Patents by Inventor Alexa A. Woodruff
Alexa A. Woodruff has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11926135Abstract: A wrappable textile sleeve and method of reducing cracking in a foil layer of a wrappable textile sleeve are provided. The sleeve includes an elongate wall extending along a longitudinal axis between opposite ends with lengthwise extending edges extending along the longitudinal axis between the opposite ends. The wall includes a textile layer, a polymeric film layer fixed to the inner textile layer and a metal foil layer fixed to the polymeric film layer. The polymeric film layer has a first thickness and the metal foil layer has a second thickness, wherein the second thickness is greater than the first thickness.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2018Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Federal-Mogul Powertrain, Inc.Inventors: Alexa Woodruff, Cassie M. Malloy, David A. Harris, Aleksandr IIyin
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Patent number: 11834760Abstract: An end fray resistant textile sleeve includes an elongate wall having warp yarns extending generally parallel to a longitudinal central axis of the sleeve and fill yarns extending circumferentially about the sleeve. The warp yarns include at least two different types of yarns, with one of the types of warp yarns including activateable yarns and another of the types of yarns including non-activateable yarns. The activateable yarns can be provided as being activateable by at least one of heat, fluid and/or pressure, such that upon being activated, the yarns are caused to bond with the adjacent non-activateable warp yarns, as well as with the weft yarns with which they make contact. As such, the activateable yarns, upon being activated, become fixed with abutting warp yarns and weft yarns, thereby inhibiting end fray from resulting during a subsequent cold-cutting operation as well as in use.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2022Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: Federal-Mogul Powertrain LLCInventors: Alexa A. Woodruff, Michael D. Knudson, Tianqu Gao, Cassie M. Malloy
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Publication number: 20220154371Abstract: An end fray resistant textile sleeve includes an elongate wall having warp yarns extending generally parallel to a longitudinal central axis of the sleeve and fill yarns extending circumferentially about the sleeve. The warp yarns include at least two different types of yarns, with one of the types of warp yarns including activateable yarns and another of the types of yarns including non-activateable yarns. The activateable yarns can be provided as being activateable by at least one of heat, fluid and/or pressure, such that upon being activated, the yarns are caused to bond with the adjacent non-activateable warp yarns, as well as with the weft yarns with which they make contact. As such, the activateable yarns, upon being activated, become fixed with abutting warp yarns and weft yarns, thereby inhibiting end fray from resulting during a subsequent cold-cutting operation as well as in use.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2022Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventors: ALEXA A. WOODRUFF, MICHAEL D. KNUDSON, TIANQU GAO, CASSIE M. MALLOY
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Patent number: 11305508Abstract: A protective textile sleeve for routing and protecting elongate members against impact and method of constructed thereof are provided. The sleeve includes a plurality of yarns interlaced with one another, with the interlaced yarns forming an elongate, circumferentially continuous, tubular wall extending lengthwise along a longitudinal axis between opposite open ends. At least some of the plurality of yarns include tubular yarn having a central cavity extending along the length of the tubular yarn, thereby providing an impact resistant, dual layered wall to the tubular yarn. The sleeve can be constructed in a weaving, braiding or knitting process, wherein the tubular yarn can be interlaced as a woven yarn, braided yarn, or knit yarn, and further, the tubular yarn can be interlaced as an inserted yarn.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2019Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: Federal-Mogul Powertrain LLCInventors: Alice Kaing, Melanie Veronneau, Patrick Thomas, Tianqi Gao, Xiaodan Qiu, Alexa Woodruff, Emma Adamski
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Patent number: 11268217Abstract: An end fray resistant textile sleeve includes an elongate wall having warp yarns extending generally parallel to a longitudinal central axis of the sleeve and fill yarns extending circumferentially about the sleeve. The warp yarns include at least two different types of yarns, with one of the types of warp yarns including activateable yarns and another of the types of yarns including non-activateable yarns. The activateable yarns can be provided as being activateable by at least one of heat, fluid and/or pressure, such that upon being activated, the yarns are caused to bond with the adjacent non-activateable warp yarns, as well as with the weft yarns with which they make contact. As such, the activateable yarns, upon being activated, become fixed with abutting warp yarns and weft yarns, thereby inhibiting end fray from resulting during a subsequent cold-cutting operation as well as in use.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2015Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Federal-Mogul Powertrain LLCInventors: Alexa A. Woodruff, Michael D. Knudson, Tianqi Gao, Cassie M. Malloy
