Patents by Inventor Keith M. Blackwell

Keith M. Blackwell 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).

  • Patent number: 7193179
    Abstract: A channeled under floor heating element incorporating channeled areas for accepting heat and sensor wires. The inventive channeled under floor heating element includes an arrangement of seam structures defining channels housing substantially discrete elongate heating and sensing elements arranged in a substantially similar pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Joshua D. Horvath, Andrew D. Child, Karen M. Green, Shawn Davis, Keith M. Blackwell
  • Patent number: 7180032
    Abstract: A warming mattress and mattress pad incorporating channeled areas for accepting heat and sensor wires. The inventive mattress and mattress pad includes an arrangement of seam structures defining channels housing substantially discrete elongate heating and sensing elements arranged in a substantially similar pattern within the mattress or mattress pad interior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Andrew D. Child, Karen M. Green, Shawn Davis, Keith M. Blackwell
  • Patent number: 7038170
    Abstract: A warming blanket incorporating channeled areas for accepting heat and sensor wires. The inventive blanket includes an arrangement of seam structures defining channels housing substantially discrete elongate heating and sensing elements arranged in a substantially similar pattern within the blanket interior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Andrew D. Child, Karen M. Green, Shawn Davis, Keith M. Blackwell
  • Patent number: 6528437
    Abstract: The present invention is a durable composite consisting of a polyester knitted fabric and an extruded film that are heat laminated together without the use of additional adhesive. The open-mesh structure of the fabric, when combined with the film, results in improved sound dissipation for the composite as compared with conventional textile headliners. Because both the fabric and the film components have flame retardant constituents, the resulting composite is capable of meeting even the most stringent of flammability requirements. An optional backing layer may be added to the film layer to create a three-layer composite, which may be suited for certain applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: John M. Hepfinger, Earle Wolynes, Keith M. Blackwell