Patents by Inventor Vera Chetty

Vera Chetty 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).

  • BIO-SUSTAINABLE NONWOVEN FABRICS AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAID FABRICS
    Publication number: 20240123704
    Abstract: A sustainable nonwoven fabric having at least one spunbond layer 30 comprising biodegradable polymer fibres of polylactic acid or a derivative thereof and a biodegradable binder and optionally including an antimicrobial agent within the binder. One or more additional layers (30, 32) of blended plant-derived fibres and/or biodegradable polymer fibres are included in the fabric which are laminated together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Shailesh PATEL, Hamidreza AROUNI, Vera CHETTY, Katarzyna KOWAL
  • TOBACCO SMOKE FILTER
    Publication number: 20230248053
    Abstract: A tobacco smoke filter or filter element including a nonwoven fabric, wherein the nonwoven fabric comprises: a sheet of staple fibres; and a water soluble binder; wherein the water soluble binder is uniformly coated on at least one face of the sheet of staple fibres. The filter has superior biodegradability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Anthony Denis MCCORMACK, Matthew James TIPPER, Stephen John RUSSELL, Vera CHETTY
  • Thermal insulating structure
    Patent number: 10815592
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermal insulating structure including at least one baffle, to an article of wear and a sleeping bag including such a thermal insulating structure, and to a method for manufacturing such a thermal insulating structure. In some embodiments, the baffle includes a plurality of natural and/or synthetic down fibers and a plurality of low-melt fibers, wherein the low-melt fibers have been melted to the natural and/or synthetic down fibers by heating inside the baffle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Julie Caroline Gretton, John Rutledge, Stephen John Russell, Vera Chetty, Matthew James Tipper
  • Biodegradable cigarette filter tow and method of manufacture
    Patent number: 10076135
    Abstract: A biodegradable cigarette filter tow includes a mixture of at least two or more natural materials selected from the group consisting of hemp fiber, flax fiber, abaca fiber or pulp, sisal fiber or pulp, wood pulp, and cotton fiber or cotton flock. The mixture may also include regenerated cellulose fibers. The mixture may include a natural binder or may be hydroentangled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Greenbutts LLC
    Inventors: Tadas Lisauskas, Xavier Alexander Van Osten, Matthew Tipper, Vera Chetty, Stephen Russell
  • THERMAL INSULATING STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20180155859
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermal insulating structure including at least one baffle, to an article of wear and a sleeping bag including such a thermal insulating structure, and to a method for manufacturing such a thermal insulating structure. In some embodiments, the baffle includes a plurality of natural and/or synthetic down fibers and a plurality of low-melt fibers, wherein the low-melt fibers have been melted to the natural and/or synthetic down fibers by heating inside the baffle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Julie Caroline Gretton, John Rutledge, Stephen John Russell, Vera Chetty, Matthew James Tipper
  • BIODEGRADABLE CIGARETTE FILTER TOW AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE
    Publication number: 20170258128
    Abstract: A biodegradable cigarette filter tow includes a mixture of at least two or more natural materials selected from the group consisting of hemp fiber, flax fiber, abaca fiber or pulp, sisal fiber or pulp, wood pulp, and cotton fiber or cotton flock. The mixture may also include regenerated cellulose fibers. The mixture may include a natural binder or may be hydroentangled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Tadas LISAUSKAS, Xavier Alexander van OSTEN, Matthew TIPPER, Vera CHETTY, Stephen RUSSELL
  • BIODEGRADABLE CIGARETTE FILTER TOW AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE
    Publication number: 20150374030
    Abstract: A biodegradable cigarette filter tow includes a mixture of at least two or more natural materials selected from the group consisting of hemp fiber, flax fiber, abaca fiber or pulp, sisal fiber or pulp, wood pulp, and cotton fiber or cotton flock. The mixture may also include regenerated cellulose fibers. The mixture may include a natural binder or may be hydroentangled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Tadas Lisauskas, Xavier Alexander Van Osten, Matthew Tipper, Vera Chetty, Stephen Russell
  • TOBACCO SMOKE FILTER
    Publication number: 20150059789
    Abstract: A tobacco smoke filter or filter element including a nonwoven fabric, wherein the nonwoven fabric comprises: a sheet of staple fibres; and a water soluble binder; wherein the water soluble binder is uniformly coated on at least one face of the sheet of staple fibres. The filter has superior biodegradability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Anthony Denis Mccormack, Matthew James Tipper, Stephen John Russell, Vera Chetty