Patents by Inventor Eduard F. Lussi

Eduard F. Lussi has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Decorative inlaid types of sheet materials for commercial use
    Patent number: 5290591
    Abstract: The invention provides decorative, inlaid sheet materials which incorporate a matrix layer of discrete, low aspect ratio particles embedded in a resinous coating. The use of printed patterns which are visible beneath the adhesive matrix containing the particles constitutes a characteristic of the invention. The sheet materials of this invention are real through-patterned inlaids which do not lose their pattern due to wear in use, and which offer unique design advantages and flexibility, as well as superior properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 1, 1994
    Assignee: Tarkett Inc.
    Inventors: Eduard F. Lussi, Thomas G. Smith
  • Materials having a selectively applied decorative adhesive matrix
    Patent number: 5260118
    Abstract: The invention provides decorative, inlaid sheet materials which incorporate one or more selectively deposited matrix layers of discrete, low aspect ratio particles embedded in a resinous coating. The use of printed patterns which are visible beneath the adhesive matrix containing the particles constitutes one embodiment of the invention. The sheet materials of this invention are real through-patterned inlaids which do not lose their pattern due to wear in use, and which offer unique design advantages and flexibility, as well as superior properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1993
    Assignee: Tarkett Inc.
    Inventors: Eduard F. Lussi, Thomas G. Smith
  • Decorative inlaid types of sheet materials for commerical use
    Patent number: 5246765
    Abstract: The invention provides decorative, inlaid sheet materials which incorporate a matrix layer of discrete, low aspect ratio particles embedded in a resinous coating. The use of printed patterns which are visible beneath the adhesive matrix containing the particles constitutes a characteristic of the invention. The sheet materials of this invention are real through-patterned inlaids which do not lose their pattern due to wear in use, and which offer unique design advantages and flexibility, as well as superior properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1993
    Assignee: Tarkett Inc.
    Inventors: Eduard F. Lussi, Thomas G. Smith