Patents by Inventor Rene B. Neron

Rene B. Neron 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).

  • Nonwoven from bulked filament tow
    Patent number: 9297099
    Abstract: A nonwoven material has a plurality of randomly oriented and bulked crimped filaments, a plurality of point bonds interconnecting said crimped filaments into a fixed, 3-dimensional structure, and either a surface portion of said fixed, 3-dimensional structure having a greater density than an inner portion of said 3-dimensional structure or an external surface of said fixed, 3-dimensional structure being substantially free of any protruding filaments. The nonwoven material is made by: bulking a filament tow, fixing the bulked tow into a 3-dimensional structure, and calendering the 3-dimensional structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: CELANESE ACETATE LLC
    Inventors: Raymond M. Robertson, Rene B. Neron, Gary E. DeHart
  • NONWOVEN FROM BULKED FILAMENT TOW
    Publication number: 20130240133
    Abstract: A nonwoven material has a plurality of randomly oriented and bulked crimped filaments, a plurality of point bonds interconnecting said crimped filaments into a fixed, 3-dimensional structure, and either a surface portion of said fixed, 3-dimensional structure having a greater density than an inner portion of said 3-dimensional structure or an external surface of said fixed, 3-dimensional structure being substantially free of any protruding filaments. The nonwoven material is made by: bulking a filament tow, fixing the bulked tow into a 3-dimensional structure, and calendering the 3-dimensional structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: Celanese Acetate LLC
    Inventors: Raymond M. Robertson, Rene B. Neron, Gary E. DeHart
  • Nonwoven from bulked filament tow
    Patent number: 8461066
    Abstract: A nonwoven material has a plurality of randomly oriented and bulked crimped filaments, a plurality of point bonds interconnecting said crimped filaments into a fixed, 3-dimensional structure, and either a surface portion of said fixed, 3-dimensional structure having a greater density than an inner portion of said 3-dimensional structure or an external surface of said fixed, 3-dimensional structure being substantially free of any protruding filaments. The nonwoven material is made by: bulking a filament tow, fixing the bulked tow into a 3-dimensional structure, and calendering the 3-dimensional structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Celanese Acetate LLC
    Inventors: Raymond M. Robertson, Rene B. Neron, Gary E. Dehart
  • WOUND CARE PRODUCT MADE FROM BULKED FILAMENT TOW
    Publication number: 20090287131
    Abstract: A wound care product is a nonwoven fabric made of filaments bulked from a tow and fixed into a 3-dimensional structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2009
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Inventors: Rene B. Neron, Raymond M. Robertson, Jitendrakumar N. Suthar, Gary E. Dehart
  • NONWOVEN FROM BULKED FILAMENT TOW
    Publication number: 20090036016
    Abstract: A nonwoven material has a plurality of randomly oriented and bulked crimped filaments, a plurality of point bonds interconnecting said crimped filaments into a fixed, 3-dimensional structure, and either a surface portion of said fixed, 3-dimensional structure having a greater density than an inner portion of said 3-dimensional structure or an external surface of said fixed, 3-dimensional structure being substantially free of any protruding filaments. The nonwoven material is made by: bulking a filament tow, fixing the bulked tow into a 3-dimensional structure, and calendering the 3-dimensional structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2007
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Inventors: Raymond M. Robertson, Rene B. Neron, Gary E. Dehart
  • WOUND CARE PRODUCT MADE FROM BULKED FILAMENT TOW
    Publication number: 20080113574
    Abstract: A wound care product is a nonwoven fabric made of filaments bulked from a tow and fixed into a 3-dimensional structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2006
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Inventors: Rene B. Neron, Raymond M. Robertson, Jitendrakumar N. Suthar, Gary E. Dehart