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Publication number: 20200154616Abstract: A wrappable textile sleeve for protecting a conductive elongate member against at least one of EMI, RFI or ESD and method of construction thereof is provided. The sleeve includes a plurality of warp filaments and at least one weft filament woven with one another to form a woven substrate. The woven substrate has opposite sides extending lengthwise between opposite ends. The opposite sides are wrappable about a central longitudinal axis into overlapping relation with one another to circumferentially enclose the elongate member within a cavity of the sleeve. At least some of the warp filaments are provided as generally flat, thin conductive filaments shield the conductive elongate member against the effects of EMI, RFI and/or ESD.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2020Publication date: May 14, 2020Inventors: Amelie Simeons-Seghers, Alexa Woodruff, Amel Fathallah, Tianqi Gao, Julien Deltor
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Patent number: 10542645Abstract: A wrappable textile sleeve for protecting a conductive elongate member against at least one of EMI, RFI or ESD and method of construction thereof is provided. The sleeve includes a plurality of warp filaments and at least one weft filament woven with one another to form a woven substrate. The woven substrate has opposite sides extending lengthwise between opposite ends. The opposite sides are wrappable about a central longitudinal axis into overlapping relation with one another to circumferentially enclose the elongate member within a cavity of the sleeve. At least some of the warp filaments are provided as generally flat, thin conductive filaments shield the conductive elongate member against the effects of EMI, RFI and/or ESD.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2016Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: Federal-Mogul Powertrain LLCInventors: Amelie Simoens-Seghers, Alexa A. Woodruff, Amel Fathallah, Tianqi Gao, Julien Deltor
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Publication number: 20190291383Abstract: A wrappable textile sleeve and method of construction thereof is provided. The sleeve includes a woven wall having opposite inner and outer edges extending in a lengthwise direction along a central longitudinal axis of the sleeve between opposite ends. The opposite inner and outer edges are wrappable into overlapping relation with one another to form an inner tubular cavity. The wall has an innermost woven layer and an outermost woven layer woven in attached relation with one another at one of the opposite inner and outer edges. A reflective layer is sandwiched between the innermost woven layer and the outermost woven layer, such that the outermost woven layer protects the underlying reflective layer against abrasion.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2019Publication date: September 26, 2019Inventors: ALEXA A. WOODRUFF, DAVID ZIMMERMAN
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Publication number: 20190211482Abstract: A protective textile sleeve for routing and protecting elongate members against impact and method of constructed thereof are provided. The sleeve includes a plurality of yarns interlaced with one another, with the interlaced yarns forming an elongate, circumferentially continuous, tubular wall extending lengthwise along a longitudinal axis between opposite open ends. At least some of the plurality of yarns include tubular yarn having a central cavity extending along the length of the tubular yarn, thereby providing an impact resistant, dual layered wall to the tubular yarn. The sleeve can be constructed in a weaving, braiding or knitting process, wherein the tubular yarn can be interlaced as a woven yarn, braided yarn, or knit yarn, and further, the tubular yarn can be interlaced as an inserted yarn.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2019Publication date: July 11, 2019Inventors: Alice Kaing, Melanie Veronneau, Patrick Thomas, Tianqi Gao, Xiaodan Qiu, Alexa Woodruff, Emma Adamski
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Patent number: 10315379Abstract: A wrappable textile sleeve and method of construction thereof is provided. The sleeve includes a woven wall having opposite inner and outer edges extending in a lengthwise direction along a central longitudinal axis of the sleeve between opposite ends. The opposite inner and outer edges are wrappable into overlapping relation with one another to form an inner tubular cavity. The wall has an innermost woven layer and an outermost woven layer woven in attached relation with one another at one of the opposite inner and outer edges. A reflective layer is sandwiched between the innermost woven layer and the outermost woven layer, such that the outermost woven layer protects the underlying reflective layer against abrasion.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2015Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: Federal-Mogul Powertrain LLCInventors: Alexa A. Woodruff, David Zimmerman
