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US 8,006,520 · App. 12/616,303 · Granted Aug 30, 2011

Sueded knitted fabrics

Assignee: HBI Branded Apparel Enterprises, LLC
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Patent No.
US 8,006,520
App. No.
12/616,303
Granted
Aug 30, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A sueded knitted fabric is provided, comprising a technical face, a technical back, and a knitted body extending between the technical face and the technical back. The technical face, technical back, and knitted body comprise sueded yarns throughout.

Claims (11)

1. A sueded knitted fabric comprising:

a technical face;

a technical back; and

a knitted body extending between the technical face and the technical back, each of a plurality of yarns forming the technical face, technical back, and knitted body and being partially sueded in a continuous path along the outer surface of the yarns to faint the sueded knitted fabric.

2. The fabric of claim 1 , wherein the sueded yarns comprising the technical face, technical back, and knitted body have substantially the same color and/or hand-feel.

3. The fabric of claim 1 , wherein the fabric is one of a weft knitted fabric and a warp knitted fabric.

4. A sueded knitted fabric formed from one or more un-sueded yarns, the sueded fabric comprising:

a technical face;

a technical back;

a knitted body extending between the technical face and the technical back; and

a plurality of loops forming the technical face, the technical back, and the knitted body, each of the plurality of loops having a partially sueded outer surface to form the sueded knitted fabric.

Assignments (5)
RELEASE OF PATENT SECURITY INTEREST RECORDED AT R/F 45029/0132 Recorded Dec 15, 2025
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
To: MAIDENFORM LLC; HBI BRANDED APPAREL ENTERPRISES, LLC
Reel/Frame 074166/0114 →
RELEASE OF PATENT SECURITY INTEREST RECORDED AT R/F 59910/0685 Recorded Dec 15, 2025
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
To: MAIDENFORM LLC; HBI BRANDED APPAREL ENTERPRISES, LLC
Reel/Frame 074165/0634 →
FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 9, 2022
From: HANESBRANDS INC.; ALTERNATIVE APPAREL, INC.; BA INTERNATIONAL, L.L.C.; CC PRODUCTS LLC; CEIBENA DEL, INC.; EVENT 1 LLC; GEARCO LLC; GFSI HOLDINGS LLC; GFSI LLC; GTM RETAIL, INC.; HANES GLOBAL HOLDINGS U.S. INC.; HANES JIBOA HOLDINGS, LLC; HANES MENSWEAR, LLC; HANESBRANDS DIRECT, LLC; HANESBRANDS EXPORT CANADA LLC; HBI BRANDED APPAREL ENTERPRISES LLC; HBI INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS U.S., INC.; HBI SOURCING, LLC; INNER SELF LLC; IT'S GREEK TO ME, INC.; KNIGHTS APPAREL, LLC; KNIGHTS HOLDCO, LLC; MAIDENFORM (BANGLADESH) LLC; MAIDENFORM (INDONESIA) LLC; MAIDENFORM BRANDS LLC; MAIDENFORM INTERNATIONAL LLC; MAIDENFORM LLC; MF RETAIL LLC; PLAYTEX DORADO, LLC; PLAYTEX INDUSTRIES, INC.; SEAMLESS TEXTILES LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 059910/0685 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 9, 2018
From: HBI BRANDED APPAREL ENTERPRISES, LLC; IT'S GREEK TO ME, INC.; MAIDENFORM LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 045029/0132 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 25, 2010
From: STARBUCK, MICHAEL
To: HBI BRANDED APPAREL ENTERPRISES, LLC
Reel/Frame 023838/0033 →
Continuity (1)
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