US4057662A
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Block-resistant gypsum board
Assignee: National Gypsum Co
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Filing: 1976-02-12
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Granted: 1977-11-08
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Expires: 1996-02-12
Abstract
Abstract A predecorated printed paper on the gypsum wallboard with a clear washable coating over the printed paper, and having a thin coating of polyethylene emulsion on the back paper which overcomes the tendency of the coated predecorated paper to stick to the back paper of an adjacent board when the boards are piled in stacks for storage and shipment.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert M. Johnson
- 👤 Daniel A. Winkowski
- 👤 Rodney A. Stiling
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 04:22
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B13/00; B32B13/04; B32B13/08; B44; B44C; B44C5/00; B44C5/04; B44C5/0461; D; D21; D21H; D21H19/00; D21H19/10; D21H19/14; D21H19/20; D21H19/22; E; E04; E04C; E04C2/00; E04C2/02; E04C2/04; E04C2/043; B32B2255/00; B32B2255/12; B32B2255/26; B32B2307/00; B32B2307/70; B32B2307/746; B32B2607/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/23; Y10T428/232; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24802; Y10T428/24851; Y10T428/24868
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
116 words
The method of making gypsum wallboard comprising the steps of forming a set gypsum core between face paper and back paper, modifying said gypsum wallboard of set core and paper by coating said back paper with a formed-in-place thin film of polyethylene, and also modifying said gypsum wallboard of set core and paper by coating said face paper with a protective acrylic resin coating formed in place having the characteristic of tending to adhere to a back paper of an adjacent stacked wallboard if said wallboard is stacked with the resin coating adjacent plain uncoated back paper following the application of said resin coating, whereby said wallboards may be stacked face to back without causing blocking.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
116 words
The method of making gypsum wallboard comprising the steps of forming a set gypsum core between face paper and back paper, modifying said gypsum wallboard of set core and paper by coating said back paper with a formed-in-place thin film of polyethylene, and also modifying said gypsum wallboard of set core and paper by coating said face paper with a protective acrylic resin coating formed in place having the characteristic of tending to adhere to a back paper of an adjacent stacked wallboard if said wallboard is stacked with the resin coating adjacent plain uncoated back paper following the application of said resin coating, whereby said wallboards may be stacked face to back without causing blocking.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said polyethylene film is applied on said back paper subsequent to the forming of said core between said face paper and said back paper and prior to the drying of said board in a wallboard dryer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method of claim 2 wherein an aqueous polyethylene emulsion is spread on the said back paper while the formed board is progressing along a conveyor as a continuous web prior to being cut into individual desired lengths.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method of claim 3 wherein said emulsion is continuously fed in a plurality of liquid streams disposed across the width of said board, and said emulsion is subsequently spread evenly throughout the surface of the back of the continuous web of board.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 4 wherein said emulsion is spread by dragging a draped piece of felt along the back face after depositing the emulsion thereon.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1980-11-07 | 1981-05-09 | 1981-11-08 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1984-11-07 | 1985-05-09 | 1985-11-08 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1988-11-07 | 1989-05-09 | 1989-11-08 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |