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US 2015/0030809 A1Published application
Systems and methods for cleanable and slip resistant tile
AssigneeMohawk Carpet Corporation
InventorsAaron C. Dilbeck, David A. Earl, Terry Adams, Norm Elias, Linda Robledo
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are tiles, coatings, and related methods that provide both high cleanability and high slip resistance. The coating can be a surface coating with a unique chemical make-up. The surface coating can also have particles suspended within it. During a firing process, the coating and particles can settle in such a manner that the surface structure of the coating, and thus the surface structure of the tile, is both easy to clean and slip-resistant.
Claims20
A tile comprising:
- a substrate;
- and
- a surface coating comprising:
- a base formula;
- and
- particles comprising alumina-zirconium-silicate.
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A tile comprising:
- a substrate;
- and
- a surface coating forming a surface of the tile, the surface coating providing a clean-ability ΔE of 0.6 to 1.0 and a dynamic coefficient of friction of 0.60 to 0.95.
A method of making a tile, the method comprising:
- providing a substrate as a first layer of the tile;
- providing a surface coating as a second layer of the tile, the surface coating comprising a base formula and having particles mixed into the base formula;
- and
- firing the tile at a temperature above 1150 degrees Celsius.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.