Abstract: The present invention pertains to foam cushion backings. More particularly, the present invention pertains to foam cushion backings suitable for use in carpets and carpet tile products. The present invention further pertains to foam cushion-backed carpet and carpet tile products. The present invention further pertains to methods of making such foam cushion backings and carpet and carpet tiles as described herein.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to carpet and methods of making and recycling carpet. In one aspect, the carpet includes: a primary backing which has a face and a back surface; a plurality of fibers attached to the primary backing and extending from the face of the primary backing and exposed at the back surface of the primary backing; an adhesive composition backing; and an optional secondary backing adjacent to the adhesive backing. The method of making carpet includes extrusion coating the adhesive composition onto the back surface of a primary backing to form the adhesive composition backing. The method of recycling carpet can recover one or more polymeric carpet components.

Abstract: An inductively coupled power system for use in a structure having at least one power emitter electrically coupled to an external electrical power source and at least one power receptor directly coupled to a load with direct electrical connections, which is configured to inductively couple to energy wirelessly resonating from the at least one power emitter and to convert the inductively received energy to a desired output energy configuration for supply to the load. The system can also include at least one passive power emitter that is configured to be inductively coupled to energy wirelessly resonating from the at least one power emitter or the at least one passive power emitter.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the reclaiming of carpet waste material. More particularly, the invention relates to a method and system for reclaiming carpet components such as yarn, tufting primary, binder, and secondary backing from post industrial and post consumer carpet waste in a substantially continuous flow process.