Sanford Lockwood Cluett

Sanford Lockwood Cluett
BornJune 6, 1874
Troy, New York
DiedMay 17, 1968 (age 93)
Palm Beach, Florida
NationalityAmerican
Alma materRensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Occupation(s)inventor, businessman
Employer(s)Cluett, Peabody & Co.
Walter A. Wood Company
OrganizationNew York National Guard
Known forInventing Sanforization,
Clupak paper, and
bubble sextant

Sanford Lockwood Cluett (June 6, 1874 – May 17, 1968) was an American engineer, inventor, and businessman who invented Sanforization (1928), a process to pre-shrink woven fabrics, and Clupak paper (1957) used for stretchable shopping bags and wrapping paper. Cluett held about 200 patents covering a variety of techniques.[1][2] Cluett was vice president and a director of Cluett, Peabody and Company, Inc. of Troy, New York. During 1904–1917, Cluett had served in the New York National Guard, reaching the rank of major.[3]

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