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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8153225 | Tufted fibrous web Disclosed is a fibrous web having 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 bein... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8021735 | Stitchbonded fabric with a substrate having diverse regional properties A stitchbonded fabric has a regionally segmented base layer in which one or more physical properties in at least one region is substantially different from those of another region. Typical physical properties that can differ among substrate regions include density, ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7776421 | Multi-layer flame retardant fabric A composite velour fabric garment includes a laminate consisting of an outer woven shell layer, an inner thermal layer of knit construction, and an intermediate layer disposed between and laminated to each of the shell layer and the thermal layer. The outer woven sh... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7758945 | Machine for producing a patterned textile product and nonwoven product thus obtained Machine for producing a patterned textile product, comprising a drum with a perforated lateral surface rotated about its axis, a sleeve with holes which is slipped over the drum, and having a ration of the sum of the surface area of the holes to the surface area of ... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7601413 | Random installation carpet tiles Carpet tiles having patterns and color schemes that obviate the need to orient the tiles relative to each other. The tiles exhibit orthogonal ambiguity, meaning that they may be laid in any side-by-side orientation with respect to adjacent tiles without looking out ... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7547469 | Forming loop materials 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, lea... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7507459 | Compression resistant nonwovens 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. ... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7449228 | Floor mat The present invention relates to a floor mat which can prevent scuffs on the heels of a user's footwear. The floor mat includes at least a first layer of material; a scuff-resistant portion provided on the first layer; and a glide mechanism which moves the scuff-res... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7442423 | Hard surface-veneer engineered surfacing tiles Engineered tile panels incorporating a hard surface veneer formed from ceramic, glass, and stone layer affixed to the core or substrate which may be assembled gluelessly and which provide uniform grouting gaps upon assembly, is disclosed along with methods therefore... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7435264 | Sculptured and etched textile having shade contrast corresponding to surface etched regions A textile is disclosed having regions of color contrast and corresponding regions of sculptured three-dimensional surface geometry. Furthermore, one or more methods of making such a textile also are disclosed. The textile includes a first side having first regions a... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7431974 | Tufted fabric with embedded stitches The present invention provides for tufted needlefelts with partially or totally obscured loop bights that provide good tuft bind. ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7422044 | Machine for on-site folding and securing a tape to an unfinished edge of a carpet A machine for on-site folding and securing a tape to an unfinished edge of a carpet. A housing rolls under the carpet. A heating unit is contained in the housing and heats the tape to melt an adhesive thereon. A die is interchangeably mounted to the housing and has ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7410683 | Tufted laminate web 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 ha... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7364224 | Combination harness protector and carpet A floor covering product, process, and product by process provides protection for an electrical wiring harness of a motor vehicle routed through a passenger compartment on top of an interior surface of a contoured floor pan area with an adjacent kick plate body area... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7356453 | Computerized pattern texturing A system and method for merging carpet design image patterns in order to create a custom-designed patterned carpet image. A customized carpet image is defined by identifying a plurality of carpet design fields within a carpet and selecting a distinct design pattern ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351368 | Flocked articles and methods of making same A method of manufacturing a molded article using lamination of a flocked surface onto a backing film is provided. Also provided is a flocked article comprising an antimicrobial agent. ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350443 | Asymmetrical carpet tile design, manufacture and installation 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 a... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341772 | Carpet using unused yarn A carpet is described which has a particular yarn pattern which permits the use of different types of yarn such as unused yarn to form a carpet having a visually consistent appearance from manufacturing run to manufacturing run even though different types of yarns m... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338697 | Co-molded direct flock and flock transfer and methods of making same A method of decorating a molded article is provided that includes the steps of: (a) providing a mold insert comprising a plurality of flock fibers and a permanent adhesive layer; (b) positioning the mold insert in ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338698 | Homogeneously branched ethylene polymer carpet, carpet backing and method for making same The present invention pertains to carpet and methods of making carpet. In one aspect, the carpet includes (a) a primary backing which has a face and a back surface, (b) a plurality of fibers attached to the primary backing and extending from the face of the primary ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335412 | Pile weatherstripping dust plugs 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 e... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7325421 | Printed loop fabric and method for producing the same The present invention relates generally to a printed loop fabric with improved graphic visibility and clarity which may be used as the female portion of a mechanical closure system. The loop fabric is generally comprised of a knit fabric, and more specifically, of a... