Border, edge or pattern carpet tile design, manufacture and installation
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May 23, 2023
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Apr 5, 2021
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Abstract
Design and manufacture of tufted articles, carpet tile webs and carpet tiles, and installation of carpet tiles, having different color, pile height, pile texture or other characteristics that, together with similar other such tiles, may be installed to create borders, edges or other multiple-tile designs, usually without any of the tiles looking out of place or improperly oriented relative to nap or the direction the tile is “facing.”
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- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
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Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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INTERFACE INC | 1280 WEST PEACHTREE STREET NW ATLANTA GA 30309 |
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- 2021 Application Filing Year
- D05C Class
- 66 Applications Filed
- 37 Patents Issued To-Date
- 56.07 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Daniel, Sydney D | LaGrange, US | 17 | 253 |
# of filed Patents : 17 Total Citations : 253 | |||
Machell-Archer, Carson | West Point, US | 4 | 13 |
# of filed Patents : 4 Total Citations : 13 | |||
Oakey, David D | Atlanta, US | 38 | 621 |
# of filed Patents : 38 Total Citations : 621 |
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