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  • Continuous high speed method for making a commingled carpet yarn
    Patent number: 4894894
    Abstract: A continuous, high speed (greater than 800 meters per minute) process and apparatus enable the production of a multifilament carpet yarn having a degree of filament intermixture high enough so that a standard deviation of less than 6.0 results upon conducting a Standard Yarn Streak Potential Test, as described herein. The apparatus and process allow the production of a multicolored carpet yarn which exhibits a reduced tendency to streak and an increased retention of tip definition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 23, 1990
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew M. Coons, III, James P. Sullivan