Patents by Inventor William P. Padgett, III

William P. Padgett, III 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).

  • Textured surface effect fabric
    Patent number: 5549064
    Abstract: Tufting apparatus includes servomotors driving front and back yarn feed rolls for feeding yarns to the needles of the front and back needle bars, respectively. Incremental servomotor control for each stitch enables a height differential between immediately adjacent stitches in excess of 3/32 inch (2.38 mm). By providing yarns of multiple colors and textures, a variety of patterns and textured surface effects are provided in the surface of the tufted pile fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1996
    Assignee: Burlington Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: William P. Padgett, III
  • Textured surface effect fabric and methods of manufacture
    Patent number: 5383415
    Abstract: Tufting apparatus includes servomotors driving front and back yarn feed rolls for feeding yarns to the needles of the front and back needle bars, respectively. Incremental servomotor control for each stitch enables a height differential between immediately adjacent stitches in excess of 3/32 inch (2.38 mm). By providing yarns of multiple colors and textures, a variety of patterns and textured surface effects are provided in the surface of the tufted pile fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 24, 1995
    Assignee: Burlington Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: William P. Padgett, III