Patents by Inventor Allen Gastinger

Allen Gastinger 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 MAKING FABRIC SAMPLES
    Publication number: 20070161307
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for preparing fabric samples is provided. The method includes applying an adhesive in the form of a web at predetermined intervals along a length of fabric, and cutting the fabric into a series of individual fabric samples such that the adhesive overlies the side edges and/or end edges of the fabric samples, preventing fraying of the edges. The apparatus includes rollers for applying the adhesive web onto the fabric and a heating device for heating and adhering the adhesive onto the fabric. The treated fabric samples may be assembled into a book or binder for use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2007
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventors: Gary Dobson, Geoffrey Hirsch, Allen Gastinger, Nick Ulmen, James Bortzfield, Jayson Owens
  • Method and apparatus for making fabric samples
    Publication number: 20050170151
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for preparing fabric samples is provided. The method includes applying an adhesive in the form of a web at predetermined intervals along a length of fabric, and cutting the fabric into a series of individual fabric samples such that the adhesive overlies the first and second side edges of the fabric samples, preventing fraying of the edges. The apparatus includes rollers for applying the adhesive web onto the fabric and a heating device for heating and adhering the adhesive onto the fabric. The treated fabric samples may be assembled into a book or binder for use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2004
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Inventors: Gary Dobson, Geoffrey Hirsch, Allen Gastinger, Nick Ulmen, James Bortzfield, Jayson Owens