Patents by Inventor Mark A. Hannigan

Mark A. Hannigan 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).

  • Patent number: 7007308
    Abstract: A system of manufacturing to incorporate protective materials with high cut and puncture resistance into standard safety and apparel products including gloves, to create a highly effective and low cost system of producing safety garments while preserving the characteristics of the original garment. This includes attaching a cut and puncture resistant protective liner or multiple liners to the inside or outside of or within a garment such as a glove by means of adhesives or stitching. The liner may be a protective liner with cut resistance greater than 450 lbs per inch/thickness and/or puncture resistance greater than 50 lbs per inch/thickness depending on the application requirement for protection and dexterity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: Warwick Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles A. Howland, Mark A. Hannigan
  • Patent number: 6834685
    Abstract: A fabric system and manufacturing method for achieving higher fiber crimp in selected fibers to reduce initial fabric modulus (gain higher elongation) in the thread-line direction. The fabric system and method utilizes processing yarns of higher shrinkage than the product reinforcing yarns. The processing yarns are woven together with the reinforcing yarns in various patterns and combinations dependent on the desired fabric characteristics. The fabric is processed thermally or otherwise to impart crimp into the reinforcing yarns by the differential shrinkage of the processing yarns. By adjusting the ratio of reinforcing yarns to processing yarns, a unique set of characteristics in the fabric is created, specifically a lower modulus, higher initial elongation in the thread-line direction of the reinforcing yarn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2004
    Assignee: Warwick Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Hannigan, Charles A. Howland
  • Publication number: 20030111128
    Abstract: A fabric system and manufacturing method for achieving higher fiber crimp in selected fibers to reduce initial fabric modulus (gain higher elongation) in the thread-line direction. The fabric system and method utilizes processing yarns of higher shrinkage than the product reinforcing yarns. The processing yarns are woven together with the reinforcing yarns in various patterns and combinations dependent on the desired fabric characteristics. The fabric is processed thermally or otherwise to impart crimp into the reinforcing yarns by the differential shrinkage of the processing yarns. By adjusting the ratio of reinforcing yarns to processing yarns, a unique set of characteristics in the fabric is created, specifically a lower modulus, higher initial elongation in the thread-line direction of the reinforcing yarn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: Mark A. Hannigan, Charles A. Howland