Patents Assigned to Shakespeare
  • Patent number: 6352772
    Abstract: Polymeric monofilaments having 3 to 12 circumferential striations exhibit excellent performance when used in woven papermaking belts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2002
    Assignee: Shakespeare
    Inventor: Robert Allen Keller
  • Patent number: 5985450
    Abstract: Polymeric monofilaments having 3 to 12 circumferential striations exhibit excellent performance when used in woven papermaking belts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: Shakespeare
    Inventor: Robert Allen Keller
  • Patent number: 5597646
    Abstract: Cable structures comprising at least three thermoplastic polymer filaments are prepared in a single extrusion process and exhibit performance characteristics comparable to cabled yarn constructions. The cables can be used in fabrics such as those used in paper manufacture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1997
    Assignee: Shakespeare
    Inventor: Robert A. Keller
  • Patent number: 5591525
    Abstract: Cable structures comprising at least three thermoplastic polymer filaments are prepared in a single extrusion process and exhibit performance characteristics comparable to cabled yarn constructions. The cables can be used in fabrics such as those used in paper manufacture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1997
    Assignee: Shakespeare
    Inventor: Robert A. Keller
  • Patent number: 5534333
    Abstract: A spiral fabric comprising a plurality of coils having loops meshed together to form channels at points of overlap between adjacent loops, locking pins positioned in the channels to join adjacent coils to form a mesh, and the improvement wherein a cable structure of at least two thermoplastic filaments is used as at least one component of the fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1996
    Assignee: Shakespeare
    Inventors: Robert A. Keller, William L. Price, III
  • Patent number: 5457968
    Abstract: A seating structure comprising a warp knit fabric attached to a frame, the fabric comprising at least one restraining cord adjacent each selvage of the fabric and elastomeric monofilament perpendicular to each restraining cord, the elastomeric monofilament being located along the full width of the fabric in the weft direction and substantially continuous from course to course, the structure being characterized by excellent long-term wear and seating comfort, particularly for automotive applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 17, 1995
    Assignees: Shakespeare, Carolina Narrow Fabrics, Brite Seating Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian W. McClintock, James H. Moreland, David B. Skinner, James V. Snipes, Jr.