Patents by Inventor Arthur Talley, Jr.

Arthur Talley, Jr. 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).

  • Production of nonwoven fibrous webs including fibers with varying degrees of shrinkage
    Patent number: 7504348
    Abstract: Nonwoven fibrous webs are formed including a first group and a second group of fibers, where fibers of the first group are imparted with a degree of shrinkage that differs from a degree of shrinkage imparted to fibers in the second group. During or after bonding of the web, the web may be subjected to heat treatment causing fibers in one of the groups to shrink a greater amount in comparison to fibers in the other group, resulting in nonwoven products with desired textures and other physical characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Hills, Inc.
    Inventors: John Hagewood, Arthur Talley, Jr., Arnold E. Wilkie
  • Nonwoven fabric with characteristics similar to woven and knitted fabrics
    Patent number: 7192499
    Abstract: A nonwoven fabric having characteristics resembling woven and knitted fabrics is produced by extruding a plurality of plural component fibers, where each fiber includes first and second polymer components with the first polymer component having a degree of shrinkage when subjected to heat. A nonwoven web of the extruded fibers is formed on a web forming surface and bonded. The bonded web of fibers are post-bond treated to shrink at least the first polymer component and separate at least a portion of the second polymer component from the first polymer component utilizing any combination of heat, mechanical agitation and dissolving of fiber components. The resultant nonwoven fabric has a texture, drape and feel of woven and knitted fabrics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: Hills, Inc.
    Inventor: Arthur Talley, Jr.
  • Splittable multicomponent elastomeric fibers
    Patent number: 6838402
    Abstract: Thermally divisible multicomponent fibers having at least a first component including an elastomeric polymer and at least a second component including a non-elastomeric polymer. The multicomponent fibers are useful in the manufacture of nonwoven structures, and in particular nonwoven structures used as synthetic suede and filtration media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Assignee: Fiber Innovation Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank O. Harris, Jeffrey S. Dugan, Jing-Peir Yu, Arthur Talley, Jr., Arnold Wilkie
  • Process of making microfilaments
    Patent number: 6767498
    Abstract: Thermally divisible multicomponent fibers (4) having at least a first component including an elastomeric polymer (6) and at least a second component including a non-elastomeric polymer (8). The multicomponent fibers are useful in the manufacture of nonwoven structures, and in particular nonwoven structures used as synthetic suede and filtration media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2004
    Assignees: Hills, Inc., Fiber Innovation Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Arthur Talley, Jr., Frank O. Harris, Jeffrey S. Dugan, Arnold E. Wilkie, Jing-Peir Yu
  • Carpet fiber blends
    Patent number: 4882222
    Abstract: A blend of conventional carpet fibers (e.g. nylon fibers) and high shrinkage fibers (e.g. acrylic fibers) is described. Saxony carpet made from the blend has better appearance retention characteristics than corresponding saxony carpet made from the conventional carpet fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 21, 1989
    Assignee: Monsanto Company
    Inventors: Arthur Talley, Jr., Arnold E. Wilkie
  • Saxony carpet having improved appearance retention
    Patent number: 4839211
    Abstract: Saxony carpet made from a blend of conventional carpet fibers (e.g. nylon fibers) and high shrinkage fibers (e.g. acrylic fibers) has better appearance retention characteristics than corresponding saxony carpet made from the conventional carpet fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 13, 1989
    Assignee: Monsanto Company
    Inventors: Arnold E. Wilkie, Arthur Talley, Jr.