Patents by Inventor Donna J. Blackburn

Donna J. Blackburn 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).

  • Tricot knit fabric having balanced stretch characteristics, and method of making same
    Publication number: 20020184925
    Abstract: A knit fabric having knit-in elastic yarns and substantially balanced stretch characteristics in the walewise and coursewise directions is described, as well as a method of making such a fabric. The fabric can be tricot knit to include knit in elastic yarns, and forms an oscillating cable pattern in the walewise direction. The fabric has good stretch characteristics in both the coursewise and walewise directions, with the stretch in the walewise direction being substantially the same as that in the coursewise direction. The fabric also has good opacity, even when stretched.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2001
    Publication date: December 12, 2002
    Inventors: Robert E. McClellan, Edmund L. Whiteman, Donna J. Blackburn