Patents
US 12241201 B2: Carpet tiles for minimally prepared subfloors and methods of making the same
- Granted
- 2025-03-04
- Filed
- 2021-02-03 application 17760059
- Type
- Utility · 19 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A carpet tile and process for making the same, wherein the carpet tile comprises a facecloth having a plurality of face yarns tufted through a primary backing, an extruded polymer secondary backing layer, and a cushion, comprising a reinforcing scrim layer within a polymer layer. The top surface and bottom surface of the carpet tile are defined by the facecloth and the cushion, respectively. A polymer-based resin is extruded onto the facecloth to form an at least substantially uniform secondary backing layer, and the cushion is laid onto the extruded polymer secondary backing layer while the extruded polymer secondary backing layer remains above a softening temperature for the resin. The entire multi-layer web is then passed through a nip to embed the reinforcing scrim layer into the extruded polymer secondary layer, and the entire web is chilled.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250304.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aladdin Manufacturing Corporation 86 patents | US company or organization | Calhoun, GA | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael E. Bell | Glasgow, VA | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| D06N | Wall, floor, or like covering materials, e.g. linoleum, oilcloth, artificial leather, roofing felt, consisting of a fibrous web coated with a layer of macromolecular material; flexible sheet material not otherwise provided for | D06N3/0036 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B32B | Layered products, i.e. products built-up of strata of flat or non-flat, e.g. cellular or honeycomb, form | B32B37/10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B29C | Shaping or joining of plastics; shaping of material in a plastic state, not otherwise provided for; after-treatment of the shaped products, e.g. repairing | B29C65/004 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-12 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BELL, MICHAEL E. signed 2020-02-17 | ALADDIN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION CALHOUN, GA | 68248/853 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2022-08-08 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BELL, MICHAEL E. signed 2022-06-27 | ALADDIN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION CALHOUN, GA | 60743/429 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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