Particular Shape Or Structure Of Pile Patents (Class 428/92)
-
Patent number: 7754308Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a vulcanised thermoplastic elastomer or styrene-ethylene-butadiene-styrene polymer (SEBS) as infill material in artificial turf systems. Artificial turf has achieved growing popularity in recent years, particularly for football fields. The vulcanised thermoplastic elastomer comprises a polyolefin and a rubber wherein the rubber is dynamically vulcanised by the use of a curing agent. The polyolefin is chosen from polyethylene or polypropylene and the rubber is chosen from EPDM or EPM. The rubber is dynamically vulcanised by a curing agent chosen from sulfur, sulfurous compounds, metal oxides, maleimides, phenol resins, silanes or peroxides.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2004Date of Patent: July 13, 2010Assignee: So.F.Ter S.p.A.Inventors: Michael Henri Koch, Martinus Maaren Van
-
Publication number: 20100159186Abstract: In a first aspect the invention is a solid core fibrillation-resistant, synthetic polymeric filament having three substantially equal length convex sides. The sides through substantially rounded tips centered by a distance “a” from the axis of the filament. Each rounded tip has a radius substantially equal to a length “b”. Each tip lies on a circumscribed circle having a radius substantially equal to a length (a+b) and the midpoint of each side lies on an inscribed circle having a radius substantially equal to a length “c”. The filament has a denier-per-filament in the range 10<“dpf”<35; the distance “a” lies in the range 0.00025 inches (6 micrometers)<“a”<0.004 inches (102 micrometers); the distance “b” lies in the range from 0.00008 inches (2 micrometers)<“b”<0.001 inches (24 micrometers); the distance “c” lies in the range from 0.0003 inches (8 micrometers)<“c”<0.0025 inches (64 micrometers); and the modification ratio (“MR”) lies in the range from about 1.1<“MR”<about 2.0.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2009Publication date: June 24, 2010Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANYInventors: HARRY VAUGHN SAMUELSON, Kalika Ranjan Samant, Jing-Chung Chang
-
Publication number: 20100136281Abstract: A dry adhesive and a method of forming a dry adhesive. The method includes forming an opening through an etch layer and to a barrier layer, expanding the opening in the etch layer at the barrier layer, filling the opening with a material, removing the barrier layer from the material in the opening, and removing the etch layer from the material in the opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2007Publication date: June 3, 2010Applicant: Carnegie Mellon UniversityInventors: Metin Sitti, Seok Kim
-
Patent number: 7727611Abstract: The invention relates to a film comprising individual anchored filaments. More specifically, the invention relates to the female part of a hook-and-loop self-adhering support, comprising a plastic film and independent filaments which are fixed to one of the faces of the film. The invention is characterized in that part of the length of each filament is anchored to the plastic film, while the remainder thereof is disposed at a distance from the film, such as to form loops. According to the invention, the film is made from a non-elastic and non-heat-shrinkable material and the filaments have a count of less than 10, preferably less than or equal to 7.7, for example between 2 and 5 decitex.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2005Date of Patent: June 1, 2010Assignee: APLIXInventor: Jean-Pierre Ducauchuis
-
Patent number: 7718243Abstract: A laminate web comprising a first and second precursor webs, at least the first precursor web being a nonwoven web, the laminate web having a first side, the first side comprising the second precursor web and at least one discrete tuft, each of the discrete tufts having a linear orientation defining a longitudinal axis and comprising a plurality of tufted fibers being integral extensions of the first precursor web and extending through the second precursor web; and a second side, the second side comprising the first precursor web.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2008Date of Patent: May 18, 2010Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: John Joseph Curro, Robert Haines Turner, Jody Lynn Hoying, Susan Nicole Lloyd, John Lee Hammons
-
Patent number: 7709075Abstract: A web comprising a matrix fiber containing a non-elastic polyester based short fiber and an elastic composite fiber which is made of a thermoplastic elastomer having a melting point of at least 40° C. lower than a melting point of a polyester polymer constituting the short fiber and a non-elastic polyester, with the former being at least exposed on a surface of the fiber, and optionally a hygroscopic and exothermic fiber is heat molded such that the fibers are aligned in a thickness direction thereof, thereby obtaining a mat layer, onto which is then stuck a surface skin material to form an internal material of shoe, and a shoe insole and a boot are obtained by using the internal material of shoe.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2005Date of Patent: May 4, 2010Assignee: Teijin Fibers LimitedInventor: Atsushi Suzuki
