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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:
Sep. 18, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 16, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gary D. Jerdee, Orange, TX (US);
Brad D. Rodgers, Orange, TX (US);
Eugene D. Medlock, Bridge City, TX (US);
Roger Kolm, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 7/12 ; B32B 2/708 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 7/12 ; B32B 2/708 ;
Abstract
Polymeric carpet and a method of making and recycling such carpet, the carpet having fibers, backing and extruded adhesive all of completely recyclable materials, the recycling being accomplished in one melting step, without a separation step.