Patents by Inventor Thomas L. Oakley

Thomas L. Oakley 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).

  • Tuftable and tufted fabrics
    Patent number: 6740385
    Abstract: Tuftable primary backings comprise a closed-weave, woven tape fabric to which is affixed a coherent web layer comprising staple fibers with fibers oriented in at least two directions and a plurality of the fibers being fused. The web layer is affixed to the fabric by penetration of fibers from the web into the fabric. The backings have substantial weftline straightness and stability against deformations in the machine, cross and off-axis directions. Improved tufted goods and methods for making the composites and tufted goods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: BP Corporation North America Inc.
    Inventors: Hugh Chester Gardner, Thomas Lee Baker, Stephen G. Ceisel, Richard C. Moon, Thomas L. Oakley, Mark B. Williams
  • Tuftable and tufted fabrics
    Publication number: 20020172795
    Abstract: Tuftable primary backings comprise a closed-weave, woven tape fabric to which is affixed a coherent web layer comprising staple fibers with fibers oriented in at least two directions and a plurality of the fibers being fused. The web layer is affixed to the fabric by penetration of fibers from the web into the fabric. The backings have substantial weftline straightness and stability against deformations in the machine, cross and off-axis directions. Improved tufted goods and methods for making the composites and tufted goods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2001
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Inventors: Hugh Chester Gardner, Thomas Lee Baker, Stephen G. Ceisel, Richard C. Moon, Thomas L. Oakley, Mark B. Williams
  • Antiskid fabric
    Patent number: 5942452
    Abstract: Composite fabrics particularly suited for upholstery backings and furniture decking comprise at least one layer of a needlepunched web of nonwoven staple fibers adhered to at least one layer of a substantially continuous filament nonwoven web comprising substantially randomly disposed filaments. The filaments comprise a multi-phase, thermoplastic, elastomeric olefin copolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1999
    Assignee: Amoco Corporation
    Inventors: Diego H. Daponte, Paul E. Swindell, Thomas L. Oakley, Kenneth W. Burgess, Steven M. Pruitt
  • Antiskid fabric
    Patent number: 5942451
    Abstract: Improved nonwoven fabrics comprise a web of randomly disposed, substantially continuous filaments comprising a multi-phase, thermoplastic, elastomeric olefin copolymer. The webs exhibit improved friction and/or softness and hand properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1999
    Assignee: BP Amoco Corporation
    Inventors: Diego H. Daponte, Paul E. Swindell, Thomas L. Oakley, Kenneth W. Burgess