Patents by Inventor Amy Katherine Bowlin

Amy Katherine Bowlin 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).

  • Patent number: 6033608
    Abstract: A process for the production of a foam rubber tree bark-configured article having a manmade textile backing is provided. The inventive process involves the vulcanization of NBR or SBR including a chemical blowing agent, and optionally including EPDM as an ozone-resistance agent, over a silicon-base mold which is a negative relief mold of at least a portion of tree bark, and with a backing adhered to, and not easily removed from, the unmolded side of the rubber. Such a backing is either 100% polyester or 100% nylon, which provides an excellent, long-lasting, durable, easily colored, fast-drying article for use in outdoor camouflage applications. The article itself, as well as clothing, footwear, and shelter articles incorporating the inventive product, are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2000
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Bennie H. Reynolds, Riley Samuel Whitt, Jr., Robert C. Kerr, Amy Katherine Bowlin