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US 10,105,868 B2Granted
Processed slabs, and systems and methods related thereto
AssigneeCambria Company LLC
InventorsJon Louis Grzeskowiak, II, Martin E. Davis
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Abstract
This document describes systems and processes for forming synthetic molded slabs, which may be suitable for use in living or working spaces (e.g., along a countertop, table, floor, or the like).
Claims21
A system for forming a processed slab using a combination of different particulate mineral mixes, comprising:
- a slab mold defining a mold space that is at least 6 feet long by at least 3 feet wide;
- two or more reusable stencils including one or more top walls, the top walls defining complementary patterns of open spaces and occluded spaces, each stencil configured to prevent a particulate mineral mix from entering a respective occluded space when a respective stencil is in the slab mold, the cumulative areas of the open spaces of the stencils substantially corresponding to the mold space;
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- two or more mineral aggregate distributors that are each configured to dispense a corresponding particulate mineral mix through the open spaces of a corresponding one of the stencils into the slab mold.
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A system for forming a processed slab using a combination of different particulate mineral mixes, comprising:
- a slab mold defining a mold space that is at least 6 feet long by at least 3 feet wide;
- two or more reusable stencils defining complementary patterns of open spaces and occluded spaces, the cumulative areas of the open spaces of the stencils substantially corresponding to the mold space;
- a first mineral aggregate distributor configured to dispense a first particulate mineral mix through the open spaces of a first stencil into the slab mold;
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- a second mineral aggregate distributor configured to dispense a second particulate mineral mix that is differently colored than the first particulate mineral mix through the open spaces of a second stencil into the slab mold;
- wherein the first and second mineral aggregate distributors are configured to dispense the first and second particulate mineral mixes into each mold in a series of molds according to a predefined and repeated pattern for each mold in the series of molds so as to define complementary regions of first and second particulate mineral mixes having generally the same appearance in each mold of the series of molds.
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