Patents by Inventor A. Frank Baldwin
A. Frank Baldwin 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).
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Patent number: 10130189Abstract: A method of producing a flame resistant ticking includes laminating a flame resistant substrate to a decorative fabric, wherein the substrate is configured to release a chemical vapor that reduces the rate of propagation of a flame along the decorative fabric when the decorative fabric is exposed to flame. The substrate is laminated in direct contact with the inside surface of the decorative fabric. In some embodiments, the laminated ticking is configured to release less than 15 MJ of heat in the first ten minutes when exposed to a flame in accordance with the testing protocol set forth in 16 CFR 1633. Upholstered articles, such as mattresses, mattress foundations, and articles of furniture, may incorporate the flame resistant ticking layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2008Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: Precision Fabrics Group, Inc.Inventors: Alfred Frank Baldwin, Jr., John H. Walton, James Douglas Small, Jr., Phil Harris, Walter G. Jones, Ladson Lawrence Fraser, Jr.
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Patent number: 9980607Abstract: A multi-section skillet apparatus for providing a cooking surface for a conventional range of increased size includes two mirror image skillet sections which are removably attachable to one another. Both skillet sections include four short legs which raise the bottom of the skillet sections uniformly so that the cooking surface is level when disposed over multiple stove burners while still keeping the skillet section's close enough to the burners for the burners to can heat the skillet sections. The skillet sections are selectively connected together through the inclusion of corresponding portions of a clamp fastener on thereon. When the sides of the skillet section are pressed together, the clamp fasteners engage so as to fasten the skill sections together. The multi-section skillet apparatus can be separated back into two discrete skillet sections through the application of manual force in a separating direction sufficient to disengage the clamp fasteners.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2015Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Inventor: Frank Baldwin
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Publication number: 20150366401Abstract: A multi-section skillet apparatus for providing a cooking surface for a conventional range of increased size includes two minor image skillet sections which are removably attachable to one another. Both skillet sections include four short legs which raise the bottom of the skillet sections uniformly so that the cooking surface is level when disposed over multiple stove burners while still keeping the skillet section's close enough to the burners for the burners to can heat the skillet sections. The skillet sections are selectively connected together through the inclusion of corresponding portions of a clamp fastener on thereon. When the sides of the skillet section are pressed together, the clamp fasteners engage so as to fasten the skill sections together. The multi-section skillet apparatus can be separated back into two discrete skillet sections through the application of manual force in a separating direction sufficient to disengage the clamp fasteners.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2015Publication date: December 24, 2015Inventor: Frank Baldwin
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Patent number: 9006118Abstract: A filler cloth includes cellulosic fibers treated with a flame retardant chemistry such that the filler cloth has a char length of less than about nine inches when tested in accordance with NFPA 701, such that thermal shrinkage of the filler cloth at 400° F. is less than about 35% in any direction, and such that the filler cloth maintains flame and heat resistant integrity when impinged with a gas flame in accordance with testing protocols set forth in Technical Bulletin 603 of the State of California Department of Consumer Affairs. The filler cloth cellulosic fibers are treated with a flame retardant chemistry such that the filler cloth has a Frazier air permeability of less than about 400 cfm and a thermal resistance rating of at least about 3 when tested according to NFPA 2112.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2013Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Precision Fabrics Group, Inc.Inventors: Melanie Pierce Jones, James Douglas Small, Jr., John H. Walton, Alfred Frank Baldwin, Jr., Zareh Mikaelian, William Scott Kinlaw
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Patent number: 8513145Abstract: A filler cloth includes cellulosic fibers treated with a flame retardant chemistry such that the filler cloth has a char length of less than about nine inches when tested in accordance with NFPA 701, such that thermal shrinkage of the filler cloth at 400° F. is less than about 35% in any direction, and such that the filler cloth maintains flame and heat resistant integrity when impinged with a gas flame in accordance with testing protocols set forth in Technical Bulletin 603 of the State of California Department of Consumer Affairs. The filler cloth cellulosic fibers are treated with a flame retardant chemistry such that the filler cloth has a Frazier air permeability of less than about 400 cfm and a thermal resistance rating of at least about 3 when tested according to NFPA 2112.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2012Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: Precision Fabrics Group, Inc.Inventors: Melanie Pearce Jones, James Douglas Small, Jr., John H. Walton, Alfred Frank Baldwin, Jr., Zareh Mikaelian, William Scott Kinlaw
