US Patent Issued to Burlington Industries on July 7 for "Fluid resistant treatment and garments treated therewith" (North Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,674,276, issued on July 7, was assigned to Burlington Industries LLC (Charlotte, N.C.).

"Fluid resistant treatment and garments treated therewith" was invented by Kiarash Arangdad (Cary, N.C.) and William J. Dilanni (Kernersville, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one aspect, fabric materials are disclosed that have been treated with a fluid resistant treatment containing a water resistant composition and an oil resistant composition. The fluid resistant treatment may be substantially fluorocarbon free. Fire service garments can be made from the fabric materials that provide resistance to water and/or oil."

The patent was filed on A...