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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2001
Robert S. Brown, LaGrange, GA (US);
William D. Blackstock, LaGrange, GA (US);
Kazufumi Yamada, Yonezawa, JP;
E. Wayne Hunter, LaGrange, GA (US);
Nobuki Katayama, Yonezawa, JP;
Robert S. Brown, LaGrange, GA (US);
William D. Blackstock, LaGrange, GA (US);
Kazufumi Yamada, Yonezawa, JP;
E. Wayne Hunter, LaGrange, GA (US);
Nobuki Katayama, Yonezawa, JP;
Milliken & Company, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Abstract
Reproducing, recoloring and/or recycling of used carpet tiles is provided. In accordance with one embodiment, used carpet tiles, which are recovered, are subjected to a choosing step according to the degree of stains, etc. The chosen carpet tiles are washed with a high-pressure fluid, and entangling of piles is removed and piles raised. The resultant carpet tiles are subjected to a choosing step once again according to the degree of stains, etc. The chosen carpet tiles are treated with such a design and color for recycling as to make less visible the stains or non-uniformity in color remaining after the washing, using a design computer, etc. Thus, reproduced carpet tiles are produced and subjected a choosing step once again, and the chosen ones are shipped.