Patents Assigned to Wayn-Tex, Inc.
  • Carpet backing and methods of making and using the same
    Publication number: 20030084955
    Abstract: A woven carpet backing may include monofilament warp yarns and alternating monofilament and multifilament fill yarns. The yarns may be woven using a weave, such as a non-traditional weave, that places all of the multifilament fill yarns on the face of the fabric and all of the monofilament fill yarns on the back of the fabric. Monofilament fill yarns and multifilament fill yarns are overstuffed, thereby creating a coverage factor greater than one hundred percent. The invention results in a carpet backing with the appearance of a primary carpet backing on one side of the fabric and the appearance of a secondary carpet backing on the opposite side of the fabric. The need for a secondary carpet backing is eliminated by the woven carpet backing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2002
    Publication date: May 8, 2003
    Applicant: Wayn-Tex, Inc.
    Inventors: Kirk D. Smith, Brent Sizemore
  • Carpet backing and methods of making and using the same
    Patent number: 6435220
    Abstract: A woven carpet backing may include monofilament warp yarns and alternating monofilament and multifilament fill yarns. The yarns may be woven using a weave, such as a non-traditional weave, that places all of the multifilament fill yarns on the face of the fabric and all of the monofilament fill yarns on the back of the fabric. Monofilament fill yarns and multifilament fill yarns are overstuffed, thereby creating a coverage factor greater than one hundred percent. The invention results in a carpet backing with the appearance of a primary carpet backing on one side of the fabric and the appearance of a secondary carpet backing on the opposite side of the fabric. The need for a secondary carpet backing is eliminated by the woven carpet backing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignees: Wayn-Tex, Inc, Mohawk Carpet Corp.
    Inventors: Kirk D. Smith, Brent Sizemore
  • Carpet backing components and methods of making and using the same
    Patent number: 6280818
    Abstract: A carpet backing, such as a primary carpet backing is a composite material comprising a woven fabric mechanically coupled to a bonded non-woven fabric. The woven fabric component may include monofilament warp yarns and monofilament fill yarns. The yarns may be woven using a plain weave. The bonded non-woven fabric component comprises synthetic fibers. The carpet backing combines the dimensional stability of non-woven fabric backings and the healability of woven fabric backings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Assignee: Wayn-Tex, Inc.
    Inventors: Kirk D. Smith, Gary T. Graves
  • Secondary carpet backing fabric
    Patent number: 4384018
    Abstract: An improved woven synthetic textile fabric is formed by using an entangled combination of a fibrillated slit film yarn and a multi-filament yarn as at least one of the warp and fill members. The fabric is characterized by the look and feel of a jute fabric and may be employed as a woven cloth to manufacture bags, bale wrap, wall covering, drapes and the like or, preferably, to produce secondary backing fabric for tufted carpets which exhibits enhanced adhesion characteristics as compared to prior art synthetic secondary backing materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1983
    Assignee: Wayn-Tex Inc.
    Inventors: Donald Caswell, David J. Stout