Patents by Inventor Robert S. Woosley

Robert S. Woosley 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).

  • Patent number: 5605108
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a method of tufting and molding a carpet module which is sized and shaped to fit the interior of a motor vehicle to form its floor carpeting. The method includes tufting the module in such a manner that selected areas have pile tufts arranged at a lower densities than the selected high density area. This construction provides that the selected high density area has the greater resistance to wear and the remaining areas have selected lesser resistance to wear while the entire module maintains substantially a uniform appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 25, 1997
    Assignee: JPS Automotive Products Corp.
    Inventor: Robert S. Woosley
  • Patent number: 5536551
    Abstract: A tufted pile fabric in which the pile yarns extend from a backing fabric to form the face of the fabric. The backing fabric comprises a fibrous substrate comprised of a blend of synthetic filaments having a high-melt temperature and synthetic filaments having a low-melt temperature. The pile yarns are also formed of a blend of synthetic low-melt filaments and synthetic high-melt filaments spun together. The filaments forming the pile yarn are cut into staple lengths prior to spinning. The low-melt filaments of the backing fabric and the pile yarn have the same melt temperature. The tufted pile fabric is subjected to sufficient heat during the tufting operation to cause the low-melt filaments to soften and to thermally bond the pile yarns with the backing fabric to provide a stable tufted pile fabric without a backing coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1996
    Assignee: JPS Automotive
    Inventor: Robert S. Woosley
  • Patent number: 5474829
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a molded carpet module which is sized and shaped to fit the interior of a motor vehicle to form its floor carpeting. The module is tufted with pile yarn in such a manner that selected areas have pile tufts arranged at a higher density than the remaining areas. This construction provides that the selected areas have a greater resistance to wear while the entire module maintains substantially a uniform appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 12, 1995
    Assignee: JPS Automotive Products Corp.
    Inventor: Robert S. Woosley