US 11,889,893 B2
Reflective textile
Gavin Engel, Somerville, MA (US)
Assigned to Converse Inc., Boston, MA (US)
Filed by Converse Inc., Boston, MA (US)
Filed on Dec. 5, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/074,971.
Application 18/074,971 is a division of application No. 16/409,497, filed on May 10, 2019, granted, now 11,564,448.
Prior Publication US 2023/0104374 A1, Apr. 6, 2023
Int. Cl. A43B 23/02 (2006.01); A43B 1/14 (2006.01); D04H 1/492 (2012.01); D04H 1/498 (2012.01); D06N 3/00 (2006.01)
CPC A43B 23/0205 (2013.01) [A43B 1/14 (2013.01); A43B 23/026 (2013.01); A43B 23/0245 (2013.01); D04H 1/492 (2013.01); D04H 1/498 (2013.01); D06N 3/0011 (2013.01); D06N 2209/0876 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of manufacturing a wearable article, the method comprising:
providing an expanse of a non-woven textile having a first surface and a second surface;
coupling a reflective material onto the first surface of the non-woven textile, the reflective material having a coefficient of reflectivity in a range of 10-300 cd/lux/m2; and
integrating at least a portion of the reflective material that was coupled onto the first surface below the first surface of the non-woven textile,
wherein the non-woven textile includes a thickness extending from the first surface to the second surface, and wherein the at least a portion of the reflective material integrated below the first surface is integrated into the non-woven textile a distance equal to at least 25% of the thickness.