US Patent Issued to Broadview Group International on June 17 for "Processes and structures for recycling carpet and products of such processes" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,330,344, issued on June 17, was assigned to Broadview Group International LLC (Brook Park, Ohio).

"Processes and structures for recycling carpet and products of such processes" was invented by Stephen Carl Paspek (Broadview Heights, Ohio), Joseph Edward Bork (Westlake, Ohio) and Alan Fredrick Schroeder (Cleveland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and equipment for the recycling of carpet are disclosed that produce a clean fiber product suitable for industrial use. The methods allow the recovery of face fiber material, for example a polyester, polyolefin, or a polyamide, from carpets that includes a face fiber material, a polypropyle...