With Core Substitution Patents (Class 57/3.5)
  • Composite elastomeric yarns and fabric
    Patent number: 8484940
    Abstract: The present invention relates to composite elastomeric yarns and fabrics, to methods of making same, and to articles in which such yarns and fabrics are used. The composite yarns of the present invention comprise a elastomeric core, an elastomeric thermoplastic sheath disposed about the core and, preferably, fibers mechanically anchored in the sheath. The composite fabrics of the present invention comprise the composite yarns of the present invention and conventional fibers arranged to form a fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: The Quantum Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey W. Bruner