US Patent Issued to Milliken & Co. on Oct. 21 for "Installation of floorcovering article on chemically abated flooring surface and composite article" (South Carolina Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,448,788, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Milliken & Co. (Spartanburg, S.C.).

"Installation of floorcovering article on chemically abated flooring surface and composite article" was invented by Kirkland W. Vogt (Simpsonville, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to the installation of floorcovering articles on chemically abated flooring surfaces and the composite article resulting therefrom. More specifically, the invention relates to a process for chemical removal of mastic, putty and/or paste material from a flooring surface. The process includes applying abatement chemical to the mastic material on the f...