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Face-up coating of carpet backs with polyurethane

US6264775A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 22, 1998
Grant dateJul 24, 2001
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Expiry dateDec 22, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/23993
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Tufted carpeting can be manufactured employing polyurethane adhesives and cured face up without dripping, when one or more drip-reducing process steps of adding a non-Newtonian thickener to the adhesive or forming a viscosified or cured film on the outer surface of the adhesive are practiced prior to entry of the greige good into the curing oven.

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