Milliken + Co

Milliken Research Corporation

Mountville Mills, Inc.

Franklin S Love

Ty G Dawson

Dale S Kitchen

Padmakumar Puthillath

Sudhanshu Srivastava

Brandon T Roberts

Venkatkrishna Raghavendran

Joseph E Rumler

Christopher A DeSoiza

Barry R McClure

Michael D Bishop

Xin Li

Robert Saul Brown

James Travis Greer

Sharon E Koh-Fallet

James C Bryant

Wesley D Christie

This invention relates to a washable multi-component magnetic floor mat. The floor mat contains a textile component and a base component. The textile component and the base component are attached to one another by magnetic attraction. The magnetic attraction is provided by incorporation of magnetic particles in both the textile and base components. The textile component is designed to be soiled, washed, and re-used, thereby providing ideal end-use applications in areas such as building entryways. The present invention eliminates the need to wash the base component of the floor mat which results in environmental, cost and labor conservation. Alignment and deployment of the textile component with the base component in an efficient manner is also described herein.

Washable multi-component magnetic floor mat

This invention relates to a washable multi-component magnetic floor mat with a hidden base component. The floor mat contains a textile component and a base component. The textile component and the base component are attached to one another by magnetic attraction. The magnetic attraction is provided by incorporation of magnetic particles in both the textile and base components. The textile component is designed to be soiled, washed, and re-used, thereby providing ideal end-use applications in areas such as building entryways. The present invention eliminates the need to wash the base component of the floor mat which results in environmental, cost and labor conservation. Alignment and deployment of the textile component with the base component in an efficient manner is also described herein.

Floor mat with hidden base component

This invention relates to installation methods for a multi-component floor mat. The floor mat typically contains a textile component and a base component. Alignment and deployment of the textile component with the base component in an efficient manner is described herein.

Installation of multi-component floor mat

A process for face finishing fabrics, and in particular fabrics containing filaments, to provide them with good aesthetic characteristics is described. In addition, fabrics made from filaments having aesthetic characteristics and surface effects similar to those of fabrics made from spun yarns are described. Also, items of napery made from filaments and having good surface effects and low pick and snag performance are described. The process involves pre-abrading a fabric, such as one made from filaments, and then subjecting it to a high energy fluid treatment process.

Process for face finishing fabrics and fabrics having good strength and aesthetic characteristics

A method and apparatus for continuous treatment of webs of fabric having upright pile comprised of wetting the fabric to at least 50% saturation, heating the fabric to approximately 225.degree. to 350.degree. Fahrenheit and then brushing the fabric in both the pile and counter-pile directions. The presence of liquid and steam plasticize and lubricate the fibers, thereby allowing an easier, more complete return to the uncrushed state.

Method and apparatus for treatment of pile fabric

A method and apparatus for continuous treatment of webs of fabric having an upright pile comprising spraying the pile fabric with a sheet of liquid and then optionally heat-setting the fabric. The spraying of pile fibers allows the fibers to return to their preferred upright orientation.

Method and apparatus to surface treat a web of fabric by passing it over and in contact with a rotating tungsten carbide coated roll. The selvedges of the web of material are held on rotating members with pins on the periphery thereof which penetrate the fabric.

Machine and method to enhance fabric

Method and apparatus to surface treat a web of fabric by passing it over and in contact with a rotating tungsten carbide coated roll. The selvedges of the web material are held on rotating members with pins on the periphery thereof which penetrate the fabric.

A method and apparatus for forming and selectively interrupting one or more fluid stream which is confined within an open channel. A transverse fluid stream is introduced into the channel at a point under the stream flowing within the channel. Introduction of the transverse stream at relatively low pressure is sufficient to cause the stream within the channel to leave the confines of the channel. If the channel is directed at a target, the method and apparatus will allow intermittent and selective interruption of a fluid stream flowing within the channel and directed at the target. The source of the transverse fluid stream has an arcuate or curved outlet portion to prevent fluid from the open channel from accumulating therein.

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Columbus, NC, United States of America

Franklin S Love