Alfred N Deangelis Deceased404 Winding River Ln, Simpsonville, SC 29681

6346491, Feb 12, 2002

May 28, 1999

09/321927

Alfred R. DeAngelis - Spartanburg SC
Andrew D. Child - Spartanburg SC

Milliken Company - Spartanburg SC

B32B 2704

442110, 442239, 442240, 442301, 442304, 442318, 442320

The present invention relates to an electromagnetically conductive textile fabric comprising conductive fibers arranged to provide a conductivity gradient through its thickness. The fibers may be intrinsically conductive or coated with a conducting material and the gradient can be related to variances in fiber density, fiber diameter (fineness) and fiber conductivity. The fabric can be used to eliminate or reduce electromagnetic interference (EMI) in various applications.

6497951, Dec 24, 2002

Sep 21, 2000

09/667065

Alfred R. DeAngelis - Spartanburg SC
Earle Wolynes - Spartanburg SC

Milliken Company - Spartanburg SC

D01F 600

428364, 428372, 428370, 428373

A positive variable resistive yarn having a core, a sheath, and an insulator. The sheath includes distinct electrical conductors intermixed within a thermal expansive low conductive matrix. As the temperature of the yarn increases, the resistance of the sheath increases.

6680117, Jan 20, 2004

May 7, 2003

10/431125

Alfred R. DeAngelis - Spartanburg SC
Earle Wolynes - Spartanburg SC

Milliken Company - Spartanburg SC

D01F 800

428372, 428370, 428373, 428374

A positive variable resistive yarn having a core, a sheath, and an insulator. The sheath includes distinct electrical conductors intermixed within a thermal expansive low conductive matrix. As the temperature of the yarn increases, the resistance of the sheath increases.

6716481, Apr 6, 2004

Oct 26, 2001

10/047541

Alfred R. DeAngelis - Spartanburg SC
Andrew D. Child - Spartanburg SC

Milliken Company - Spartanburg SC

B05D 512

427121, 427288

The present invention relates to a process for making an electromagnetically conductive textile, having a conductivity gradient through the thickness of the fabric, comprising the steps of (a) forming a knit, woven or nonwoven fabric characterized by (i) a variation in fiber surface area per unit of volume, through the thickness of the fabric; or (ii) a variation in susceptibility of the fibers to coating, through the thickness of the fabric; and (b) applying a conductive coating to fibers in the fabric, to create a conductivity gradient through the thickness of the fabric.

6720539, Apr 13, 2004

Apr 25, 2003

10/423212

Alfred R. DeAngelis - Spartanburg SC
Earle Wolynes - Spartanburg SC

Milliken Company - Spartenburg SC

H05B 334

219545, 428364

A textile made at least in part with conductive yarns for the purpose of generating heat from an electrical power source. The textile has conducting yarns, or âheatersâ, with conductivity and spacing tailored to the electrical source to be used and the heat to be generated. The heater yarns have a positive temperature coefficient whereby the resistance of the yarn increases with an increase in temperature and decreases with a decrease in temperature. âLeadsâ, such as conductive yarns, can be used to supply electricity to the heater yarns. A coating to the textile can electrically insulate the textile as well as provide protection to the textile during activities such as laundering or use.

6764744, Jul 20, 2004

Oct 12, 1999

09/416969

Roy Phillip DeMott - Spartanburg SC
Myra L. Cook - Spartanburg SC
Alfred R. DeAngelis - Spartanburg SC

Milliken Company - Spartanburg SC

G02B 5124

428141, 428143, 428144, 428147, 359515, 359534, 359536, 442 2, 442221, 442370, 442417

A composite fabric structure having unique visual and physical properties is described. The composite fabric includes a textile fabric layer having a visual surface and a rear surface. A layer of diffractive or retroreflective material is secured beneath the textile fabric layer, either directly or beneath a layer of substantially transparent material. The textile fabric layer is of an open or semi-transparent construction, so that light can pass through it to reach the layer of diffractive or retroreflective material and be reflected back through the layer of textile fabric, to provide a unique appearance to its visual surface. Because fabric constructions can be provided which are extremely conspicuous, they have particular utility in the formation of safety equipment and automobile components. Furthermore, the fabrics have high durability, improved hand, and in many embodiments can be stretched as well as molded.

6855421, Feb 15, 2005

May 7, 2003

10/431552

Alfred R. DeAngelis - Spartanburg SC, US
Earle Wolynes - Spartanburg SC, US

Milliken & Company - Spartanburg SC

D02G003/00

428372, 428370, 428373, 428374

A positive variable resistive yarn having a core, a sheath, and an insulator. The sheath includes distinct electrical conductors intermixed within a thermal expansive low conductive matrix. As the temperature of the yarn increases, the resistance of the sheath increases.

6979806, Dec 27, 2005

Sep 30, 2003

10/675061

Alfred R. DeAngelis - Spartanburg SC, US
David Bruce Wilson - Spartanburg SC, US

Milliken & Company - Spartanburg SC

H05B003/34

219545, 219212, 219549, 219517, 219529, 219505

A flexible body has a conductive resistance pathway which includes conductive resistance flexible strands of material connected in series between two supply bus flexible strands of material, and a temperature dependent variable resistance pathway with temperature dependent variable resistance flexible strands of material electrically connected in series by connection bus flexible strands of material.