ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,522,961, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to PRIMALOFT INC. (Latham, N.Y.).
"Durable pilling resistant nonwoven insulation" was invented by Jon-Alan Minehardt (Clifton Park, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is batting that includes a bonded nonwoven web made from a fiber mixture containing: (a) 20 to 55 wt % of siliconized fibers having a denier of 1.5 to 10.0 and a length of 51 mm to 84 mm; (b) 10 to 45 wt % of hollow conjugate fibers having a spiral crimp, and having a denier of 1.5 to 10.0 and a length of 51 to 84 mm; (c) 10 to 45 wt % of a first population of binder fibers which are elastomeric co-polyester binder fibers h...