Joseph Alan Dibbern

US Patent:

7357971, Apr 15, 2008

Filed:

Jul 29, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/193277

Inventors:

John O. Bieser - Houston TX, US
Joseph A. Dibbern - Brazoria TX, US
Charles F. Diehl - Lake Jackson TX, US
James D. Goins - Lake Jackson TX, US
David C. Kelley - Angleton TX, US
Rexford A. Maugans - Lake Jackson TX, US
Osborne K. McKinney - Lake Jackson TX, US
Lichih R. Peng - Fischer IN, US
Robert R. Turley - Lake Jackson TX, US

Assignee:

Columbia Insurance Company - Omaha NE

International Classification:

B32B 33/00

US Classification:

428 95, 428 97

Abstract:

The present invention pertains to carpet and methods of making carpet. In one aspect, the carpet includes (a) a primary backing which has a face and a back surface, (b) a plurality of fibers attached to the primary backing and extending from the face of the primary backing and exposed at the back surface of the primary backing, (c) an adhesive backing, (d) an optional secondary backing adjacent to the adhesive backing, and (e) at least one homogeneously branched ethylene polymer. The method includes extrusion coating at least one homogeneously branched ethylene polymer onto the back surface of a primary backing to provide an adhesive backing. The method can include additional steps or procedures, either separately or in various combinations. Additional steps and procedures include washing or scouring the primary backing and fibers prior to the extrusion step, and utilizing implosion agents. The preferred homogeneously branched ethylene polymer is a substantially linear ethylene polymer.

US Patent:

7910194, Mar 22, 2011

Filed:

Dec 21, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/963263

Inventors:

John O. Bieser - Houston TX, US
Joseph A. Dibbern - Brazoria TX, US
Charles F. Diehl - Lake Jackson TX, US
James D. Goins - Lake Jackson TX, US
David C. Kelley - Angleton TX, US
Rexford A. Maugans - Lake Jackson TX, US
Osborne K. McKinney - Lake Jackson TX, US
Lichih R. Peng - Fischer IN, US
Robert R. Turley - Lake Jackson TX, US

Assignee:

Columbia Insurance Company - Omaha NE

International Classification:

D05C 17/02
B32B 33/00

US Classification:

428 97, 428 95

Abstract:

The present invention pertains to carpet and methods of making carpet. In one aspect, the carpet includes (a) a primary backing which has a face and a back surface, (b) a plurality of fibers attached to the primary backing and extending from the face of the primary backing and exposed at the back surface of the primary backing, (c) an adhesive backing, (d) an optional secondary backing adjacent to the adhesive backing, and (e) at least one homogeneously branched ethylene polymer. The method includes extrusion coating at least one homogeneously branched ethylene polymer onto the back surface of a primary backing to provide an adhesive backing. The method can include additional steps or procedures, either separately or in various combinations. Additional steps and procedures include washing or scouring the primary backing and fibers prior to the extrusion step, and utilizing implosion agents. The preferred homogeneously branched ethylene polymer is a substantially linear ethylene polymer.

US Patent:

20120295056, Nov 22, 2012

Filed:

Feb 28, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/036457

Inventors:

John O. Bieser - Houston TX, US
Joseph A. Dibbern - Brazoria TX, US
Charles F. Diehl - Lake Jackson TX, US
James D. Goins - Lake Jackson TX, US
David C. Kelley - Angleton TX, US
Rexford A. Maugans - Lake Jackson TX, US
Osborne K. McKinney - Lake Jackson TX, US
Lichih R. Peng - Fischer IN, US
Robert R. Turley - Lake Jackson TX, US

International Classification:

D05C 17/02
B32B 33/00
C09J 7/04

US Classification:

428 95, 428 97

Abstract:

Disclosed herein are carpets and carpet tiles comprising a primary backing material having a face and a back side; a plurality of fibers attached to the primary backing material and extending from the face of the primary backing material and exposed at the back side of the primary backing material; and an adhesive composition. The adhesive composition generally comprises at least one homogenously branched ethylene polymer. Also disclosed are methods for manufacturing the disclosed carpets and carpet tiles.

US Patent:

6472042, Oct 29, 2002

Filed:

Aug 20, 1996

Appl. No.:

08/700141

Inventors:

Joseph A. Dibbern - Brazoria TX
Stephen R. Betso - Horgen, CH
David G. Bertelsman - Missouri TX
Martin J. Guest - Lake Jackson TX

Assignee:

Dow Global Technologies Inc. - Midland MI

International Classification:

B32B 502

US Classification:

428 95, 428 96, 428523, 524581, 524423, 524425, 524445, 524443, 524 27, 524 9, 524427

Abstract:

Filled thermoplastic compositions useful e. g. , as sound-deadening sheeting for automotive carpet are obtained by blending at least one ethylene/-olefin interpolymer; about 40-95 percent by weight of filler; and optionally elastomeric polymers.