Patents by Inventor Jerry W. Owens, Jr.

Jerry W. Owens, Jr. 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).

  • Interior treatments and furniture of fibrous felt construction
    Patent number: 7111342
    Abstract: Interior design structures and lightweight furniture formed from a felted fibrous material such as needle punched felt as the material of construction in replacement for wood. The felted fibrous material is adapted to provide adequate strength to permit construction of three dimensional structures by use of standard joining techniques such as screws, nails, glue and the like. At the same time, the nature of the felted fibrous material affords the opportunity to bend and shape the material thereby allowing additional freedom in construction and use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Assignee: The Felters Group
    Inventors: Jerry W. Owens, Jr., Joseph C. Moon, Susan K. Crow
  • Dryer drum bearing assembly
    Patent number: 6675496
    Abstract: A bearing for supporting the drum of a clothes dryer which includes an interior structural layer of high coherency felted fibrous material and an exterior surface covering for contact with the dryer drum formed of fibrous material including a wool constituent. The felted interior provides support and noise damping character while the exterior surface covering provides friction reduction and enhanced flame retardancy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: The Felters Company
    Inventors: Joseph Moon, John J. Burns, Jerry W. Owens, Jr.