US4409280A
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Decorative surface coverings
Assignee: Mannington Mills of Delaware Inc
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Filing: 1981-09-21
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Granted: 1983-10-11
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Expires: 2001-09-21
Abstract
Abstract There is disclosed a process for manufacturing surface coverings including the steps of printing a design on a base layer; overlying the printed base layer with a coating of substantially transparent or translucent material; printing a subsequent design using an ink including decorative particles on such transparent or translucent overlying material; and overlaying the ink printed design with a substantially transparent or translucent material prior to subsequent processing, such as heat curing to ensure an effectively fused product of the resulting surface covering. The present invention may include the required processing steps of chemical or mechanical embossing as more clearly hereinafter described.
Inventors
- 👤 John W. Wiley
- 👤 Charles H. Brower
- 👤 David Wang
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 16:05
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B5/00; B32B5/22; B32B5/24; B32B5/02; B32B5/022; B32B5/024; B44; B44C; B44C3/00; B44C3/04; B44C3/044; B44F; B44F9/00; B44F9/08; D; D06; D06N; D06N7/00; D06N7/0005; D06N7/0028; D06N7/0034; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24479; Y10T428/24496; Y10T428/24504; Y10T428/24512; Y10T428/24612; Y10T428/24802; Y10T428/24851; Y10T428/24868; Y10T428/24876; Y10T428/24893; Y10T428/24901; Y10T428/24909; Y10T428/24942; Y10T428/2495; Y10T428/24967
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
77 words
A surface covering, which comprises: (a) a backing sheet material; (b) an expanded resinous layer disposed on said backing sheet material; (c) a first printed design on said expanded resinous layer; (d) a first substantially translucent or transparent layer overlying said first printed design; (e) a second printed design of an ink containing decorative particles selectively deposited on said first substantially translucent or transparent layer; and (f) a second substantially translucent layer overlying said second printed design.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
77 words
A surface covering, which comprises: (a) a backing sheet material; (b) an expanded resinous layer disposed on said backing sheet material; (c) a first printed design on said expanded resinous layer; (d) a first substantially translucent or transparent layer overlying said first printed design; (e) a second printed design of an ink containing decorative particles selectively deposited on said first substantially translucent or transparent layer; and (f) a second substantially translucent layer overlying said second printed design.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The surface covering as defined in claim 1 wherein said decorative particles are pearlescent or nacreous pigments.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
The surface covering as defined in claim 1 wherein said decorative particles are metallic flakes.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The surface covering as defined in claims 1, 2 or 3 wherein said first layer is of a thickness of from 5 to 25 mils.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The surface covering as defined in claim 4 wherein said first layer is of a preferred thickness of from 10 to 15 mils.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The surface covering as defined in claim 5 wherein said second layer is of a thickness of from 5 to 20 mils.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
The surface covering as defined in claim 6 wherein said second layer is of a preferred thickness of from 10 to 15 mils.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1990-10-10 | 1991-04-11 | 1991-10-11 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1994-10-10 | 1995-04-11 | 1995-10-11 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |