Patents
US 11426972 B2: Cross-plane drainage fabric
- Granted
- 2022-08-30
- Filed
- 2019-06-05 application 16432440
- Type
- Utility · 53 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Described herein is an anti-capillary barrier geotextile which includes a wicking yarn in its structure and has a volumetric moisture content at breakthrough of less than 0.30 as determined by the TenCate Test. In one aspect the anti-capillary barrier geotextile is a single-layer woven geotextile and includes a wicking yarn set and, optionally, a first non-wicking yarn disposed in one axis of the geotextile; and a second non-wicking yarn disposed in another axis of the geotextile and interweaving the wicking yarn set and optional first non-wicking yarn.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg220830.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolon Corporation 18 patents | Foreign company or organization | Pendergrass, GA | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Michael Jones | Buford, GA | 42 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Kevin Nelson King | Demorest, GA | 13 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B32B | Layered products, i.e. products built-up of strata of flat or non-flat, e.g. cellular or honeycomb, form | B32B5/26 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| D03D | Woven fabrics; methods of weaving; looms | D03D15/283 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| E02D | Foundations; excavations; embankments ; underground or underwater structures | E02D17/20 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| D01D | Mechanical methods or apparatus in the manufacture of artificial filaments, threads, fibres, bristles or ribbons | D01D5/253 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| D10B | Indexing scheme associated with sublasses of section d, relating to textiles | D10B2401/02 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-30 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | NICOLON CORPORATION signed 2021-07-30 | BAYCLAYS BANK PLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT NEW YORK, NY | 57038/695 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2019-06-05 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | JONES, DAVID MICHAEL signed 2019-06-05 KING, KEVIN NELSON signed 2019-06-05 | NICOLON CORPORATION D/B/A TENCATE GEOSYNTHETICS NORTH AMERICA PENDERGRASS, GA | 49387/867 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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