Patents by Inventor Reginald E. Grose

Reginald E. Grose 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).

  • Non-woven fibrous composite materials and method for the preparation thereof
    Patent number: 4609431
    Abstract: Non-woven, fibrous composite materials in sheet form are disclosed which are particularly useful as dimensionally stable backings and interliners for surface covering laminates. A method of producing these sheets and laminates is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1984
    Date of Patent: September 2, 1986
    Assignee: Congoleum Corporation
    Inventors: Reginald E. Grose, Willard E. Carlson
  • Dimensionally stable backing materials for surface coverings and methods of making the same
    Patent number: 4274916
    Abstract: A surface covering comprising: one or more layers of the same or different resinous polymeric compositions; and a dimensionally stable fibrous backing material in adhering contact therewith comprising: from about 30% by weight to about 77% by weight of selected proportions of overlapping, intersecting and intermatted polypropylene fibers, glass fibers and wood pulp fibers; from about 0.2% to about 2% by weight of a stable, water-soluble, cationic, quaternary modified acrylamide polymer having a high charge density of from about 350 to about 600 or more milliequivalents/milligram of unit weight and a very high molecular weight of from about 3 million to about 8 million or more; from about 15% to about 60% by weight of a filler or loading agent; and from about 7% to about 27% by weight of a synthetic resinous polymeric binder, all percentages being based on the total weight of the dimensionally stable fibrous backing material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1979
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1981
    Assignee: Congoleum Corporation
    Inventor: Reginald E. Grose