Integral Relief Of Face Patents (Class 52/316)
  • Patent number: 11820713
    Abstract: A process for manufacturing glazed ceramic tiles from a substrate of green clay having at least one groove extending within the surface of the tile, wherein the groove is imparted to the tile while the substrate is still green clay before the substrate is bisque or glaze fired. A tile fabricated using this process is also part of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Limelight Tile & Ceramics LLC
    Inventor: Donald Joseph Cella
  • Patent number: 11801622
    Abstract: A retaining wall block having a false joint and a system of retaining wall blocks. The retaining wall block includes a body having a first textured surface and a second textured surface and a false joint dividing the first and second textured surface. The false joint can have a depth divided by the width greater than two inches. The false joint can have an interior angle of less than ten degrees. The system includes a plurality of retaining wall blocks and a first course of retaining wall blocks engaged with a second course of retaining wall blocks below. Each block in the system comprising a front face having a first textured surface and a second textured surface and a false joint dividing the first and second textured surface. The false joint can extend a predetermined depth of a third surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: PAVESTONE, LLC
    Inventor: William H. Karau
  • Patent number: 11454024
    Abstract: A plurality of rainscreen elements or features that are applied to the front or outer face of a structural panel or the weather resistant barrier layer on the structural panel. When an exterior cladding or sheathing product is installed over the structural panel, the rainscreen elements or features provide built-in water flow gaps or channels to facilitate and increase water drainage off the face of the structural panel, thereby minimizing water storage in the space between the structural panel and the outer cladding/sheathing. The rainscreen features are incorporated into the structural panel in-line or during the manufacturing process, and do not require any further work during assembly or construction on-site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Jarrod Kevin Line
  • Patent number: 11428001
    Abstract: A concrete wall section manufactured with a weight that allows the user of the concrete wall section to transport manually the concrete wall section. Combinations of concrete wall sections can be used to replace traditional frames of a structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Inventor: Walter Smith
  • Patent number: 11377860
    Abstract: A vented and water control siding has improved drainage and integrated ventilation air space. An omnidirectional relief pattern, creating an omnidirectional ventilation and drainage plane, may be located between a front surface of the first siding panel and a back surface of the second siding panel. In certain embodiments, another omnidirectional ventilation and drainage plane is located between the siding panels and an internal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Norwood Architecture, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Norwood, Amir Abu-Jaber
  • Patent number: 11193281
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a fiber cement cladding system such as fiber cement shingles or shakes which can have the appearance of authentic wood. Each individual fiber cement shingle or shake comprises a textured surface having a depth of relief and a coating system disposed on the textured surface. The coating system may include a sealing agent, a basecoat, and a topcoat. In some embodiments, the basecoat is disposed on at least a portion of the sealing agent and the topcoat is disposed on at least a portion of the basecoat. In some embodiments, the basecoat comprises a DFT of 1 to 3 mils and the topcoat comprises a DFT of 0.05 to 2 mils. In some embodiments, the depth of relief of the textured surface of the fiber cement shingle is about 0.03? to 0.085?.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: James Hardie Technology Limited
    Inventors: John Joecken, William J. Tinen, Jared E. Kies
  • Patent number: 11034062
    Abstract: A retaining wall block having a false joint and a system of retaining wall blocks. The retaining wall block includes a body having a first textured surface and a second textured surface and a false joint dividing the first and second textured surface. The false joint can have a depth divided by the width greater than two inches. The false joint can have an interior angle of less than ten degrees. The system includes a plurality of retaining wall blocks and a first course of retaining wall blocks engaged with a second course of retaining wall blocks below. Each block in the system comprising a front face having a first textured surface and a second textured surface and a false joint dividing the first and second textured surface. The false joint can extend a predetermined depth of a third surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: PAVESTONE, LLC
    Inventor: William H. Karau
  • Patent number: 11015345
    Abstract: A concrete wall section manufactured with a weight that allows the user of the concrete wall section to transport manually the concrete wall section. Combinations of concrete wall sections can be used to replace traditional frames of a structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Inventor: Walter Smith
  • Patent number: 10870993
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to wall coverings or cladding, for example, suitable for covering and protecting the external surface of walls. The present disclosure relates more particularly to a system for a wall covering including first, second, and third polymer panels. Each of the polymer panels including a visible body extending from a respective support structure, where the visible body includes a front surface that extends across a width of the panel and has a textured contour that replicates a single masonry unit. The textured contours of the first, second, and third panels are different, and the size of the first panel is different from the size of the second panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: CertainTeed LLC
