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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 1988
Filed:
Sep. 29, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Weldon H Peterson, Colonial Heights, VA (US);
Kenneth G Morrison, Chester, VA (US);
Assignee:
Allied Corporation, Morris Township, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D02G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428398 ; 428395 ; 428397 ;
Abstract
This invention is a trilobal, synthetic fiber, intended for use in carpets, having an axially extending hole in each lobe, the total cross-sectional area of the fiber being about 5 to 12 percent void, said fiber cross-section having a modification ratio of between about 2 to 3, and an arm angle of about 15.degree. to 45.degree., so that a fiber having improved bulk, soil hiding and resiliency is apparent in a carpet having face fiber of said fiber.