| Top Inventors for class "Textiles: cloth finishing" |
| Rank | Inventor's name | Country | City/State | Last publication | # of patent apps in this class |
| 1 | Maria Francesca Marchesi | IT | Monza (milan) | Nov 26, 2009 / 20090288277 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COMPACTING WEBS | 2 |
| 2 | Frank Catallo | US | Old Westbury, NY | Feb 16, 2012 / 20120039559 - APPARATUS INCLUDING AN ASYMMETRICAL WEDGE-LIKE MEMBER FOR CONTROLLING DEFLECTION IN SMALL DIAMETER ROLLS OF AN OPEN WIDTH STABILIZER SO AS TO CREATE A STRAIGHT LINE NIP WITH UNIFORM PRESSURE ACROSS THE NIP | 2 |
| 3 | Hakan Gürel | TR | Corlu/tekirdag | Apr 28, 2011 / 20110094073 - ELLIPTICAL-SECTIONED DRUM SYSTEM WITH HELICAL EXPANDER | 2 |
| 4 | Joo Sik Kang | KR | Seoul | Jul 16, 2009 / 20090178258 - STRUCTURE FOR SUPPORTING CLOTHES TO BE DECOLORIZED, METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME | 1 |
| 5 | Hakan Gürel | TR | Corlu/tekirdag | Apr 28, 2011 / 20110094073 - ELLIPTICAL-SECTIONED DRUM SYSTEM WITH HELICAL EXPANDER | 1 |
| 6 | Rafet Tukek | TR | Istanbul | Aug 05, 2010 / 20100192338 - EMBOSSING MACHINE TRANSFERRING PATTERN ON WET FLOCKED FABRIC | 1 |
| 7 | Barry Defoy Miller | US | Lexington, NC | Sep 20, 2012 / 20120233826 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPACTING TUBULAR FABRICS | 1 |
| 8 | Bingang Xu | HK | Kowloon | Nov 04, 2010 / 20100275421 - Method and apparatus for pilling reduction | 1 |
| 9 | Piyong Yu | US | Chicago, IL | Dec 23, 2010 / 20100319171 - Mechanical device for prestressing of carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) sheets | 1 |
| 10 | Michael C. Moed | US | Hopkinton, MA | May 09, 2013 / 20130112750 - Method And Apparatus For Ordering Code Candidates In Image For Decoding Attempts | 1 |
| 11 | Gerald E. Wootten, Jr. | US | Cullman, AL | Mar 22, 2012 / 20120066875 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GRADING BEDDING FABRIC | 1 |
| 12 | Gavin B. Rumble | US | Lexington, NC | Dec 25, 2008 / 20080313872 - Carpet straightening apparatus | 1 |
| 13 | Kevin W. Hurst | US | Dalton, GA | Dec 25, 2008 / 20080313872 - Carpet straightening apparatus | 1 |
| 14 | Robert E. Andrews | US | Sheboygan, WI | Mar 28, 2013 / 20130075038 - DIFFERENTIAL SPEED SHAFTED MACHINES AND USES THEREFOR, INCLUDING DISCONTINUOUS AND CONTINUOUS SIDE BY SIDE BONDING | 1 |
| 15 | R. Shawn Marshall | US | Altus, OK | Dec 25, 2008 / 20080313872 - Carpet straightening apparatus | 1 |
| 16 | Roy Daniel Seale | US | Starkville, MS | Aug 09, 2012 / 20120198669 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DENSIFYING A FIBROUS MAT | 1 |
| 17 | Jagjit Chadha | GB | Lancashire | Dec 11, 2008 / 20080301920 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RAISING THE PILE OF A SHEET OF CLOTH WEB | 1 |
| 18 | Jeff W. Fritz | US | Plymouth, WI | Feb 07, 2013 / 20130035222 - METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR APPLICATION OF NESTED ZERO WASTE EAR TO TRAVELING WEB | 1 |
| 19 | Mark Troy West | US | Charlotte, NC | Sep 20, 2012 / 20120233826 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPACTING TUBULAR FABRICS | 1 |
| 20 | Uwe Schneider | US | Cincinnati, OH | Dec 20, 2012 / 20120322640 - Method and Apparatus for Making Absorbent Articles Having Side Seams | 1 |
| 21 | Donald R. Dodelin | US | Woodstock, GA | Jun 28, 2012 / 20120159753 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MINIMIZING WASTE AND IMPROVING QUALITY AND PRODUCTION IN WEB PROCESSING OPERATIONS BY AUTOMATED THREADING AND RE-THREADING OF WEB MATERIALS | 1 |
| 22 | Kathleen M. Tipton | US | Tulsa, OK | Sep 11, 2008 / 20080216295 - Fabric Abrading Hand Tool | 1 |
