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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
May. 15, 2015
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventor:
Patrick Williams, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D01F 8/00 (2006.01); A41D 13/002 (2006.01); D01F 8/14 (2006.01); D01D 5/253 (2006.01); D01D 5/24 (2006.01); A41D 31/14 (2019.01); A41D 31/12 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A41D 13/002 (2013.01); A41D 31/12 (2019.02); A41D 31/14 (2019.02); D01D 5/24 (2013.01); D01D 5/253 (2013.01); D01F 8/00 (2013.01); D01F 8/14 (2013.01); Y10T 428/2929 (2015.01); Y10T 428/2931 (2015.01); Y10T 442/3122 (2015.04); Y10T 442/3146 (2015.04); Y10T 442/444 (2015.04);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a dynamic fiber/yarn capable of changing in response to external stimuli. The fiber/yarn in accordance with the present invention undergoes a radial symmetric change. The fiber/yarn in accordance with the present invention may be heat sensitive, moisture sensitive, magnetic field sensitive, electromagnetic field sensitive, etc.