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Patent number: 8440582Abstract: A filler cloth includes cellulosic fibers treated with a flame retardant chemistry such that the filler cloth has a char length of less than about nine inches when tested in accordance with NFPA 701, such that thermal shrinkage of the filler cloth at 400° F. is less than about 35% in any direction, and such that the filler cloth maintains flame and heat resistant integrity when impinged with a gas flame in accordance with testing protocols set forth in Technical Bulletin 603 of the State of California Department of Consumer Affairs. The filler cloth cellulosic fibers are treated with a flame retardant chemistry such that the filler cloth has a Frazier air permeability of less than about 400 cfm and a thermal resistance rating of at least about 3 when tested according to NFPA 2112.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2012Date of Patent: May 14, 2013Assignee: Precision Fabrics Group, Inc.Inventors: Melanie Pearce Jones, James Douglas Small, Jr., John H. Walton, Alfred Frank Baldwin, Jr., Zareh Mikaelian, William Scott Kinlaw
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Patent number: 8435907Abstract: A filler cloth includes cellulosic fibers treated with a flame retardant chemistry such that the filler cloth has a char length of less than about nine inches when tested in accordance with NFPA 701, such that thermal shrinkage of the filler cloth at 400° F. is less than about 35% in any direction, and such that the filler cloth maintains flame and heat resistant integrity when impinged with a gas flame in accordance with testing protocols set forth in Technical Bulletin 603 of the State of California Department of Consumer Affairs. The filler cloth cellulosic fibers are treated with a flame retardant chemistry such that the filler cloth has a Frazier air permeability of less than about 400 cfm and a thermal resistance rating of at least about 3 when tested according to NFPA 2112.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2012Date of Patent: May 7, 2013Assignee: Precision Fabrics Group, Inc.Inventors: Melanie Pearce Jones, James Douglas Small, Jr., John H. Walton, Alfred Frank Baldwin, Jr., Zareh Mikaelian, William Scott Kinlaw
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Publication number: 20120266384Abstract: A filler cloth includes cellulosic fibers treated with a flame retardant chemistry such that the filler cloth has a char length of less than about nine inches when tested in accordance with NFPA 701, such that thermal shrinkage of the filler cloth at 400° F. is less than about 35% in any direction, and such that the filler cloth maintains flame and heat resistant integrity when impinged with a gas flame in accordance with testing protocols set forth in Technical Bulletin 603 of the State of California Department of Consumer Affairs. The filler cloth cellulosic fibers are treated with a flame retardant chemistry such that the filler cloth has a Frazier air permeability of less than about 400 cfm and a thermal resistance rating of at least about 3 when tested according to NFPA 2112.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2012Publication date: October 25, 2012Inventors: Melanie Pearce Jones, James Douglas Samll, JR., John H. Walton, Alfred Frank Baldwin, JR., Zarch Mikaelian
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Publication number: 20120266385Abstract: A filler cloth includes cellulosic fibers treated with a flame retardant chemistry such that the filler cloth has a char length of less than about nine inches when tested in accordance with NFPA 701, such that thermal shrinkage of the filler cloth at 400° F. is less than about 35% in any direction, and such that the filler cloth maintains flame and heat resistant integrity when impinged with a gas flame in accordance with testing protocols set forth in Technical Bulletin 603 of the State of California Department of Consumer Affairs. The filler cloth cellulosic fibers are treated with a flame retardant chemistry such that the filler cloth has a Frazier air permeability of less than about 400 cfm and a thermal resistance rating of at least about 3 when tested according to NFPA 2112.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2012Publication date: October 25, 2012Inventors: Melanie Pearce Jones, James Douglas Small, JR., John H. Walton, Alfred Frank Baldwin, JR., Zareh Mikaelian
