Gore-Tex is W. L. Gore & Associates's trade name for waterproof, breathable fabric membrane. It was invented in 1969. Gore-Tex blocks liquid water while...

the invention of Gore-Tex, a waterproof and breathable fabric popularly known for its use in sporting and outdoor gear. Robert Gore was born in Salt Lake...

breathable Gore-Tex fabrics. The company was founded in 1958 by Wilbert (Bill) Lee Gore and his wife Genevieve (Vieve) Walton Gore in Newark. Bill Gore had spent...

making Gore-Tex, a fabric made by W. L. Gore and Associates W. L. Gore and Associates, maker of Gore-Tex fabrics and other industrial products Gore (heraldry)...

product made with Gore-Tex laminates produced by W. L. Gore & Associates in Elkton, Maryland. The first product made with Gore-Tex fabric debuted in 1976...

L. Gore: Gore-Tex founder". The Baltimore Sun. July 31, 1986. p. 6E. Resume, Wilbert L. Gore, In the Collection of the Gore Archives, W. L. Gore & Associates...

incorporate technologies originating in civilian hiking boots, such as Gore-Tex nylon side panels, which improve ventilation and comfort. They are also...

with Gore-Tex fabric. In their first run, the 1000 jackets Sierra West sold to L.L. Bean contained delaminated Gore-Tex. This resulted in Gore-Tex needing...

Foulard Fustian Gabardine Gannex Gauze Gazar Georgette Ghalamkar Gingham Gore-Tex Grenadine Grenfell Cloth Grosgrain Habutai Halas lace Haircloth Harris...

dinosaurs to modern dinosaurs (birds). Arc'teryx is known for its waterproof Gore-Tex shell jackets, knitwear, and down parkas. Founded in 1989 as Rock Solid...

Joe Tanner of W. L. Gore & Associates. Within a couple of weeks, Marmot had sewn prototype sleeping bags using the then-new Gore-Tex fabric for field testing...

Garment on the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (in conjunction with Kevlar and Gore-Tex) and ACES pressure suit, both for fire and extreme environment (water immersion...

introduced the first hiking boots made with Gore-Tex. Once the original high production costs were cut, the use of Gore-Tex in hiking boots became the industry...

be considered F.O.D. (foreign object debris/damage) if left in layup. Gore-Tex is a brand of expanded PTFE (ePTFE), a material incorporating a fluoropolymer...

Distribution Center II. In the 1970s, Garlock infringed W. L. Gore and Associates patents and was sued by Gore in the Federal District Court of Ohio. After a "bitterly...

fleece, to compensate for fleece's lack of wind resistance. Unlike Gore's well-known Gore-Tex laminate, Windstopper is not waterproof. Many Windstopper garments...

polyester shirt/bib, liners and cotton/nylon trousers as Layer 2, and Gore-Tex outer garments as Layer 3. The parka and trousers (which have been adapted...

acetate, is put into a cup and sealed with a piece of ePTFE (Teflon/Stedfast/Gore-Tex film). The fabric to be tested is then placed over the cup with the fabric...

founded the hunting gear company Sitka in 2005. He sold the company to Gore-Tex in 2009. In 2010, he founded Kuiu, which had expected sales of $50 million...

Tipping Point. Gladwell describes the company W. L. Gore and Associates, now known for the Gore-Tex brand. By trial and error, the leadership in the company...

avoid direct contact with liquid water. This can be accomplished with Gore-Tex. Gore-Tex now has controllable pore size and can block out many liquids, including...

materials are commonly used, including waterproof-breathable fabric such as Gore-Tex. Hiking equipment "To keep feet dry, put the tops of gaiters under the...

mountainwear clothing items such as cargo pants, hiking boots, items lined with Gore-Tex, technical puffer jackets, fleeces, and other outdoor garments. Accessories...

PFAS or products that contain them; these include W. L. Gore & Associates (the maker of Gore-Tex), H&M, Patagonia, REI, and 3M. PFAS producers have paid...

Woodward Maurice "Tex" Ritter (January 12, 1905 – January 2, 1974) was a pioneer of American Country music, a popular singer and actor from the mid-1930s...

internal frame. In 1977, Berghaus became one of Europe's pioneer users of Gore-Tex® fabric, a new waterproof and breathable fabric. This was followed in 1979...

sub-parts per billion levels of PFOA in a variety of substances. In 2013, Gore-Tex eliminated the use of PFOAs in the manufacture of its weatherproof functional...

commonly used in conjunction with waterproof breathable fabrics such as Gore-Tex to prevent the outer layer of fabric from becoming saturated with water...

oilskins include such innovations as DWR-coated nylon on their low end and Gore-Tex and other proprietary waterproof membranes on the high. A Sou'wester, a...

years with the advent of more waterproof, but breathable fabrics, such as Gore-Tex, which allow some humidity to pass through the fabric while blocking most...