US 7,987,646 B2 · Polymeric or composite wall and surface veneering products, systems and methods of use thereof

Abstract

The present invention relates to wall and surface veneering products and systems that provide a replica image of a natural surface, such as stone, brick or wood, and is easily installable due to its lightweight characteristics and securement design. The present invention further includes systems for attachment of the veneering product to walls or other surfaces and also includes systems for assembling such products to provide pleasing arrangements and complete wall coverage. The present invention also includes methods of manufacture, which ensures the natural appearance of stone or wood by imaging a natural surface, such as stone or wood, and preparing a mold from that image to mass produce a replica of that particular surface.

Claims14

Dependent claims

A polymeric veneering panel comprising:

one or more polymeric materials and having a front surface including a plurality of natural surface images having texture and relief that is obtained by imaging one or more natural surfaces;
at least three or more fields that extend partially along the perimeter of the panel and further extend through the interior of the panel, each of the fields being broken by at least one natural surface image;
a hollowed back surface;
and
one or more attachment platforms adapted to accept one or more fastening devices for adjoining the panel to a substrate surface.

2 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

11/872,812Filed 16 Oct 2007 · us provisional application

Priority

18 Oct 2006

Published

US 2009/0068406 A112 Mar 2009

Granted

2 Aug 2011

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification13 codes

B44C 5/0461
Ornamental plaques, e.g. decorative panels, decorative veneers: used as wall coverings
B44C 5/0453
Ornamental plaques, e.g. decorative panels, decorative veneers: produced by processes involving moulding
B44F 9/04
Designs imitating natural patterns: of stone surfaces, e.g. marble
E04F 13/0839
Not adjustable: the fastening elements situated at the corners of the covering elements, not extending through the covering

Polymeric or composite wall and surface veneering products, systems and methods of use thereof

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Polymeric or composite wall and surface veneering products, systems and methods of use thereof

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Abstract

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