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Publication number: 20120246832Abstract: A filler cloth includes cellulosic fibers treated with a flame retardant chemistry such that the filler cloth has a char length of less than about nine inches when tested in accordance with NFPA 701, such that thermal shrinkage of the filler cloth at 400° F. is less than about 35% in any direction, and such that the filler cloth maintains flame and heat resistant integrity when impinged with a gas flame in accordance with testing protocols set forth in Technical Bulletin 603 of the State of California Department of Consumer Affairs. The filler cloth cellulosic fibers are treated with a flame retardant chemistry such that the filler cloth has a Frazier air permeability of less than about 400 cfm and a thermal resistance rating of at least about 3 when tested according to NFPA 2112.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2012Publication date: October 4, 2012Inventors: Melanie Pearce Jones, James Douglas Small, JR., John H. Walton, Alfred Frank Baldwin, JR., Zareh Mikaelian
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Patent number: 8236712Abstract: A filler cloth includes cellulosic fibers treated with a flame retardant chemistry such that the filler cloth has a char length of less than about nine inches when tested in accordance with NFPA 701, such that thermal shrinkage of the filler cloth at 400° F. is less than about 35% in any direction, and such that the filler cloth maintains flame and heat resistant integrity when impinged with a gas flame in accordance with testing protocols set forth in Technical Bulletin 603 of the State of California Department of Consumer Affairs. The filler cloth cellulosic fibers are treated with a flame retardant chemistry such that the filler cloth has a Frazier air permeability of less than about 400 cfm and a thermal resistance rating of at least about 3 when tested according to NFPA 2112.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2005Date of Patent: August 7, 2012Assignee: Precision Fabrics Group, Inc.Inventors: Melanie Pearce Jones, James Douglas Small, Jr., John H. Walton, Alfred Frank Baldwin, Jr., Zareh Mikaelian
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Publication number: 20110039468Abstract: The present invention provides a laminate for protective apparel. In one embodiment, the laminate includes at least one nonwoven layer and a breathable film layer bonded to the nonwoven layer. The breathable film layer includes first and second microporous film layers and an internal monolithic (non-porous) layer positioned between the first and second microporous film layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2009Publication date: February 17, 2011Inventors: Alfred Frank Baldwin, JR., Bradley P. Finnigan, Yuhming Chen
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Publication number: 20090044341Abstract: A method of producing a flame resistant ticking includes laminating a flame resistant substrate to a decorative fabric, wherein the substrate is configured to release a chemical vapor that reduces the rate of propagation of a flame along the decorative fabric when the decorative fabric is exposed to flame. The substrate is laminated in direct contact with the inside surface of the decorative fabric. In some embodiments, the laminated ticking is configured to release less than 15 MJ of heat in the first ten minutes when exposed to a flame in accordance with the testing protocol set forth in 16 CFR 1633. Upholstered articles, such as mattresses, mattress foundations, and articles of furniture, may incorporate the flame resistant ticking layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2008Publication date: February 19, 2009Inventors: Alfred Frank Baldwin, JR., John H. Walton, James Douglas Small, JR., Phil Harris, Walter G. Jones, Ladson Lawrence Fraser, JR.
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Patent number: 7306094Abstract: An absorbent mat includes top and bottom layers of thermoplastic material with absorbent media disposed therebetween. The top and bottom layers are bonded directly together, or to the absorbent media disposed therebetween, in spaced-apart bond sites. One or more perforations are formed as a result of bonding in the top and/or bottom layers in a peripheral portion of each bond. Each perforation is in communication with the absorbent media and provides a pathway through which liquid can pass. The top and bottom layers may be monolithic thermoplastic film with an aperture formed therethrough at each respective bond by stretching the multi-layer absorbent mat. One or more perforations are formed in the peripheral portion of each bond site thereof as a result of stretching. Each perforation is in communication with the absorbent media and provides a pathway through which liquid can pass into the absorbent media.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2005Date of Patent: December 11, 2007Assignee: Precision Fabrics Group, Inc.Inventors: Alfred Frank Baldwin, Jr., Richard James Bliton, Jessica Zingelmann Brown, Kyra Darnella Dorsey
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Patent number: 7208202Abstract: A method of finishing a barrier fabric includes applying a non-aqueous solution of low surface tension solvent and fluorochemical repellent to a barrier fabric, subjecting the barrier fabric to conditions sufficient to remove the solvent from the barrier fabric, and applying an aqueous-based antistat to a surface of the barrier fabric. The low surface tension solvent substantially covers all fibers in the barrier fabric with the fluorochemical repellent. The antistat is prevented by the fluorochemical from migrating from the surface to which it is applied.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2005Date of Patent: April 24, 2007Assignee: Precision Fabrics Group, Inc.Inventors: A. Frank Baldwin, Jr., David F. Miller, Rene Kapik
