Interface, Inc.
🏢 View company profile →119Patents
44Active
119Granted
50Portfolio score
Filing activity: Aug 3, 1979 → May 3, 2022 · 17 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6254101A | Floor game for team building | Human Necessities | 97 | Expired |
| US5198277A | Pattern-tufted, fusion-bonded carpet and carpet tile and method of preparation | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 66 | Expired |
| US7083841B2 | Orthogonally ambiguous carpet tiles having curved elements | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 54 | Expired |
| US5499476A | Low profile raised panel flooring with metal support structure | Fixed Constructions | 53 | Expired |
| US7942847B2 | Multi-layer balloons for medical applications and methods for manufacturing the same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 53 | Active |
| US6694689B1 | Modular flooring systems and methods | Fixed Constructions | 53 | Expired |
| US5204155A | Resilient foam-backed carpet and method of preparation | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 48 | Expired |
| US7350443B2 | Asymmetrical carpet tile design, manufacture and installation | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 41 | Expired |
| US6908656B2 | Orthogonally ambiguous carpet tile | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 40 | Expired |
| US7010953B2 | Swaging machine and method of use | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 38 | Expired |
| US6256952A | Perforated raised flooring panel | Fixed Constructions | 34 | Expired |
| US5809917A | System for controlling tension of a primary backing material in a tufting machine | Textiles; Paper | 33 | Expired |
| US6228460A | Tufted articles and related processes | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 32 | Expired |
| US7464510B2 | System and method for floor covering installation | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 29 | Expired |
| US8220221B2 | System and method for floor covering installation | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 27 | Active |
| US5259848A | Method for removing stains from carpet and textiles | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 27 | Expired |
| US6526704B1 | Padded raised flooring panels and coverings | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 27 | Expired |
| US5693400A | Fusion-bonded carpet | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 26 | Expired |
| USRE34951E | Flame retardant tufted carpet tile and method of preparing same | General | 26 | Expired |
| US7297385B2 | Rotationally determinate, positionally ambiguous striped carpet tiles | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 25 | Expired |
| US6841216B2 | Rotationally determinate, positionally ambiguous striped carpet tiles | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 25 | Expired |
| US5024840A | Antimicrobial carpet and carpet tile | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 24 | Expired |
| US6132666A | Method for making formed fabric treatments | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 24 | Expired |
| US5022629A | Valve construction | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 23 | Expired |
| US5822828A | Fastener for layered floor coverings and method of fastening layers | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 22 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.