Process for manufacturing a floor covering having a foamed backing formed from recycled polymeric material

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6860953
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09621591

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The present invention provides a cushioned floor covering having a backing material formed from waste polymeric material and a blowing agent wherein the blowing agent may be activated either before or after the backing material is adhered to the floor covering. The waste polymeric material includes from about 0 to 40 percent aliphatic polyamide material and is granulated, densified and extruded at a temperature that does not exceed the temperature at which the blowing agent would be activated.

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TANDUS FLOORING INC311 SMITH INDUSTRIAL BOULEVARD P O BOX 1447 DALTON GA 30722-1447

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Evans, Jr Paul D Dalton, GA 3 54
Grizzle, Mark L Whitfield County, GA 4 50
Hammel, Wallace J Chatanooga, TN 6 66
Preston, Lynn E Bartow County, GA 6 166
Randall, Brian S Calhoun, GA 9 146

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