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Tandem application of soil and stain resists to carpeting

US5948480A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 31, 1997
Grant dateSep 7, 1999
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Expiry dateMar 31, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD06M23/06
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A process for rendering carpet fiber resistant to stains and soil comprising PA1 a) applying to carpet fiber a first aqueous medium of at least one stain resist, PA1 b) applying to carpet fiber a second distinct aqueous medium of at least one fluorochemical soil resist, without any intervening steaming or rinsing, and PA1 c) drying the carpet, is disclosed.

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