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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8153227 | Substrate for floorings such as, for instance, synthetic grass turf, corresponding synthetic grass turf and methods of manufacture A substrate for floorings, such as synthetic grass turf includes: a pad made of a first heat-meltable material, a stabilizing mesh made of a second heat-meltable material, and a connection layer set between said pad and the mesh. The connection layer includes a thir... | 04/10/2012 |
| 7931951 | Carpet for vehicle and method for manufacturing same Disclosed are a carpet for a vehicle and a method of manufacturing the same. A first material is scored to define a gap. A portion of the first material interior to the gap is compressed, and then folded out of the gap. A second material is adhered to the first mate... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7892622 | Method for manufacturing a tufted product, tufted product, and use thereof The object of the invention is to provide a method which is as simple and economical as possible for manufacturing a tufted product, in particular a tufted top layer of a carpet, having improved nep adhesion properties. For this purpose splittable fibers are used wh... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7803446 | Construction of carpet with breathable membrane for eliminating moisture from surface covered by the carpet A carpet has a layer of tufting supported on a primary backing layer. A breathable membrane is disposed along an interface between the primary backing layer and a secondary backing layer. A breathable membrane is disposed along an interface between the tufting layer... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7736716 | Textile products having flame retardant properties and methods of manufacture A textile product with enhanced flame and/or smoke retardant properties and a method of forming the same is disclosed. The textile product is comprised of a textile material having a primary layer or backing with intumescent particles coated, sprayed, sprinkled, or ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7709075 | Internal material of sole, shoe insole and boot 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 t... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7700176 | Porous carpeting for vehicles and methods of producing same Porous carpeting for use within vehicles, and methods of making same, are provided. A carpet backing is heated to achieve a fluid or semi-fluid state and then subjected to intense vacuum to draw air through the carpet backing to create a porous structure. A layer of... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7695794 | Tufted nonwoven, bonded nonwoven, methods for their manufacture and uses A tufted nonwoven includes a face material which tufts a bonded nonwoven having a mixture of a plurality of bicomponent filaments 1 with a plurality of bicomponent filaments 2. At least bicomponent filaments 1 have component 11 and component 12. Component 11 exhibit... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7682681 | Sound absorbing/sound blocking automotive trim products Sound absorbing/sound blocking products, including trim products formed from a porous fibrous layer backed by a sound absorbing layer and a sound blocking layer for use within vehicles, and methods of making same, are provided. A porous fibrous layer structure inclu... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7670660 | Composite secondary carpet backing, method of manufacture thereof, and carpet made therefrom A two-layer secondary carpet backing including a woven scrim layer and a fibrous layer is described. The woven scrim layer is characterized as having a low open area and a flat weave. The two-layer secondary backing is capable of having a non-abrasive, textile back ... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7670661 | Synthetic grass turf and related manufacturing method A synthetic-grass covering, usable, for example, for making artificial pitches for sports activities, consisting of a substrate made of sheet material and filiform formations, implanted in the sheet material so as to present a looped part that extends up against one... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7658984 | Lightweight acoustic automotive carpet Light weight acoustic carpet including porous carpeting backed by a primary sound reducing layer and localized secondary insulators for use within vehicles, and methods of making same, are provided. A porous carpet structure including a carpet backing is heated to a... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7645501 | Multi-layered sports playing field with a water draining, padding layer A multi-layered sports playing field including a top layer made of substantially artificial material simulating a natural playing surface such as grass and a padding layer positioned between the top layer and the base or dirt layer. The padding layer is made of a pl... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7585555 | Synthetic-grass flooring and method for laying same A flooring, for example for pitches for soccer, five-a-side football, American football, rugby, etc. which includes a polyolefin-based impermeable layer and an elastic mattress laid on top of the impermeable layer which includes a core layer having an agglomerate gr... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7563498 | Carpet for vehicles According to one aspect of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a carpet for vehicles comprises a surface skin layer 2 and a sound absorption layer 3 made of a nonwoven fabric integrally bonded to the surface skin layer 2 via an adhe... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7537818 | Sound absorptive multilayer articles and methods of producing same Acoustically absorptive carpeting includes a primary layer of fibrous material with yarn tufts extending outwardly therefrom and a secondary layer of thermoplastic material that forms a carpet backing. The carpet backing is rendered porous. A substrate of porous mat... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7491438 | Needled nonwoven textile composite A layered textile composite product is disclosed which may include a nonwoven needled layer. The nonwoven needled layer is comprised of mechanically interlocked staple fibers which are needled together on a needle punch machine and then bonded with an adhesive layer... