Inventor

Thomas F. Corbin

Inventor

Asheville, NC, US

Overview

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Patents

1977–2002

Patent span

Textiles

Primary field (CPC D)

Patents· 8 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

Y10Tprimary

Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification17%

A47GHousehold or table equipment13%

C08GMacromolecular compounds obtained otherwise than by reactions only involving unsaturated carbon-to-carbon bonds13%

D06NWall, floor, or like covering materials, e.g. linoleum, oilcloth, artificial leather, roofing felt, consisting of a fibrous web coated with a layer of macromolecular material13%

C07DHeterocyclic compounds9%

D01FChemical features in the manufacture of artificial filaments, threads, fibres, bristles or ribbons9%

Y02PClimate change mitigation technologies in the production or processing of goods9%

D01DMechanical methods or apparatus in the manufacture of artificial filaments, threads, fibres, bristles or ribbons4%

D02GCrimping or curling fibres, filaments, threads, or yarns4%

D02JFinishing or dressing of filaments, yarns, threads, cords, ropes or the like4%

PatentTitleYear

6,398,891'Recyclable carpet'2002 5,977,193'Reclaiming epsilon-caprolactam from nylon 6 carpet'1999 5,464,677'Process for manufacturing substantially 100% nylon 6 carpet'1995 5,382,474'Method for producing polyethylene terephthalate fibers with reduced flammability'1995 5,370,757'Process for manufacturing substantially 100% nylon 6 carpet'1994 5,322,883'Thermoplastic polyester with reduced flammability'1994 5,169,870'Reclaiming .epsilon.-caprolactam from nylon 6 carpet'1992 4,042,662'Continuous melt spinning and drawing of nylon 6 yarn, while reducing the liveliness of the yarn'1977

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1977Patents assigned to AKZONA INC (1)· patent assignee history

1977–2002Based in Asheville, NC, US· patent location history

1992–2002Patents assigned to BASF CORP (7)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
BASF CORP	7	1992–2002
AKZONA INC	1	1977

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Asheville, NC, US	8	1977–2002