Patents by Inventor Jim Porterfield

Jim Porterfield 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).

  • Needled nonwoven textile composite
    Patent number: 7491438
    Abstract: A layered textile composite product is disclosed which may include a nonwoven needled layer. The nonwoven needled layer is comprised of mechanically interlocked staple fibers which are needled together on a needle punch machine and then bonded with an adhesive layer to a polymeric or polyolefin film layer. The overall layered textile product may be used in several different applications, including for example in automobiles for seating, load floor, trunk linings, floor carpeting, door panel trim, and other interior trim applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Roy Phillip Demott, Tim Meade, Jim Porterfield
  • Needled nonwoven textile composite
    Publication number: 20050008813
    Abstract: A layered textile composite product is disclosed which may include a nonwoven needled layer. The nonwoven needled layer is comprised of mechanically interlocked staple fibers which are needled together on a needle punch machine and then bonded with an adhesive layer to a polymeric or polyolefin film layer. The overall layered textile product may be used in several different applications, including for example in automobiles for seating, load floor, trunk linings, floor carpeting, door panel trim, and other interior trim applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2003
    Publication date: January 13, 2005
    Inventors: Roy Demott, Tim Meade, Jim Porterfield