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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8161700 | Tiled structures and brackets therefor A tiled structure comprises a layer of adhesive mortar, a bracket having a substantially flat base mounting portion with a plurality of perforations embedded in an adhesive mortar with the mortar flowed through the perforations and substantially covering opposite si... | 04/24/2012 |
| 7779591 | Tiles with bottom-side extensions and method for installation Apparatus and processes that include tiles having an extending member that is disposed within a concavity on the bottom side of the tile and that extends a distance therefrom. The extending member may additionally be coupled to an anchor member disposed within the c... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7735278 | Edge-adapted detectable warning tiles with bottom-side extensions Apparatus and processes that include a detectable warning tile having a top side with a plurality of protuberances forming a pattern or array and a second tile member disposed perpendicular to an edge of the detectable warning tile. The bottom side of both the detec... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7442423 | Hard surface-veneer engineered surfacing tiles Engineered tile panels incorporating a hard surface veneer formed from ceramic, glass, and stone layer affixed to the core or substrate which may be assembled gluelessly and which provide uniform grouting gaps upon assembly, is disclosed along with methods therefore... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7412806 | Structures for creating spaces while installing anchor sheet and attachment piece subfloors Structures are described that create spaces while installing anchor sheet and attachment piece subfloors, but which allow for the expansion and contraction of anchor sheets after installation. The structures may be used on either the attachment pieces, anchor sheets... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7225591 | Flexible two-ply flooring system A two-ply flooring plank is disclosed having two layers or “plies” with a bottom layer having a grain that runs generally transverse to a top layer or “cross-ply” to provide dimensional stability to the plank. The bottom layer includes a number of strips sec... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7216461 | System and method for forming surfaces using tiled components and product resulting therefrom Disclosed are systems and methods which provide durable and substantially smooth surfaces comprised of a number of smaller pieces of surfacing material. For example, tiles of natural materials, such as marble or granite, are formed into larger unitary structures, wh... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7178299 | Tiles with embedded locating rods for erosion resistant linings A tile for lining an internal surface in a heavy wear area. The tile includes at least one locating rod embedded within said tile and an internal mechanism for laterally extending said at least one locating rod out of said tile and into a gap in an adjoining structu... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7152379 | Two-ply flooring having a cross-grain bottom ply A two-ply flooring plank is disclosed having two layers or “plies” with a bottom layer having a grain that runs generally transverse to a top layer (i.e., “cross-ply”) to provide dimensional stability to the plank. The bottom layer includes a number of strip... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7127857 | Subfloor assembly for athletic playing surface having improved deflection characteristics A floor support assembly including first and second subfloors is disclosed. The first subfloor is supported over a substrate by a plurality of pads. Each pad is housed in a corresponding recess formed in the first subfloor. Each recess includes a ridge that is in co... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7121051 | Panel for thin bricks and related systems and methods of use A thin brick panel system and method of forming a thin brick wall includes an expanded polystyrene foam panel having a plurality of laterally extending channels formed therein for receiving a plurality of thin brick units. The thin brick units are bonded to the chan... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7114298 | Roll-up floor tile system and method A plurality of interlocking tile pieces form a generally flat traffic-carrying surface. The tile are locked together in a manner to form a plurality of non-bendable tile joints. The tile includes a hinge or fold line along a first axis and a hinge or fold line along... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7111435 | Tile application guides and system A tile application system having a trim guide and a field guide. The trim guide has a first, second, and third side, a a registration channel adjacent to the first side and perpendicular to the second side, a terminal end on the first side having a distance V from t... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7104025 | Compound injection molded high pressure laminate flooring The invention relates to a method for fabricating a decorative laminate panel, wherein the decorative laminate panel includes a decorative laminate layer and a core. The method is achieved by forming a decorative laminate of a predetermined size, placing the decorat... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100341 | Laminate flooring with custom images A method for creating a laminate floor, wherein a digital image is acquired and segmented into a plurality of sections, such that each section is sized to fit on a laminate flooring plank and contains a distinct portion of the digital image. A digital layout is crea... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7096632 | Anchor sheet and attachment devices A method and apparatus for connecting anchor sheets to each other and/or to a floor. The approach includes using attachment pieces which fit into an area of reduced thickness of the anchor sheet which surround a cut away of the anchor sheet. In one embodiment, the a... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7051486 | Mechanical locking system for floating floor Floorboards with a mechanical locking system having a separately machined strip which is mechanically joined with the floorboard. ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7021019 | Panels with connecting clip A panel includes coupling elements arranged so that two panels an be connected to one another by a form-fit connection at the same time in a first direction perpendicular to the common joint and in a second direction parallel and perpendicular to the common surface ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7003923 | Device for connecting to each other three flat elements A device for connecting together flat elements that are lying in a plane with at least one edge of a first of the flat elements adjacent at least one edge of each of second and third flat elements. The device is connected to the first flat element and comprises at l... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6966161 | Vertically joined floor elements comprising a combination of different floor elements Vertically joined flooring material comprising floor elements (1) with a mainly triangular, square, rectangular, rhomboidal or polygonal shape, as seen from above. The floor elements (1) are provided with edges (2) which are provided with joinin... