Patents by Inventor Alvin Fortner

Alvin Fortner 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).

  • Methods of forming an artificial leather substrate from leather waste and products therefrom
    Patent number: 9822481
    Abstract: Methods of making an artificial leather substrate from leather waste (e.g., shavings, such as wet blue, and/or pulverized trim scrap) and products formed using the artificial leather substrate are disclosed. In one example, the artificial leather substrate comprises a composite web comprising leather waste mixed with a lightweight web, a lightweight web atop the composite web, and another lightweight web atop the first lightweight web. A method of making the artificial leather substrate includes the steps of mixing one or more fiber components, leather shavings, and/or pulverized leather trim scrap to form the composite web; needle punching the composite web; and bonding the composite web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: North Carolina State University
    Inventors: Behnam Pourdeyhimi, Angelo Corino, John Fry, Alvin Fortner, Ben Lambert
  • METHODS OF FORMING AN ARTIFICIAL LEATHER SUBSTRATE FROM LEATHER WASTE AND PRODUCTS THEREFROM
    Publication number: 20150292148
    Abstract: Methods of making an artificial leather substrate from leather waste (e.g., shavings, such as wet blue, and/or pulverized trim scrap) and products formed using the artificial leather substrate are disclosed. In one example, the artificial leather substrate comprises a composite web comprising leather waste mixed with a lightweight web, a lightweight web atop the composite web, and another lightweight web atop the first lightweight web. A method of making the artificial leather substrate includes the steps of mixing one or more fiber components, leather shavings, and/or pulverized leather trim scrap to form the composite web; needle punching the composite web; and bonding the composite web.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Behnam Pourdeyhimi, Angelo Corino, John Fry, Alvin Fortner, Ben Lambert