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US 10,252,440 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).
Claims20
A process of forming a processed slab from different particulate mineral mixes, comprising,
- dispensing a first pigmented particulate mineral mix comprising predominantly quartz through a first stencil into a first set of regions of a slab mold using a first distributor,
- dispensing a second pigmented particulate mineral mix comprising predominantly quartz through a second stencil into a second set of regions of the slab mold using a second distributor, the second set of regions different than the first set of regions,
- vibrating and compacting the pigmented particulate mineral mixes arranged in the slab mold to form a processed slab that is generally rectangular and has major surface with a width of at least 3 feet and a length of at least 6 feet and a slab thickness.
A process of forming a processed slab comprising,
- sequentially dispensing at least first and second pigmented particulate mineral mixes into a slab mold that has first and second set of regions, the first pigmented particulate mineral mix different than the second pigmented particulate mineral mix, wherein the first pigmented particulate mineral mix is dispensed into the first set of regions of the slab mold, and the second pigmented particulate mineral mix is dispensed into the second set of regions of the slab mold, the second set of regions different than the first set of regions;
- vibrating and compacting the pigmented particulate mineral mixes arranged in the slab mold to form a processed slab that is generally rectangular and has a major surface with a width of at least 3 feet and a length of at least 6 feet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.