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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:
May. 20, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 06, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
James A Corbin, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Robert D Johnson, Charlotte, NC (US);
William G Neely, Charlotte, NC (US);
Ian S Slack, Charlotte, NC (US);
Barrie L Davies, Weddington, NC (US);
Assignee:
Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Somerville, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
156 72 ; 156148 ; 1563082 ; 428 95 ;
Abstract
A recyclable thermoplastic tufted fabric made of a partially meltable primary backing and tufts tufted into the primary backing. The tufts are bonded to the backing by partially melting the backing to bond the tufts and applying a secondary backing. Such a carpet can be recycled through processes known to recycle polyester.