-
Publication number: 20100075101Abstract: The present invention the manufacture of a membrane for gas and liquid separations in which a polymer layer is applied directly to a tricot fabric instead of the conventional cloth or glass or metal substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2008Publication date: March 25, 2010Inventor: Man-Wing Tang
-
Patent number: 7670665Abstract: An absorbent article having a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet. The topsheet has a first side and a second side, the first side being a body-facing side. The topsheet defines a CD-MD plane and includes a fibrous nonwoven web and tufts, the tufts having fibers of the fibrous nonwoven web. The topsheet further includes first, second and third zones, each zone being characterized in a Z-direction by the zone fiber orientation, wherein the first and third zones are displaced relative to each other and each include fibers having portions orientated substantially parallel to said CD-MD plane of the topsheet. The second zone is intermediate and adjacent to the first and third zones, the second zone including substantially reoriented fibers that are substantially vertically oriented with respect to the CD-MD plane of said topsheet.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2007Date of Patent: March 2, 2010Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Jody Lynn Hoying, John Lee Hammons, Susan Nicole Lloyd, Robert Haines Turner, John Joseph Curro
-
Patent number: 7648752Abstract: A composite web adapted for use as a component in a disposable absorbent article is disclosed. The composite web comprises a first fibrous layer and a second layer, the first and second layers each comprising a body-facing side and a garment-facing side and are disposed in a face to face relationship to form a laminate. The first fibrous layer comprises a fibrous web of randomly oriented fibers with respect to an X-Y plane, and a plurality of discrete regions of fiber reorientation at least on the body-facing side thereof, and a plurality of fibers having portions reoriented in a direction substantially orthogonal to the X-Y plane and extending toward the garment-facing side.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2003Date of Patent: January 19, 2010Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Jody Lynn Hoying, Luigi Marinelli, Nicola D'Alessio, Pietro Febo
-
Publication number: 20090304983Abstract: An object having a surface that has: filaments having a length of from 30 to 6000 ?m, a diameter to length ratio of from 1:10 to 1:20, and are bound to the surface with at least one front face thereof; wherein the distance between two neighboring filaments on the surface is such that the ratio of such distance to the length of the filaments is from 1:3 to 1:10; the filaments have an elasticity of from 104 to 1010 N/m2; the surface of the filament is hydrophobic, so that the contact angle between a filament and water is greater than 100°.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2007Publication date: December 10, 2009Inventors: Wilhelm Barthlott, Zdenek Cerman, Andreas Scherrieble, Thomas Stegmaier, Boris Striffler, Volkmar Von Arnim
-
Patent number: 7622179Abstract: Cushioning net structures comprise random loops, such as three-dimensional random loops, bonded with one another, wherein the loops are formed by allowing continuous fibers, made of ethylene/?-olefin interpolymers, to bend to come in contact with one another in a molten state and to be heat-bonded at most contact points. The structures provided herein have desirable heat resistance, durability and cushioning property. The cushioning structures are used in furniture, vehicle seats etc.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2006Date of Patent: November 24, 2009Assignee: Dow Global Technologies Inc.Inventor: Rajen M. Patel
-
Patent number: 7611763Abstract: A yarn for strands of an artificial turf ground cover, including a tape filament (4) having a core layer (8) and two outer layers (9) of a different material than the core layer (8), each on one of two opposite sides of the core layer. The core layer (8) contains at least polyester or polyolefin material, and the outer layers (9) contain high-density polyethylene. An artificial turf ground cover and a playing field including such a yarn and a method for producing such a yarn are also described. The high-density polyethylene has a relatively small coefficient of friction with the human skin and the yarn has a good shape recovery after deformation in spite of containing HDPE in outer layers.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2003Date of Patent: November 3, 2009Assignee: Lankhorst Indutech B.V.Inventors: Franke Atsma, Durk Wildschut
