Patents by Inventor Kirk E. Faulkner

Kirk E. Faulkner 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: 7398660
    Abstract: A dyeing apparatus and method for continuous dyeing of a fabric article with dye, the apparatus including: (a) a dyeing vessel for containing a high-density liquid; (b) a heating mechanism, thermally associated with the dyeing vessel, for heating a dye fixation zone within the vessel to a temperature above 70° C.; (c) a continuous transport mechanism for continuously transporting the fabric article, through a dye impregnation chamber, and through the dye fixation zone of the dyeing vessel, and (d) a dye-dispensing mechanism for delivering a dye liquor within the dye impregnation chamber, so as to impregnate with the dye, the fabric article passing through the chamber, and wherein the dyeing vessel is dimensioned and configured such that a height of the high-density liquid delivers a hydrostatic pressure of at least 0.1 bar gauge to the dye fixation zone, so as to effect fixation of the dye in the fabric article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: Zzakey Technologies Ltd
    Inventors: Itzhak Shalev, Kirk E. Faulkner
  • Patent number: 6658785
    Abstract: A lure for mounting bait fish includes a unitary weighted body having a socket for receiving the nose of the bait fish and a lower tail section having inwardly projecting hooks for penetrating the sides of the bait fish to effect a secure, properly oriented mounting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Inventors: Fulton L. Faulkner, Kirk E. Faulkner