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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:
Apr. 06, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 12, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bruce Howard Bersted, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Richard Tutt Norris, Jr., Hazlehurst, GA (US);
Leonid Slutsker, Douglasville, GA (US);
Ty Jackson Stokes, Suwanee, GA (US);
Assignee:
BP Corporation North America Inc., Warrenville, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D02G 3/02 ; D02G 3/24 ; D05C 1/702 ; B32B 3/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D02G 3/02 ; D02G 3/24 ; D05C 1/702 ; B32B 3/300 ;
Abstract
Bulked continuous filament yarns comprise a plurality of substantially continuous filaments comprising propylene polymer and having recovery from compression, as measured by Plug Crush Recovery, of at least about 85%. The yarns exhibit improved resilience and are well suited as face yarns for residential, commercial and automotive carpets.