Patents by Inventor Murray L. Schine

Murray L. Schine 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).

  • Adhesive-free carpet tiles and methods of installing adhesive-free carpet tiles
    Patent number: 7096642
    Abstract: Cushion backed carpet tiles and carpet tile installations which can be installed without adhesives are described. The carpet tiles are manufactured according to rigid specifications in order that no corner of any of the individual tiles is 1/16? or greater off the floor due to curl, and no corner on the tile has cup of greater than 3/16?. In this way, a substantially to entirely adhesive-free carpet tile installation can be achieved, with the installation being capable of withstanding the rigors of a variety of typical types of wear, such as rolling traffic, etc., without shifting or snowplowing over adjacent tiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Kenneth B. Higgins, Murray L. Schine
  • Adhesive-free carpet tiles and methods of installing adhesive-free carpet tiles
    Publication number: 20040086683
    Abstract: Cushion backed carpet tiles and carpet tile installations which can be installed without adhesives are described. The carpet tiles are manufactured according to rigid specifications in order that no corner of any of the individual tiles is {fraction (1/16)}″ or greater off the floor due to curl, and no corner on the tile has cup of greater than {fraction (3/16)}″. In this way, a substantially to entirely adhesive-free carpet tile installation can be achieved, with the installation being capable of withstanding the rigors of a variety of typical types of wear, such as rolling traffic, etc., without shifting or snowplowing over adjacent tiles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2003
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Applicant: MILLIKEN & COMPANY
    Inventors: Kenneth B. Higgins, Murray L. Schine
  • Adhesive-free carpet tiles and methods of installing adhesive-free carpet tiles
    Publication number: 20020160144
    Abstract: Cushion backed carpet tiles and carpet tile installations which can be installed without adhesives are described. The carpet tiles are manufactured according to rigid specifications in order that no corner of any of the individual tiles is {fraction (1/16)}″ or greater off the floor due to curl, and no corner on the tile has cup of greater than {fraction (3/16)}″. In this way, a substantially to entirely adhesive-free carpet tile installation can be achieved, with the installation being capable of withstanding the rigors of a variety of typical types of wear, such as rolling traffic, etc., without shifting or snowplowing over adjacent tiles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2001
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Inventors: Kenneth B. Higgins, Murray L. Schine