Patents by Inventor Prentice Lee Huffines

Prentice Lee Huffines 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).

  • Liquid impermeable barrier
    Publication number: 20040071927
    Abstract: A carpet underlay comprising a composite of a fibrous substrate and a film affixed to said substrate which is impermeable to liquids and permeable to moisture vapor is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventors: Peter Michael Murphy, James Thomas Summers, Prentice Lee Huffines
  • Composite sheet material
    Publication number: 20020106959
    Abstract: A moisture vapor permeable, substantially liquid impermeable composite sheet material comprising a moisture vapor permeable monolithic polymeric film having a first side and a second side, a first nonwoven layer comprising a moisture vapor permeable powder-bonded nonwoven layer, said powder-bonded layer comprising a nonwoven web of fibers, wherein greater than 95 weight percent of the fibers in the nonwoven web are compatible with said polymeric film, said first nonwoven layer being adhered to the first side of the polymeric film by extrusion of said film onto said first nonwoven layer, and an optional second moisture vapor permeable nonwoven layer adhered to the second side of the film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2001
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Inventors: Prentice Lee Huffines, Hyun Sung Lim, Oscar L. Martin, Hageun Suh