Patents by Inventor Durwin Glenn Dawson

Durwin Glenn Dawson 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).

  • Circular knit fabric and method
    Patent number: 7481079
    Abstract: A circular knitted fabric and a method for making such a fabric is disclosed. The fabric employs a multifilament elastomeric yarn as a ground yarn and a polyester yarn as a pile yarn. The fabric is comprised of a plurality of knitted regions arranged in a pre-defined ornamental pattern on the fabric. The fabric has at least a first non-pile region and a second region having a pile of a first height. Also, a third region provides a pile of a second height. The fabric is visibly translucent through at least the first region of the fabric, so that an object positioned on a first side of the fabric is visible from the second side of the fabric when the object is viewed through the non-pile first region of the fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Anthony Waldrop, Kimberley Kerchmar, Derek Sharp, Durwin Glenn Dawson
  • Nonwoven fabric having three-dimensional printed surface and method for producing the same
    Patent number: 6737114
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a nonwoven fabric having a three-dimensional printed surface which is achieved by screen printing the fabric with a puff pigment to create an inexpensive, textured fabric. The fabric is preferably printed with a puff pigment of constrasting color, when compared with the color of the base fabric, so that an aesthetically pleasing two-tone fabric is produced. The fabric is primarily composed of continuous multi-component fibers that are at least partially split along their length. The fabric may be manufactured into such end-use products as automotive interior fabric, apparel, drapery, cleaning cloths, upholstery, and office panels. Also encompassed within this invention is a method for producing a nonwoven fabric having a three-dimensional printed surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Durwin Glenn Dawson, Jr., Sarah Bambridge Winter
  • Nonwoven fabric having three-dimensional printed surface and method for producing the same
    Publication number: 20030198746
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a nonwoven fabric having a three-dimensional printed surface which is achieved by screen printing the fabric with a puff pigment to create an inexpensive, textured fabric. The fabric is preferably printed with a puff pigment of constrasting color, when compared with the color of the base fabric, so that an aesthetically pleasing two-tone fabric is produced. The fabric is primarily composed of continuous multi-component fibers that are at least partially split along their length. The fabric may be manufactured into such end-use products as automotive interior fabric, apparel, drapery, cleaning cloths, upholstery, and office panels. Also encompassed within this invention is a method for producing a nonwoven fabric having a three-dimensional printed surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2002
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Inventors: Durwin Glenn Dawson, Sarah Bambridge Winter