US Patent Issued to BROOKWOOD Cos. on Dec. 23 for "Fire retardant nylon fibers and methods for making them" (American, Taiwanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,503,793, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to BROOKWOOD Cos. Inc. (New York).

"Fire retardant nylon fibers and methods for making them" was invented by Amber Marie Brookman (Westport, Conn.), David Alden Capwell (West Greenwich, R.I.) and Jen-Yee Hsu (Taipei, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided are nylon fibers having fire retardant agents dispersed therein and methods for manufacturing such fibers. The fire-retardant agents may comprise Tris(tribromophenyl) triazine and/or antimony trioxide. Fabrics made from such fibers are also provided."

The patent was filed on May 22, 2024, under Application No. 18/671,568.

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