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Patent number: 10196766Abstract: A wrappable textile sleeve and method of construction thereof is provided. The wrappable textile sleeve includes an elongate wall extending along a longitudinal axis between opposite ends with lengthwise extending edges extending parallel or substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis between the opposite ends. The wall is woven from lengthwise extending warp yarns and circumferentially extending weft yarns. The weft yarns form a plurality of discrete annular bands, with adjacent bands having weft yarns of different diameters to provide the wall with discrete enhanced hoop strength regions and with discrete enhanced flexibility regions, where the enhanced hoop strength and enhanced flexibility regions alternate in adjacent relation with one another.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2018Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: Federal-Mogul Powertrain LLCInventors: Alexa A. Woodruff, Cassie M. Malloy, David A. Harris
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Patent number: 10132015Abstract: A warp knit textile sleeve is provided. The sleeve has an elongate, wrappable wall extending along a longitudinal axis between opposite ends. The wall has opposite free edges extending lengthwise along the longitudinal axis between the opposite ends. The wall is knit from at least one warp yarn extending lengthwise between the opposite ends and a plurality of weft yarns extending circumferentially between the opposite free edges. The weft yarns form a plurality of discrete, annular bands alternating in adjacent relation along the longitudinal axis. The weft yarn of one of the adjacent bands has a first diameter and the weft yarn of the other of the adjacent bands has a second diameter, wherein the first diameter is less than the second diameter.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2017Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: Federal-Mogul Powertrain, LLCInventors: Alexa A. Woodruff, Cassie M. Malloy
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Publication number: 20180222144Abstract: A wrappable textile sleeve and method of reducing cracking in a foil layer of a wrappable textile sleeve are provided. The sleeve includes an elongate wall extending along a longitudinal axis between opposite ends with lengthwise extending edges extending along the longitudinal axis between the opposite ends. The wall includes a textile layer, a polymeric film layer fixed to the inner textile layer and a metal foil layer fixed to the polymeric film layer. The polymeric film layer has a first thickness and the metal foil layer has a second thickness, wherein the second thickness is greater than the first thickness.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2018Publication date: August 9, 2018Inventors: Alexa Woodruff, Cassie M. Malloy, David A. Harris, Aleksandr IIyin
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Publication number: 20180195212Abstract: A wrappable textile sleeve and method of construction thereof is provided. The wrappable textile sleeve includes an elongate wall extending along a longitudinal axis between opposite ends with lengthwise extending edges extending parallel or substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis between the opposite ends. The wall is woven from lengthwise extending warp yarns and circumferentially extending weft yarns. The weft yarns form a plurality of discrete annular bands, with adjacent bands having weft yarns of different diameters to provide the wall with discrete enhanced hoop strength regions and with discrete enhanced flexibility regions, where the enhanced hoop strength and enhanced flexibility regions alternate in adjacent relation with one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2018Publication date: July 12, 2018Inventors: ALEXA A. WOODRUFF, CASSIE M. MALLOY, DAVID A. HARRIS
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Publication number: 20180100255Abstract: A warp knit textile sleeve is provided. The sleeve has an elongate, wrappable wall extending along a longitudinal axis between opposite ends. The wall has opposite free edges extending lengthwise along the longitudinal axis between the opposite ends. The wall is knit from at least one warp yarn extending lengthwise between the opposite ends and a plurality of weft yarns extending circumferentially between the opposite free edges. The weft yarns form a plurality of discrete, annular bands alternating in adjacent relation along the longitudinal axis. The weft yarn of one of the adjacent bands has a first diameter and the weft yarn of the other of the adjacent bands has a second diameter, wherein the first diameter is less than the second diameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2017Publication date: April 12, 2018Inventors: ALEXA A. WOODRUFF, CASSIE M. MALLOY