| 23 | James Michael White | US | Meridian, MS | Aug 09, 2012 / 20120198669 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DENSIFYING A FIBROUS MAT | 1 |
| 24 | Kok Keung Lo | HK | Kowloon | Nov 04, 2010 / 20100275421 - Method and apparatus for pilling reduction | 1 |
| 25 | Yong Ku Kim | US | Dartmouth, MA | Mar 31, 2011 / 20110072626 - NOVEL FABRIC FINISHING METHODS AND FABRICS | 1 |
| 26 | Omer Gökcan | TR | Corlu/tekirdag | Apr 28, 2011 / 20110094073 - ELLIPTICAL-SECTIONED DRUM SYSTEM WITH HELICAL EXPANDER | 1 |
| 27 | Dwayne Looney | US | Flemington, NJ | Mar 28, 2013 / 20130074297 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PLIABILIZING KNITTED OR WOVEN MATERIALS | 1 |
| 28 | Jerry Wayne Pendleton | US | Bessemer City, NC | Sep 20, 2012 / 20120233826 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPACTING TUBULAR FABRICS | 1 |
| 29 | Clifford A. Dey | US | Riegelsville, PA | Mar 28, 2013 / 20130074297 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PLIABILIZING KNITTED OR WOVEN MATERIALS | 1 |
| 30 | William M. Silver | US | Weston, MA | Mar 17, 2011 / 20110063459 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACQUIRING A STILL IMAGE FROM A MOVING IMAGE | 1 |
| 31 | Song Sayaovong | US | Glendale, WI | Jun 28, 2012 / 20120159753 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MINIMIZING WASTE AND IMPROVING QUALITY AND PRODUCTION IN WEB PROCESSING OPERATIONS BY AUTOMATED THREADING AND RE-THREADING OF WEB MATERIALS | 1 |
| 32 | Armand Francis Lewis | US | Mattapoisett, MA | Mar 31, 2011 / 20110072626 - NOVEL FABRIC FINISHING METHODS AND FABRICS | 1 |
| 33 | Don Roberts Clark | US | Witts Springs, AR | Aug 09, 2012 / 20120198669 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DENSIFYING A FIBROUS MAT | 1 |
| 34 | Xiaoming Tao | HK | Kowloon | Nov 04, 2010 / 20100275421 - Method and apparatus for pilling reduction | 1 |
| 35 | Peter Strains | US | Sheboygan Falls, WI | Jun 28, 2012 / 20120159753 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MINIMIZING WASTE AND IMPROVING QUALITY AND PRODUCTION IN WEB PROCESSING OPERATIONS BY AUTOMATED THREADING AND RE-THREADING OF WEB MATERIALS | 1 |
| 36 | Pedro Franco Silva | US | Washington, DC | Dec 23, 2010 / 20100319171 - Mechanical device for prestressing of carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) sheets | 1 |
| 37 | Jason Hohm | US | Sheboygan Falls, WI | Jun 28, 2012 / 20120159753 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MINIMIZING WASTE AND IMPROVING QUALITY AND PRODUCTION IN WEB PROCESSING OPERATIONS BY AUTOMATED THREADING AND RE-THREADING OF WEB MATERIALS | 1 |
| 38 | Karlie A. Tipton | US | Tulsa, OK | Sep 11, 2008 / 20080216295 - Fabric Abrading Hand Tool | 1 |
| 39 | Natalie Huynh Le | US | Panorama City, CA | Sep 22, 2011 / 20110231345 - Textile Marking & Textile Ownership Registration | 1 |
| 40 | Michael G. Lipton | US | Mountain View, CA | Oct 20, 2011 / 20110252611 - PORTABLE MULTIPOINT TENTER | 1 |
| 41 | Paolo Tedeschi | IT | Monzuno (bologna) | Sep 27, 2012 / 20120240368 - APPARATUS FOR FEEDING A TUBULAR FABRIC IN A FLATTENED STATE | 1 |
| 42 | Jeff Van Le | US | Panorama City, CA | Sep 22, 2011 / 20110231345 - Textile Marking & Textile Ownership Registration | 1 |
| 43 | Wai Man Li | HK | Kowloon | Nov 04, 2010 / 20100275421 - Method and apparatus for pilling reduction | 1 |
| 44 | Omer Gökcan | TR | Corlu/tekirdag | Apr 28, 2011 / 20110094073 - ELLIPTICAL-SECTIONED DRUM SYSTEM WITH HELICAL EXPANDER | 1 |
| 45 | Robert J. Tremblay | US | Grafton, MA | Mar 21, 2013 / 20130074005 - SYSTEM, METHOD AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR DISPLAYING AND CONTROLLING VISION SYSTEM OPERATING PARAMETERS | 1 |