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US 2022/0064854 A1Published application
Uv light sanitization of carpeting
OwnerThomas Odum, Steven R. Dunkleinventors
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Abstract
A healthier carpet employing UV light-transmitting threads, which facilitate UV light transmittance down from the surface of the carpet, through the interior of the carpet, and into the primary backing of the carpet. The UV light can destroy bacteria, molds, viruses, yeast, and other microorganisms, which are present in the carpet. An external UV light source, with UV wavelengths from 100-400 nm, can be passed over the carpet for effective sanitization.
Claims20
A carpet comprising:
- (a) at least one UV light-transmitting thread;
- (b) a carpet fiber;
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- (c) a primary backing to which the UV light-transmitting thread and carpet fiber are attached.
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A method of making a carpet comprising UV light-transmitting threads comprising:
- (a) adding UV light-transmitting threads during a fiber spinning process for carpet fibers or after drawing of the carpet fibers;
- (b) intermingling the carpet fibers and the UV light-transmitting threads to produce yarn;
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- (c) tufting the yarn into a primary backing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.