Patents by Inventor Larry T. Mitchell, Jr.

Larry T. Mitchell, Jr. 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).

  • Patent number: 7013679
    Abstract: A cleaning cloth for household and industrial use having a plurality of rubber yarns knitted therein and secured in a lock-stitch pattern. The plurality of rubber yarns formed as an integral part of the knitted fabric extend generally parallel to each other across the fabric and are of sufficient relative diameter to form spaced-apart rib elements and the rib elements are of sufficient size so as to serve as wiper blades to provide a squeegee effect during use of the cleaning cloth to remove dirt and debris from a hard surface being cleaned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: Beech Island Knitting Company
    Inventors: Larry T. Mitchell, Jr., William Martin
  • Patent number: 6722164
    Abstract: An elastic web fabric and method for producing the same. The resulting fabric is curl-free and has bi-directional stretch of between about 50-125% stretch in the width direction and 50-200% stretch in the length direction. In the preferred embodiment, the fabric includes a center marker formed from a two-needle shift of two rubbers to provide a centering line to aid in assembly of a finished article. Also, in the preferred embodiment, the left top edge of the fabric has about six rubbers and the right top edge has about 5 rubbers to prevent curling to produce a fabric which is more easily cut and fabricated into the finished article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2004
    Assignee: Beech Island Knitting Company
    Inventors: Robert K. Ives, Larry T. Mitchell, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5765401
    Abstract: An elastic web fabric and method for producing the same. The resulting fabric is curl-free and has bi-directional stretch of between about 50-125% stretch in the width direction and 50-200% stretch in the length direction. In the preferred embodiment, the fabric includes a center marker formed from a two-needle shift of two rubbers to provide a centering line to aid in assembly of a finished article. Also, in the preferred embodiment, the left top edge of the fabric has about six rubbers and the right top edge has about 5 rubbers to prevent curling to produce a fabric which is more easily cut and fabricated into the finished article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1998
    Assignee: Beech Island Knitting Company
    Inventors: Robert K. Ives, Larry T. Mitchell, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5657648
    Abstract: An elastic web fabric and method for producing the same. The resulting fabric is curl-free and has bi-directional stretch of between about 50-125% stretch in the width direction and 50-200% stretch in the length direction. In the preferred embodiment, the fabric includes a center marker formed from a two-needle shift of two rubber yarns to provide a centering line to aid in assembly of a finished article. Also, in the preferred embodiment, the left top edge of the fabric has about six rubber yarns and the right top edge has about 5 rubber yarns to prevent curling to produce a fabric which is more easily cut and fabricated into the finished article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1997
    Assignee: Beech Island Knitting Company
    Inventors: Robert K. Ives, Larry T. Mitchell, Jr.