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Patent number: 6966436Abstract: An absorbent mat includes top and bottom layers of thermoplastic material with absorbent media disposed therebetween. The top and bottom layers are bonded directly together, or to the absorbent media disposed therebetween, in spaced-apart bond sites. One or more perforations are formed as a result of bonding in the top and/or bottom layers in a peripheral portion of each bond. Each perforation is in communication with the absorbent media and provides a pathway through which liquid can pass. The top and bottom layers may be monolithic thermoplastic film with an aperture formed therethrough at each respective bond by stretching the multi-layer absorbent mat. One or more perforations are formed in the peripheral portion of each bond site thereof as a result of stretching. Each perforation is in communication with the absorbent media and provides a pathway through which liquid can pass into the absorbent media.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2003Date of Patent: November 22, 2005Assignee: Precision Fabrics Group, Inc.Inventors: Alfred Frank Baldwin, Jr., Richard James Bliton, Jessica Zingelmann Brown, Kyra Darnella Dorsey
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Publication number: 20040226834Abstract: An absorbent mat includes top and bottom layers of thermoplastic material with absorbent media disposed therebetween. The top and bottom layers are bonded directly together, or to the absorbent media disposed therebetween, in spaced-apart bond sites. One or more perforations are formed as a result of bonding in the top and/or bottom layers in a peripheral portion of each bond. Each perforation is in communication with the absorbent media and provides a pathway through which liquid can pass. The top and bottom layers may be monolithic thermoplastic film with an aperture formed therethrough at each respective bond by stretching the multi-layer absorbent mat. One or more perforations are formed in the peripheral portion of each bond site thereof as a result of stretching. Each perforation is in communication with the absorbent media and provides a pathway through which liquid can pass into the absorbent media.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2003Publication date: November 18, 2004Inventors: Alfred Frank Baldwin, Richard James Bliton, Jessica Zingelmann Brown, Kyra Darnella Dorsey
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Publication number: 20040121678Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid impervious and pathogen impervious laminate comprising a breathable layer comprising an antistatic agent and a fibrous layer on the breathable layer. Preferably, the fibrous layer includes a thermally activated adhesive material that is used to bond the fibrous layer and the breathable layer together.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2002Publication date: June 24, 2004Inventors: A. Frank Baldwin, Jessica Z. Brown
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Publication number: 20040072491Abstract: A loop component for use in a hook and loop fastening system, and methods of making same are provided, wherein a spunlaced fabric having a plurality of loop structures is formed by entangling a plurality of non-interbonded fibers in a fibrous web of material. The loop structures are configured to engage hooks from a hook component having a hook density between about 30 and 400 hooks per square centimeter, and have a peel strength of between about 50 grams and 2000 grams. The spunlaced fabric may include a backing layer. Between about two percent and about twenty-five percent (2%-25%) of the spunlaced fabric may be bonded to reduce fiber fuzzing and pull out that may occur when hooks are engaged and disengaged from the loop material. The spunlaced fabric may be stretched in a cross web (widthwise) direction between about 5% and about 125% of the original width to produce a fabric with greater void area for better hook engagement.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2003Publication date: April 15, 2004Inventors: Samuel Mark Gillette, James William Flippin, Walter Gomer Jones, Zareh Mikaelian, Alfred Frank Baldwin
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Publication number: 20030232170Abstract: A loop component for use in a hook and loop fastening system, and methods of making same are provided, wherein a spunlaced fabric having a plurality of loop structures is formed by entangling a plurality of non-interbonded fibers in a fibrous web of material. The loop structures are configured to engage hooks from a hook component having a hook density between about 30 and 400 hooks per square centimeter, and have a peel strength of between about 50 grams and 2000 grams. The spunlaced fabric may include a backing layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2002Publication date: December 18, 2003Inventors: Samuel Mark Gillette, James William Flippin, Walter Gomer Jones, Zareh Mikaelian, Alfred Frank Baldwin