Milliken & Company

Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin

Michelin Recherche Et Technique S.a.

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General Electric Company

Milliken

Kirkland W Vogt

Patrick A Petri

Michael Edward Dotson

Daniel Taylor McBride

Shulong Li

William Carl Kimbrell, Jr

Elizabeth Cates

Howell Brewster Eleazer

Dale S Kitchen

Pradipkumar Bahukudumbi

Jusong Xia

Philip G Harris

Heather Jean Hayes

Zhaolin Zhou

Robert M Smith

Kaushal Gandhi

Robert J Goulet

Crystal A Garner

Tina Louise Kanipe

Rush W Marler

Yunzhang Wang

Brian Douglas Wilson

John A Sollars, Jr

Ryan W Johnson

Venkatkrishna Raghavendran

James Milo Endicott

Kasey Myers

John Scott McDaniel

Jason L Kreider

Woodrow P Gilbert

Kimberly C Gillis

Jim Endicott

Pradip Bahukudumbi

Paul J Wesson

William T Sims

Jimmie A Still

Daniel MaBride

Kristen K Arthur

Karl M Gruenberg

Carlton J Senn

Stophon F Waddell

Jane E Armstrong

Rush Marler

James R Theobald

John A Soltis

The present invention relates to the installation of floorcovering articles on chemically abated flooring surfaces and the composite article resulting therefrom. More specifically, the invention relates to a process for chemical removal of mastic, putty and/or paste material from a flooring surface. The process includes applying abatement chemical to the mastic material on the flooring surface to soften the mastic material and cause it to physically separate and release from the flooring surface, removal of the mastic material and abatement chemical, and the subsequent application of a barrier coating to the flooring surface. The barrier coating reduces and/or eliminates the migration of residual abatement chemicals into floorcovering articles thereinafter installed on the chemically abated flooring surface. The resulting composite article is comprised of a chemically abated flooring surface containing pores, at least one abatement chemical in said pores, a polymer-containing barrier material, and a floorcovering article.

Installation of floorcovering article on chemically abated flooring surface and composite article

This invention relates to a method for adhering floor tiles together and the flooring system thereby created. The method utilizes individual adhesive units as fasteners for attachment of each floor tile to the next contiguous floor tile. The adhesive units are a multi-layered composite comprised of at least one adhesive layer and at least one layer of polymer film or textile substrate. When a series of floor tiles are attached to one another in this manner, a floating floorcovering article is achieved.

Flooring system

A process for forming a moldable, uncured nonwoven composite containing forming a outermost nonwoven layer, forming a structural nonwoven layer, needling the structural nonwoven layer and the outermost nonwoven layer together from both the outer surface of the outermost nonwoven layer and the second surface of the structural nonwoven layer, applying an uncured, water-based thermosetting resin having a cure temperature of at least about 160&#xb0; C. to the second surface of the structural nonwoven layer, and at least partially drying the uncured, wet nonwoven composite. Heat and pressure may be applied to form the moldable, uncured composite. A moldable, uncured nonwoven composite and a molded, cured nonwoven composite are also disclosed.

Moldable uncured nonwoven composite and molded cured composite

A process for forming a moldable, uncured nonwoven composite containing forming a structural nonwoven layer, at least partially impregnating the structural nonwoven layer with an uncured, water-based thermosetting resin having a cure temperature of at least about 160&#xb0; C., and at least partially drying the uncured, wet nonwoven composite such that the temperature at the inner plane is less than about 130&#xb0; C. forming an moldable, uncured composite. The structural nonwoven layer contains a plurality of bi-component binder fibers and a plurality of reinforcing fibers, the bi-component fibers containing a core and a sheath. The core contains a polymer having a melting temperature of at least about 180&#xb0; C. and the sheath contains a polymer having a melting temperature less than about 180 &#xb0; C. A process for forming a molded, cured composite containing forming a structural nonwoven layer and a molded cured nonwoven composite are also disclosed.

A method is provided for making an annular reinforcement structure having inner and outer reinforcement bands maintained in concentric alignment by a resilient spacing element positioned between the bands. The method includes the steps of placing the spacing element against the inside face of the outer reinforcement band and compressing the spacing element with a jig, adjacent the top edge of the outer reinforcement band. The spacing element is sufficiently compressed to allow the inner reinforcement band to slide into concentric alignment with the outer reinforcement band, with a minimum of deflection and/or distortion of the inner reinforcement band.

Method and apparatus for inserting a spacer between annular reinforcement bands

A non-pneumatic wheel with reinforcement bands that provide structural support for the wheel and a method of manufacture of such a wheel are described. The reinforcement band forms part of an annular reinforcement structure that includes a core that is cast in place between annular reinforcement bands. The core can be impregnated with a matrix material. The matrix material can also be used to form one or more elements of the non-pneumatic wheel.

Annular structure having multiple reinforcement bands

A non-pneumatic wheel with reinforcement bands that provide structural support for the wheel and a method of manufacture of such a wheel are described. The reinforcement band forms part of an annular reinforcement structure that includes foam spacers positioned between the annular reinforcement band. The foam can be a reticulated foam into which a matrix material such as a polyurethane is introduced. The matrix material can also be used to form one or more features of the non-pneumatic wheel such as spokes, a mounting band, and a hub.

Structurally supported non-pneumatic wheel with reinforcements and method of manufacture

A non-pneumatic tire and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. More particularly, a non-pneumatic tire having a reinforcement structure with one or more spacers is provided along with a method of placement of a spacer between reinforcing bands of a non-pneumatic tire. A jig can be used to facilitate placement of the spacer.

Non-pneumatic tire with reinforcement band spacer and method of manufacturing same

A non-pneumatic wheel is provided having a continuous loop reinforcement assembly that can support a load and have performance similar to pneumatic tires. Various configurations of a non-pneumatic wheel, including variations of the continuous loop reinforcement assembly, are provided. One or more resilient spacers can be positioned with the continuous loop reinforcement assembly and can be configured for the receipt of a matrix material.

Structurally supported, non-pneumatic wheel with continuous loop reinforcement assembly

A process for forming a high efficiency filter containing the steps of forming a non-woven layer having pores from a plurality thermoplastic fibers having a median diameter of less than about 2 micrometers, saturating the non-woven layer in a wetting liquid, and drying the wetted non-woven layer.

Process for forming a high efficiency nanofiber filter

A high temperature filter containing a membrane, a support substrate, and a porous adhesive layer. The porous adhesive layer is adjacent the inner surface of the membrane and the inner surface of the support substrate such that the membrane and the support substrate sandwich the porous adhesive layer. The porous adhesive layer comprises an adhesive having an adhesive operating temperature of at least about 450&#xb0; F. The support substrate is a woven textile, a non-woven textile, a knit textile, or a film, and has a support operating temperature of at least about 500&#xb0; F.

High temperature filter

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