Patents by Inventor Kimberly C. Gillis

Kimberly C. Gillis 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).

  • Textile substrates for image printing
    Patent number: 6936075
    Abstract: A textile coated with a coating having cationic and repellant properties, thereby accepting an image thereon more readily.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: Milliken
    Inventors: Kirkland W. Vogt, Kimberly C. Gillis, Daniel T. McBride, John A. Soltis, William T. Sims
  • Mat and method of manufacturing a mat
    Patent number: 6774067
    Abstract: A mat has fabric layer (4) and a rubber backing (6) bonded to the fabric layer. The fabric layer (4) includes a microknitted plush polyester fabric that is chemically treated to render it hydrophilic. The fabric layer (4) may also have a textured surface that includes raised and/or recessed surface formations (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Roy P. Demott, Kimberly C. Gillis, Ernest G. Stringer, Terence M. Hedley
  • Absorbent fabrics, products, and methods
    Patent number: 6770581
    Abstract: A warp-knitted fabric of at least three-bar construction, having multifilament synthetic pile yarns on the technical back which are raised or broken to produce a plush surface and monofilament synthetic ground yarns on the technical face. The fabric and/or yarns being hydrophilic, absorbent, wicking, launderable, cleanable, durable, colorfast, printable, dimensionally stable, anti-pathogenic, and/or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Roy P. DeMott, Kimberly C. Gillis, Ernest G. Stringer
  • Textile substrates for image printing
    Publication number: 20020132541
    Abstract: A textile coated with a coating having cationic and repellant properties, thereby accepting an image thereon more readily.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2001
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Inventors: Kirkland W. Vogt, Kimberly C. Gillis, Daniel T. McBride, John A. Soltis, William T. Sims
  • Mat and method of manufacturing a mat
    Publication number: 20010044249
    Abstract: A mat has fabric layer (4) and a rubber backing (6) bonded to the fabric layer. The fabric layer (4) includes a microknitted plush polyester fabric that is chemically treated to render it hydrophilic. The fabric layer (4) may also have a textured surface that includes raised and/or recessed surface formations (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2001
    Publication date: November 22, 2001
    Inventors: Roy P. Demott, Kimberly C. Gillis, Ernest G. Stringer, Terence M. Hedley