# US 10,119,209 B2 · Lightweight robust thin flexible polymer coated glove > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,119,209 B2 - Document ID: US10119209B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/152,338 - Filed: 2014-01-10 - Published: 2014-05-08 - Granted: 2018-11-06 - Earliest claimed: 2007-09-04 - Assignees: Ansell Healthcare Products LLC - Applicants: Ansell Healthcare Products LLC - Inventors: Eric Thompson; Dave Narasimhan; Jeffrey C. Moreland; Hafsah binti Mohd. Ghazaly - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10119209B2 ## CPC - D04B 1/28: gloves - A41D 19/001: {Linings} - A41D 19/0065: {with a textile layer underneath} - A41D 19/0082: {Details} - D10B 2403/0112: One smooth surface, e.g. laminated or coated - D04B: KNITTING - A41D: OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES - D10B: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES ## Abstract Lightweight robust flexible gloves having an 18 gauge knitted liner and a polymeric coating disposed thereon and optionally including knitted reinforcement sections at areas of high stretch and/or movement are provided. Reinforcement sections can be formed by plaiting, using yarns of the same or lighter denier, and/or forming Jacquard or transfer stitches. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A glove, comprising: a knitted liner having a plurality of stitches comprising a yarn having a diameter that fits within at least one 18 gauge needle, the knitted liner comprising a plurality of finger components, a thumb component, and a palm component; and a polymeric coating adhered to at least a portion of the knitted liner, wherein a ratio of a thickness of the polymeric coating to a thickness of the knitted liner is approximately 0.75 to approximately 1.25. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The glove of claim 1, wherein the polymeric coating penetrates half way or more through a thickness of the knitted liner, and does not penetrate the entire thickness of the knitted liner and a skin-contacting surface of the knitted liner is approximately 75% or more free of the polymeric coating. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The glove of claim 1, wherein the liner has an uncompressed thickness of about 0.83 mm. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The glove of claim 1, wherein the knitted liner comprises the yarn having a denier of 221 or less. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The glove of claim 1, wherein the polymeric coating is selected from the group consisting of natural rubber, synthetic polyisoprene, styrene-butadiene, carboxylated or non-carboxylated acrylonitrile-butadiene, polychloroprene, polyacrylic, butyl rubber, a water-based polyester-based polyurethane, a water-based polyether-based polyurethane, or combinations thereof. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The glove of claim 1, wherein the polymeric coating is foamed or unfoamed. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The glove of claim 1, wherein an overall thickness of the liner and coating is in the range of 0.6 mm to 1.14 mm. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The glove of claim 1, wherein an overall thickness of the liner and coating is approximately of 0.7 mm to 0.9 mm. ### Claim 9 A process for making a thin lightweight flexible glove, the process comprising: knitting a glove-shaped liner using a yarn having a diameter that can fit within and be knitted using at least one 18 gauge needle, wherein the glove-shaped liner includes a plurality of finger components, a thumb component, and a palm component, forming an 18 gauge knitted liner; and adhering a polymeric coating to at least a portion of the knitted liner, wherein a ratio of a thickness of the polymeric coating to a thickness of the knitted liner is approximately 0.75 to approximately 1.25. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The process of claim 9, wherein the polymeric coating penetrates half way or more through a thickness of the knitted liner and for at least a portion of the knitter liner, the coating not penetrating the entire thickness of the knitted liner. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The process of claim 9, wherein an overall thickness of the liner and coating is in the range of 0.6 mm to 1.14 mm. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The process of claim 9, wherein the knitted liner comprises a plurality of stitches made from a first yarn having a denier of approximately 221 or less. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The process of claim 9, wherein the polymeric coating is foamed or unfoamed. ### Claim 14 A glove, comprising: a knitted liner having a plurality of stitches comprising a yarn having dimensions that enable the yarn to fit within at least one 18 gauge needle, the knitted liner comprising a plurality of finger components, a thumb component, and a palm component; and a polymeric coating adhered to the knitted liner, wherein the ratio of a thickness of the polymeric coating to a thickness of the knitted liner is approximately 0.75 to approximately 1.25, and an overall thickness of the liner and coating is in the range of 0.6 mm to 1.14 mm. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The glove of claim 14, wherein the polymeric coating is selected from the group consisting of natural rubber, synthetic polyisoprene, styrene-butadiene, carboxylated or non-carboxylated acrylonitrile-butadiene, polychloroprene, polyacrylic, butyl rubber, a water-based polyester-based polyurethane, a water-based polyether-based polyurethane, or combinations thereof. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The glove of claim 14, wherein the polymeric coating is foamed or unfoamed. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The glove of claim 14, wherein the liner has an uncompressed thickness of about 0.83 mm.