Patents by Inventor Sheila W. Voshell

Sheila W. Voshell 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).

  • Warp-knitted textile shoe liner having special thickness from three bar construction
    Patent number: 5560227
    Abstract: A warp-knitted shoe liner fabric of a three-bar construction having a three-dimensional compressible character in the fabric's thickness dimension with a pattern of elongated coursewise underlaps at the fabric's technical back which, in use, is to be oriented to face inwardly of the interior foot-receiving area of the shoe. The fabric is preferably finished with dye bath-carrying anti-microbial/anti-fungal and wicking enhancement agents, and also has silicone and acrylic polymers applied to resist fraying and abrasion and improve the fabric softness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1996
    Assignee: Guilford Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald L. Depoe, Sheila W. Voshell
  • Warp-knitted textile fabric shoe liner and method of producing same
    Patent number: 5461884
    Abstract: A warp-knitted shoe liner fabric of a three-bar construction having a three-dimensional compressible character in the fabric's thickness dimension with a pattern of elongated coursewise underlaps at the fabric's technical back which, in use, is to be oriented to face inwardly of the interior foot-receiving area of the shoe. The fabric is preferably finished with dye bath-carrying anti-microbial/anti-fungal and wicking enhancement agents, and also has silicone and acrylic polymers applied to resist fraying and abrasion and improve the fabric softness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 31, 1995
    Assignee: Guilford Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Phillip D. McCartney, Sheila W. Voshell