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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7175904 | Non-vinyl flooring and method for making same In one embodiment or the present invention, a non-vinyl flooring is described comprising a flooring substrate having a non-vinyl composition comprising a terpolymer comprising ethylene, methyl acrylate and acrylic acid and a copolymer comprising ethylene and methacr... | 02/13/2007 |
| 6875504 | Backing sheet for surface covering A stain-adsorbing backing sheet for use with a decorative surface covering; a decorative surface covering comprising a stain-adsorbing backing sheet; and a method for forming a stain-adsorbing backing sheet for a decorative surface covering. The backing sheet compri... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6841221 | Heat activated coating texture A process for making a textured coating on a substrate and compositions for such coatings are disclosed wherein coating mixtures comprising un-expanded micro-capsules and a plastisol or other suitable resins are applied to the substrate and subsequently heat treated... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6759096 | Method for making differential gloss coverings The foregoing differential gloss covering comprises a backing substrate, an ink layer, and a cured top layer having a first surface portion with a first gloss and a second surface portion, made by the process comprising providing the backing substrate; depositing an... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6293788 | Thermal processing unit for the preparation of plastisol-based floor coverings A thermal processing unit for the processing of plastisol-based floor coverings comprising a radiant heat transfer section which raises the temperature of a plastisol-based floor covering to an approach temperature followed by a convection heating section... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6098328 | Display device A page frame display device is disclosed that includes biasing ribs which urge or bias opposing sides of an insertion slot towards each other to form a pinch point, thereby keeping in place display sheets that are inserted into the device. The ribs are ex... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5858160 | Decorative surface coverings containing embossed-in-register inlaids Disclosed are decorative surface coverings of the "inlaid" type having embossed patterns in register with inlaid patterns. Disclosed methods include the steps of: applying in a pattern on a first surface of a foamable layer an agent for modifying the foam... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5830937 | Coating and wearlayer compositions for surface coverings Disclosed are coating compositions, wearlayer compositions and surface covering products which utilize wearlayer compositions. The wearlayer compositions of the present invention are capable of at once exhibiting high initial gloss values and excellent re... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5737851 | Thermal processing unit for the preparation of plastisol-based floor coverings A thermal processing unit for the processing of plastisol-based floor coverings comprising a radiant heat transfer section which raises the temperature of a plastisol-based floor covering to an approach temperature followed by a convection heating section... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5736008 | Fibrous-reinforced sheet A process for forming a highly filled, fibrous-reinforced sheet in which the sheet is formed from an aqueous dispersion of solids which include fibers, filler, and binder and cationic flocculating agent by continuously feeding a stream of such aqueous dis... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5733630 | Multi-level, expanded resinous product A process for preparing multi-level, selectively expanded, resinous sheeting comprising: (A) providing a composite comprising a backing material and adhered thereto a layer of a foamable resin which contains a blowing agent; (B) forming a partially printed com... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5728332 | Method of making a multi-level, expanded resinous product A process for preparing multi-level, selectively expanded, resinous sheeting comprising: (A) providing a composite comprising a backing material and adhered thereto a layer of a foamable resin which contains a blowing agent; (B) forming a partially printed com... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5712018 | Embossing composition for preparing textured polymeric materials A water-based embossing composition for use in chemically embossing a foamable polymeric material having a blowing agent incorporated therein comprising: (A) a film-forming resin dissolved or dispersed in said aqueous composition; (B) a modifier which is ... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5679443 | Fibrous-reinforced sheet A process for forming a highly filled, fibrous-reinforced sheet in which the sheet is formed from an aqueous dispersion of solids which include fibers, filler, and binder and cationic flocculating agent by continuously feeding a stream of such aqueous dis... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5645889 | Decorative surface coverings and methods for making Decorative surface coverings comprising a multicolored, fused plastisol layer comprising (a) a fused plastisol composition of a first color; and (b) a fused plastisol composition of a second color, the second colored plastisol being distributed within the... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5627231 | Decorative floor coverings having the appearance of ceramic tile and compositions and methods for making same Disclosed are compositions comprising plasticizer, first organic polymeric material fused or fusible in the plasticizer and second polymeric material not fusible in the plasticizer, said second polymeric material having a softening point temperature less ... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5618577 | Release coating A multi-ply structure which includes a release coating sandwiched between two plies of the structure and present in an amount of about 5 to about 25 g/sq yd., one of the plies of the structure being flexible and in contact with the release coating and rem... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5531944 | Embossing composition for preparing textured polymeric materials A water-based embossing composition for use in chemically embossing a foamable polymeric material having a blowing agent incorporated therein comprising: (A) a film-forming resin dissolved or dispersed in said aqueous composition; (B) a modifier which is ... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5411811 | Inlaid vinyl sheeting process and product A monolithic particle-containing layer in multi-layered sheeting (for example, sheeting of the type comprising resilient vinyl flooring) is produced by applying a composition comprising a liquid material having dispersed therein decorative particles (for ... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5336693 | Embossing composition for preparing textured polymeric materials A water-based embossing composition for use in chemically embossing a foamable polymeric material having a blowing agent incorporated therein comprising: (A) a film-forming resin dissolved or dispersed in said aqueous composition; (B) a modifier which is ... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5178912 | Use of reverse roll coater to make flooring material A monolithic particle-containing layer in multi-layered sheeting (for example, sheeting of the type comprising resilient vinyl flooring) is produced by applying a composition comprising a liquid material having dispersed therein decorative particles (for ... | 01/12/1993 |
| 4958399 | Trowel assembly A trowel suitable for spreading underlayment onto a floor and for later spreading an adhesive layer over the hardened underlayment. It makes use of a rail on one side of which the handle is mounted and on the other side of which the blade is mounted. The ... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4844849 | Method of making embossed decorative sheets A method of producing embossed decorative thermoplastic sheets by forming a laminate including a printable composition, having a relatively low viscosity and containing an effective amount of a blowing agent, between thermoplastic resin sheets. The printa... | 07/04/1989 |