    Inventors: Stephen W. Steffes, Brian W. Kirn
  • Patent number: 10724244
    Abstract: A roofing structure is disclosed. The roofing structure includes a roof sheathing structure, a riser positioned on the sheathing structure, and a felt positioned on the riser, where the riser is between the roof sheathing structure and the felt. The roofing structure also includes a first course of roof shingling elements placed on the felt and on the riser, where the riser causes a portion of a roof sheathing structure side of the first course of roof shingling elements and a portion of the felt to be spaced apart from the roof sheathing structure by at least about one quarter inch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Inventor: Leonard Vaughn Nair
  • Patent number: 10583588
    Abstract: A retaining wall block having a false joint and a system of retaining wall blocks. The retaining wall block includes a body having a first textured surface and a second textured surface and a false joint dividing the first and second textured surface. The false joint can have a depth divided by the width greater than two inches. The false joint can have an interior angle of less than ten degrees. The system includes a plurality of retaining wall blocks and a first course of retaining wall blocks engaged with a second course of retaining wall blocks below. Each block in the system comprising a front face having a first textured surface and a second textured surface and a false joint dividing the first and second textured surface. The false joint can extend a predetermined depth of a third surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: PAVESTONE, LLC
    Inventor: William H. Karau
  • Patent number: 10337152
    Abstract: A dual-unit paving system for covering a surface has pairs of first and second units. For each pair, the first and second unit have different respective shapes and sizes, and are configured to be matingly engageable for forming a hexagonal assembly having six, non-linear sides. The hexagonal assembly allows forming rotational tessellations. The first and second units are also shaped and configured to be matingly engageable so as to form horizontally aligned tessellations, and also vertically aligned tessellations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Oldcastle Building Products Canada Inc.
    Inventors: Stephane Dignard, John Penterman
  • Patent number: 10245765
    Abstract: A core element is provided, having the shape of a block with a first surface, a second surface situated opposite the first surface, mutually facing longitudinal side faces, and mutually facing transverse side faces. The first surface is provided with the first groove that is a continuous groove which extends parallel to the longitudinal side faces. The longitudinal side faces are provided with the side wall grooves, the side wall grooves being continuous side wall grooves which extend between the first surface and the second surface and are separated from the first groove in the first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: FiberCore IP B.V.
    Inventor: Johannes Hendricus Alphonsus Peeters
  • Patent number: 10196824
    Abstract: A lining board includes lining tiles secured to each other with adhesive mass, the lining tiles having a front surface, a back surface as well as side surfaces between the front surface and back surface. There is at least one recess in at least one side surface of at least one lining tile of the lining board, filled with adhesive mass when the lining board was assembled. In addition, a lining tile and a method for manufacturing a lining board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: STOFIX OY
    Inventor: Samuli Tiirola
  • Patent number: 10087585
    Abstract: A dual-unit paving system for covering a surface has pairs of first and second units. For each pair, the first and second unit have different respective shapes and sizes, and are configured to be matingly engageable for forming a hexagonal assembly having six, non-linear sides. The hexagonal assembly allows forming rotational tessellations. The first and second units are also shaped and configured to be matingly engageable so as to form horizontally aligned tessellations, and also vertically aligned tessellations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Oldcastle Building Products Canada Inc.
    Inventors: Stephane Dignard, John Penterman
  • Patent number: 9446568
    Abstract: The present invention is a single ply building membrane comprising a single ply membrane with a base and a cap layer and a top and bottom surface, having a predetermined printed design on the cap layer, and a predetermined texture on at least one surface of the membrane. The membrane may comprise compounds selected from the group consisting of thermoplastics and thermosets. The printed and textured designs may be of a laid roof or siding. The invention includes a method of installing a single ply building membrane on a building surface and a method of manufacturing such membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: BUILDING MATERIALS INVESTMENT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Timothy Larson, William P. Kuhn, Edward Nebesnak, Li-Ying Yang
  • Patent number: 9404226
    Abstract: A dual-unit paving system for covering a surface. The system comprises pairs of first and second units. For each pair, the first and second unit have different respective shapes and sizes, and are configured to be matingly engageable for forming a hexagonal assembly having six, non-linear sides. The hexagonal assembly allows forming rotational tessellations. The first and second units are also shaped and configured to be matingly engageable so as to form horizontally aligned tessellations, and also vertically aligned tessellations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Oldcastle Building Products Canada Inc.
