Patents by Inventor Benny L. Triplett

Benny L. Triplett 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).

  • Antimicrobial microporous coating
    Patent number: 5024875
    Abstract: Waterproof, moisture-vapor-permeable urethane-coated fabrics with durable antimicrobial properties that remain after repeated launderings are prepared by incorporating bioactive silyl quaternary ammonium salts into the polyurethane elastomer solvent solution that forms a microporous polyurethane layer by the wet coagulation method on a base fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1991
    Assignee: Burlington Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Berlie R. Hill, Thomas F. Watson, Sr., Benny L. Triplett
  • Flame-resistant cotton blend fabrics
    Patent number: 4732789
    Abstract: Polyester/cotton and nylon/cotton blends are rendered flame-resistant in a two step process in which a THP salt prepolymer condensate of urea is applied, exposed to ammonia, then oxidized to form a polymer network in the cotton fibers, and cyclic phosphonate ester or hexabromocyclododecane is applied to impart flame resistance to the nylon or polyester fibers. Flame-resistant cotton/synthetic blended fabrics having excellent hand and washfastness result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 22, 1988
    Assignee: Burlington Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter J. Hauser, Benny L. Triplett, Chumpon Sujarit