US Patent Issued to Aladdin Manufacturing on Dec. 23 for "Binding strength improvement in laminated carpet tiles" (Georgia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,502,688, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Aladdin Manufacturing Corp. (Calhoun, Ga.).

"Binding strength improvement in laminated carpet tiles" was invented by Harlan Morris (Calhoun, Ga.), Anthony Cascio (Calhoun, Ga.) and Christopher M. Lonvick (Calhoun, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Prior art teaches to apply strands of a hot melt adhesive on a primary backing of a textile product, such as a carpet or carpet tile, before adhering a secondary backing. In some cases, all portions of the strands may not contribute to the adhesion strength. Adjusting the viscosity of the hot melt adhesive may make the strands less flexible as they l...