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Title:
CARPET TILE RENEWAL PROCESS AND PRODUCTS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2001096652
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Refurbishing and/or renewing cut or loop pile carpet products including carpet tiles by passing the product under a high pressure water or liquid dispensing head projecting a stream of water against the subject product at a pressure in the range of 100 - 2000 p.s.i.g. Improvements to such methods include adding a polymer backing layer to the tile, pre-bulking the face yarns, and/or chemically treating the face yarns.

Inventors:
BROWN ROBERT S
HIGGINS KENNETH B
Application Number:
PCT/US2001/018301
Publication Date:
May 30, 2002
Filing Date:
June 06, 2001
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
MILLIKEN & CO (US)
International Classes:
D06G1/00; D06M16/00; D06M23/00; D06M23/16; D06N7/00; D06P1/52; B05C5/02; (IPC1-7): D06G1/00; D06N7/00; B29C44/32; D06M23/00
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