Patents by Inventor Thomas Warren Tolbert

Thomas Warren Tolbert 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).

  • Textile products constructed using curable adhesive threadless sewing and processes for producing same
    Patent number: 6579403
    Abstract: Processes for constructing textile articles using curable hot melt adhesives is disclosed. In the process, a molten curable hot melt adhesive is applied to a fabric surface along a simulated sewing path and contacted to another fabric surface so that the adhesive is disposed between the fabric surfaces. The adhesive bonds the fabric surfaces so that the article can withstand subsequent fabric processing. The adhesive cures over time, causing an irreversible increase in the initial softening point of the adhesive. The resultant textile articles exhibit good seam strengths, durability and desirable aesthetics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: Springs Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Warren Tolbert, Carmen Lee Waite
  • Textile products constructed using curable adhesive threadless sewing and processes for producing same
    Publication number: 20010001300
    Abstract: Processes for constructing textile articles using curable hot melt adhesives is disclosed. In the process, a molten curable hot melt adhesive is applied to a fabric surface along a simulated sewing path and contacted to another fabric surface so that the adhesive is disposed between the fabric surfaces. The adhesive bonds the fabric surfaces so that the article can withstand subsequent fabric processing. The adhesive cures over time, causing an irreversible increase in the initial softening point of the adhesive. The resultant textile articles exhibit good seam strengths, durability and desirable aesthetics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2000
    Publication date: May 17, 2001
    Applicant: Springs Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Warren Tolbert, Carmen Lee Waite
  • Textile laminate
    Patent number: 5925581
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a textile laminate comprising a fiberfill web substrate and a face layer. The fiberfill web substrate has a plurality of first fibers at the surface of the substrate. The face layer comprises a plurality of extruded second fibers which are mechanically intertangled with the plurality of first fibers at the surface of the substrate to thereby form the textile laminate. Typically, the first fibers of the fiberfill web are polyester fiberfill fibers and the second fibers of the extruded face layer are polypropylene fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1999
    Assignee: Spring Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas Warren Tolbert
  • Method of making textile laminate
    Patent number: 5806154
    Abstract: Disclosed is a textile laminate comprising a fiberfill web substrate and a face layer. The fiberfill web substrate has a plurality of first fibers at the surface of the substrate. The face layer comprises a plurality of extruded second fibers which are mechanically intertangled with the plurality of first fibers at the surface of the substrate to thereby form the textile laminate. Typically, the first fibers of the fiberfill web are polyester fiberfill fibers and the second fibers of the extruded face layer are polypropylene fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1998
    Assignee: Springs Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas Warren Tolbert