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US3302385A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Modification of filaments

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-08-23
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Granted: 1967-02-07
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Expires: 1982-08-23
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Ruddell James Nelson
  • 👤 Todd Herbert Alexander Conway

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 23:06
CPC Classifications
D; D02; D02G; D02G1/00; D02G1/18; D01; D01G; D01G1/00; D01G1/06; D01G99/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 82 words
A PROCESS OF PRODUCING TEXTILE MATERIAL WHICH COMPRISES THE STEPS OF CONTINUOUSLY PROCESSING A TOW OF MANMADE CONTINUOUS TEXTILE FILAMENTS TO IMPART THERETO A VARYING LATENT SHRINKAGE CHARACTERISTIC, SUBDIVIDING SAID CONTINUOUS FILAMENTS WITH SAID LATENT CHARACTERISTIC THEREIN INTO STAPLE FIBRES, SUBSTANTIALLY HOMOGENEOUSLY BLENDING THE RESULTANT STAPLE FIBRES, SPINNING THE BLENDED STAPLE FIBRES INTO YARN, AND THEREAFTER DEVELOPING THE LATENT SHRINKAGE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SPUN YARN TO CAUSE THE FIBRES THEREOF TO SHRINK IN VARYING FASHION ACCORDING TO THE LATENT SHRINKAGE CHARACTERISTICS THEREOF.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 82 words
A PROCESS OF PRODUCING TEXTILE MATERIAL WHICH COMPRISES THE STEPS OF CONTINUOUSLY PROCESSING A TOW OF MANMADE CONTINUOUS TEXTILE FILAMENTS TO IMPART THERETO A VARYING LATENT SHRINKAGE CHARACTERISTIC, SUBDIVIDING SAID CONTINUOUS FILAMENTS WITH SAID LATENT CHARACTERISTIC THEREIN INTO STAPLE FIBRES, SUBSTANTIALLY HOMOGENEOUSLY BLENDING THE RESULTANT STAPLE FIBRES, SPINNING THE BLENDED STAPLE FIBRES INTO YARN, AND THEREAFTER DEVELOPING THE LATENT SHRINKAGE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SPUN YARN TO CAUSE THE FIBRES THEREOF TO SHRINK IN VARYING FASHION ACCORDING TO THE LATENT SHRINKAGE CHARACTERISTICS THEREOF.

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-02-06 1970-08-08 1971-02-07 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-02-06 1974-08-08 1975-02-07 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-02-06 1978-08-08 1979-02-07 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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