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Lorica International receives fourth patent for DYSP manufacturing process

The new patent for its Direct Yarn Spinning Process brings Lorica's total worldwide patent portfolio to four.

16th January 2015

Innovation in Textiles
 |  San Diego, CA

Clothing/​Footwear, Transport/​Aerospace, Protective

Lorica International, a developer of innovative materials and manufacturing methods for technical textiles and yarns, has been granted US patent 8,850,794 for its Direct Yarn Spinning Process (DYSP), a disruptive technology that enables the production of 100% Oxidized Polyacrylonitrile Fiber (OPF) yarn, according to the manufacturer.

This new patent complements other issued patents surrounding the company's DYSP technology and OPF yarn, covering input products for yarn machines to draft and spin the yarn, processes used in factories for manufacturing the yarn, and the final yarn product.

Patent portfolio

The new patent brings Lorica's total worldwide patent portfolio to four issued US patents, two issued international patents (Japan and Taiwan), and additional pending patent applications that expand the scope of protection for the machine and processes.

“We are pleased to receive our fourth patent, which significantly adds to our competitive position in the marketplace,” commented Mark Zwerenz, CEO of Lorica International.

“Building a strong intellectual property portfolio is essential to our success as we execute upon our strategic growth initiatives. Other key milestones, such as the introduction of new fabrics and yarns, as well as additional market certifications, will help us prepare for our first commercial product sales in early 2015.”

Target markets

Lorica's DYSP technology is said to enable the production of 100% OPF yarn, which can be consistently manufactured into fabrics as easily as cotton, the company reports.

The fabric is designed to be comfortable, non-conductive and inherently flash and arc-fire resistant. According to the company, its patented, disruptive technology results in the world's only comfortably wearable fabric made exclusively from an inherently protective material that does not burn, melt or ignite when exposed to flame or electrical arc.

Lorica's fabrics will initially target markets like industrial protective clothing, military, law enforcement, fire fighting and transport, which, according to Transparency Market Research, will see global sales of fire-resistant (FR) fabrics worth around US 3.3 billion in 2014, and growing to US 5 billion by 2020.

www.loricausa.com

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