AU2001281247A1 - Floor mat, system and method - Google Patents

Floor mat, system and method

Info

Publication number: AU2001281247A1
Authority: AU; Australia
Prior art keywords: floor mat; floor; pile; mats; mat
Prior art date: 2000-08-10
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Abandoned

Application number

AU2001281247A

Other languages

English (en)

Inventor

V. Christopher Brown

Amy B. Streeton

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Milliken and Co

Original Assignee

Milliken and Co

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2000-08-10

Filing date

2001-08-10

Publication date

2002-02-25

2001-08-10 Application filed by Milliken and Co filed Critical Milliken and Co

2002-02-25 Publication of AU2001281247A1 publication Critical patent/AU2001281247A1/en

Status Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

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Landscapes

Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Textile Engineering (AREA)
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Carpets (AREA)
Laminated Bodies (AREA)
Body Structure For Vehicles (AREA)

AU2001281247A 2000-08-10 2001-08-10 Floor mat, system and method Abandoned AU2001281247A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US22431000P	2000-08-10	2000-08-10
US60224310		2000-08-10
US09927016		2001-08-09
US09/927,016 US20020045021A1 (en)	2000-08-10	2001-08-09	Floor mat, system and method
PCT/US2001/025225 WO2002013669A2 (fr)	2000-08-10	2001-08-10	Tapis de sol, systeme et procede

Publications (1)

Publication Number	Publication Date
AU2001281247A1 true AU2001281247A1 (en)	2002-02-25

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AU2001281247A Abandoned AU2001281247A1 (en)	2000-08-10	2001-08-10	Floor mat, system and method

Country Status (6)

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US (1)	US20020045021A1 (fr)
EP (1)	EP1311721A2 (fr)
JP (1)	JP2004519264A (fr)
AU (1)	AU2001281247A1 (fr)
CA (1)	CA2416593A1 (fr)
WO (1)	WO2002013669A2 (fr)

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