Patents by Inventor Michael Starbuck
Michael Starbuck 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).
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Patent number: 8006520Abstract: A sueded knitted fabric is provided, comprising a technical face, a technical back, and a knitted body extending between the technical face and the technical back. The technical face, technical back, and knitted body comprise sueded yarns throughout.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2009Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: HBI Branded Apparel Enterprises, LLCInventor: Michael Starbuck
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Patent number: 7854151Abstract: A knitting needle for knitted sueded fabric is provided. The needle includes a shank, a hook, a latch, and an abrasive surface. The abrasive surface is defined on at least one of the shank, the hook, and the latch.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2009Date of Patent: December 21, 2010Assignee: HBI Branded Apparel Enterprises, LLCInventor: Michael Starbuck
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Patent number: 7757515Abstract: A knit fabric may be formed by providing a plurality of cylinder needles and a plurality of cutting needles having a cutting surface. A first yarn may be fed to the plurality of cylinder and the plurality of cutting needles to form loops during a knitting cycle. A second yarn may be fed to the plurality of cylinder needles during the knitting cycle so that the first yarn and the second yarn having a plated relationship on the plurality of cylinder needles. A pile may be formed on the knit fabric by cutting the loops on the cutting needles with the cutting surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2009Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: HBI Branded Apparel Enterprises, LLCInventor: Michael Starbuck
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Patent number: 7757516Abstract: A fabric can be formed by a process comprising providing a knitting needle and providing a sinker. The sinker can include a first end and a nib. The first end and the nib can form a groove for receiving a yarn. The first end in or near the groove can have a first abrasive surface for abrading the yarn during knitting. A knitting needle can have a shank with a first edge and a hook. The knitting needle can have a latch having an outer region. At least a portion of the first edge and at least a portion of the outer region can have a second abrasive surface for abrading a yarn during knitting.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2009Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: HBI Branded Apparel Enterprises, LLCInventor: Michael Starbuck
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Publication number: 20100116000Abstract: A knitting needle for knitted sueded fabric is provided. The needle includes a shank, a hook, a latch, and an abrasive surface. The abrasive surface is defined on at least one of the shank, the hook, and the latch.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2009Publication date: May 13, 2010Inventor: Michael Starbuck
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Publication number: 20100116001Abstract: A sueded knitted fabric is provided, comprising a technical face, a technical back, and a knitted body extending between the technical face and the technical back. The technical face, technical back, and knitted body comprise sueded yarns throughout.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2009Publication date: May 13, 2010Inventor: Michael Starbuck
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Patent number: 7634922Abstract: A knitting needle for knitted sueded fabric is provided. The needle includes a shank, a hook, a latch, and an abrasive surface. The abrasive surface is defined on the shank, the hook, the latch, and any combinations thereof. A method of knitting a sueded fabric is also provided. The method includes forming an abrasive surface on a knitting needle, moving the knitting needle through a knitting cycle, and moving a yarn across the abrasive surface to form fibrils on the yarn as the knitting needle is moving through the knitting cycle.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2006Date of Patent: December 22, 2009Assignee: HBI Branded Apparel Enterprises, LLCInventor: Michael Starbuck
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Publication number: 20080011021Abstract: A fabric is provided that includes a knit structure having a geometric shape imparting an auxetic property to the fabric due to rotation of one or more portions of the knit structure. In some aspects, the fabric includes a knit structure having a triangular lattice shape that imparts an auxetic property to the fabric.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2006Publication date: January 17, 2008Inventors: Michael Starbuck, Subhash Chander Anand, Naveen Ravirala, Kim Lesley Alderson, Andrew Alderson
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Publication number: 20070238392Abstract: A fabric having a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface and an intermediate surface between the first surface and the second surface is provided. At least one of the first surface and the second surface is knitted with at least one elasticized yarn at at least one predetermined zone to provide a selected zone of elasticity to at least one of the first surface or the second surface of the fabric.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2007Publication date: October 11, 2007Inventors: Michael Starbuck, Joanne Kaye
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Publication number: 20070113591Abstract: A knitting needle for knitted sueded fabric is provided. The needle includes a shank, a hook, a latch, and an abrasive surface. The abrasive surface is defined on the shank, the hook, the latch, and any combinations thereof. A method of knitting a sueded fabric is also provided. The method includes forming an abrasive surface on a knitting needle, moving the knitting needle through a knitting cycle, and moving a yarn across the abrasive surface to form fibrils on the yarn as the knitting needle is moving through the knitting cycle.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2006Publication date: May 24, 2007Inventor: Michael Starbuck
