Patents by Inventor Brian Gerald Morin

Brian Gerald Morin 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).

  • Method for selectively carving color contrasting patterns in textile fabric
    Patent number: 5865933
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for creation of a textile fabric that has been patterned with a selective application of heat, which provides a carved portion in registry with a color change. The textile fabric includes a blend of fibers of a first polymer having a first color with fibers of a second polymer having fibers of a second color. The melting point of the first fibers exceeds that of the second fibers. When patterned with a selective application of heat that exceeds that of the second fibers but is less than that of the first fibers, the second fibers melt away leaving the first fibers with the first color dominating. In the uncarved areas, the resulting color is a blend of the first color and the second color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Assignee: Milliken Research Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Gerald Morin, Paul William Eschenbach, Howard Christy Willauer