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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2011
John O. Bieser, Houston, TX (US);
Joseph A. Dibbern, Brazoria, TX (US);
Charles F. Diehl, Lake Jackson, TX (US);
James D. Goins, Lake Jackson, TX (US);
David C. Kelley, Angleton, TX (US);
Rexford A. Maugans, Lake Jackson, TX (US);
Osborne K. Mckinney, Lake Jackson, TX (US);
Lichih R. Peng, Fischer, IN (US);
Robert R. Turley, Lake Jackson, TX (US);
John O. Bieser, Houston, TX (US);
Joseph A. Dibbern, Brazoria, TX (US);
Charles F. Diehl, Lake Jackson, TX (US);
James D. Goins, Lake Jackson, TX (US);
David C. Kelley, Angleton, TX (US);
Rexford A. Maugans, Lake Jackson, TX (US);
Osborne K. McKinney, Lake Jackson, TX (US);
Lichih R. Peng, Fischer, IN (US);
Robert R. Turley, Lake Jackson, TX (US);
Columbia Insurance Company, Omaha, NE (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are carpets and carpet tiles comprising a primary backing material having a face and a back side; a plurality of fibers attached to the primary backing material and extending from the face of the primary backing material and exposed at the back side of the primary backing material; and an adhesive composition. The adhesive composition generally comprises at least one homogenously branched ethylene polymer. Also disclosed are methods for manufacturing the disclosed carpets and carpet tiles.