Patents by Inventor Michael Frank Culpin

Michael Frank Culpin 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).

  • Flocked fabrics and a process for making them
    Patent number: 3956553
    Abstract: A process for making an improved flocked fabric and the fabric thereby produced.The process comprises sequentially the steps of:A. forming a bonded base-web comprising thermoplastic fibres or filaments,B. applying a uniform amount of adhesive to the bonded base-web,C. applying flock fibres to the adhesively coated base web and drying the adhesive,D. applying a uniform amount of adhesive in a dilute solution and drying the adhesive.The product is characterised by encapsulation of the flock fibres in adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1973
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1976
    Assignee: Imperial Chemical Industries Limited
    Inventors: Bryan Albert Palmer, Michael Frank Culpin