US Patent Issued to Burlington Industries on Aug. 25 for "Garment treatment and method of application thereof" (North Carolina, South Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,716,170, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to Burlington Industries LLC (Charlotte, N.C.).

"Garment treatment and method of application thereof" was invented by Kiarash Arangdad (Cary, N.C.), Jacques A. Cantin (Greenville, S.C.), Guy Connors Lucas (Charlotte, N.C.) and William J. DiIanni (Kernersville, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Protective garments are disclosed having fabric treated with a water resistant treatment. The water resistant treatment includes a combination of a water resistant concentrate and a solvent. In accordance with the present disclosure, the water resistant treatment is substantially free of fluorocarbon chemi...