Patents by Inventor Robert G. Champion

Robert G. Champion 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: 6991690
    Abstract: An improved camouflaged product and method of making such a product is disclosed. A multi-layered camouflage construction may comprise a first textile substrate and a second textile substrate secured to each other along parallel lines of stitching. The second textile substrate may be cut to form lobes oriented transversely to the lines of stitching to simulate the appearance of natural objects in the terrain, such as leaves or foliage. Thread which is capable of shrinking is used to attach textile substrates to each other, and then the thread is heated to shrink the thread into the stitch, forming a hardened seam with gathering and bunching of one or more substrates along the seam. Gathering of substrate along a seam contributes to the three-dimensional visual effect of the camouflage construction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: John D. Strength, Robert G. Champion, James Robert Reynolds, Raymond H. Pettit, Jr., William L. McLeod, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20040224593
    Abstract: An improved camouflaged product and method of making such a product is disclosed. A multi-layered camouflage construction may comprise a first textile substrate and a second textile substrate secured to each other along parallel lines of stitching. The second textile substrate may be cut to form lobes oriented transversely to the lines of stitching to simulate the appearance of natural objects in the terrain, such as leaves or foliage. Thread which is capable of shrinking is used to attach textile substrates to each other, and then the thread is heated to shrink the thread into the stitch, forming a hardened seam with gathering and bunching of one or more substrates along the seam. Gathering of substrate along a seam contributes to the three-dimensional visual effect of the camouflage construction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2004
    Publication date: November 11, 2004
    Inventors: John D. Strength, Robert G. Champion, James Robert Reynolds, Raymond H. Pettit, William L. McLeod
  • Patent number: 6787212
    Abstract: An improved camouflaged product and method of making such a product is disclosed. A multi-layered camouflage construction may comprise a first textile substrate and a second textile substrate secured to each other along parallel lines of stitching. The second textile substrate may be cut to form lobes oriented transversely to the lines of stitching to simulate the appearance of natural objects in the terrain, such as leaves or foliage. Thread which is capable of shrinking is used to attach textile substrates to each other, and then the thread is heated to shrink the thread into the stitch, forming a hardened seam with gathering and bunching of one or more substrates along the seam. Gathering of substrate along a seam contributes to the three-dimensional visual effect of the camouflage construction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: John D. Strength, Robert G. Champion, James Robert Reynolds, Raymond H. Pettit, Jr., William L. McLeod, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20040157038
    Abstract: An improved camouflaged product and method of making such a product is disclosed. A multi-layered camouflage construction may comprise a first textile substrate and a second textile substrate secured to each other along parallel lines of stitching. The second textile substrate may be cut to form lobes oriented transversely to the lines of stitching to simulate the appearance of natural objects in the terrain, such as leaves or foliage. Thread which is capable of shrinking is used to attach textile substrates to each other, and then the thread is heated to shrink the thread into the stitch, forming a hardened seam with gathering and bunching of one or more substrates along the seam. Gathering of substrate along a seam contributes to the three-dimensional visual effect of the camouflage construction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2003
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Inventors: John D. Strength, Robert G. Champion, James Robert Reynolds, Raymond H. Pettit, William L. McLeod