Patents by Inventor J. Gary Gradinger

J. Gary Gradinger has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Mop yarns made by fiber bonding process
    Patent number: 4644741
    Abstract: A certain process and exemplary machinery for making yarn which is particularly useful for producing mops and mats utilizes yarn generally of a mixture of cotton and certain synthetic fibers and subjects the yarn to heat and pressure. The heat melts the surface of the synthetic fibers and pressure urges the cotton fibers into engagement with the synthetic fibers. Upon cooling, the cotton fibers are mechanically bonded to the synthetic fibers and provide a mop yarn which is fluid absorbant, durable and resistant to scrubbing abrasion and maintains integrity for repeated use and washings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1984
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1987
    Assignee: Golden Star, Inc.
    Inventors: J. Gary Gradinger, Robert W. Quearry, Robert D. Chalfant, Charles G. Wilson
  • Apparatus for making mops
    Patent number: 4626035
    Abstract: A certain process and exemplary machinery for making yarn which is particularly useful for producing mops and mats utilizes yarn generally of a mixture of cotton and certain synthetic fibers and subjects the yarn to heat and pressure. The heat melts the surface of the synthetic fibers and pressure urges the cotton fibers into engagement with the synthetic fibers. Upon cooling, the cotton fibers are mechanically bonded to the synthetic fibers and provide a mop yarn which is fluid absorbant, durable and resistant to scrubbing abrasion and maintains integrity for repeated use and washings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1986
    Assignee: Golden Star, Inc.
    Inventors: J. Gary Gradinger, Robert W. Quearry, Robert D. Chalfant, Charles G. Wilson