-
Patent number: 7601655Abstract: The present invention is directed to an article of manufacture for drying or wiping a surface. In one embodiment, a two-layered article is described. In another embodiment a multiple layered article is described.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2003Date of Patent: October 13, 2009Assignee: Tactix LLCInventor: Daniel H. Katsin
-
Publication number: 20090226661Abstract: A floor covering, which comprises at least one pile layer comprising: at least a first upper surface portion in which a plurality of pile layer fibers are in contact with a reinforcing composition comprising polymerized copolyamide, polymerized copolyester, or a combination thereof; and at least a second upper surface portion in which a plurality of pile layer fibers are not in contact with the composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2006Publication date: September 10, 2009Inventor: Yannick Laurent
-
Patent number: 7579062Abstract: Web structures comprising a tuft and methods for making same are provided. More particularly, web structures comprising a polymeric structure comprising a crosslinked, hydroxyl polymer, wherein the web structure comprises a tuft and processes for making such web structures are provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2005Date of Patent: August 25, 2009Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventor: David William Cabell
-
Patent number: 7553532Abstract: Disclosed is a fibrous web comprising a first region and at least one discrete integral second region, the second region having at least one portion being a discontinuity exhibiting a linear orientation and defining a longitudinal axis, and at least another portion being a deformation comprising a plurality of tufted fibers integral with but extending from the first region.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2003Date of Patent: June 30, 2009Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Robert Haines Turner, John Joseph Curro, Jody Lynn Hoying, Susan Nicole Lloyd, John Lee Hammons
-
Patent number: 7547255Abstract: A ride surface for water ride attractions and the like is provided. The ride surface is fabricated from a reinforced membrane material tensioned over a supporting framework. The tensioned membrane ride surface serves the dual role of providing structural support for water flow and riders thereon while at the same time providing an impact safe surface that is non-injurious to riders who may fall thereon. The tensioned membrane can be adjusted actively and/or passively in order to accommodate different and varied ride experiences. Optionally, the shape of the membrane ride surface can be changed either dynamically or passively by special tensioning techniques and/or by using auxiliary support structures such as air bladders, pressure/suction, foam supports or/or the like.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2004Date of Patent: June 16, 2009Assignee: Light Wave, Ltd.Inventor: Thomas J. Lochtefeld
-
Patent number: 7547469Abstract: Loop materials are provided for touch fastening. Some loop materials include a flexible sheet-form substrate, and hook-engageable fibers secured individually and directly to the substrate, the fibers being disposed in discrete fastening regions of the substrate, leaving fiber-free substrate between adjacent fastening regions. Methods of making and using such loop materials are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2005Date of Patent: June 16, 2009Assignee: Velcro Industries B.V.Inventors: George A. Provost, James R. Barker
-
Publication number: 20090130372Abstract: An adhesive structure of the present invention is capable of adhering onto an adhesion target without using welding, an adhesive or the like. The adhesive structure of the present invention includes: a base (4); and a plurality of protrusions, in which tip ends are spherical with a radius of 300 nm or less, and a radius of cross sections perpendicular to a longitudinal direction is 300 nm or less, the protrusions being provided on a surface of the base (4).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2006Publication date: May 21, 2009Inventors: Takayuki Fukui, Toshiya Shibukawa
-
Publication number: 20090130370Abstract: A method of fabricating optical energy collection and conversion devices using carbon nanotubes (CNTs), and a method of anchoring CNT's into thin polymeric layers is disclosed. The basic method comprises an initial act of surrounding a plurality of substantially aligned nanostructures within at least one fluid layer of substantially uniform thickness such that a first end of the plurality of nanostructures protrudes from the fluid layer. Next, the fluid layer is altered to form an anchoring layer, thereby fastening the nanostructures within the primary anchoring layer with the first ends of the nanostructures protruding from a first surface of the primary anchoring layer. Finally, a portion of the anchoring layer is selectively removed such that a second end of the nanostructures is exposed and protrudes from the anchoring layer. The resulting product is an optically absorbent composite material having aligned nanostructures protruding from both sides of an anchoring layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2008Publication date: May 21, 2009Inventors: Elijah B. Sansom, Morteza Gharib, Derick Rinderknecht
