Patents by Inventor Kenneth C. Harding

Kenneth C. Harding 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).

  • Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene fibers
    Patent number: 6951685
    Abstract: A method for the production of films/fibers of UHMWPE below 3 mils and preferably about 2 mils in thickness. The process involves calendering and/or drawing the materials of the prior art under careful tension control at a temperature above the melting point of the UHMWPE material. Before and after subsequent slitting, and/or fibrillation, UV resistance treatments, etc the thin films/fibers thus produced find use in such diverse applications as personal armor, dental floss, and sails for sail boats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2005
    Assignee: Integrated Textile Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Gene C. Weedon, Charles Paul Weber, Jr., Kenneth C. Harding