Patents by Inventor William M. Baggett

William M. Baggett 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).

  • Fiber blend for carpet yarns and watermarking resistant carpet formed therefrom
    Patent number: 5492758
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a fiber blend useful in the manufacture of carpet yarn used for pile in carpet construction. The blend includes, by weight based on the weight of the total blend, about 40% to about 70% normally crimped fibers, about 5% to about 50% crimpset fibers and about 4% to about 40% high shrinkage fibers having a shrinkage value of from about 15% to about 50%. Carpets including pile yarn formed from the blends of the present invention exhibit superior resistance to watermarking as well as other desirable characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1996
    Assignee: Monsanto Company
    Inventors: William M. Baggett, Patrick Byrne, Michael R. Sargent
  • Process for manufacturing nonwoven fabrics composed of crimped filaments
    Patent number: 4280860
    Abstract: An improved process for making point-bonded nonwoven fabric composed of crimped filaments is described. The process involves melt spinning a side-by-side bicomponent filament which develops crimp at precisely the right instant so as to provide a uniform, high quality nonwoven fabric having a soft hand and other desirable apparel qualities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1979
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1981
    Assignee: Monsanto Company
    Inventors: Hsiang-Sheng Shen, LeMoyne W. Plischke, William M. Baggett, Franklin T. Osborne
  • Crimped polyamide filament
    Patent number: 4271233
    Abstract: Crimped side-by-side bicomponent filaments consisting of a polyamide and CaF.sub.2 are produced in which the CaF.sub.2 is dispersed in only one of the components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1979
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1981
    Assignee: Monsanto Company
    Inventors: LeMoyne W. Plischke, William M. Baggett
  • Process for incorporating CaF.sub.2 into polyamides
    Patent number: 4176227
    Abstract: A process for incorporating CaF.sub.2 into polyamides is described. The process involves reacting a calcium salt with a fluoride salt in molten polyamide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1978
    Date of Patent: November 27, 1979
    Assignee: Monsanto Company
    Inventors: William M. Baggett, LeMoyne W. Plischke