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Publication number: 20050277352Abstract: A knitted blank in the form of a tubular body for forming a brassiere, the tubular body being formed of a body fabric comprising a plurality of courses of ground yarn extending circumferentially about the tubular body and having a pair of circumferentially spaced regions for defining breast accommodating pockets, the tubular body including discrete band-like regions of reinforcement defined by reinforcement yarns which are incorporated into the body fabric, each band-like region following the lower contour of an associated breast accommodating pocket to define an elongate breast pocket support.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2003Publication date: December 15, 2005Inventors: Michel Bonnin, Michael Starbuck, Fernando Fonseca
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Patent number: 6912876Abstract: A shaped blank has a body with a knitted section yarns disposed in a knitted direction. The body has an opening in the knitted section. The shaped blank has a fringe between the knitted section and the opening with the fringe being defined by each yarn of the yarns extending into the opening predetermined distance along the knitted direction. The predetermined distance is less than about two centimeters.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2003Date of Patent: July 5, 2005Assignee: Sara Lee CorporationInventors: Steven Wallis, Michael Starbuck
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Publication number: 20050115282Abstract: A garment having a body and one or more garment elements joined to the body is provided. The body has a first portion integrally knit to a second portion. The first portion has a first knit construction and the second portion has a second knit construction. The first knit construction include knits that have one stitch formed on each needle all of the time so that an intermeshing of stitches are formed in the same direction on the technical face of the fabric and a series of loops are formed on the technical back of the fabric. The second knit construction includes knits that use any combination of a plain knitted loop, a held loop with no stitch, and a tuck loop.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2004Publication date: June 2, 2005Inventor: Michael Starbuck
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Publication number: 20050109067Abstract: A blank has a body with a knitted section and a number of first yarns disposed in a knit direction. The body has an opening and an edge. The edge is between the knitted section and the opening. The edge has a number of second yarns that are elastic. The number of second yarns provide a tension at the edge when worn on a human body.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2003Publication date: May 26, 2005Inventors: Michael Starbuck, Russell Bromley
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Publication number: 20050109068Abstract: A shaped blank has a body with a knitted section and yarns disposed in a knitted direction. The body has an opening in the knitted section. The shaped blank has a fringe between the knitted section and the opening with the fringe being defined by each yarn of the yarns extending into the opening a predetermined distance along the knitted direction. The predetermined distance is less than about two centimeters.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2003Publication date: May 26, 2005Inventors: Steven Wallis, Michael Starbuck
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Patent number: 6871515Abstract: A garment provides a weft knitted fabric having an open fabric effect that is sufficiently stable against run-back to enable the fabric to be used as a garment fabric. Also, the garment provides a weft knitted fabric that is stable against run-back and may be knit from lightweight yarns to produce a fabric having a lace-like characteristics, such as visually looking like lace and having a similar weight per unit area as lace.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2004Date of Patent: March 29, 2005Assignee: Sara Lee CorporationInventors: Michael Starbuck, John Smedley
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Patent number: 6588237Abstract: A knitted fabric comprising a plurality of knitted stitches which are interconnected to define a plurality of courses and wales, the knitted stitches being formed from a heat fusible yarn, with at least some of said stitches being formed from said heat fusible yarn plated with a ground yarn, the heat fusible yarn being fused together at adjacent points of contact on stitches in order to give the fabric a desired dimensional stability and shape.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2002Date of Patent: July 8, 2003Assignee: Sara Lee CorporationInventors: Claire Cole, Michael Starbuck, Phillip Sharrocks, Andrew Ratcliffe
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Publication number: 20020148258Abstract: A knitted fabric comprising a plurality of knitted stitches which are interconnected to define a plurality of courses and wales, the knitted stitches being formed from a heat fusible yarn, with at least some of said stitches being formed from said heat fusible yarn plated with a ground yarn, the heat fusible yarn being fused together at adjacent points of contact on stitches in order to give the fabric a desired dimensional stability and shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2002Publication date: October 17, 2002Applicant: Sara Lee CorporationInventors: Claire Cole, Michael Starbuck, Phillip Sharrocks, Andrew Ratcliffe
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Publication number: 20020132542Abstract: A method of producing a reinforced fabric including producing by a knitting or weaving process a ground fabric using ground yarns and incorporating into the ground fabric during the knitting or weaving process reinforcement yarns in a predetermined pattern to form predetermined areas of reinforcement, the reinforcement yarn being a stretch resistive yarn coated with a weldable material, and subsequently exposing the fabric to a weldable condition in order to cause said weldable material to weld to itself and to ground yarns with which it is in contact.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2002Publication date: September 19, 2002Applicant: Sara Lee CorporationInventors: Andrew Ratcliffe, Phillip Sharrocks, Nigel Dawes, Jane Young, Michael Starbuck