Patents by Inventor William Lie

William Lie 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).

  • Publication number: 20080113145
    Abstract: A double-face velour fabric article consists of a fabric body having a technical face formed by a filament stitch yarn and a technical back formed by a filament loop yarn. The filament stitch yarn includes a heat sensitive material, e.g. a hot melt material or a heat shrinkable material, and/or an elastomeric material, such as spandex. The fabric body has a velour surface formed at both the technical back and the technical face. Raised fibers of at least one of the technical face and the technical back may be entangled, including in and/or through interstices of the fabric body, toward the other of the technical face and the technical back, e.g., by a hydroentanglement process applied after finishing. The fabric body has permeability of about 80 ft3/ft2/min, or less, under a pressure difference of ½ inch of water across the fabric body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2008
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Inventors: Moshe Rock, Edward Dionne, Bhupesh Dua, Charles Haryslak, William Lie, Douglas Lumb
  • Publication number: 20050144994
    Abstract: A deadbolt lock has a housing and a deadbolt latch mounted to the housing. The deadbolt latch has a bolt that is moveable between an extended, locked position, and a retracted, unlocked position. An outside thumb-turn rotatably mounted to the housing. A motor-driven axial clutch is connected between the deadbolt latch and the outside thumb-turn. The bolt is movable by the thumb-turn only when the clutch is engaged. A microcomputer disposed within the housing. An electric motor is connected between the microcomputer and the clutch for engaging and disengaging the clutch. An electronic touch-key reader is disposed in the housing. The electronic touch-key reader is electronically connected to the microcomputer and is capable of reading a digital security code from an electronic touch-key applied thereto. The microprocessor actuates the electric motor to engage the clutch only when an authorized digital security code is read by the electronic touch-key reader.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2005
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Inventors: William Lies, Richard Johns, Jun-Fei Zhang, Jiandong Ke
  • Publication number: 20010046580
    Abstract: A double-face velour fabric article consists of a knitted fabric body having a technical face formed by a micro-denier filament stitch yarn and a technical back formed by a micro-denier filament loop yarn. The fabric body has a velour surface formed at both the technical back and the technical face. The fabric body has a permeability of about 80 ft3/ft2/min, or less, under a pressure difference of ½ inch of water across the knitted fabric body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2001
    Publication date: November 29, 2001
    Applicant: Malden Mills Industries, Inc., Massachusetts corporation
    Inventors: Moshe Rock, William Lie, Douglas Lumb, Bhupesh Dua, Edward P. Dionne
  • Patent number: 5547733
    Abstract: A composite textile fabric for rapidly moving moisture away from the skin is provided. The composite fabric includes an inner fabric layer made of a yarn comprising a plurality of fibers primarily of polyester which has been rendered hydrophilic, and an outer fabric layer made of a yarn comprising a plurality of fibers primarily of polyester which has also been rendered hydrophilic. The inner fabric layer and the outer fabric layer are formed concurrently by knitting a plaited construction so that the layers are distinct and separate, yet integrated one with the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1996
    Assignee: Malden Mills Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Moshe Rock, Douglas Lumb, William Lie