Patents by Inventor Jacquelyn S. Hicks

Jacquelyn S. Hicks 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).

  • Molded carpet assembly with sound deadening foam backing
    Patent number: 4579764
    Abstract: A molded foam-backed carpet assembly is provided which is suitable for use in automobiles and which includes a carpet layer, a moldable thermoplastic polymer layer and a sound deadening foam cushion bonded to the thermoplastic polymer layer. The physical properties of the foam are controlled to provide enhanced vibration damping and sound deadening in the carpet assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 1, 1986
    Assignee: Collins & Aikman Corporation
    Inventors: Clarence A. Peoples, Jr., Jacquelyn S. Hicks, Vernon C. Smith
  • Molded foam-backed carpet assembly and method of producing same
    Patent number: 4529639
    Abstract: A molded foam-backed carpet assembly is provided which is suitable for use in automobiles and which includes a carpet layer, a moldable thermoplastic polymer layer and one or more foam pads fusibly bonded to the thermoplastic polymer layer and extending over less than the entire surface of the thermoplastic polymer layer to provide desired cushioning and sound and thermal insulation only in preselected areas of the carpet where needed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1984
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1985
    Assignee: Collins & Aikman Corporation
    Inventors: Clarence A. Peoples, Jr., Jacquelyn S. Hicks, Vernon C. Smith