood is provided having a front face of an inelastic material and a rear face of the inelastic material. The front face has a first opening configured to correspond to a location of a user's eye protection when worn by the user. The front face also has a primary breathing opening configured to correspond to a respirator hose or respirator air intake location when worn by a user. The dust hood openings each comprise a gasket for sealing the corresponding openings against corresponding accessories. Accordingly, the first opening gasket seals the hood against a user's eye protection and the second opening gasket seals the primary breathing opening against a user's respirator hose or respirator air intake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: STEELGORILLAS LLC
    Inventor: Candice Cuoco
  • Face shield integration with eyewear
    Patent number: 11497262
    Abstract: Face shields, eyewear, and kits that provide a user the ability to protect their face from solids or liquids while simultaneously providing the ability to manipulate any eyewear the user may desire to wear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Inventor: Julia Bornstein
  • Weave control grid
    Patent number: 11492733
    Abstract: Disclosed is a weaving method including placing a first section of a fill fiber between warp fibers, forming a pick, moving a base to reposition the warp fibers, and placing a second section of the fill fiber between the warp fibers to form a woven structure, wherein at least a portion of the warp fibers are introduced to the woven structure using a weave control grid. Also disclosed is a weaving assembly including a base, a base positional controller, a weave control grid, warp fiber arms, a warp fiber arm positional controller and a fill fiber wand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Michael G. McCaffrey
  • Universal non-helmeted protective facemask
    Patent number: 11491387
    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: April 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Inventor: Carl J. Abraham
  • 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
  • Woven/knit fabric
    Patent number: 11486064
    Abstract: A woven/knit fabric, comprising two or more types of yarn different in elongation rate, wherein the two or more types of yarn different in elongation rate are separately arranged as independent threads in the same direction in at least one of warp and weft; and wherein a stress-strain curve obtained by applying load in a direction parallel to the direction of the arrangement of the threads has an inflection point; and includes a point satisfying an equation: 2.5?B/A where, with a reference where the woven/knit fabric is subjected to load and has an elongation of P (%), A is an elastic modulus of the woven/knit fabric when the woven/knit fabric is subjected to load and has an elongation of (P×0.8) (%) and B is an elastic modulus of the woven/knit fabric when the woven/knit fabric is subjected to load and has an elongation of (P×1.2) (%).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Aram Keum, Hiroshi Tsuchikura
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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