Patents by Inventor Mark T. Mapes

Mark T. Mapes 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: 8496088
    Abstract: An acoustic composite containing at least a first acoustically coupled non-woven composite and a second acoustically coupled non-woven composite, each acoustically coupled non-woven composite containing a non-woven layer and a facing layer. The non-woven layer contains a plurality of binder fibers and a plurality of bulking fibers and has a binder zone and a bulking zone. The facing layer of the second acoustically coupled non-woven composite is adjacent the second surface of the non-woven layer of the first acoustically coupled non-woven composite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Dale S. Kitchen, Pradipkumar Bahukudumbi, Gregory Thompson, Mark T. Mapes
  • Publication number: 20130112499
    Abstract: An acoustic composite containing at least a first acoustically coupled non-woven composite and a second acoustically coupled non-woven composite, each acoustically coupled non-woven composite containing a non-woven layer and a facing layer. The non-woven layer contains a plurality of binder fibers and a plurality of bulking fibers and has a binder zone and a bulking zone. The facing layer of the second acoustically coupled non-woven composite is adjacent the second surface of the non-woven layer of the first acoustically coupled non-woven composite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Inventors: Dale S. Kitchen, Pradipkumar Bahukudumbi, Gregory Thompson, Mark T. Mapes