US 12,480,253 B2
Infusion of formulated and treated silicone into silk fabric to create structure and decorative design
Nancy Dill Carroll, Chula Vista, CA (US)
Filed by Nancy Dill Carroll, Chula Vista, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/452,538.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/482,005, filed on Jan. 27, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0254689 A1, Aug. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. D06Q 1/08 (2006.01)
CPC D06Q 1/08 (2013.01) 1 Claim
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of making a silicone infused silk fabric scarf, the method comprising:
obtaining a silk fabric scarf comprising a front surface and a back surface;
applying silicone to the front surface of the silk fabric scarf such that the silicone soaks through the silk fabric scarf to the back surface;
applying a heat treatment to partially cure the silicone;
applying a first powder mixture comprising mica powder and rice powder to the front surface such that the first powder mixture breaks a surface tension of the silicone resulting in a front surface having a smooth satin finish;
applying a second powder mixture comprising mica powder and rice powder to the back surface such that the second powder mixture breaks a surface tension of the silicone resulting in a back surface having a smooth satin finish; and
fully curing the silicone.