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Patent number: 9909237Abstract: A wrappable textile sleeve and method of construction thereof is provided. The wrappable textile sleeve includes an elongate wall extending along a longitudinal axis between opposite ends with lengthwise extending edges extending parallel or substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis between the opposite ends. The wall is woven from lengthwise extending warp yarns and circumferentially extending weft yarns. The weft yarns form a plurality of discrete annular bands, with adjacent bands having weft yarns of different diameters to provide the wall with discrete enhanced hoop strength regions and with discrete enhanced flexibility regions, where the enhanced hoop strength and enhanced flexibility regions alternate in adjacent relation with one another.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2014Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: Federal-Mogul Powertrain LLCInventors: Alexa A. Woodruff, Cassie M. Malloy, David A. Harris
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Patent number: 9840793Abstract: A warp knit textile sleeve is provided. The sleeve has an elongate, wrappable wall extending along a longitudinal axis between opposite ends. The wall has opposite free edges extending lengthwise along the longitudinal axis between the opposite ends. The wall is knit from at least one warp yarn extending lengthwise between the opposite ends and a plurality of weft yarns extending circumferentially between the opposite free edges. The weft yarns form a plurality of discrete, annular bands alternating in adjacent relation along the longitudinal axis. The weft yarn of one of the adjacent bands has a first diameter and the weft yarn of the other of the adjacent bands has a second diameter, wherein the first diameter is less than the second diameter.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2015Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: Federal-Mogul Powertrain LLCInventors: Alexa A. Woodruff, Cassie M. Malloy
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Patent number: 9816208Abstract: A self-wrapping textile sleeve that is abrasion, arc and water resistant and method of construction thereof is provided. The sleeve includes a wall having opposite edges extending in a lengthwise direction along a central longitudinal axis of the sleeve between opposite ends. The opposite edges overlap one another to form an inner tubular cavity. The wall has warp yarns extending in the lengthwise direction generally parallel to the central longitudinal axis and weft yarns extending generally transversely to the longitudinal axis between the opposite edges. The warp and weft yarns include expanded PTFE yarns, and the weft yarns further include heat-settable thermoplastic yarns. The heat-settable polymeric yarns impart a bias on the wall to bring the opposite edges into their overlapping relation.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2014Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: Federal-Mogul Powertrain LLCInventors: Alexa A. Woodruff, Cassie M. Malloy, Ming-Ming Chen
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Publication number: 20170175304Abstract: An end fray resistant textile sleeve includes an elongate wall having warp yarns extending generally parallel to a longitudinal central axis of the sleeve and fill yarns extending circumferentially about the sleeve. The warp yarns include at least two different types of yarns, with one of the types of warp yarns including activateable yarns and another of the types of yarns including non-activateable yarns. The activateable yarns can be provided as being activateable by at least one of heat, fluid and/or pressure, such that upon being activated, the yarns are caused to bond with the adjacent non-activateable warp yarns, as well as with the weft yarns with which they make contact. As such, the activateable yarns, upon being activated, become fixed with abutting warp yarns and weft yarns, thereby inhibiting end fray from resulting during a subsequent cold-cutting operation as well as in use.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2015Publication date: June 22, 2017Inventors: Alexa A. Woodruff, Michael D. Knudson, Tianqi Gao, Cassie M. Malloy
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Publication number: 20170042050Abstract: A thermal sleeve for protecting an electronic member connected to a wiring harness against exposure to heat is provided. The thermal sleeve has a tubular member including a circumferentially continuous wall with an inner surface bounding an inner cavity extending along a central axis between open opposite ends and a reflective outer surface. The thermal sleeve includes a positioning member constructed of a separate piece of material from the tubular member. The positioning member has a circumferentially continuous, tubular portion and at least one resilient flange extending radially inwardly from the tubular portion for abutment with the wiring harness. The tubular portion has a plurality of tangs extending radially therefrom. The tangs are fixedly disposed in the wall of the tubular member to inhibit relative rotational and/or axial movement between the tubular member and the positioning device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2016Publication date: February 9, 2017Inventor: Alexa A. Woodruff