-
Patent number: 7527847Abstract: The invention relates to an interior lining element, in particular for motor vehicles, with a decorative layer and a support layer, wherein an underlayer is provided, which is located opposite the decorative layer in the support layer, and the decorative layer and the support layer are embodied from yarn loops, or individual continuous narrow ribbons, as well as to a method for producing the interior lining element.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2005Date of Patent: May 5, 2009Assignee: Ideal Automotive GmbHInventor: Hubert Röding
-
Publication number: 20090092784Abstract: A fibrillar structure and a method of making it. The structure comprises a backing layer, a plurality of fibrils and a contacting region. The method of making it comprises constructing a synthetic fibrillar array, preparing a liquid material on a substrate and contacting the fibrillar array with the liquid material.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2006Publication date: April 9, 2009Applicant: LEHIGH UNIVERSITYInventors: Anand Jagota, Nicholas J. Glassmaker, Manoj K. Chaudhury
-
Patent number: 7507459Abstract: A sanitary napkin comprising a topsheet comprising a plurality of discrete tufts of fibrous material, wherein the topsheet has a density of less than 0.027 g/cc under a load of 0.004 psi, and a density of less than 0.068 at a load of 0.23 psi.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2005Date of Patent: March 24, 2009Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Robert Haines Turner, John Joseph Curro, Jody Lynn Hoying, Susan Nicole Lloyd, John Lee Hammons
-
Publication number: 20090035599Abstract: Flocked textile materials are disclosed as a support media for bacteria that actively biochemically convert noxious chemical species. Flocked fibrous netting materials as bioconversion support media are favorable to biological growth and provide excellent liquid (e.g. wastewater) flow through its structure as well as accommodating aeration processes. The disclosed support materials can be geometrically designed and positioned in many ways including stacked sheets/plies, rolled sheets in single or multi-walled tubes, and continuous belts or webs that can be self-cleaning and configured to operate in an automated process control mode. The disclosed support media facilitate development of compact and durable biofilter structures at a low cost.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2008Publication date: February 5, 2009Inventors: Yong K. Kim, Armand F. Lewis
-
Patent number: 7479318Abstract: This invention relates to a fibrillar microstructure and processes for the manufacture thereof. These processes involve micromachining and molding, and can prepare sub-micron dimensioned fibrillar microstructures of any shape from polymeric as well as other materials.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2004Date of Patent: January 20, 2009Assignee: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventors: Anand Jagota, Jinsoo Kim
-
Publication number: 20080305297Abstract: Methods of forming a loop product are provided. Methods include needling polymeric fibers through a substrate to form hook-engageablc loop structures of the fibers extending from one surface of the substrate and then using heat and pressure to soften and bond polymer of the fibers directly to the substrate and adjacent fibers, thereby anchoring the loop structures to resist fiber pullout under fastening loads. Loop products are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2008Publication date: December 11, 2008Applicant: VELCRO INDUSTRIES B.V.Inventors: James R. Barker, George A. Provost
-
Patent number: 7462385Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved disposable cleaning sheet for removing debris, especially hair from a non-smooth or rough surface, especially fibrous type surfaces such as carpeting or upholstery. The cleaning sheets comprise a fibrous substrate and a plurality of protrusions extending from strand elements embedded within fibrous substrate. The cleaning sheets use the protrusions to dislodge the debris from the surface being cleaned, and the fibrous substrate captures the dislodged debris without a backing for the protrusions interfering with the particle capture of the fibrous substrate. Further, the protrusions are firmly embedded within the fibrous substrate such that they cannot be dislodged from the substrate in use.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2003Date of Patent: December 9, 2008Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Jayshree Seth, Ronald W. Ausen, Kim C. Sachs
