Patents by Inventor James Allen Sowersby

James Allen Sowersby 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).

  • Methods of processing latex, methods of making carpet, and carpets
    Patent number: 10113044
    Abstract: Methods are provided for processing a latex stream that include adding an isocyanate to a foam head that converts the latex stream to a foamed latex stream. A curing agent also may be added to the foam head. Also provided are methods of making a carpet that include disposing a foamed latex stream that includes an isocyanate onto a carpet fabric, or a support material to form a carpet backing. Carpets made by the methods herein also are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: SST Foam, LLC
    Inventor: James Allen Sowersby
  • Methods of Processing Latex, Methods of Making Carpet, and Carpets
    Publication number: 20180201748
    Abstract: Methods are provided for processing a latex stream that include adding an isocyanate to a foam head that converts the latex stream to a foamed latex stream. A curing agent also may be added to the foam head. Also provided are methods of making a carpet that include disposing a foamed latex stream that includes an isocyanate onto a carpet fabric, or a support material to form a carpet backing. Carpets made by the methods herein also are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventor: James Allen Sowersby