Patents by Inventor Charlie Thompson

Charlie Thompson 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).

  • NITRATE AMINO ACID CHELATES
    Publication number: 20090182044
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods and compositions which include nitrate amino acid chelates that can increase the metabolic activity or metal concentration in animals and that can increase metabolic activity and nitrogen content in plants. In one embodiment, a nitrate-complexed amino acid composition can comprise a metal, an amino acid ligand, and a nitrate, wherein the amino acid ligand is chelated to the metal forming an amino acid chelate and the nitrate is complexed to the amino acid chelate. In another embodiment, a nitrate-chelated amino acid composition can comprise a metal, an amino acid ligand, and a nitrate, wherein the amino acid ligand and the nitrate are chelated to the metal forming a nitrate-chelated amino acid chelate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2009
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Inventors: H. DeWayne Ashmed, Charlie Thompson
  • System and method of producing multi-colored carpets
    Patent number: 7333877
    Abstract: A system and method for producing multi-colored carpets using a tufting machine. The present invention features a system and method for: providing a multi-colored pattern which is analyzed for validity with reference to a particular tufting machine; collecting parameters concerning a particular tufting machine; determining the colors of yarn to load with each needle of the particular tufting machine; and generating a report including a palette of colors used within the pattern, a chart indicating which color of yarns are used within each needle position, and a summary of the number of yarn cones needed to create a carpet of a predetermined size with the particular tufting machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: Mohawk Carpet Corp.
    Inventors: Paul M. Dabrowa, Charlie Thompson, Dina Poindexter, Katrina Kuhels, Ashlee Swift
  • System and method of producing multi-colored carpets
    Patent number: 7130711
    Abstract: A system and method for producing multi-colored carpets using a tufting machine. The present invention features a system and method for: providing a multi-colored pattern which is analyzed for validity with reference to a particular tufting machine; collecting parameters concerning a particular tufting machine; determining the colors of yarn to load with each needle of the particular tufting machine; and generating a report including a palette of colors used within the pattern, a chart indicating which color of yarns are used within each needle position, and a summary of the number of yarn cones needed to create a carpet of a predetermined size with the particular tufting machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: Mohawk Carpet Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Dabrowa, Charlie Thompson, Dina Poindexter, Katrina Kuhels, Ashlee Swift
  • System and method of producing multi-colored carpets
    Publication number: 20060149409
    Abstract: A system and method for producing multi-colored carpets using a tufting machine. The present invention features a system and method for: providing a multi-colored pattern which is analyzed for validity with reference to a particular tufting machine; collecting parameters concerning a particular tufting machine; determining the colors of yarn to load with each needle of the particular tufting machine; and generating a report including a palette of colors used within the pattern, a chart indicating which color of yarns are used within each needle position, and a summary of the number of yarn cones needed to create a carpet of a predetermined size with the particular tufting machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2006
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Applicant: Mohawk Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Dabrowa, Charlie Thompson, Dina Poindexter, Katrina Kuhels, Ashlee Swift
  • System and method of producing multi-colored carpets
    Publication number: 20050188905
    Abstract: A system and method for producing multi-colored carpets using a tufting machine. The present invention features a system and method for: providing a multi-colored pattern which is analyzed for validity with reference to a particular tufting machine; collecting parameters concerning a particular tufting machine; determining the colors of yarn to load with each needle of the particular tufting machine; and generating a report including a palette of colors used within the pattern, a chart indicating which color of yarns are used within each needle position, and a summary of the number of yarn cones needed to create a carpet of a predetermined size with the particular tufting machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Inventors: Paul Dabrowa, Charlie Thompson, Dina Poindexter, Katrina Kuhels, Ashlee Swift