Patents by Inventor Wesley D. Christie

Wesley D. Christie 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).

  • Method and apparatus for treatment of pile fabric
    Patent number: 5491857
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for continuous treatment of webs of fabric having an upright pile comprising spraying the pile fabric with a sheet of liquid and then optionally heat-setting the fabric. The spraying of pile fibers allows the fibers to return to their preferred upright orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1996
    Assignee: Milliken Research Corporation
    Inventors: Franklin S. Love, III, Wesley D. Christie
  • Fabric patterning process and product
    Patent number: 5066535
    Abstract: A method for patterning a textile fabric in which a hydrophobic composition is uniformly applied to the surface of the fabric, and the resulting product. A high velocity water stream is used to wet areas of the fabric comprising the pattern areas. An aqueous dye is then applied uniformly to the fabric. The unfixed dye is retained by the fabric in those areas wetted by the water stream, the fabric is then treated to fix the retained dye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 19, 1991
    Assignee: Milliken Research Corporation
    Inventor: Wesley D. Christie