Patents by Inventor Geoffrey Gettliffe

Geoffrey Gettliffe 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 and means for increasing efficacy and wash durability of insecticide treated fabric
    Patent number: 5631072
    Abstract: This invention relates to the manufacture of fabric intended to be made into washable garments, and more specifically to the placement of an insecticide such as permethrin in the fabric by impregnation with polymeric binders and a cross-linking agent; or by surface coating with a polymeric binder and a thickening agent to improve the efficacy as an insect repellent and retention of the permethrin in the fabric as an effective insecticide through successive washings of the garments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 20, 1997
    Assignee: Avondale Incorporated
    Inventors: Richard D. Samson, James M. McKinney, Geoffrey Gettliffe, John Russell
  • Method and means for retaining permethrin in washable fabrics
    Patent number: 5503918
    Abstract: This invention relates to the manufacture of fabric intended to be made into washable end items, and more specifically to the placement of permethrin in the fabric, as an insecticide, and a synergist for retention of the permethrin in the fabric as an effective insecticide through successive washings of the end items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1996
    Assignee: Graniteville Company
    Inventors: Richard D. Samson, James M. McKinney, Geoffrey Gettliffe