Patents by Inventor Leigh Jillion Humphrey

Leigh Jillion Humphrey 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).

  • Jade-containing fiber, yarn, and moisture wicking, cooling fabric
    Patent number: 10378127
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a yarn comprising a blend of jade-containing fibers, such as jade-containing polyester fibers, with hydrophobic cotton fibers and optionally conventional fibers. The jade in the jade-containing polyester fibers provides the yarn with a cooling effect when it contacts a person's skin. The hydrophobic cotton fibers provide the yarn with hydrophobicity. When included in a fabric that also contains yarn having hydrophilic properties in a manner such that a higher percentage of the hydrophobic yarn is present on the back surface of the fabric than on the front surface of the fabric, the fabric has a cooling and moisture-wicking effect. The yarn may be used as the fill of a denim twill weave to provide denim clothing having enhanced cooling and moisture-wicking properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: VF Jeanswear, L.P.
    Inventors: Phillip F. Aydelette, Edward J. Broyles, Jr., E. Ashley Harris, Leigh Jillion Humphrey, Carole C. McFee, Jason C. Napier, John T. Strickland
  • JADE-CONTAINING FIBER, YARN, AND MOISTURE WICKING, COOLING FABRIC
    Publication number: 20170198417
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a yarn comprising a blend of jade-containing fibers, such as jade-containing polyester fibers, with hydrophobic cotton fibers and optionally conventional fibers. The jade in the jade-containing polyester fibers provides the yarn with a cooling effect when it contacts a person's skin. The hydrophobic cotton fibers provide the yarn with hydrophobicity. When included in a fabric that also contains yarn having hydrophilic properties in a manner such that a higher percentage of the hydrophobic yarn is present on the back surface of the fabric than on the front surface of the fabric, the fabric has a cooling and moisture-wicking effect. The yarn may be used as the fill of a denim twill weave to provide denim clothing having enhanced cooling and moisture-wicking properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Philip F. Aydelette, Edward J. Broyles, Jr., Ashley E. Harris, Leigh Jillion Humphrey, Carole C. McFee, Jason C. Napier, John T. Strickland