Richard W Bittner

US Patent:

8155776, Apr 10, 2012

Filed:

May 22, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/805031

Inventors:

Richard A. Bittner - Etters PA, US
Steven W. Cox - Chesnee SC, US
Ronald Magee - LaGrange GA, US
Jonathan C. McCay - LaGrange GA, US

Assignee:

Milliken & Company - Spartanburg SC

International Classification:

G06F 19/00

US Classification:

700131

Abstract:

Provided herein is a process for randomly patterning a plurality of carpet tiles, each tile having a composite pattern containing at least a base pattern and an overlay pattern. When installed, the random order of patterning results in random tile placement and an overall random appearance. The overlay patterns are randomly chosen from a library of patterns until each individual pattern has been used to create a tile series. The overlay patterns may be manipulated by rotating, mirror-imaging, rotating and mirror-imaging, or repositioning to produce additional variations and increase the number of tiles in the series. The base pattern may optionally be manipulated before being incorporated into the composite pattern. A tile collection, containing such randomly ordered composite patterns, is also described.

US Patent:

8644976, Feb 4, 2014

Filed:

Mar 29, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/433385

Inventors:

Richard A. Bittner - Etters PA, US
Steven W. Cox - Chesnee SC, US
Ronald Magee - LaGrange GA, US
Jonathan C. McCay - LaGrange GA, US

Assignee:

Milliken & Company - Spartanburg SC

International Classification:

G06F 19/00

US Classification:

700131, 700130

Abstract:

Provided herein is a process for randomly patterning a plurality of carpet tiles, each tile having a composite pattern containing at least a base pattern and an overlay pattern. When installed, the random order of patterning results in random tile placement and an overall random appearance. The overlay patterns are randomly chosen from a library of patterns until each individual pattern has been used to create a tile series. The overlay patterns may be manipulated by rotating, mirror-imaging, rotating and mirror-imaging, or repositioning to produce additional variations and increase the number of tiles in the series. The base pattern may optionally be manipulated before being incorporated into the composite pattern. A tile collection, containing such randomly ordered composite patterns, is also described.