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Process for the manufacture of multicolored tufted fabrics

Assignee: Akzona Inc
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Filing: 1965-07-26
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Granted: 1967-08-15
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Expires: 1985-07-26
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Brewster B Eskridge
  • 👤 Dan H Satterwhite

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 18:29
CPC Classifications
D; D02; D02G; D02G3/00; D02G3/22; D02G3/34; D02G3/346; D02G1/00; D02G1/20; D02J; D02J1/00; D02J1/22; D02J1/229; D05; D05C; D05C17/00; D05C17/02; D05C17/026; D10; D10B; D10B2401/00; D10B2401/14; D10B2503/00; D10B2503/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 106 words
A METHOD OF PRODUCING A MULTICOLORED CARPET FABRIC WHICH COMPRISES (A) PROPELLING IN PARALLEL SIDE-BY-SIDE RELATIONSHIP FROM A SUITABLE SOURCE AT LEAST TWO SUBSTANTIALLY UNDRAWN AND UNTWISTED CONTINUOUS FILAMENT SYNTHETIC LINEAR HIGH POLYMER YARNS HAVING DIFFERENT DYE CHARACTERISTICS WHILE MAINTAINING THE YARNS SEPARATE ONE FROM THE OTHER, (B) SIMULTANEOUSLY DRAWING SAID YARNS WHILE PREVENTING INTERMINGLING OF THE FILAMENTS, (C) COLLECTING SAID YARNS WHILE PLYING THEM TOGETHER INTO A COMPOSITE YARN WITH A PLY TWIST OF NOT MORE THAN A FRACTION OF A TURN PER INCH, AND (D) TUFTING THE COMPOSITE YARN INTO A CARPET WHICH IS CHARACTERIZED BY AN ABSENCE OF COLOR STREAKNESS THROUGHOUT ITS SURFACE.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 106 words
A METHOD OF PRODUCING A MULTICOLORED CARPET FABRIC WHICH COMPRISES (A) PROPELLING IN PARALLEL SIDE-BY-SIDE RELATIONSHIP FROM A SUITABLE SOURCE AT LEAST TWO SUBSTANTIALLY UNDRAWN AND UNTWISTED CONTINUOUS FILAMENT SYNTHETIC LINEAR HIGH POLYMER YARNS HAVING DIFFERENT DYE CHARACTERISTICS WHILE MAINTAINING THE YARNS SEPARATE ONE FROM THE OTHER, (B) SIMULTANEOUSLY DRAWING SAID YARNS WHILE PREVENTING INTERMINGLING OF THE FILAMENTS, (C) COLLECTING SAID YARNS WHILE PLYING THEM TOGETHER INTO A COMPOSITE YARN WITH A PLY TWIST OF NOT MORE THAN A FRACTION OF A TURN PER INCH, AND (D) TUFTING THE COMPOSITE YARN INTO A CARPET WHICH IS CHARACTERIZED BY AN ABSENCE OF COLOR STREAKNESS THROUGHOUT ITS SURFACE.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-08-14 1971-02-13 1971-08-15 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-08-14 1975-02-13 1975-08-15 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-08-14 1979-02-13 1979-08-15 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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