Patents by Inventor Cody Godfrey

Cody Godfrey 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).

  • System and method for forming artificial/synthetic sports turf fabrics
    Patent number: 7946233
    Abstract: A system and method for forming synthetic/artificial grass or turf products in which a series of tufts of artificial/synthetic grass filaments or yarns are formed in a backing material. The system generally will include spaced rows of needles mounted along a tufting zone and which are reciprocated through the backing to different penetration depths. A series of loopers and a series of hooks will be aligned with and will engage the needles in order to form cut and loop pile tufts of yarns having varying lengths in the backing material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Card-Monroe Corp.
    Inventors: Wilton Hall, Cody Godfrey, Marshall Allen Neely
  • System and Method for Forming Artificial/Synthetic Sports Turf Fabrics
    Publication number: 20090050037
    Abstract: A system and method for forming synthetic/artificial grass or turf products in which a series of tufts of artificial/synthetic grass filaments or yarns are formed in a backing material. The system generally will include spaced rows of needles mounted along a tufting zone and which are reciprocated through the backing to different penetration depths. A series of loopers and a series of hooks will be aligned with and will engage the needles in order to form cut and loop pile tufts of yarns having varying lengths in the backing material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2008
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: Card-Monroe Corp.
    Inventors: Wilton Hall, Cody Godfrey, Marshal Allen Neely