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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 07, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
James A Corbin, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Ian S Slack, Charlotte, NC (US);
Assignee:
Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Somerville, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ; D03D / ; D05C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428 95 ; 428 97 ;
Abstract
A thermoplastic tufted carpet made of a primary backing, tufts tufted into the primary backing, a secondary backing and a polyester hot melt adhesive disposed between the primary and secondary backing. Such a carpet can be recycled through processes known to recycle polyester including glycolysis or methanolysis.