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US 12,030,260 B1Granted
Stone slabs, systems, and methods
AssigneeCambria Company LLC
InventorsJon Louis Grzeskowiak, II, Martin E. Davis
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Abstract
This document describes slab products, and systems and methods of forming slab products. Some example methods include placing a first slab section having a first surface within an enclosure, arranging a second surface of a second slab section adjacent the first surface within the enclosure, such that a seam is defined between the first surface and the second surface, sealing the enclosure, providing a resin at an inlet of the enclosure, and flowing the resin through the seam.
Claims16
A process of forming a slab product, comprising:
- placing a first slab section, comprising particulate mineral mix and cured resin binder, and defining a first surface within an enclosure;
- arranging a second surface of a second slab section, comprising particulate mineral mix and cured resin binder, adjacent the first surface within the enclosure, such that a seam is defined between the first surface and the second surface;
- drawing at least a partial vacuum at an outlet of the enclosure;
- providing a resin at an inlet of the enclosure;
- drawing, by the partial vacuum, the resin through the seam;
- and
- curing the resin to bond the first surface to the second surface.
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A process of forming a stone slab, comprising:
- positioning a plurality of cured stone slab portions into an enclosure having at least one fluid inlet and at least one fluid outlet, each of the cured stone slab portions comprising a particulate mineral mix and a cured resin binder, and defining a front surface and a rear surface;
- flowing a resin binder from the at least one fluid inlet to fill interfaces between each of the plurality of cured stone slab portions;
- and
- curing the resin binder to form a processed slab that has a front major surface defined by front surfaces of the plurality of cured stone slab portions, and a rear major surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.