Process for making poly(trimethyleneterephthalate) bulked continuous filaments, the filaments thereof and carpets made therefrom (US Patent 7013628)

Patent number: 7013628 Kind code: B2 Granted: 2006-03-21 Filed: 2003-12-16 Inventors: James Howell (Greenville, NC, US); Wae-Hai Tung (Marietta, GA, US); Frank Werny (Plymouh, MA, US); Richard Meelheim (Beaufort, NC, US) Assignees: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (Wilmington, DE, US)

Abstract

Polyester carpets of poly(trimethylene terephthalate) are disclosed which have excellent stain-resistance, texture retention and resistance to