Patents by Inventor Michael G. Harriss

Michael G. Harriss 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).

  • Melt spun yarns having high lustre
    Publication number: 20040046278
    Abstract: The invention provides a profiled polyamide yarn having a yarn weight of from 5 to 300 dtex a filament weight of from 0.5-7 dtex and a non-circular profiled filament cross-section, wherein the polyamide comprises from 0.01 to 3% by weight of a non-white pigment melt dispersed therein. The yarns have a high, metallic lustre due to the combined effect of profiling and the non-white pigment. The invention also provides textile fabrics comprising the yarns, and garments comprising the said fabrics. The invention also provides methods of making the inventive yarns by spinning a polyamide melt having the non-white pigment dispersed therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2003
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Inventors: Richard J. Merigold, Michael G. Harriss, Peter S. O'Donnell, David J. Marfell
  • Melt spun yarns having high luster
    Patent number: 6652965
    Abstract: The invention provides a profiled polyamide yarn having a yarn weight of from 5 to 300 dtex a filament weight of from 0.5-7 dtex and a non-circular profiled filament cross-section, wherein the polyamide comprises from 0.01 to 3% by weight of a non-white pigment melt dispersed therein. The yarns have a high, metallic lustre due to the combined effect of profiling and the non-white pigment. The invention also provides textile fabrics comprising the yarns, and garments comprising the said fabrics. The invention also provides methods of making the inventive yarns by spinning a polyamide melt having the non-white pigment dispersed therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Richard J. Merigold, Michael G. Harriss, Peter S. O'Donnell, David J. Marfell
  • Melt spun yarns having high lustre
    Publication number: 20030054168
    Abstract: The invention provides a profiled polyamide yarn having a yarn weight of from 5 to 300 dtex a filament weight of from 0.5-7 dtex and a non-circular profiled filament cross-section, wherein the polyamide comprises from 0.01 to 3% by weight of a non-white pigment melt dispersed therein. The yarns have a high, metallic luster due to the combined effect of profiling and the non-white pigment. The invention also provides textile fabrics comprising the yarns, and garments comprising the said fabrics. The invention also provides methods of making the inventive yarns by spinning a polyamide melt having the non-white pigment dispersed therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2002
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Inventors: Richard J. Merigold, Michael G. Harriss, Peter S. O'Donnell, David J. Marfell