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6964137 | Undercut anchoring element for fixing plates and/or tiles Elements of laminar bodies (1) made of metal or other material are disclosed, so shaped as to be inserted into straight undercut notches (3) made on plates and/or tiles (2). The laminar bodies (1) have such a sufficient length to protrude... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6951435 | Method and apparatus for forming new and retrofit detectable warning surfaces Method and apparatus suited for forming retrofit detectable warning surfaces on existing surfaces or new warning surfaces. Apparatus includes a tool in the form of a stamp having one or more dome-shaped volumes that may be truncated domes. Dome-shaped volumes may ha... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6944999 | Tile for construction It has various layers in its structure: the lower layer (2, 2′, 2″) is a resistant base of ceramic origin or similar; the upper layer is a lamina (1) with a visible surface. The two are stuck by an adhesive defining a homogenous intermediate layer ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6935083 | Skirting for manufactured and modular homes A skirting system for placement around a manufactured or modular home is provided wherein said system comprises a plurality of panels with upper and lower ends wherein the panels abut each other side to side to form a perimeter around the home. A plurality of base p... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6931808 | Floor system A floor system composed of a finished flooring preferably secured to a subfloor, a plurality of shock absorber members are fixed to the bottom surface of the floor surface at spaced intervals and in which each of the shock absorber members includes an elastomeric ba... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6925764 | Tile The invention relates to a tile for laying in enclosed spaces, and especially but not exclusively for installation in so-called damp rooms, such as bathrooms, toilets, basements, but also entrance halls, conservatories and verandas. The tile according to the inventi... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6920732 | Flooring material comprising flooring elements which are assembled by means of separate joining elements Flooring material comprising board shaped floor elements which are provided with edges, a lower side and a decorative upper surface. The floor elements are intended to be joined by means of separate joining profile. All four edges are provided with one notch-like gr... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6907700 | Floor with floating support Flooring made up of a set of touching parallel floorboards is supported by a set of mutually parallel load-spreading plates placed on the ground via a resilient underlayer on which they rest. The flooring is remarkable by the fact that the floorboards are stuck to t... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6802167 | Anchor sheet framework and subflooring An anchor sheet subfloor that includes a laminate having an upper layer of relatively thin flexible rigid sheet material and a bottom layer of a relatively resilient cushioning material. The upper sheet layer can be formed of a plastic or polymer material. In one ar... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6799402 | Floor tile flooring connected by tongue and groove-joints and covered fasteners The invention relates to a floor with strips each defining a length and width and along the side and end edges provided with either end tongue or groove. The floor is laid in groups each including a number of tongue and groove assembled strips fastened to a subfloor... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6794001 | Flooring with a 2-part adhesive A floor surface is described which involves a plurality of planks joined together using a 2-part adhesive system. Pre-applied adhesives on one or more floor panels are further described as well as methods of installing the floor panels to form a floor surface. ... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6740388 | Thermoset tile with freeze-thaw resistant feature Tiles molded of thermoset plastic are provided with structure to retain the tiles in their desired position on an exterior surface of a substrate when subjected to repeated freeze-thaw cycles. The tiles are provided with an array of anchors that extend outwardly fro... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6729091 | Floor element with guiding means Floor element (1), which is mainly in the form of a board with triangular, quadratic, rectangular, rhomboidal or polygonal shape as seen from above. The floor element (1) is provided with edges (2), a lower side (7) and a decorative upper... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6722093 | Bamboo tile and method for manufacturing the same A bamboo tile for decoratively covering a structure wall in a side-by-side arrangement and presenting a natural surface texture of a longitudinal section of a bamboo stem with at least one circular node, while minimizing the amount of bamboo waste. The bamboo tile i... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6718714 | Safety flooring assembly The present invention relates to a removable and replaceable flooring matrix capable of providing various environmental cues for the safety of disabled persons. The flooring matrix may be installed and de-installed in sections, called sectionals, that are securely a... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6694688 | Covering system for surfaces A covering system for walls, floors, ceilings, and other surfaces, having covering units joined by locking keys. Additional components adapt the system to corners and a variety of surface edges.... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6694689 | Modular flooring systems and methods Modular flooring systems and methods using at least one free-lay support module. The free-lay support module includes a baseplate and a frame member having a first arm and a second arm that meet and form an angle. Replaceable wear surface modules with or ... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6630041 | Process and matrix for laying small decorative tile A process for laying small decorative tiles on a surface includes the use of a lightweight plastic matrix having ridges of a desired pattern which are used to locate and space the tiles of different shapes in the desired locations. Tiles of the desired co... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6625951 | Floor laying and leveling system A system for laying and leveling a tile walking surface, i.e. indoor floor or outdoor patio or pathway, where the system relies upon the use of inserts embedded within the adhesive for securing the tile. A preferred insert is a single plastic member, pref... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6490828 | Partition wall system A panel covering for use in an office environment is disclosed. The panel covering includes an exterior layer including a decorative surface treatment. The panel covering also includes an interior base layer including a polymer material coupled to the ext... | 12/10/2002 |
