Patents by Inventor Ken Durn

Ken Durn 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).

  • Elastic knitted band and method of manufacture thereof
    Patent number: 6516637
    Abstract: A warp knit elastic band that includes at least one and preferably two filler yarns knitted into the band on an outside surface thereof adjacent either the back weft yarn or the front weft yarn to provide a softer feel and a thicker construction. A method for manufacturing the elastic band is also disclosed in which at least one and preferably two filler yarns are laid into the band adjacent either the back weft yarn or the front weft yarn on a side thereof opposite the elastomer threads. An apparatus for manufacturing an elastic band is also disclosed in which four and preferably five weft insertion bars are used in the following sequence to form a warp knitted elastic band: a first weft yarn bar, an elastomer thread bar, a second weft yarn bar, a first filler yarn bar and a second filler yarn bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Assignee: Elastic Corporation of America, Inc.
    Inventors: J. Von Fancher, Ronny Pate, Ken Durn