Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8097325 | Polyurethane carpet backings made using fatty acid amide polyols Polyurethane carpet backings are made using a polyurethane-forming composition that includes fatty acid amide polyols. The formulation allows a significant replacement of conventional polyols with polyols derived from annually renewable resources, while maintaining ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8021736 | Substantially flame retardant-free 3GT carpet Substantially flame retardant-free carpets comprising poly(trimethylene terephthalate) yarn having minimal carrier and, optionally, minimal antistatic agent, are disclosed, as are methods for making such carpets. ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7943224 | Endless belt, belt device and image forming apparatus An endless belt includes base resin, polyaniline, and alkyl imide acid. Alternatively, the endless belt includes base resin, polyaniline, and alkylsulfonic acid. With such an arrangement, it becomes possible to keep constant the electric resistance of the endless be... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7910194 | 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 ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7794814 | Polyurethane carpet backings made using hydroxymethylated polyester polyols Polyurethane carpet backings are made using a polyurethane-forming composition that includes hydroxymethyl-containing polyester polyols. The formulation allows a significant replacement of conventional polyols with polyols derived from annually renewable resources, ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7785690 | 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. ... | 08/31/2010 |
| RE41574 | 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... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7718243 | 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... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7611763 | Yarn for an artificial turf ground cover, artificial turf ground cover and playing field including such a yarn and method for producing such a yarn 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. Th... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7579062 | Hydroxyl polymer web structures comprising a tuft 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 str... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7521107 | Recycled polyvinyl butyral compositions and uses By utilizing recovered polyvinyl butyral in the production of carpet backcoatings, the amount of waste polyvinyl butyral that is landfilled or otherwise disposed of is significantly reduced, as is the need for manufacturing polyvinyl butyral. The recovered polyvinyl... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7402217 | Untwisted wrapped singles yarns and carpets manufactured therefrom 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 Sa... | 07/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7399514 | Synthetic turf 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 l... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7393576 | Process for printing and molding a flocked article The articles of the present invention are directed to flocked articles having a plurality of conductively coated concentric multi-component flock fibers. The flock fibers are: adhered between a release adhesive layer and a permanent adhesive layer; orientated substa... | 07/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7364782 | Flocked transfer and article of manufacture including the application of the transfer by thermoplastic polymer film A flocked transfer is produced by applying a release agent to a release sheet, and then applying the flocking to a release agent. Unlike the traditional method, a binder and thermoplastic hot melt film is applied to the back of the flock. The transfer, which is esse... | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7344769 | Flocked transfer and article of manufacture 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... | 03/18/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7316838 | Low cost electrically conductive carpeting manufactured from conductive loaded resin-based materials Conductive carpeting is formed of a conductive loaded resin-based material. The conductive loaded resin-based material comprises micron conductive powder(s), conductive fiber(s), or a combination of conductive powder and conductive fibers in a base resin host. The p... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7312155 | Forming self-aligned nano-electrodes A nano-electrode or nano-wire may be etched centrally to form a gap between nano-electrode portions. The portions may ultimately constitute a single electron transistor. The source and drain formed from the electrode portions are self-aligned with one another. Using... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7303804 | Pile cloth for cleaning 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... | 12/04/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7267219 | Butt-weldable conveyor belt The invention relates to conveyor belts, which have a laminate consisting of: i) a textile ply (1) with a first ply surface (11) and with a second ply surface (12); ii) a first synthetic material ply (2), which adheres to the first ply su... | 09/11/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7264861 | Abrasion-resistant composites with in-situ activated matrix resin A composite sheet is disclosed. The composite sheet comprises an open random fibrous web having substantially vertical fibers near a top surface, a first binder resin and a second binder resin, wherein the first binder resin has a melting point lower than the meltin... | 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 |
| 7259114 | High-strength, low-cost, recyclable backing for fabrics A backing material is made of low-density and/or high-density polyethylene(s) and/or a flexibilizer to provide high-strength, low-cost, and recyclable backing material for fabrics. The backing material can incorporate polypropylene(s), additional flexibilizers, fill... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7258920 | Multiphase fiber materials and compositions, methods of manufacture and uses thereof A pre-fiber composition is disclosed herein that includes: a) a first fiber constituent having a first melting point; b) a second fiber constituent having a second melting point; and c) a gelling agent that solvates at least one of the first fiber constituent or the... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7249837 | Printing on flocked paper and films A flocked substrate that can be printed in non-impact printers and photocopiers, including bubble jet, piezoelectric and LaserJet printers, a method of printing on flocked substrate using that flocked substrate, and a jigsaw puzzle made using the printed flocked sub... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7235293 | Recyclable carpet comprising hot melt adhesive composition A hot melt adhesive is provided that is useful in the production of textiles, such as a tuft carpet, contains a blend of constituents that allows synthetic carpet members to be fully recycled without first separating the adhesive from the carpet members. The adhesiv... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7220474 | Resin composition for a non-woven fabric-like design and process for producing a molded article of a resin having a non-woven fabric-like design A resin composition for producing a molded article having a surface which has an appearance of a non-woven fabric, which comprises fiber piles of a carbonized polyacrylonitrile having a nitrogen content of 10% by weight or more, a size of 1 to 15 denier and a length... | 05/22/2007 |
