Patent ID: 9017788
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: D01F,D03D,D10B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A carpet comprising a backing, a yarn tufted into and having a point of contact with the backing, and an adhesive binding the yarn and the backing at the point of contact between the yarn and the backing, the yarn comprising filaments, wherein at least a portion of which the filaments comprise a blend composition comprising: a first aromatic polyester selected from the group consisting of poly(trimethylene terephthalate) (PTT), poly(ethylene naphthalate) (PEN), poly(ethylene isophthalate), poly(trimethylene isophthalate), poly(butylene isophthalate), mixtures thereof, and copolymers thereof; and a second aromatic polyester in contact therewith, wherein the second aromatic polyester is present in the blend composition at a concentration; and, wherein the second aromatic polyester comprises a molar concentration of fluorovinylether functionalized repeat units represented by structure I wherein, Ar represents a benzene or naphthalene radical; each R is independently H, C with the proviso that only one R can be OH or the radical represented by the structure II; R X is O or CF Z is H or Cl; a=0 or 1; and, Q represents the structure (Ia) wherein q=0-10;