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7459195 | Process to laminate polyolefin sheets to urethane The present invention relates to tufted goods comprising a greige good having fibers tufted into a primary backing, a precoat which is adhered to the back surface of the greige good, and a flexible film which is laminated to the back surface of the precoat. The flex... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7455898 | Textile products having flame retardant properties and methods of manufacture A textile product with enhanced flame and/or smoke retardant properties and a method of forming the same is disclosed. The textile product is comprised of a textile material having a primary layer or backing with intumescent particles coated, sprayed, sprinkled, or ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7416771 | Modulator interchangeable floor mats A modular interchangeable floor mat includes a mat frame and a mat insert. The mat frame includes a central portion having a plurality of integrally formed upwardly-extending hooked nibs and a peripheral edge. The mat insert includes a hook-retaining material defini... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7410682 | Flocked stretchable design or transfer The present invention describes a flocked stretchable design and a process for producing a flocked stretchable design or transfer. The design, when configured as a transfer, includes a carrier layer, a release adhesive applied to the carrier layer, a plurality of fl... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7399515 | Protecting laminate for automotive carpeting Another object of the present invention is therefore a process for the preparation of a carpet comprising an upper fibrous layer, an intermediate thermoplastic protective laminate and a polyurethane foam layer wherein the polyurethane foam layer is formed on the sur... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7390552 | Flocked transfer and article of manufacturing including the flocked transfer A flocked transfer is produced by applying a release agent to a release sheet and then applying the flocking to the release agent. Unlike the traditional method, a binder and hot melt film is not applied to the back of the flock. The transfer (which is essentially a... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7383960 | Floor covering display system 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 simult... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7374808 | Patterned bonded carpet and method 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... | 05/20/2008 |
| RE40314 | Velour fabric articles having flame retardance and improved dynamic insulation performance A velour fabric article consists of a fabric body having a technical face formed by a filament stitch yarn and a technical back formed by a loop yarn. The filament stitch yarn includes a heat sensitive material, e.g. a hot melt material or a heat shrinkable material... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364634 | Carpet construction having secondary backing A tufted carpet includes a primary backing having a back side and a face side, and a secondary backing. The carpet includes tufts of yarn sewn through the primary backing so as to be exposed on the face side and to form a plurality of back stitches on the back side.... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361401 | Surface coverings containing fused recycled material and processes of making the same A backing or an intermediate layer for a surface covering is described which comprises a fused recycled material, wherein the material comprises a thermoplastic material, for instance, a vinyl material from a vinyl backed carpet or vinyl backed carpet manufacturing ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357971 | Homogenously branched ethylene polymer carpet backsizing compositions 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 ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359227 | Shared address lines for crosspoint memory A crosspoint memory includes a shared address line. The shared address line may be coupled to cells above and below the address line in one embodiment. Voltage biasing may be utilized to select one cell, and to deselect another cell. In this way, each cell may be ma... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7351465 | Polymeric based carpet Polymeric carpet and a method of making and recycling such carpet, the carpet having fibers, backing and extruded adhesive all of completely recyclable materials, the recycling being accomplished in one melting step, without a separation step. ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350257 | Cleaning tool with removable cleaning sheets A refill is designed for use with a cleaning tool, such as a mop or a cleaning mitt. The refill includes a mopping sheet, formed from a water absorbing material, and a dusting sheet. In one example, the dusting sheet is removed from the refill after dusting a surfac... | 04/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7348048 | Vinyl acetate-ethylene carpet backings having spill resistance This invention relates to an improvement in spill resistant carpets wherein a spill resistant coating is applied to the underside of the carpet. The improvement for enhancing the spill resistance of the carpet comprises use of the following polymer as the spill resi... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341773 | Floor carpet installing system A system for installing floor carpets, includes a carpet nap side having forming the useful surface and an anchor that can be fixed to the floor surface. The anchor has protuberant interlocking elements that interlock with the backside of the carpet opposite the nap... | 03/11/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7329451 | Vehicle floor mats having integral hook retention Floor mats that can be removably secured to loop pile carpeting within a vehicle include a surface layer having an aesthetic appearance, a backing layer in face-to-face contacting relationship with the surface layer, and a layer of scrim material integrally disposed... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7329450 | Textile backed pile article and method for making same 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 ... | 02/12/2008 |
