Patents by Inventor David Congalton

David Congalton 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).

  • Thermally insulating textile
    Patent number: 6312784
    Abstract: A thermally insulating textile (2) adapted to provide a variable degree of thermal insulation dependent on ambient temperature, the textile including a laminate of two fabric layers (15, 15′) having interposed a bulking layer (1), which may be one or more fabric layers (3a, 3b) on to which is deposited a shape memory polymer (4) in a repeat pattern. The bulking layer (1) is adapted to cooperate with the fabric layers (15, 15′) to vary the gap therebetween upon departure in a desired direction of the textile temperature from a predetermined temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2001
    Assignee: The Secretary of State for Defence in her Britannic Majesty's Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
    Inventors: Derrick Arthur Russell, Stuart Frederick Elton, David Congalton
  • THERMALLY INSULATING TEXTILE
    Publication number: 20010008821
    Abstract: A thermally insulating textile (2) adapted to provide a variable degree of thermal insulation dependent on ambient temperature comprising a laminate of two fabric layers (15, 15′) having interposed a bulking layer (1), which may comprise one or more fabric layers (3a, 3b) on to which is deposited a shape memory polymer (4) in a repeat pattern. The bulking layer (1) is adapted to cooperate with the fabric layers (15, 15′) to vary the gap therebetween upon departure in a desired direction of the textile temperature from a predetermined temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 1998
    Publication date: July 19, 2001
    Inventors: DERRICK ARTHUR RUSSELL, STUART FREDERICK ELTON, DAVID CONGALTON