    Inventors: Stephane Dignard, John Penterman
  • Patent number: 9027302
    Abstract: A universal corner panel includes a first surface comprising a first portion and a second portion. The first portion has a first surface topography with a first delta and the second portion has a second surface topography with a second delta. The first delta is substantially different than the second delta.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Boral Stone Products, LLC
    Inventors: Wayne Joseph Buoni, Douglas Edward Lehman, Douglas M. McCaskey
  • Patent number: 8993094
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a door skin having an exterior surface with a wood grain pattern formed therein, and an etched plate for use as an embossing plate or with a molded die set, for forming the woodgrain pattern in the door skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Masonite Corporation
    Inventors: Karine Luetgert, Christ Henry Melonio
  • Patent number: 8915035
    Abstract: A laminated floor tile includes the following layers laminated together into a single unit, a base having an underside, an upper surface, and perimetric edges, the base being formed of a high impact copolymer material designed to provide a slight flexure, the base including tabs designed to interact with adjacent floor tiles to hold the adjacent tiles fixedly in place, and panels extending upwardly from the perimetric edges of the base and forming the upper surface into a tray shape, graphic media positioned on the base within the tray, and a clear protective layer overlying the graphic image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Ripfloor LLC
    Inventor: John Shaffer
  • Publication number: 20140352245
    Abstract: An abrading device for abrading a floor structure comprises a first abrading assembly and a second abrading assembly. The first and second abrading assemblies each have a rotationally driven contact roll provided with a sleeve having a plurality of cutouts formed in a pattern thereon. An abrading belt is trained over the sleeve. A first oscillation assembly is connected to the first abrading assembly and oscillates the contact roll of the first abrading assembly in a first direction via a linear, reciprocating motion. A second oscillation assembly is connected to the second abrading assembly and oscillates the contact roll of the second abrading assembly in a second direction via a linear reciprocating motion. The first and second abrading assemblies consecutively abrade a top surface of the floor structure with the pattern formed by the cutouts on the respective sleeves to form a distressed visible pattern thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventor: W. STEVEN SMITH
  • Patent number: 8875460
    Abstract: New direct laminated floor, of the kind that contain, on their surface, cellulose sheets impregnated in polymerizable resins, on which some characteristics have been drawn and where, once pressed and mechanised, the finished strips have an offset/sunk area on the peripheral edge and the optic/tactile texture of the surface corresponds and adapts to the characteristics drawn on the cellulose sheets. For application in the construction industry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Faus Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Eugenio Cruz Garcia
  • Patent number: 8844228
    Abstract: A dry-cast concrete block is provided. The dry-cast concrete block comprises a surface to be exposed, at least a portion of the surface having a cast texture with a natural stone appearance. The cast texture may have a surface level difference of greater than 4 mm. In one example of implementation, the dry-cast concrete block may be a paving unit, in which case the surface level difference may be greater than 6 mm, such as between 6 mm and 12 mm. In another example of implementation, the dry-cast concrete block may be a wall construction unit, in which case the surface level difference may be greater than 15 mm, such as between 15 mm and 25 mm. Each of a plurality of points of the cast texture may define a respective texture angle between 75° and 90°. The cast texture may comprise at least one valley each having a respective depth greater than 4 mm. A process for manufacturing such a concrete block is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Oldcastle Building Products Canada, Inc.
    Inventor: Denis Hamel
  • Patent number: 8833006
    Abstract: Sheet metal plate for creating flooring, particularly of industrial vehicles, over which trucks are to run, having a plurality of patterns, the maximum height of said reliefs ranging between 0.2 and 1.5 mm, said reliefs having a friction surface which has a mean width of at least 1 mm, in which said reliefs are arranged in a plurality of aligned groups of reliefs all of the same shape, the same orientation, and with their centers of gravity substantially aligned in one and the same given direction (D), the minimum distance, measured in said direction (D), between two adjacent reliefs of one and the same aligned group being less than 6 mm. The direction (D) in which the aligned groups are aligned advantageously coincides with the direction (De) in which the trucks run.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Constellium France
    Inventors: Sylvie Arsene, Pascale Favier
  • Patent number: 8833038
    Abstract: A casing system for covering the edges of structural frameworks and the like. The system includes a first casing piece and a second casing piece shaped to fit together. The first casing piece has a decorative profile milled into at least one side or end edge. The second casing piece has a reverse image of the decorative profile milled into a side or end edge. The pieces fit together by abutting edges or sides having a decorative profile and the reverse image of the decorative profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Inventor: Walter Karl Stavenjord
  • Patent number: 8826619
    Abstract: A wood-fiberglass hybrid panel door featuring natural wood veneer permanently bonded to at least one side of a fiberglass door. The panel and the stile/rail portions of the fiberglass door skin for bonding wood veneers can be either one-piece compression molded construction or can be separately compression molded pieces joined together by mechanical or chemical methods. The two pieces of door skins are used to make a fiberglass door first. Wood veneer is then bonded to at least one side of the said fiberglass door through the use of a vacuum press. Wood raised molding or flush sticking is applied around the veneered panel to cover the veneer edges on the panel and/or stiles/rails. Wood raised molding or flush sticking is fixed to the door by mechanical or chemical methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: MaxCraft Doors, Inc.
