153 patents
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Utility
Floor Board and Method for Manufacturing Such Floor Boards
3 Feb 22
A floor board including a decorative surface layer applied to a substrate, where the substrate has MDF or HDF material at a side edge thereof, where the side edge is treated both with an impregnation agent and/or a sealing agent based on a superabsorbing material.
Dieter D'HONDT, Aaron SHAW
Filed: 19 Oct 21
Utility
Polyester Yarn Cushioned Rugs and Methods of Manufacturing Same
27 Jan 22
The invention relates to cushioned rugs comprising polyester yarn, particularly polyethylene terephthalate (PET) yarn, comprising a crystallinity-reducing modifier in the polyester yarn, such as a branched polyester modifier.
Mack Brindle, Jacqueline Killings, Melissa North, Christina Maria Hooker, Alfred Scroggins
Filed: 8 Nov 19
Utility
Composition and Flooring Product Comprising Such Composition
13 Jan 22
A hot-melt composition is provided.
Rajeev Bhatia
Filed: 22 Oct 19
Utility
Systems and Methods for Producing a Bundle of Filaments And/or a Yarn
16 Dec 21
Systems for producing M yarns, wherein M≥1, include N extruders, M spin stations, and a processor, wherein N>1.
Anthony Cascio, James Mason, Daniel Amos, Lucinda Jones
Filed: 16 Jun 21
Utility
Systems and Methods to Provide Color Enhanced Yarns
16 Dec 21
Systems and methods for producing BCF yarns include providing at least one color enhancement method for enhancing the color and/or hue of at least one of the N bundles of filaments.
Anthony Cascio, James Mason, Lucinda Jones
Filed: 16 Jun 21
Utility
Systems and Methods for Producing a Bundle of Filaments And/or a Yarn
16 Dec 21
Systems for producing M bundles of filaments, wherein M≥1, include N extruders, M spin stations, and a processor, wherein N>1.
Anthony Cascio, James Mason, Daniel Amos, Lucinda Jones
Filed: 16 Jun 21
Utility
Roof Tile for Forming a Roof Covering, Method for Manufacturing a Roof Tile and Method for Installing Roof Tiles
2 Dec 21
A method for manufacturing a roof tile, wherein the roof tile comprises a ceramic body, which is made of porcelain, and is provided with at least one hole, which is present in at least said ceramic body; wherein the method comprises at least the steps of providing a body composition; pressing the body composition; and firing the pressed body composition, and wherein, for forming said at least one hole, before said step of firing, a recess is formed in the body in the form of a blind hole or a through hole.
Rahul Patki, Terry Adams, Raul Rodriguez, Claudio Caselli
Filed: 21 Jul 21
Utility
Tube Holder for Line Dispensing
25 Nov 21
A tube holder supports a spool of flexible line wrapped onto the outer surface of a tube.
John T. Schuler
Filed: 24 Jan 19
Utility
Systems and methods for manufacturing bulked continuous filament
23 Nov 21
Systems for manufacturing bulked continuous carpet filament from polymer, where the systems are configured for: (1) melting polymer (e.g., derived from post-consumer PET bottles) to create a first single stream of polymer melt; (2) separating the first single stream of polymer melt into multiple streams of polymer melt; (3) exposing the multiple streams of polymer melt to a pressure of between about 0 millibars and about 5 millibars; (4) allowing the multiple streams of polymer melt to fall into a receiving section of a melt processing unit; (5) recombining the multiple streams of polymer melt into a second single stream of polymer melt; and (6) providing the second single stream of polymer melt to one or more spinning machines that are configured to form the second single stream of polymer melt into bulked continuous carpet filament.
Thomas R. Clark
Filed: 30 Aug 19
Utility
Floor Element for Forming a Floor Covering, a Floor Covering, and a Method for Manufacturing a Floor Element
11 Nov 21
A floor element for forming a floor covering, wherein the floor element comprises a decorative layer made of a ceramic material and a support layer arranged below this decorative layer, wherein the support layer comprises edges provided with coupling elements configured to realize a mechanical coupling with coupling elements of an adjacent floor element and wherein the floor element comprises an intermediate layer having a resin material and wherein said resin material comprises a modulus of elasticity greater than 0.1 GPa, preferably greater than 0.5 GPa, even more preferably greater than 1 GPa.
