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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:
Mar. 21, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2003
Applicants:
James Howell, Greenville, NC (US);
Wae-hai Tung, Marietta, GA (US);
Frank Werny, Plymouh, MA (US);
Richard Meelheim, Beaufort, NC (US);
Inventors:
James Howell, Greenville, NC (US);
Wae-Hai Tung, Marietta, GA (US);
Frank Werny, Plymouh, MA (US);
Richard Meelheim, Beaufort, NC (US);
Assignee:
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D02G 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Polyester carpets of poly(trimethylene terephthalate) are disclosed which have excellent stain-resistance, texture retention and resistance to crushing. The bulked continuous filament yarn used to make the carpets and the process for making the yarns are also disclosed.