-
Patent number: 7448503Abstract: Surface covering display elements, systems and/or methods are provided. In accordance with one embodiment, a multi-patterned rug display sample, element or unit has at least two different geometric designs and/or coloration schemes across a common surface for simultaneous comparative evaluation by a potential purchaser. The rug display sample may be patterned to include two or more geometric or solid patterns corresponding to patterns available on floor covering products independent of the display sample. Also, the display unit may include a feature rug, color runner, color rug, and/or hang tag.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2002Date of Patent: November 11, 2008Assignee: Milliken & CompanyInventors: Ronald Magee, Jennifer L. Beedy, James L. Thorn, Jr., J. Michael Hartley, R. Lee Burch, III, Dane M. Owen, Debra M. Michalak, Ritchie D. Eisenhour, Shandra L. Shermerhorn, Marilyn F. McClanahan, Ellen E. Olsen
-
Publication number: 20080220200Abstract: A tufted PET carpet assembly and a method of forming the same. The carpet assembly comprising a face layer comprised of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) yam comprised of PET fibers and tufted at a pre-determined gauge, the face layer having a face weight, a first backing layer adjacent the face layer, and a first back coating layer adjacent the first backing layer. A method of forming a tufted PET carpet assembly with PET yam comprising the steps of tufting the PET yarn at a pre-determined gauge onto a backing, applying a back coating to the tufted PET via extrusion to lock the tufted PET to the backing, and applying steam to the tufted PET to enhance the look and feel of the PET.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2008Publication date: September 11, 2008Applicant: FUTURIS AUTOMOTIVE INTERIORS (US), INC.Inventor: Duane M. Juriga
-
Publication number: 20080206512Abstract: Filamentary materials, such as yarn (18), is wound a frame (28), provided by pairs of movable filaments or wires (35, 38), about which the end of the spindle (22) rotates provides the turns (26) of the winding as the article having the winding is moved along a process path. Mechanically or hydraulically actuated pins (34) support the winding frame in a fixed position. The filaments of the frame may be provided by laterally spaced pairs (44, 46) of filaments of weldable material.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2005Publication date: August 28, 2008Inventors: Alexander Z. Chernyak, Richard T. Arvidson, Alan J. DeMello, Grant E. Wylie
-
Publication number: 20080189824Abstract: Methods are described for forming unitary fabric elements for use in engineered thermal fabric articles, including, but not limited to, thermal fabric garments, thermal fabric home textiles, and thermal fabric upholstery covers, and for forming these engineered thermal fabric articles, having predetermined discrete regions of contrasting insulative capacity positioned about the thermal fabric article in correlation to insulative requirements of a user's body. The fabric element has at least two regions of contrasting insulative capacity. The method includes designing a pattern and combining yarns in a continuous web according to the pattern. In one implementation, loop yarn in first regions is formed to a first pile height, and loop yarn in other regions is formed to another, different, relatively greater pile height.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2005Publication date: August 14, 2008Applicant: MALDEN MILLS INDUSTRIES, INC.Inventors: Moshe Rock, William K. Lie, Charles Haryslak, David Costello, Jane Hunter
-
Patent number: 7410683Abstract: A laminate web comprising a first and second precursor webs, at least the first precursor web being a nonwoven web, the laminate web having a first side, the first side comprising the second precursor web and at least one discrete tuft, each of the discrete tufts having a linear orientation defining a longitudinal axis and comprising a plurality of tufted fibers being integral extensions of the first precursor web and extending through the second precursor web; and a second side, the second side comprising the first precursor web.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2003Date of Patent: August 12, 2008Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: John Joseph Curro, Robert Haines Turner, Jody Lynn Hoying, Susan Nicole Lloyd, John Lee Hammons
-
