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US3239981A
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Ceramic products
Assignee: Tile Council of America Inc
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Filing: 1961-12-12
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Granted: 1966-03-15
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Expires: 1981-12-12
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 John V Fitzgerald
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 04:00
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04F; E04F13/00; E04F13/07; E04F13/08; E04F13/0862; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/4902; Y10T29/49069; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/16
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
249 words
A THIN, FLAT, LIGHTWEIGHT, UNITARY CONTINUOUS SHEET OF EDGE TO EDGE BONDED CERAMIC TILE PIECES WHICH CAN BE STORED IN ROLLS AND INSTALLED LIKE RUGS TO FLOORS AND LIKE WALL PAPER TO WALLS AND IN WHICH THE LOAD BEARING SURFACE IS A HARD CERAMIC, WHICH CONSISTS ESSENTIALLY OF A PLURALITY OF CERAMIC PIECES SPACED EDGE TO EDGE THE CERAMIC TILE PIECES HAVING AN AVERAGE THICKNESS OF BETWEEN ABOUT 1/4" AND 3/8", AND HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY CONTINUOUS, PLANAR VERTICAL EDGE WALLS EXTENDING BETWEEN SUBSTANTIALLY CONTINUOUS PLANAR TOP AND BOTTOM HORIZONTAL SURFACES, AN INTERLOCKING LATTICE OF A FLEXIBLE ADHESIVE GROUT BETWEEN AND SEPARANG EACH OF THE TILE PIECES AND BONDING ADJACENT CERAMIC PIECES SOLELY AT THEIR EDGES, THE INTERLOCKAING LATTICE OF FLEXIBLE ADHESIVE GROUT HAVING AN AVERAGE WIDTH OF BETWEEN 1/64" AND 1/4", THE PIECES OF CERAMIC EXTENDING THROUGH THE ENTIRE THICKNESS OF THE CONTINUOUS SHEET SO THAT THE TOP AND BOTTOM SURFACES THEREOF ARE COMPLETELY EXPOSED, THE TOP AND BOTTOM SURFACES OF THE CERAMIC PIECES BEING FEE OF ADHESIVE GROUT, AND THE CERAMIC PIECES BEING UNSUPPORTED EXCEPT FOR SAID INTERLOCKING LATTICE OF ADHESIVE GROUT, THE WEIGHT OF TILE PER SQUARE FOOT OF SURFACE AREA OF SAID CONTINUOUS SHEET BEING BETWEEN ABOUT 1.50 AND 4.0 LBS. PER SQUARE FOOT OF SURFACE AREA AND THE AMOUNT OF GROUT BEING BETWEEN ABOUT 1 AND 40%, BASED UPON THE WEIGHT OF THE TILE, SAID SHEET HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL HORIZONTAL UPPER AND LOWER SURFACES, AT LEAST ONE OF SAID HORIZONTAL SURFACES BEING SUBSTANTIALLY PLANAR AND LEVEL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
249 words
A THIN, FLAT, LIGHTWEIGHT, UNITARY CONTINUOUS SHEET OF EDGE TO EDGE BONDED CERAMIC TILE PIECES WHICH CAN BE STORED IN ROLLS AND INSTALLED LIKE RUGS TO FLOORS AND LIKE WALL PAPER TO WALLS AND IN WHICH THE LOAD BEARING SURFACE IS A HARD CERAMIC, WHICH CONSISTS ESSENTIALLY OF A PLURALITY OF CERAMIC PIECES SPACED EDGE TO EDGE THE CERAMIC TILE PIECES HAVING AN AVERAGE THICKNESS OF BETWEEN ABOUT 1/4" AND 3/8", AND HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY CONTINUOUS, PLANAR VERTICAL EDGE WALLS EXTENDING BETWEEN SUBSTANTIALLY CONTINUOUS PLANAR TOP AND BOTTOM HORIZONTAL SURFACES, AN INTERLOCKING LATTICE OF A FLEXIBLE ADHESIVE GROUT BETWEEN AND SEPARANG EACH OF THE TILE PIECES AND BONDING ADJACENT CERAMIC PIECES SOLELY AT THEIR EDGES, THE INTERLOCKAING LATTICE OF FLEXIBLE ADHESIVE GROUT HAVING AN AVERAGE WIDTH OF BETWEEN 1/64" AND 1/4", THE PIECES OF CERAMIC EXTENDING THROUGH THE ENTIRE THICKNESS OF THE CONTINUOUS SHEET SO THAT THE TOP AND BOTTOM SURFACES THEREOF ARE COMPLETELY EXPOSED, THE TOP AND BOTTOM SURFACES OF THE CERAMIC PIECES BEING FEE OF ADHESIVE GROUT, AND THE CERAMIC PIECES BEING UNSUPPORTED EXCEPT FOR SAID INTERLOCKING LATTICE OF ADHESIVE GROUT, THE WEIGHT OF TILE PER SQUARE FOOT OF SURFACE AREA OF SAID CONTINUOUS SHEET BEING BETWEEN ABOUT 1.50 AND 4.0 LBS. PER SQUARE FOOT OF SURFACE AREA AND THE AMOUNT OF GROUT BEING BETWEEN ABOUT 1 AND 40%, BASED UPON THE WEIGHT OF THE TILE, SAID SHEET HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL HORIZONTAL UPPER AND LOWER SURFACES, AT LEAST ONE OF SAID HORIZONTAL SURFACES BEING SUBSTANTIALLY PLANAR AND LEVEL.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-03-14 | 1973-09-13 | 1974-03-15 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-03-14 | 1977-09-13 | 1978-03-15 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |