Patents by Inventor Elizabeth Cates

Elizabeth Cates 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).

  • Publication number: 20140335752
    Abstract: This invention is a hybrid composite structure comprising: a laminate including two plies of fabric wherein the fabric includes a composite yarn; a first polyolefin yarn included in the composite yarn having about 80% crystallinity according to WAXS measuring techniques; a second yarn physically combined with the first polyolefin yarn and included in the composite yarn; and, wherein the laminate has the physical property of impact energy absorption more than 50% higher than a panel made with an equivalent weight of the second yarn alone as measured by the ASTM D5420 drop-impact testing method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Jeffrey Ettin, Elizabeth Cates, Brian Morin
  • Publication number: 20140335355
    Abstract: This invention is a hybrid composite yarn comprising: a first polyolefin yarn having >about 80% crystallinity according to WAXS measuring techniques; a second yarn taken from the group consisting of: glass; quartz; carbon; poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide), poly(m-phenylene terephthalamide); poly(vinyl alcohol); poly(1,4-phenylene-2,14-benzibisoxazole) (PBO); poly(1,4-phenylene-2,14-benzobisthiazole) (PBT); poly(benzimidizole) (PBI); poly(ethylene-2,14-naphthalate) (PEN); lyotropic liquid crystalline polymers formed by polycondensation of aromatic organic monomers to form aromatic polyesters, polyamides, aluminia-silicates, basalt, regenerated cellulosic materials and ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE); and, wherein the first polyolefin yarn and the second yarn are physically combined to form a composite yarn having at least one of the following properties: tenacity greater than about 100% of the expected tenacity based on the volume fraction of the second; an initial modulus >about 100%
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Jeffrey Ettin, Elizabeth Cates
  • Publication number: 20090017322
    Abstract: A three dimensional molded article with a compound curvature having a composite wall with at least one contour having a depth to width ratio of at least about 0.2. The composite wall is formed of highly drawn thermoplastic tapes with thermoplastic films disposed on the outside of the tapes. The tapes have a highly drawn interior layer and exterior layers with a peak melting temperature below the peak melting temperature of the inner layer. The composite wall has a thickness of at least eight tapes which can be formed in layers of woven fabrics. The tapes are fused together and the film layers are fused to the exterior of the tapes. The films have inner surfaces that can fuse together, and outer surfaces that can fuse together. In this manner, when the film folds over itself in the molding process, the outer surface of the film bonds to itself and against the tapes to provide a smooth continuous layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2007
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Inventors: Heather J. Hayes, Howell B. Eleazer, Elizabeth Cates
  • Publication number: 20080202623
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to an insulated electrically conductive textile comprising a textile selected from the group consisting of nonwoven, woven, and knit comprising nonconductive fibers or yarns and at least 1 elongated conductive element and either another elongated conductive element or another conductive body. The conductive bodies cross at a point to form an electrical junction that is covered with an insulating coating. The insulating coating is substantially located only on the conductive bodies and is substantially continuous along the outer perimeter of the elongated conductive elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2007
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: Alfred R. DeAngelis, Elizabeth Cates
  • Patent number: 7297643
    Abstract: A textile coated with a coating having a multiphase fluorochemical, a cationic material, and a sorbant polymer. A printed image is subsequently placed on the coated textile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Elizabeth Cates, Daniel McBride, William Kimbrell, Kirkland Vogt
  • Publication number: 20070221658
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electric heating element comprising a conductive fabric, a patterned conductive layer on at least a first side of the conductive fabric, and at least 2 buses on the conductive fabric, wherein the patterned conductive layer is disposed between the buses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2006
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Inventors: Elizabeth Cates, Alfred Deangelis
  • Patent number: 7037346
    Abstract: A textile coated with a coating having multiphase fluorochemical and a cationic material. A printed image is subsequently placed on the coated textile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Elizabeth Cates, Daniel T. McBride, William C. Kimbrell, Kirkland W. Vogt
  • Publication number: 20050245156
    Abstract: A textile coated with a coating having a multiphase fluorochemical, a cationic material, and a sorbant polymer. A printed image is subsequently placed on the coated textile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2005
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Inventors: Elizabeth Cates, Daniel McBride, William Kimbrell, Kirkland Vogt
  • Patent number: 6936076
    Abstract: A textile coated with a coating having a multiphase fluorochemical, a cationic material, and a sorbant polymer. A printed image is subsequently placed on the coated textile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Elizabeth Cates, Daniel McBride, William Kimbrell, Kirkland Vogt
  • Patent number: 6749641
    Abstract: A textile coated with a coating having a multiphase fluorochemical, an organic cationic material, and a sorbant polymer. A printed image is subsequently placed on the coated textile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Elizabeth Cates, Daniel MaBride, William Carl Kimbrell, Jr., Kirkland Vogt
  • Publication number: 20030224680
    Abstract: A textile coated with a coating having multiphase fluorochemical and a cationic material. A printed image is subsequently placed on the coated textile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2001
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Inventors: Elizabeth Cates, Daniel T. McBride, William C. Kimbrell, Kirkland W. Vogt
  • Publication number: 20030077959
    Abstract: A textile coated with a coating having a repellant finish chemical, an organic cationic material, and a sorbant polymer. A printed image is subsequently placed on the coated textile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2001
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Inventors: Elizabeth Cates, Daniel McBride, William Carl Kimbrell, Kirkland Vogt
  • Publication number: 20030077427
    Abstract: A textile coated with a coating having repellant finish chemical, a cationic material, and a sorbant polymer. A printed image is subsequently placed on the coated textile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2001
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Inventors: Elizabeth Cates, Daniel McBride, William Carl Kimbrell, Kirkland Vogt
  • Publication number: 20030077963
    Abstract: A textile coated with a coating having a multiphase fluorochemical, a cationic material, and a sorbant polymer. A printed image is subsequently placed on the coated textile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2001
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Inventors: Elizabeth Cates, Daniel McBride, William Kimbrell, Kirkland Vogt
  • Publication number: 20030077960
    Abstract: A textile coated with a coating having a multiphase fluorochemical, an organic cationic material, and a sorbant polymer. A printed image is subsequently placed on the coated textile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2001
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Inventors: Elizabeth Cates, Daniel MaBride, William Carl Kimbrell, Kirkland Vogt