Patent ID: 7501159
Filing Date: 2009-03-10
Classification: B29B,B29L,C08J,C08L,C09D,Y02W

Abstract:
1. A method of using carpet scraps to improve aqueous based paint coating durability comprising: (a) collecting waste carpeting formed from at least one of the following materials: polyamides, polyesters, polyurethane and nylon; (b) removing the face yarn and nap material from the backing material of the waste carpeting; (c) mixing the face yarn and nap material wherein the face yarn and nap material are at least one half inch in length with a paint at a ratio of 50% or less face yarn and nap material to the paint volume; and (d) wherein step (c) is practiced to produce a generally uniform distribution of the face yarn and nap material in the paint to form a paint mixture.