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Patent Owner(s)

Patent Owner	Address
MILLIKEN & COMPANY	920 MILLIKEN ROAD M-495 SPARTANBURG SC 29303

International Classification(s)

• D02H:WARPING, BEAMING, OR LEASING

• 2005 Application Filing Year
• D02H Class
• 3 Applications Filed
• 1 Patents Issued To-Date
• 33.34 % Issued To-Date

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name	Address	# of filed Patents	Total Citations
Weiner, Robert S	P.O. Box 2399	37	170
# of filed Patents : 37 Total Citations : 170

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Maintenance Fees

Fee	Large entity fee	small entity fee	micro entity fee	due date

Fee	Large entity fee	small entity fee	micro entity fee
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable	$700.00	$350.00	$175.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional	$1,640.00	$820.00	$410.00

Full Text

US Patent No: 7506831

Multiple yarn delivery to a single needle method and apparatus

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Abstract

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A textile machine receives a plurality of yarn strands from a yarn supply. A header receives the yarn strands where multiple strands are combined for joint direction to the textile machine. Beams with multiple yarn strands wrapped thereon preferably function as the yarn supply and the header may direct through yarn tubes to a staging header for use by the textile machine. The textile machine is preferably a tufting machine and multiple yarn strands are received by at least one needle of the tufting machine.

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Apr 26, 2021	LAPS	LAPSE FOR FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEES	free format text: PATENT EXPIRED FOR FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEES (ORIGINAL EVENT CODE: EXP.); ENTITY STATUS OF PATENT OWNER: LARGE ENTITY
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Oct 30, 2009	AS	ASSIGNMENT	free format text: RELEASE BY SECURED PARTY;ASSIGNOR:GOLDMAN SACHS SPECIALTY LENDING GROUP;REEL/FRAME:026811/0201 Owner name: CONSTANTINE DYEING, LLC, SOUTH CAROLINA Effective Date: Oct 30, 2009 free format text: RELEASE BY SECURED PARTY;ASSIGNOR:GOLDMAN SACHS SPECIALTY LENDING GROUP;REEL/FRAME:026811/0201 Owner name: PRODUCT CONCEPTS RESIDENTIAL, LLC, SOUTH CAROLINA Effective Date: Oct 30, 2009 free format text: RELEASE BY SECURED PARTY;ASSIGNOR:GOLDMAN SACHS SPECIALTY LENDING GROUP;REEL/FRAME:026811/0201 Owner name: PCR ACQUISITION, LLC, SOUTH CAROLINA Effective Date: Oct 30, 2009 free format text: RELEASE BY SECURED PARTY;ASSIGNOR:GOLDMAN SACHS SPECIALTY LENDING GROUP;REEL/FRAME:026811/0201 Owner name: PCR HOLDINGS, LLC, SOUTH CAROLINA Effective Date: Oct 30, 2009
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