Patent ID: 8082057
Filing Date: 2011-12-20
Classification: D06B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of dyeing carpet to satisfy a plurality of customer orders comprising the steps of: receiving a plurality of customer orders wherein each order identifies a color and a length; identifying which colors cannot be dyed in sequence based on a visual effect of blending of sequential dyes at a transition between colors in sequence; determining a dyeing sequence for at least a portion of the plurality of customer orders, based on the colors identified by the respective orders and the identification of colors that cannot be dyed in sequence, to reduce the visual effect of blending of sequential dyes at a transition between colors in the sequence; assigning the plurality of customer orders to one or more greige rolls of carpet based at least in part on the determined dyeing sequence wherein at least one greige roll of carpet has at least one transition from one color to another color; and dyeing the one or more greige rolls of carpet; wherein the step of dyeing the one or more greige rolls of carpet comprises: feeding said one or more greige rolls through a dye application head which switches from one color to another color according to a respective customer order.