Patent number: 7402217Abstract: The yarns of the invention include untwisted wrapped singles yarns having a core strand and a wrapper yarn. The wrapper yarn is a base synthetic fiber and a heat-activated binder fiber with a melting point substantially below that of the base synthetic fiber. The Saxony carpets of the invention are made from untwisted singles yarn tufts and are possessed of surface appearance, individual tip retention, pile density, resilient hand and wear resistance comparable or superior to conventional Saxony carpets made from multiple plied twist set yarns.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2003Date of Patent: July 22, 2008Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventor: Charles Edward Bowers
-
Patent number: 7399514Abstract: The present invention provides new types of synthetic turf. The synthetic turf includes a pile fabric having a backing (1) and tufts (2) projecting therefrom. In one embodiment, at least a number of the tufts are made of a composite yarn formed by at least one fibrillated yarn (6) together with a number of individual filament yarns (7), in particular with so-called monofilament or monotape yarns. The fibrillated yarn and the individual filament yarns are preferably made of polyethylene so that the synthetic turf is sliding-friendly. In another embodiment, at least a number of the tufts are made of a composite yarn formed by monotape yarns twisted together with a number of the monofilament yarns. The monofilament and monotape yarns are preferably made of polyethylene so that the synthetic turf is sliding-friendly.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2004Date of Patent: July 15, 2008Assignee: Domo Zele N.V.Inventor: Jan De Clerck
-
Patent number: 7396438Abstract: A method of making a formed, dried lignocellulose fiber material comprising (a) providing an aqueous lignocellulose fiber pulp slurry having an effective consistency; (b) de-watering the slurry to provide a de-watered material at an effective de-watering rate under an effective pressure to prevent or reduce the formation of fissures and voids within the material; (c) drying an effective amount of the de-watered material at an effective temperature and period of time to provide the formed, dried lignocellulose fiber material having a thickness of at least 5 mm. The formed, dried lignocellulose material may be used to make a lignocellulose fiber-resin composite material of use as a cost effective structural member, as a substitute for steel, in, for example, bridges, processing equipment, and the like.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2003Date of Patent: July 8, 2008Assignee: Tembec Industries Inc.Inventor: Michael A. N. Scobie
-
Patent number: 7383960Abstract: Surface covering display elements, systems and/or methods are provided. In accordance with one embodiment, a multi-patterned rug display sample, element or unit has at least two different geometric designs and/or coloration schemes across a common surface for simultaneous comparative evaluation by a potential purchaser. The rug display sample may be patterned to include two or more geometric or solid patterns corresponding to patterns available on floor covering products independent of the display sample. Also, the display unit may include a feature rug, color runner, color rug, and/or hang tag.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2004Date of Patent: June 10, 2008Assignee: Milliken & CompanyInventors: Ronald Magee, Jennifer L. Beedy, James L. Thom, Jr., J. Michael Hartley, R. Lee Burch, III, Dane M. Owen, Debra M. Michalak, Ritchie D. Eisenhour, Shandra L. Shermerhorn, Marilyn F. McClanahan, Ellen E. Olsen
-
Patent number: 7374808Abstract: Color, pattern, design, and/or the like is applied by means of a jet dye process, or any other secondary or post pattern application process, including but not exclusively, silk screen printing, rotary printing, etc., to a bonded carpet, where the yarn in the carpet is all white (no dye applied) or light colored or where the yarn is pre-dyed with a single or multiple colors or where the yarn is treated chemically. The bonded carpet preferably has a low face weight and flat, short, dense, vertical cut pile.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2001Date of Patent: May 20, 2008Assignee: Milliken & CompanyInventors: N. David Sellman, Jr., Kyle T. Veatch
-
Patent number: 7350443Abstract: Design and manufacture of floor covering webs for, design, manufacture and installation of, asymmetrical carpet tiles having a prominent design element not intersected by a tile edge. Bands or regions define “frames” around what will become central carpet tile areas so that design elements positioned within the frames will not be intersected by a tile edge and may also be at least a predetermined distance from each tile edge. Design elements also may be positioned differing distances from each of at least one pair of opposed tile edges.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2005Date of Patent: April 1, 2008Assignee: Interface, Inc.Inventors: David D. Oakey, Jerry C. Hall, William N. Jones
-
