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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:
Feb. 26, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 03, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Carlos V. Alboom, Dendeldonk, BE;
James R. McCulloch, Providence, RI (US);
Assignee:
Microfibres, Inc., Pawtucket, RI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 3/300 ; D06C 2/300 ; D06C 2/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 3/300 ; D06C 2/300 ; D06C 2/900 ;
Abstract
A printed multicolor synthetic pile fabric having a substrate and pile formed of fibers of substantially uniform length and diameter with the fibers arranged in random groups extending uniformly across the entire width and along the entire length of the fabric. Each group comprises a random number of fibers extending at an angle and in a direction that randomly varies from the angles and directions of the fibers in adjacent groups. The fibers within each group are preferably set in the greige goods.