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US 7,862,865 B2Granted
Ultraviolet-resistant fabrics and methods for making them
AssigneeSouthern Mills, Inc.
InventorsRembert Joseph Truesdale, III, Phillip H. Riggins
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention can provide a protective fabric includes a plurality of inherently flame resistant fibers, and at least one ultraviolet-resistant additive incorporated into the inherently flame resistant fibers through a dye process using a carrier, wherein the ultraviolet-resistant additive significantly increases at least one of the strength retention and the colorfastness of the fabric when exposed to ultraviolet radiation.
Claims17
A method, comprising:
- first solubilizing an ultraviolet-resistant additive in a carrier to form a mixture;
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- thereafter immersing a fabric comprising a plurality of inherently flame resistant fibers in a bath comprising the mixture to cause the ultraviolet-resistant additive to be incorporated within the inherently flame resistant fibers;
- wherein incorporation of the ultraviolet-resistant additive within the inherently flame resistant fibers significantly increases at least one of the strength retention and the colorfastness of the fabric when exposed to ultraviolet radiation.
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