Patent number: 7351464Abstract: A planar adhesive closure piece for an adhesive closure, has detachable closure elements (18) that may be brought into engagement. A base material (14) has warp threads (10) and weft threads (12) and at least one functional thread (16), which partly engages with the base material (14) and which forms the detachable closure elements (18). A planar adhesive closure piece may be produced more economically. Either the warp threads (12) and/or the weft threads (10) are embodied to run with a wave or curve like form. The closure nevertheless has higher adhesive values than closure elements produced with conventional weaving techniques have for closure elements.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2003Date of Patent: April 1, 2008Assignee: Gottlieb Binder GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Konstantinos Poulakis
-
Patent number: 7335412Abstract: Block seals of pile weatherstripping (6), which may be inserted in doorjambs or window sash and are sometimes called dust plugs (15), are provided by hinged segments (16-21) of a continuous length of pile weatherstripping folded against each other. The pile may have an infiltration barrier providing a fin (4) which extends along a continuous serpentine path having loops (8) bridging the hinges (3). The hinged sections are connected by an adhesive-backed sheet (5). The block seals are adapted to be manufactured by a continuous process where the backing or base strip (7) of a continuous length of pile weatherstripping (1) is slit or notched from opposite spaced edges, leaving sufficient material in the backing to provide the hinges (3). The continuous serpentine barrier fin (4) allows the dust plug (15) to be installed oriented either with the ends or sides of the pile facing the moving member of the door or window to be sealed, while maintaining the fin infiltration barrier.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2004Date of Patent: February 26, 2008Assignee: Ultrafab, Inc.Inventor: Grant E. Wylie
-
Publication number: 20080035272Abstract: This invention relates to a loop fabric laminate bearing a graphic image and methods for printing such images on the back surface of the backing layer of the laminate. The loop fabric laminate is characterized by the presence of recessed and unrecessed areas in the backing layer, and the presence of ink deposited and retained in place in the recessed and unrecessed areas, with void defects of greater than 0.5 mm in largest dimension being present at a frequency of less than one void defect per square centimeter of printed area.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2006Publication date: February 14, 2008Inventors: Michael W. Mills, Shou-Lu G. Wang
-
Patent number: 7329450Abstract: A pile article is provided having a band of textile material, and a plurality of fiber loops defining a pile having sides from ends extending longitudinally along the band. The band is ultrasonically welded to the ends and a portion of the sides of the pile, and is sufficiently wide to support the sides of the pile substantially upright. An interior textile strip may optionally extend longitudinally within the pile at the ends of the pile and within a portion of the pile sides.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2002Date of Patent: February 12, 2008Assignee: Ultrafab, Inc.Inventors: Grant E. Wylie, Thongdy Chanthabane, Robert C. Horton
-
Publication number: 20080003400Abstract: A method for making a pile fabric includes the steps of: preparing a polypropylene melt containing a softener; spinning the polypropylene melt into filaments; cutting the filaments into staple fibers; forming tufted yarns by braiding or twisting the staple fibers with polypropylene backbone yarns each having at least two braided or twisted polypropylene strands, the staple fibers projecting outwardly from the polypropylene backbone yarns; and interlacing the tufted yarns with non-tufted polypropylene yarns.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2006Publication date: January 3, 2008Inventor: Kenneth Tseng
-
Publication number: 20070292655Abstract: A tufted carpet includes a primary backing and a plurality of tufts. The plurality of tufts are attached to the primary backing by looping each yarn tuft through different openings of the primary backing with strand sections from adjacent tufts going through each opening. The tufted carpet further includes an adhesive or polymeric material contacting the tufts such that the tufts are bonded together. A system and method for forming the tufted carpets is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2006Publication date: December 20, 2007Applicant: Lear CorporationInventor: Donald C. Albin
-
