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US 12,370,718 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 slab having a slab width and a slab length, the slab length extending perpendicular to and greater than the slab width, the slab comprising:
- a front major surface defined by the slab width and the slab length;
- a rear major surface defined by the slab width and the slab length, wherein the rear major surface is parallel with the front major surface of the slab and distal from the front major surface by a slab thickness;
- a first pattern of a first particulate mineral mix, the first pattern defining a background for the slab;
- and
- a second pattern of a second particulate mineral mix, wherein the second particulate mineral mix is different than the first particulate mineral mix, the second pattern being a negative of the first pattern and defining a plurality of veins, wherein the first particulate mineral mix is absent from the second pattern and the second particulate mineral mix is absent from the first pattern,
- wherein the first pattern and the second pattern are at least partially exposed along the front major surface and the rear major surface.
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A slab comprising:
- a slab width of at least 2 feet and a slab length of at least 6 feet;
- a first lengthwise edge extending along the slab length and a second lengthwise edge extending along the slab length opposite the first lengthwise edge;
- a first widthwise edge extending along the slab width and a second widthwise edge extending along the slab width opposite the first widthwise edge;
- a main interconnected material having an irregular branching channel configuration, wherein at least a portion of the irregular branching channel configuration is in communication with at least one or more of the first lengthwise edge, the second lengthwise edge, the first widthwise edge, or the second widthwise edge;
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- a plurality of interstitial material portions, wherein at least a portion of each interstitial material portion is in direct contact with at least a portion of the main interconnected material,
- wherein the main interconnected material is absent from the plurality of interstitial material portions and the plurality of interstitial material portions is absent from the main interconnected material.
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A slab comprising:
- a front major surface defined by a slab width and a slab length, the slab length extending perpendicular to and greater than the slab width;
- a plurality of isolated regions of a first particulate mix and visible at the front major surface;
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- a channel of a second particulate mix and visible at the front major surface, the second particulate mineral mix being different than the first particulate mineral mix and configured to provide a noticeable contrast in appearance to the second particulate mineral mix, wherein the first particulate mix is absent from the channel and the second particulate mix is absent from the plurality of isolated regions,
- wherein at least a portion of the channel is in direct contact with at least one of the plurality of isolated regions to fully surround the at least one of the plurality of isolated regions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.