Patents by Inventor Victor Caldas
Victor Caldas 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).
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Patent number: 10174192Abstract: A PVC-free surface covering comprises at least one layer of a thermoplastic composition. The composition comprises a polymer matrix and at least one filler. The polymer matrix comprises at least one ionomer and/or at least one acid copolymer; and at least one styrenic thermoplastic polymer.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2013Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: TARKETT GDL S.A.Inventors: Pierre Bastin, Victor Caldas
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Publication number: 20150329717Abstract: A PVC-free surface covering comprises at least one layer of a thermoplastic composition. The composition comprises a polymer matrix and at least one filler. The polymer matrix comprises at least one ionomer and/or at least one acid copolymer; and at least one styrenic thermoplastic polymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2013Publication date: November 19, 2015Inventors: Pierre Bastin, Victor Caldas
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Patent number: 8945337Abstract: The present invention relates to a method to produce a polymeric sheet comprising the steps of providing an acid-based polymer, providing a neutralizing agent, the neutralizing agent being selected from the group consisting of an organic metallic compound, a metallic salt of a fatty acid, and an ionomer, or a mixture thereof, providing a processing oil, mixing said acid-based polymer, said neutralizing agent, said processing oil, to obtain a polymeric composition, and processing said polymeric composition to form a polymeric sheet. The polymeric sheet may be used as a component, or as a substrate, of a surface covering. The polymeric sheet may also be used to form polymeric particles which are component of so-called “homogenous”, or substrate-free, surface covering.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2009Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: Tarkett Inc.Inventors: Victor Caldas, Daniel Tremblay, Marcus Hyde, Jean-François Courtoy
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Publication number: 20140339725Abstract: The present invention relates to a method to produce a polymeric sheet comprising the steps of providing an acid-based polymer, providing a neutralizing agent, the neutralizing agent being selected from the group consisting of an organic metallic compound, a metallic salt of a fatty acid, and an ionomer, or a mixture thereof, providing a processing oil, mixing said acid-based polymer, said neutralizing agent, said processing oil, to obtain a polymeric composition, and processing said polymeric composition to form a polymeric sheet. The polymeric sheet may be used as a component, or as a substrate, of a surface covering. The polymeric sheet may also be used to form polymeric particles which are component of so-called “homogenous”, or substrate-free, surface covering.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2014Publication date: November 20, 2014Applicant: TARKETT INC.Inventors: Victor Caldas, Daniel Tremblay, Marcus Hyde, Jean-François Courtoy
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Publication number: 20100300609Abstract: The present invention relates to a method to produce a polymeric sheet comprising the steps of providing an acid-based polymer, providing a neutralizing agent, the neutralizing agent being selected from the group consisting of an organic metallic compound, a metallic salt of a fatty acid, and an ionomer, or a mixture thereof, providing a processing oil, mixing said acid-based polymer, said neutralizing agent, said processing oil, to obtain a polymeric composition, and processing said polymeric composition to form a polymeric sheet. The polymeric sheet may be used as a component, or as a substrate, of a surface covering. The polymeric sheet may also be used to form polymeric particles which are component of so-called “homogenous”, or substrate-free, surface covering.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2009Publication date: December 2, 2010Applicant: TARKETT INC.Inventors: Victor Caldas, Daniel Tremblay, Marcus Hyde, Jean-François Courtoy
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Patent number: 7090910Abstract: Selectivity embossed surface coverings are prepared by mechanically embossing a wear layer which overlays at least one printing ink containing a photoinitiator which has been printed in a pattern or design. The embossed wear layer is subjected to ultraviolet radiation which causes curing of the wear layer in the surface areas disposed over the printing ink. The product then is fused whereby the mechanical embossing in surface areas which are not disposed over the printing ink relaxes and becomes smooth. In a variant of the invention, a thermoplastic wear layer is employed which can be mechanically embossed in the surface areas which are not disposed over the printing ink with a texture different from the first applied mechanical embossing. In another variant, two different spectral regions of UV curing radiation are used so that a urethane coating can be employed as a top coat with a selectively embossed surface.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2002Date of Patent: August 15, 2006Assignee: Domco Tarkett Inc.Inventors: Jean-François Courtoy Courtoy, René Ménard, Victor Caldas, Claude Charest
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Patent number: 7081291Abstract: Selectivity embossed surface coverings are prepared by mechanically embossing a wear layer which overlays at least one printing ink containing a photoinitiator which has been printed in a pattern or design. The embossed wear layer is subjected to ultraviolet light which causes curing of the wear layer in the surface areas disposed over the printing ink. The product then is fused whereby the mechanical embossing in surface areas which are not disposed over the printing ink relaxes and becomes smooth. In a variant of the invention, a thermoplastic wear layer is employed which can be mechanically embossed in the surface areas which are not disposed over the printing ink with a texture different from the first applied mechanical embossing.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2002Date of Patent: July 25, 2006Assignee: Domco Tarkett Inc.Inventors: Jean-François Courtoy, René Ménard, Victor Caldas, Claude Charest
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Publication number: 20030138617Abstract: Selectivity embossed surface coverings are prepared by mechanically embossing a wear layer which overlays at least one printing ink containing a photoinitiator which has been printed in a pattern or design. The embossed wear layer is subjected to ultraviolet radiation which causes curing of the wear layer in the surface areas disposed over the printing ink. The product then is fused whereby the mechanical embossing in surface areas which are not disposed over the printing ink relaxes and becomes smooth. In a variant of the invention, a thermoplastic wear layer is employed which can be mechanically embossed in the surface areas which are not disposed over the printing ink with a texture different from the first applied mechanical embossing. In another variant, two different spectral regions of UV curing radiation are used so that a urethane coating can be employed as a top coat with a selectively embossed surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2002Publication date: July 24, 2003Inventors: Jean-Francois Courtoy Courtoy, Rene Menard, Victor Caldas, Claude Charest
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Publication number: 20030138618Abstract: Selectivity embossed surface coverings are prepared by mechanically embossing a wear layer which overlays at least one printing ink containing a photoinitiator which has been printed in a pattern or design. The embossed wear layer is subjected to ultraviolet light which causes curing of the wear layer in the surface areas disposed over the printing ink. The product then is fused whereby the mechanical embossing in surface areas which are not disposed over the printing ink relaxes and becomes smooth. In a variant of the invention, a thermoplastic wear layer is employed which can be mechanically embossed in the surface areas which are not disposed over the printing ink with a texture different from the first applied mechanical embossing.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2002Publication date: July 24, 2003Inventors: Jean-Francois Courtoy, Rene Menard, Victor Caldas, Claude Charest
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Publication number: 20030118788Abstract: The invention concerns a barrier composition, surface covering products incorporating a barrier layer, methods for making such surface covering products and methods for inhibiting or preventing the migration of sub-surface stains to the decorative portions of the surface covering products. The barrier composition comprises thermoplastic latex. The barrier composition is applied to the lower surface of the substrate of a decorative surface covering, or the lower surface of a basecoat on the substrate, and is then heat cured to obtain the barrier layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2001Publication date: June 26, 2003Inventors: Robert Pearce, Rene Menard, Victor Caldas, Claude Charest