Patent number: 7306838Abstract: A synthetic grass assembly for installation on a supporting soil substrate includes a pile fabric with a flexible sheet backing and rows of upstanding synthetic ribbons representing grass blades, extending upwardly from an upper surface of the backing. An infill layer of two distinct graded courses of particulate material is disposed interstitially between the upstanding ribbons upon the upper surface of the backing and of a depth less than the length of the ribbons. A bottom course of intermixed hard sand and resilient rubber granules with substantially identical particle size distribution characteristics is installed upon the backing and a top course exclusively of resilient rubber granules is placed upon the bottom course.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2005Date of Patent: December 11, 2007Assignee: Fieldturf Tarkett Inc.Inventor: Jean Prévost
-
Patent number: 7303804Abstract: A pile fabric comprises a base fabric and a pile layer composed of many cut piles extending from at least one face of the base fabric, and has a pile length of from 2 to 30 mm. The pile yarns forming the cut piles are core-sheath type composite yarns each comprising a core portion composed of thick fibers (preferably filaments) having a single fiber size of from 5 to 55 dtex and a sheath portion that is composed of thin fibers (preferably filaments) having a single fiber size of from 0.01 to 2.5 dtex, and that surrounds and covers the core portion. The pile fabric is excellent in the dust removal effect during wiping, and resistance to laying flat, and is useful as a fabric for cleaning.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2003Date of Patent: December 4, 2007Assignee: N.I. Teijin Shoji Co., Ltd.Inventor: Norio Yoshida
-
Patent number: 7300692Abstract: The present invention provides a rubbing cloth for use in manufacturing liquid crystal display panels which consists of a velvet fabric having a ground sheet texture comprising warps and wefts, and pile yarns woven to the ground sheet texture in the warp direction, wherein synthetic fibers as the warps were woven with combination of different tensions of the synthetic fibers, or the ground sheet texture comprises warps with combination of different feed lengths, so that the pile yarns are stably inclined.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2004Date of Patent: November 27, 2007Assignees: Hayashi Telempu Co., Ltd, Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Yasuo Hirota, Kenji Nishiguchi, Kazuo Kani, Takashi Inoue, Hayami Tabira
-
Publication number: 20070269630Abstract: A versatile fabric for use as a towel includes multiple surface areas that are formed of different materials. A support web has hydrophilic and hydrophobic materials woven therethrough. The hydrophilic material is interlaced with the web to define loops of material which extend from a first portion of the web surface and loops of material which extend from a second portion of the web surface which is longitudinally spaced from the first portion. Similarly, the hydrophobic material is interlaced with the web to define loops of material which extend from a third portion of the web surface and loops of material which extend from a fourth portion of the web surface which is longitudinally spaced from the third portion. The first and third portions of the support web surface are arranged opposite each other and the second and fourth portions of the support web surface are arranged opposite each other to define four surface portions of the fabric.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2006Publication date: November 22, 2007Inventor: Scott H. Silver
-
Publication number: 20070264466Abstract: A pile weatherstrip has a pile of yarn ultrasonically welded to a backing strip inside a channel defined by flanges, called pile directors, which direct the pile perpendicularly with respect to the backing. A film provides a covering for the pile and is releasably attached to the flanges on the outside thereof. The covering film may have perforations therein which are located adjacent to the flanges near the upper ends of the flanges. Alternatively, a weak ultrasonic weld of the covering to the flanges, such as made at much lower energy than used to weld the pile and the backing together, provides a releasable attachment for the covering. The covering protects the pile, for example during installation in a frame which may be painted after the weatherstrip is installed. The covering can be released by being pulled off the pile director flanges after installation and painting.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2007Publication date: November 15, 2007Inventor: Alan J. DeMello
-
Patent number: 7294387Abstract: A composite sheet material for use as a portion of a tear away fastening system. The sheet material includes a substrate layer and yarns extending through the substrate layer such that the define an arrangement of looped elements projecting away from one side of the substrate layer. The looped elements are interconnected by portions of the yarns disposed across the other side of the substrate layer. A backing layer is disposed in overlying relation to the substrate layer to hold the yarns in place.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2005Date of Patent: November 13, 2007Assignee: Tietex International, Ltd.Inventor: Martin Wildeman