ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,385,175, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Columbia Insurance Co. (Omaha, Neb.).
"Composite and methods of making same" was invented by James T. Burns (Rocky Face, Ga.), Thomas Odum (Tunnel Hill, Ga.) and Derek S. Bass (Cartersville, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described is a composite made from a woven fabric, a non-woven fabric, or a knitted face fabric and a non-woven fabric. The woven fabric, the non-woven fabric, or the knitted face fabric is needle punched such that fibers protrude into the non-woven fabric. The woven fabric, the non-woven fabric, or the knitted face fabric has a first polymer having a first melting point a...