Patterned tufted articles, and systems and methods for making same

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10851484
APP PUB NO 20170356113A1
SERIAL NO

15618800

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A tufted article having a backing material and a plurality of tufts. The plurality of tufts can include cut tufts having first and second tuft portions projecting from a face surface of the backing material. The first and second tuft portions of each cut tuft have respective pile heights relative to the backing material. Each cut tuft also has a backstitch that joins the first and second tuft portions and extends across a portion of a back surface of the backing material. The plurality of tufts includes a plurality of asymmetric cut tufts that have first and second tuft portions with unequal pile heights. Systems and methods for making tufted articles having asymmetric cut tufts are also disclosed.

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  • COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANY

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Amos, Kim K Tunnel Hill, US 4 31
Cochran, Shannon Crump Cartersville, US 5 12
Vaughan, Neil Rydal, US 13 39

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