Claudio Caselli, Rahul Patki
Filed: 7 May 20
Utility
Floor Board and Method for Manufacturing Such Floor Boards
4 Nov 21
A floor board including a decorative surface layer applied to a substrate, where the substrate has MDF or HDF material at a side edge thereof, where the side edge is treated both with an impregnation agent and/or a sealing agent based on a super absorbing material.
Dieter D'HONDT, Aaron SHAW
Filed: 13 Jul 21
Utility
Floor Board and Method for Manufacturing Such Floor Boards
4 Nov 21
A floor board including a decorative surface layer applied to a substrate, where the substrate has MDF or HDF material at a side edge thereof, where the side edge is treated both with an impregnation agent and/or a sealing agent based on a super absorbing material.
Dieter D'HONDT, Aaron SHAW
Filed: 13 Jul 21
Utility
Floor Board
4 Nov 21
A floor board comprising a substrate having side edges and a decorative surface layer applied to said substrate, said substrate comprising MDF or HDF material at at least one of said side edges, wherein said at least one side edge is treated with an impregnation agent; said at least one side edge together with a side edge opposite thereto forming a first pair of opposite side edges of said substrate; wherein said floor board further comprises a second pair of opposite side edges; wherein at least second pair of opposite side edges comprises mechanical coupling parts allowing to couple said floor board at the respective side edges with a similar floor board by means of a downward motion such that, in a coupled condition, said floor board and said similar floor board become locked both in a direction perpendicular to the plane formed by the coupled floor boards, as well as in a direction perpendicular to the coupled side edges and in the plane of the coupled floor boards.
Dieter D'HONDT, Aaron SHAW
Filed: 13 Jul 21
Utility
Floor Board and Method for Manufacturing Such Floor Boards
4 Nov 21
A floor board including a decorative surface layer applied to a substrate, where the substrate has MDF or HDF material at a side edge thereof, where the side edge is treated both with an impregnation agent and/or a sealing agent based on a super absorbing material.
Dieter D'HONDT, Aaron SHAW
Filed: 13 Jul 21
Utility
Floor Board and Method for Manufacturing Such Floor Boards
4 Nov 21
A floor board including a decorative surface layer applied to a substrate, where the substrate has MDF or HDF material at a side edge thereof, where the side edge is treated both with an impregnation agent and/or a sealing agent based on a super absorbing material.
Dieter D'HONDT, Aaron SHAW
Filed: 13 Jul 21
Utility
Method for manufacturing inkjet printable paper or foil for use as a decor paper or foil
19 Oct 21
A method is provided for manufacturing a paper or a thermoplastic foil or a vitrimeric foil printable with an inkjet printer for use as a decor paper, respectively a decor foil in a laminate or laminated panel.
Benjamin Clement, Matthias Ide, Sam Ledegen
Filed: 12 Jun 18
Utility
Methods for Manufacturing Bulked Continuous Filament from Recycled Pet
30 Sep 21
A method of manufacturing bulked continuous carpet filament that includes providing a polymer melt and separating the polymer melt from the extruder into at least eight streams.
Thomas R. Clark
Filed: 8 Jun 21
Utility
Method for Manufacturing a Bullnose Tile and a Bullnose Tile
30 Sep 21
A method for manufacturing a bullnose tile comprising the steps of providing a ceramic tile that comprises a base body made of a ceramic material, wherein the base body has a main surface and a bullnose edge; providing a decorative layer on top of the bullnose edge by printing a curable ink to form a decor; and curing the curable ink; wherein the curable ink, after printing, is in direct contact with the ceramic material of the base body.
Claudio Caselli, Rahul Patki
Filed: 26 Mar 20
Utility
Roof Ridge or Hip Covering Element and Method for Manufacturing a Roof Ridge or Hip Covering Element
30 Sep 21
A roof ridge or hip covering element comprising a first flat body, a second flat body, and a flexible sheet for joining together the first and second flat body.
Rahul Patki, Raul Rodriguez, Claudio Caselli
Filed: 7 Aug 19
Utility
Method for manufacturing paper printable with inkjet for use as a decor paper
14 Sep 21
A paper for inkjet printing may have one side that is provided with an inkjet receiver coating.
Benjamin Clement
Filed: 5 Dec 19