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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. 01, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2003
Applicant:
Gerald Merovitz, Dover, DE (US);
Inventor:
Gerald Merovitz, Dover, DE (US);
Assignee:
Playtex Products, Inc., Westport, CT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 1/06 (2006.01); B05D 1/14 (2006.01); B05D 1/16 (2006.01); A41D 19/00 (2006.01); A41D 19/15 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is directed to an article having at least one surface coated with electrostatically flocked material. The flock material used is one or more fibers, preferably synthetic fibers. When electrostatically flocked onto the article surface, the flock material is oriented, thus providing a silky smooth feel to the surface. The articles may include, for example, elastic articles such as rubber gloves, elastic medical drapes or wraps, elastic orthopedic supports/braces and clothing. The present invention also provides a process and apparatus for electrostatically flocking material onto an article.