Patents by Inventor Katrina Kuhels

Katrina Kuhels 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).

  • System and method of producing multi-colored carpets
    Patent number: 7333877
    Abstract: A system and method for producing multi-colored carpets using a tufting machine. The present invention features a system and method for: providing a multi-colored pattern which is analyzed for validity with reference to a particular tufting machine; collecting parameters concerning a particular tufting machine; determining the colors of yarn to load with each needle of the particular tufting machine; and generating a report including a palette of colors used within the pattern, a chart indicating which color of yarns are used within each needle position, and a summary of the number of yarn cones needed to create a carpet of a predetermined size with the particular tufting machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: Mohawk Carpet Corp.
    Inventors: Paul M. Dabrowa, Charlie Thompson, Dina Poindexter, Katrina Kuhels, Ashlee Swift
  • System and method of producing multi-colored carpets
    Patent number: 7130711
    Abstract: A system and method for producing multi-colored carpets using a tufting machine. The present invention features a system and method for: providing a multi-colored pattern which is analyzed for validity with reference to a particular tufting machine; collecting parameters concerning a particular tufting machine; determining the colors of yarn to load with each needle of the particular tufting machine; and generating a report including a palette of colors used within the pattern, a chart indicating which color of yarns are used within each needle position, and a summary of the number of yarn cones needed to create a carpet of a predetermined size with the particular tufting machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: Mohawk Carpet Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Dabrowa, Charlie Thompson, Dina Poindexter, Katrina Kuhels, Ashlee Swift
  • System and method of producing multi-colored carpets
    Publication number: 20060149409
    Abstract: A system and method for producing multi-colored carpets using a tufting machine. The present invention features a system and method for: providing a multi-colored pattern which is analyzed for validity with reference to a particular tufting machine; collecting parameters concerning a particular tufting machine; determining the colors of yarn to load with each needle of the particular tufting machine; and generating a report including a palette of colors used within the pattern, a chart indicating which color of yarns are used within each needle position, and a summary of the number of yarn cones needed to create a carpet of a predetermined size with the particular tufting machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2006
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Applicant: Mohawk Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Dabrowa, Charlie Thompson, Dina Poindexter, Katrina Kuhels, Ashlee Swift
  • System and method of producing multi-colored carpets
    Publication number: 20050188905
    Abstract: A system and method for producing multi-colored carpets using a tufting machine. The present invention features a system and method for: providing a multi-colored pattern which is analyzed for validity with reference to a particular tufting machine; collecting parameters concerning a particular tufting machine; determining the colors of yarn to load with each needle of the particular tufting machine; and generating a report including a palette of colors used within the pattern, a chart indicating which color of yarns are used within each needle position, and a summary of the number of yarn cones needed to create a carpet of a predetermined size with the particular tufting machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Inventors: Paul Dabrowa, Charlie Thompson, Dina Poindexter, Katrina Kuhels, Ashlee Swift