Forrest F Jaquith

US Patent:

20050260380, Nov 24, 2005

Filed:

May 20, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/850329

Inventors:

Richard Moon - Dalton GA, US
Forrest Jaquith - Dalton GA, US

International Classification:

D05C017/02
D03D001/00

US Classification:

428095000, 442185000, 442186000, 442208000

Abstract:

Primary carpet backings for tufted carpets comprise, in one embodiment, fabric woven from warp tapes comprising polypropylene and weft yarns in a plain, closed weave with an average warp count of about 18 to 32 tapes per inch and a lower average weft count, wherein the warp tapes have deniers of about 250 to about 800 and the weft yarns comprise polypropylene tapes that are thicker and of greater denier than the warp tapes. In another embodiment carpets comprising a primary backing as described above tufted with carpet face yarn to provide a pile surface comprising a plurality of face yarn tufts on one side of the backing and a plurality of stitches of the face yarn on an opposite, stitched side of the tufted backing and, optionally having a secondary backing laminated to the stitched side of the backing, have good tuft holding properties for a wide range of carpet face yarn deniers, carpet pile surfaces and styles.

US Patent:

20210292953, Sep 23, 2021

Filed:

Feb 15, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/175829

Inventors:

- Dalton GA, US
Forrest JAQUITH - Acworth GA, US

International Classification:

D05C 17/02
D06N 7/00

Abstract:

An example method for forming a pile fabric includes: providing a primary backing material (configured as a sheet), a layer of thermoplastic material (disposed at the back side of the primary backing material), and a plurality of pile tufts extending through the primary backing material and at least partially into the layer of thermoplastic material with back stitch portions of the pile tufts being disposed at the back side of the primary backing material; and heating only the back of the pile fabric to melt the back stitch portions of the pile tufts and the layer of thermoplastic material to form a melt bond disposed at the back side of the primary backing material to secure the pile tufts to the primary backing material.