ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,385,171, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Southern Mills Inc. (Union City, Ga.).
"Flame resistant fabrics" was invented by Robert Self (Peachtree City, Ga.) and Keith Edward Pickering (Decatur, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Flame resistant fabrics formed with fiber blends that provide the requisite flame and thermal protection but that have improved durability. In some embodiments this is accomplished with the use of fiber blends that include relatively large percentages of FR nylon fibers in combination with cellulosic and inherently flame resistant fibers."
The patent was filed on Dec. 21, 2023, under Application No. 18/391,826...