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US 2003/0077431 A1Published application
Jaspe pattern flooring and welding rod
AssigneeAWI Licensing LLC
InventorsRichard H. Balmer, Donald L. Kurtz, David R. Wilcox
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Abstract
Disclosed are both a method and composition for providing a flooring visual by agglomeration of components. The flooring visual is comprised of a jaspe or marble like finish. The agglomerated mix may be formed into welding rods or into decorative sheets. The decorative sheets may be seamed with the welding rods.
Claims39
A surface covering comprising:
- a consolidated layer comprising jaspe agglomerated particles, wherein the jaspe agglomerated particles comprise a first region and second region of different visual characteristics.
A welding rod comprising:
- consolidated jaspe agglomerated particles, wherein the jaspe agglomerated particles comprises a first region and second region of different visual characteristics.
A method of forming a surface covering comprising:
- agglomerating a plurality of particles to form a jaspe agglomerated particle, the particles forming the jaspe agglomerated particle each including at least one polymeric material, a first plurality of the particles forming the jaspe agglomerated particle having a visual characteristic different than the visual characteristic of a second plurality of the particles forming the jaspe agglomerated particle;
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- consolidating the jaspe agglomerated particles to form a layer having a jaspe finish.
A seamed surface covering comprising:
- two surface covering sheets joined by a seam, the seam including a consolidation of jaspe agglomerated particles, the jaspe agglomerated particles having a first region and a second region of different visual characteristics.
A method of making a welding rod comprising:
- agglomerating a plurality of particles to form a jaspe agglomerated particle, the particles forming the jaspe agglomerated particle each including at least one polymeric material, a first plurality of the particles forming the jaspe agglomerated particle having a visual characteristic different than the visual characteristic of a second plurality of the particles forming the jaspe agglomerated particle;
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- consolidating the jaspe agglomerated particles into a welding rod having a jaspe finish.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.