Patents by Inventor Katherine T. Bryant

Katherine T. Bryant 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).

  • Garment dyeing
    Patent number: 6527815
    Abstract: Textiles made of synthetic fibers and synthetic fiber blended fabrics are constructed in the form of a garment then dyed while avoiding setting permanent creases and permanent wrinkles in the garment. The process includes selecting a synthetic or synthetic blended fabric for the dyeing process by determining the fabric's shrinkage in the warp and fill directions, for instance no greater than 6%, constructing a garment from the fabric selected, then dyeing the constructed garment in an aqueous dyebath at a temperature in the range of 220 to 260° F. for a time sufficient to achieve a desired shade and levelness of color followed by drying and optionally pressing the dyed garment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: Burlington Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Katherine T. Bryant, John E. Newbern, Earl E. Bradsher, III, Terry L. Currans, G. Lewis Best, III, Ashutosh Karnik, John W. McAnulty