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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2001
Peter Desai, Cartersville, GA (US);
Hao A. Chen, Chadds Ford, PA (US);
Nicholas Zerebecki, Mullica Hill, NJ (US);
Peter Desai, Cartersville, GA (US);
Hao A. Chen, Chadds Ford, PA (US);
Nicholas Zerebecki, Mullica Hill, NJ (US);
Mannington Mills, Inc., Salem, NJ (US);
Abstract
A backing or an intermediate layer for a surface covering is described which comprises a fused recycled material, wherein the material comprises a thermoplastic material, for instance, a vinyl material from a vinyl backed carpet or vinyl backed carpet manufacturing waste or both. Surface coverings containing the backing or intermediate layer of the present invention are also described as well as methods of making the backing or intermediate layer and methods of making the surface coverings containing the backing or intermediate layer of the present invention.