Patents Examined by Naney A. B. Swisher
  • Decorative surface covering with geometric patterns and colored particles
    Patent number: 4816318
    Abstract: A surface covering product is disclosed which comprises a substrate material, a granular material layer and discrete elements pressed into the granular material. The granular material appears as colored particles of material in the area around the discrete elements and are partially visable through the discrete elements because of their positioning below the discrete elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 28, 1989
    Assignee: Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: William C. Dorsey, Ann M. Wertz
  • Chewable capsules
    Patent number: 4755389
    Abstract: A hard gelatin capsule is filled with a chewable composition containing an ingredient for buccal absorption or having buccal activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1986
    Date of Patent: July 5, 1988
    Assignee: Lilly Industries Limited
    Inventors: Brian E. Jones, Paula M. Knight, Mark A. Walker