Patents by Inventor Dwayne Martin Gould

Dwayne Martin Gould 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).

  • Computerized pattern texturing
    Patent number: 7356453
    Abstract: A system and method for merging carpet design image patterns in order to create a custom-designed patterned carpet image. A customized carpet image is defined by identifying a plurality of carpet design fields within a carpet and selecting a distinct design pattern from a plurality of selection options for each identified carpet design field in order to define a customized design field pattern. The customized design field pattern comprises the selected design pattern. Merging the customized design field patterns together defines an image of a custom-designed carpet. Further, a strike-off of the image of the custom-designed carpet image can be produced from the system and method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: Columbia Insurance Company
    Inventor: Dwayne Martin Gould
  • Computerized pattern texturing
    Publication number: 20030091214
    Abstract: A system and method for merging carpet design image patterns in order to create a custom-designed patterned carpet image. A customized carpet image is defined by identifying a plurality of carpet design fields within a carpet and selecting a distinct design pattern from a plurality of selection options for each identified carpet design field in order to define a customized design field pattern. The customized design field pattern comprises the selected design pattern. Merging the customized design field patterns together defines an image of a custom-designed carpet. Further, a strike-off of the image of the custom-designed carpet image can be produced from the system and method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2002
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Inventor: Dwayne Martin Gould