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7321010 | Fiberglass binder utilizing a curable acrylate and/or methacrylate A curable formaldehyde-free binding composition for use with fiberglass is provided. Such curable composition comprises a substantially unpolymerized acrylate and/or methacrylate primarily having no more than approximately six recurring moieties. The composition is ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7302728 | Cleaning implement for golfers Cleaning implements for golfers comprise towels and gloves including abrasive portions for removal of dirt, grass, grass stains, and scuff marks from golf balls, golf clubs, and other golfing equipment. There is disclosed a towel which may include a pocket portion p... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300692 | Rubbing cloth for use in manufacturing liquid crystal display panels 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, ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7300691 | Moldable construction incorporating non-olefin bonding interface A composite construction incorporating one or more mat layers of interwoven axially drawn heat fusible tape fiber elements. The axially drawn tape fiber elements incorporate a central or base layer of a strain oriented polymer with a covering layer of a heat fusible... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7297385 | Rotationally determinate, positionally ambiguous striped carpet tiles A carpet web and a method of forming a carpet web having a striped pattern and color scheme that permits carpet tiles cut from the web to be installed without regard to relative tile positions and without visibly disrupting the pattern, but rather maintaining the ap... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7294383 | Moldable construction incorporation non-olefin bonding interface A composite construction incorporating one or more mat layers of interwoven axially drawn heat fusible tape fiber elements. The axially drawn tape fiber elements incorporate a central or base layer of a strain oriented polymer with a covering layer of a heat fusible... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7294384 | Moldable construction incorporating bonding interface A composite construction comprising a mat structure comprising a plurality of layers, each layer comprising plurality of fibers arranged substantially parallel to one another along a common fiber direction, a multiplicity of embedded fiber elements extending in anch... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7288310 | Flooring tile and manufacturing process The present invention relates generally to a process for manufacturing resilient floor and wall tiles and the products obtained thereby. More particularly, the invention relates to resilient tiles which have been individually cut, routed and mechanically embossed on... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7288306 | Textile substrate having low variable twist yarn A textile substrate is made from two or more strands of yarn that are twisted together using a very low variable twist level. The amount of slight twist and variation in the twist are effective to give the finished carpet made from the textile substrate a uniform ap... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284293 | Article and method for cleaning uneven, variable geometry surfaces of electronic devices, internal electronic assemblies, or the like This disclosure relates to an article for cleaning uneven, variable geometry surfaces of electronic devices, internal electronic assemblies, or the like. The article comprises a housing having opposing faces with a support mounted to a first of the faces and a clean... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7273648 | Combination loop textile A base substrate having a first side and a second side, first and second receiving loops extending from the first and second side of the base substrate, respectively, and first and second stiff loops extending from the first and second side of the base substrate, re... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7266322 | Multi-functional electro-mechanical interconnect, sensor, and mounting and method of mounting and biasing of a rotatable member An interconnect includes a first contact portion including carbon fibers, a second portion including carbon fibers, and a member. The first contact portion is capable of electrically biasing the member and the second portion is capable of sensing an electrical bias ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264862 | Soiling detector for fabrics A fabric is formed of yarns having soiling-hiding and soiling-prone characteristics which are visually distinct one from the other in the surface of the fabric once the fabric has been soiled. The soiling-prone yarns comprise yarns formed of multi-lobal fibers or fi... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261849 | Tacky polymer melt spinning process A method for high speed melt spinning of binder fiber by melting a polymer having a melting temperature range of greater than 0° C. to 160° C., spinning said polymer at a speed of greater than about 2000 meters per minute to form the binder fibers; and winding the... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7255040 | Process for the manufacturing of panels having a decorative surface A process for the manufacturing of panels having a decorative surface whereby the decor of the panels is achieved by means of printing a plurality of different decor sections (1n) on a web (1). Each decor section (1n) being... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7247030 | Bonded three dimensional laminate structure A conductive structure and method of manufacturing therefor includes a plurality of stacked metal laminates secured to one another via an intermetallic bond made from a metallic bonding agent. ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7229680 | Realistically textured printed flocked fabrics and methods for making the fabrics The present invention is directed to unique flocked pile fabrics and methods for producing such fabrics. The fabrics provided according to one embodiment of the invention include an embossed pattern, characterized by a plurality of elongated depressions in the surfa... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7194958 | Printed cloth A process is provided for printing a graphic image onto a cue sports cloth to form a cloth layout including a bed cloth and cushion cloths. The process comprises supplying the desired dimensions of the bed cloth and cushion cloths to a digital computer, accessing a ... | 03/27/2007 |
