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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 02, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Manfred Katz, Wilmington, DE (US);
Assignee:
Optimer, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D03D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
442184 ; 442191 ; 442306 ; 442310 ; 57256 ; 57244 ; 1394 / ; 66171 ; 66202 ;
Abstract
Yarns consisting essentially of about 85 to 90 weight % hydrophobic fiber and about 10 to 15 weight % hydrophilic fiber can be made into fabrics that exhibit a combination of properties that make them strongly preferred by wearers, as compared even to fabrics made from yarns containing only 5% more, or 5% less, of the hydrophilic fiber. More particularly, these novel yarns yield fabrics capable of quickly absorbing perspiration from a wearer's skin and yet capable of quickly releasing that moisture, resulting in surprising levels of wearer comfort and wearer preference.