Methods and systems from recycling carpet and carpets manufactured from recycled material

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9945071
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13889479

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The present invention pertains to carpet and methods of making and recycling carpet. In one aspect, the carpet includes: a primary backing which has a face and a back surface; a plurality of fibers attached to the primary backing and extending from the face of the primary backing and exposed at the back surface of the primary backing; an adhesive composition backing; and an optional secondary backing adjacent to the adhesive backing. The method of making carpet includes extrusion coating the adhesive composition onto the back surface of a primary backing to form the adhesive composition backing. The method of recycling carpet can recover one or more polymeric carpet components.

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COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANY1314 DOUGLAS STREET SUITE 1400 OMAHA NE 68102

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Ballew, Kellie Canton, US 5 85
Wright, Jeffrey Cartersville, US 23 312

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