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US 8,182,550 B1Granted
Method of dyeing a woven carpet with yarns of different dye affinity
AssigneeAl Sorayai Trading & Industrial Group
InventorPaul C. Hayes
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Abstract
A method of applying color to a woven carpet product includes positioning a woven carpet within a dyeing system. The woven carpet includes at least two types of yarn configured to retain a dye. At least one of the two types of yarn has a first dye affinity and another of the two types of yarn has a second dye affinity. A dye is applied to the at least two types of yarn included within the woven carpet via the dyeing system.
Claims21
A method of applying color to a woven carpet product comprising:
- positioning a woven carpet within a dyeing system, wherein the woven carpet includes at least two types of yarn configured to retain a dye, wherein at least one of the two types of yarn has a first dye affinity and another of the two types of yarn has a second dye affinity;
- and
- applying the dye to the at least two types of yarn included within the woven carpet via the dyeing system.
A method of applying color to a woven carpet product comprising:
- positioning a woven carpet within a dyeing system, wherein the woven carpet includes at least two types of yarn configured to retain a dye, wherein at least one of the two types of yarn has a first dye affinity and another of the two types of yarn has a second dye affinity;
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- applying the dye to the at least two types of yarn included within the woven carpet via the dyeing system;
- wherein applying the dye to the at least two types of yarn includes applying at least two different colors of dye to the at least two types of yarn included within the woven carpet;
- and
- wherein the woven carpet is woven on at least one of the group consisting of a Wilton loom, an Axminster loom and a wide loom.
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A method of producing a woven carpet product comprising:
- positioning a woven carpet within a dyeing system, wherein the woven carpet includes at least two types of yarn configured to retain a dye, wherein at least one of the two types of yarn has a first dye affinity and another of the two types of yarn has a second dye affinity;
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- applying the dye to the at least two types of yarn included within the woven carpet via the dyeing system;
- wherein the woven carpet is at least partially constructed from a yarn including one or more of a nylon, a wool, a wool-blend, a polypropylene, or a polyester;
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- wherein the woven carpet includes at least a third type of yarn that is configured to not retain the applied dye.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.