Patents by Inventor Misty Dawn Dittman

Misty Dawn Dittman 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).

  • Installation method for carpet underlays
    Patent number: 6253526
    Abstract: A process for installing a carpet underlay resistant to water requires placing a padding over a floor, mechanically securing the padding to the floor and placing an underlay over the padding. The underlay is formed of a water resistant fabric or water resistant film. The fabric being treated with a water repellent finish. The resulting fabric or film being resistant to water such that 20 ml of water poured on a sample of the underlay from a height of 6 cm results in no wet spot after 10 minutes, or results in a wet spot having a maximum diameter of 2.54 cm, on a paper towel located directly beneath the location on the underlay on which the water has been poured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Assignee: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Peter Michael Murphy, Joyce Monson Materniak, Anne Dowdell Cathey, Misty Dawn Dittman