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Inventor

Thomas Yiu-Tai Tam

Inventor
Chesterfield, VA, US

Overview

78→
Patents
1977–2021
Patent span
Textiles
Primary field (CPC D)

Patents· 78 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

Y10Tprimary
Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification17%
D01FChemical features in the manufacture of artificial filaments, threads, fibres, bristles or ribbons10%
B29CShaping or joining of plastics7%
B32BLayered products, i.e. products built-up of strata of flat or non-flat, e.g. cellular or honeycomb, form6%
F41HArmour6%
D02GCrimping or curling fibres, filaments, threads, or yarns6%
D03DWoven fabrics5%
B29KIndexing scheme associated with subclasses b29b, b29c or b29d, relating to moulding materials or to materials for moulds, reinforcements, fillers or preformed parts, e.g. inserts5%
D01DMechanical methods or apparatus in the manufacture of artificial filaments, threads, fibres, bristles or ribbons4%
D04HMaking textile fabrics, e.g. from fibres or filamentary material4%
PatentTitleYear
11,027,501High lap shear strength, low back face signature UD composite and the process of making202110,724,162High strength small diameter fishing line202010,703,069Stab and ballistic resistant articles and the process of making202010,562,238High lap shear strength, low back face signature UD composite and the process of making202010,494,746Ballistic resistant thermoplastic sheet, process of making and its applications201910,450,676High tenacity high modulus UHMWPE fiber and the process of making201910,443,160Breathable light weight unidirectional laminates201910,259,174Multidirectional fiber-reinforced tape/film articles and the method of making the same201910,252,488Stab and ballistic resistant articles and the process of making201910,132,006UHMWPE fiber and method to produce201810,132,010UHMW PE fiber and method to produce20189,994,977Ballistic resistant thermoplastic sheet, process of making and its applications20189,909,240'UHMWPE fiber and method to produce'20189,880,080'Rigid structural and low back face signature ballistic UD/articles and method of making'20189,834,872High strength small diameter fishing line20179,821,515'High lap shear strength, low back face signature UD composite and the process of making'20179,816,211'Optimized braid construction'20179,765,447'Process of making high tenacity, high modulus UHMWPE fiber'20179,731,454'Multidirectional fiber-reinforced tape/film articles and the method of making the same'20179,718,237'Rigid structure UHMWPE UD and composite and the process of making'20179,556,537'Ultra-high strength UHMW PE fibers and products'20179,533,480'Laminates made from ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene tape'20179,387,646'Fabrics, laminates and assembles formed from ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene tape articles'20169,365,953'Ultra-high strength UHMWPE fibers and products'20169,243,355'Ballistic resistant thermoplastic sheet, process of making and its applications'20169,243,354'Stab and ballistic resistant articles'20169,222,864'Apparatus and method to measure back face signature of armor'20159,169,581'High tenacity high modulus UHMW PE fiber and the process of making'20159,168,719'Surface treated yarn and fabric with enhanced physical and adhesion properties and the process of making'20159,163,335'High performance ballistic composites and method of making'20159,023,451'Rigid structure UHMWPE UD and composite and the process of making'20159,023,452'Rigid structural and low back face signature ballistic UD/articles and method of making'20159,023,450'High lap shear strength, low back face signature UD composite and the process of making'20158,852,714'Multidirectional fiber-reinforced tape/film articles and the method of making the same'20148,658,244'Method of making colored multifilament high tenacity polyolefin yarns'20148,474,237'Colored lines and methods of making colored lines'20138,426,510'Melt spinning blends of UHMWPE and HDPE and fibers made therefrom'20138,361,366'Process for the preparation of UHMW multi-filament poly(alpha-olefin) yarns'20138,236,119'High strength ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene tape articles'20128,070,998'Process for drawing gel-spun polyethylene yarns'20118,057,897'Melt spinning blends of UHMWPE and HDPE and fibers made therefrom'20117,966,797'Method of making monofilament fishing lines of high tenacity polyolefin fibers'20117,935,283'Melt spinning blends of UHMWPE and HDPE and fibers made therefrom'2011RE042188'Security articles'20117,846,363'Process for the preparation of UHMW multi-filament poly(alpha-olefin) yarns'20107,736,561'High tenacity polyethylene yarn'20107,674,409'Process for making uniform high strength yarns and fibrous sheets'20107,638,191'High tenacity polyethylene yarn'20097,387,831'Drawn gel-spun polyethylene yarns'20087,378,147'Drawn gel-spun polyethylene yarns'20087,370,395'Heating apparatus and process for drawing polyolefin fibers'20087,357,986'Security articles'20087,344,668'Process for drawing gel-spun polyethylene yarns'20087,223,470'Drawn gel-spun polyethylene yarns'20077,122,248'Security articles'20067,115,318'Drawn gel-spun polyethylene yarns and process for drawing'20067,081,297'Drawn gel-spun polyethylene yarns and process for drawing'20067,078,099'Drawn gel-spun polyethylene yarns and process for drawing'20067,078,097'Drawn gel-spun polyethylene yarns and process for drawing'20066,979,660'Polyethylene protective yarn'20056,969,553'Drawn gel-spun polyethylene yarns and process for drawing'20056,853,742'Apparatus and method for characterizing fiber crimps'20056,796,337'Sizeless yarn, a method of making it and a method of using it'20046,794,462'High-molecular weight polymers and methods of manufacture'20046,764,764'Polyethylene protective yarn'20046,649,263'Polyester resin and industrial yarn process'20036,413,452'Method of making sizeless yarn'20026,099,963'Sizeless yarn, a method of making it and a method of using it'20006,043,840'Apparatus and method for characterizing fiber crimps'20005,958,582'Very low creep, ultra high modulus, low shrink, high tenacity polyolefin fiber having good strength retention at high temperatures and method to produce such fiber'19995,773,370'Entangled high strength yarn'19985,741,451'Method of making a high molecular weight polyolefin article'19985,579,628'Entangled high strength yarn'19965,578,374'Very low creep, ultra high modulus, low shrink, high tenacity polyolefin fiber having good strength retention at high temperatures and method to produce such fiber'19965,434,003'Entangled polyamide yarn'19955,397,627'Fabric having reduced air permeability'19955,032,338'Method to prepare high strength ultrahigh molecular weight polyolefin articles by dissolving particles and shaping the solution'19914,053,270'Apparatus for the extrusion of highly oriented polymeric materials'1977

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1977Based in Chester, VA, US· patent location history
1991–2004Patents assigned to ALLIED SIGNAL INC (12)· patent assignee history
1991–2013Based in Richmond, VA, US· patent location history
1995–2021Based in Chesterfield, VA, US· patent location history
2003–2021Patents assigned to HONEYWELL INT INC (64)· patent assignee history
2011–2015Patents assigned to TAM THOMAS YIU-TAI (10)· patent assignee history
2012–2014Based in Morristown, NJ, US· patent location history
2015Patents assigned to ARDIFF HENRY GERARD (5)· patent assignee history
2015Patents assigned to HURST DAVID A (5)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees
AssigneePatentsSpan
HONEYWELL INT INC642003–2021
ALLIED SIGNAL INC121991–2004
TAM THOMAS YIU-TAIself102011–2015
ARDIFF HENRY GERARD52015
HURST DAVID A52015
Locations
LocationPatentsSpan
Chesterfield, Virginia, US381995–2021
Richmond, Virginia, US371991–2013
Morristown, New Jersey, US22012–2014
Chester, Virginia, US11977