Patents by Inventor Harold D. Lyons

Harold D. Lyons 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).

  • Breathable leather-like materials and process for making same
    Patent number: 4291078
    Abstract: A leather-like material with a high degree of air permeability, good abrasion resistance and resistance to cracking at low temperatures comprising a porous fibrous substrate having fibers extending from a surface thereof, and a polymer layer secured substantially exclusively along said extending fibers and forming a discontinuous polymer phase and a continuous pore phase, said leather-like material having a surface luster of the same order of magnitude as top-grain leather.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1980
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1981
    Assignee: Milliken Research Corporation
    Inventor: Harold D. Lyons
  • Breathable leather-like materials and process for making same
    Patent number: 4276101
    Abstract: A leather-like material with a high degree of air permeability, good abrasion resistance and resistance to cracking at low temperatures comprising a porous fibrous substrate having fibers extending from a surface thereof, and a polymer layer secured substantially exclusively along said extending fibers and forming a discontinuous polymer phase and a continuous pore phase, said leather-like material having a surface luster of the same order of magnitude as top-grain leather.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1979
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1981
    Assignee: Milliken Research Corporation
    Inventor: Harold D. Lyons