Patents by Inventor Kathryn T. Anderson

Kathryn T. Anderson 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).

  • Warp knit weft-insertion elastomeric fabric
    Patent number: 5632526
    Abstract: A seating structure including fabric support webs is provided. The seating structure includes a webbed support surface formed from a warp knit fabric with weft insertion of an elastomeric yarn. The stretch in the warp is substantially linear over a full range of applied stress from zero pounds to failure. The stretch in the weft has two substantially linear components wherein the first linear component operates over the range of zero to about 10 pounds applied force and the second linear component operates over the range of 10 pounds applied force to failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 27, 1997
    Assignee: Milliken Research Corporation
    Inventors: George C. McLarty, III, Anthony R. Waldrop, Kathryn T. Anderson
  • Seating structure
    Patent number: 5533789
    Abstract: A seating structure including fabric support webs is provided. The seating structure includes a webbed support surface formed from a warp knit fabric with weft insertion of an elastomeric yarn. The stretch in the warp is substantially linear over a full range of applied stress from zero pounds to failure. The stretch in the weft has two substantially linear components wherein the first linear component operates over the range of zero to about 10 pounds applied force and the second linear component operates over the range of 10 pounds applied force to failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1996
    Assignee: Milliken Research Corporation
    Inventors: George C. McLarty, III, Anthony R. Waldrop, Kathryn T. Anderson