Aladdin Manufacturing Corporation

Mark G Dye

Thomas R Clark

James L Williams

Jonathan Skelley

Michael Bejon Sethna

Charles Winston Reynolds

Method for manufacturing a carpet or a rug, comprising the following steps: the step (S-S) of providing a primary backing (), being a woven or non-woven layer comprising filaments () of polyethyleneterephthalate and copolymer of polyethyleneterephthalate, the coPET having a lower melting temperature than the PET and wherein said PET is available in said primary backing () in a higher amount than said coPET; the step of providing a glue layer () consisting for 50% or more out of coPET; the step of tufting yarn at least into said primary backing (); the step of activating said glue layer () at least for partially fixing said yarn () on said primary backing (). The invention also concerns carpets () and rugs that are obtained or obtainable by means of such method.

Method for manufacturing a carpet or a rug and a carpet or rug obtained thereby

This application is directed to polymer blends of polyethylene naphthalate, polytrimethylene terephthalate, and polyethylene naphthalate, for use in fibers, such as carpet fibers, and other applications. This application is also directed to methods of producing such polymer blends and fibers.

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Rome, GA, United States of America

Mark G Dye