US4861651A
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Ultraviolet blocking material and method of making same
Assignee: GOLDEN GUARD TECHNOLOGIES Ltd
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Filing: 1988-06-02
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Granted: 1989-08-29
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Expires: 2008-06-02
Abstract
Abstract An ultraviolet blocking material comprises a breathable fabric defining porosity-creating apertures and a coating on the fabric at least partially disposed in the apertures. The coating contains an effective amount of at least one UV blocker.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael A. Goldenhersh
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 22:35
CPC Classifications
D; D06; D06M; D06M13/00; D06M13/322; D06M13/325; D06M13/342; D06M13/10; D06M13/12; D06M13/127; D06N; D06N3/00; D06N3/0002; D06N3/0009; D06N3/0056; D06N3/0059; A; A41; A41D; A41D2400/00; A41D2400/26; D06M2200/00; D06M2200/25; D06N2209/00; D06N2209/12; D06N2209/121; D06N2209/123; D06N2209/16; D06N2209/1678; D06N2213/00; D06N2213/04; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/913; Y10T; Y10T442/00; Y10T442/10; Y10T442/102; Y10T442/172; Y10T442/20; Y10T442/259
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim
38 words
An ultraviolet blocking material comprising: (A) a breathable fabric defining porosity-creating apertures; and (B) a coating on said fabric at least partially disposed in said apertures, said coating containing an effective amount of at least one UV blocker.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
38 words
An ultraviolet blocking material comprising: (A) a breathable fabric defining porosity-creating apertures; and (B) a coating on said fabric at least partially disposed in said apertures, said coating containing an effective amount of at least one UV blocker.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The material of claim 1 wherein said fabric comprises a web of loosely intermeshed fibers defining interstices therebetween, said coating being at least partially disposed within said interstices.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
The material in claim 2 wherein said web comprises loosely woven threads defining said interstices therebetween.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
10 words
The material of claim 1 wherein said coating is breathable.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
12 words
The material of claim 1 wherein said coating biaxially spans said apertures.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
12 words
The material of claim 2 wherein said coating biaxially spans said interstices.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
12 words
The material of claim 1 wherein said UV blocker is p-aminobenzoic acid.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
11 words
The material of claim 1 wherein said UV blocker is oxybenzone.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
33 words
The material of claim 1 characterized by a zero percent transmittance of both UVA and UVB under a UVA irradiance of 4.5 mW/cm 2 and a UVB irradiance of 1.6 mW/cm 2 .
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
The material of claim 1 wherein said coating contains a total of about 7% of said UV blockers, on a dry weight basis.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
11 words
The material of claim 2 wherein said coating transmits visible light.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
11 words
The material of claim 1 wherein said coating blocks infrared light.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
12 words
Clothing made at least in part of the material of claim 1.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
12 words
Clothing made at least in part of the material of claim 3.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
12 words
Clothing made at least in part of the material of claim 4.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
12 words
Clothing made at least in part of the material of claim 11.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
11 words
The material of claim 1 wherein said coating transmits visible light.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
14 words
The material of claim 1 wherein said coating is breathable and transmits visible light.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
18 words
The material of claim 1 wherein said coating fully occupies a cross section of each of said apertures.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
56 words
A method of making an ultraviolet blocking material comprising the steps of: (A) providing a breathable fabric defining porosity-creating apertures; (B) applying a moist coating to the fabric to at least partially fill the apertures therewith, the coating containing an effective amount of at least one UV blocker; and (C) drying the coating on the fabric.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
56 words
A method of making an ultraviolet blocking material comprising the steps of: (A) providing a breathable fabric defining porosity-creating apertures; (B) applying a moist coating to the fabric to at least partially fill the apertures therewith, the coating containing an effective amount of at least one UV blocker; and (C) drying the coating on the fabric.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
10 words
The method of claim 20 wherein the coating is breathable.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
11 words
The method of claim 20 wherein the coating transmits visible light.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 20 wherein the ultraviolet blocking material is breathable and the moist coating applied to the breathable fabric is breathable when dried.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 20 wherein said moist coating is applied to the fabric so as to fully occupy a cross section of each of the apertures therein.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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