    Inventor: Zhihua Cai
  • Patent number: 8697226
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a door skin having an exterior surface with an woodgrain pattern formed therein, and an etched plate for use as an embossing plate or with a molded die set, for forming the woodgrain pattern in the door skin. The exterior surface has outer portions lying on a first plane, spaced grooves recessed from the plane of the outer portions, and halftone portions. The halftone portions have spaced protrusions defined by channels, wherein the channels are recessed from the plane of the outer portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Masonite Corporation
    Inventors: Karine Luetgert, Christ Henry Melonio
  • Patent number: 8646233
    Abstract: Embodiments of a carved solid face door having a window formed therein and methods of fabrication are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a carved solid face door may include a solid base having a face and an opposing rear surface; and a window carved into the face and having an opening passing through the face to the opposing rear surface, wherein the window includes at least one of a frame, a trim, a molding, or mullions carved into the face that emulate the appearance of multiple-piece construction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Inventors: Edward Fimbel, III, Jeffry T. Deal
  • Patent number: 8584414
    Abstract: Structures with an outer wall structure have multiple angled walls that are alternately joined together so as to create recessed and protruding elements relative to a horizontal structural foundation, there being a façade structure added to the outer wall structure, so that a viewer at a predetermined viewing distance from the outer wall structure will see a reverse-perspective illusion on the outer wall structure when moving laterally relative to the outer wall structure. Reverse-perspective lines are formed by one or more visible elements that help to create a reverse-perspective illusion. Reverse-perspective lines, if extended to infinity, will converge at a vanishing point on a horizon line located at a preselected viewer's eye height at a predetermined distance from the structure but they are not parallel to the horizontal structural foundation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Inventor: Stephen P. Hines
  • Patent number: 8561368
    Abstract: Embodiments of a carved solid face door and methods of fabrication are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a carved solid face door includes a solid base having a substantially flat face and an opposing rear surface, wherein the face has a design carved into at least one section of the face that emulates the appearance of a multiple-piece construction including at least one of a frame, a rail, a stile, a molding, a trim, a plurality of planks, or a panel. Optionally, a backing may be coupled to the solid base. Optionally, the solid base may comprise a plurality of horizontal sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Inventor: Edward Fimbel, III
  • Patent number: 8563118
    Abstract: A door facing blank is provided that includes a central portion, first and second side portions adjacent to and integral with opposite sides of the central portion, opposite interior and exterior major surfaces, and a design element including a molded portion and an embossed portion. The side portions include stile-receiving areas that are substantially planar. The molded portion is molded in the central portion to establish a first groove portion in the exterior surface region of the central portion and a protrusion on the interior surface region of the central portion. The embossed portion is embossed in the first side portion to establish a second groove portion in the exterior surface region of the first side portion but no protrusion on the interior surface region of the first side portion. The first and second groove portions establish a continuous groove in the exterior major surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Masonite Corporation
    Inventors: Jason M. Walsh, Mark A. Ruggie, Steven K. Lynch, Robert C. Allen
  • Patent number: 8484919
    Abstract: A structure to form flooring transitions having outer surfaces comprising two disparate materials. In a preferred embodiment the flooring transitions includes a T-shaped molding and at least one attachment thereto. The outer surfaces of the T-molding and attachment may be comprised of different materials, even though they may sometimes have the same pattern or décor. For example, the T-molding may have a surface of real wood or veneer and the attachment may have an outer surface of abrasion resistant foil, metal, or even a visual perception element, such as lights or reflective tape. A kit is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Pergo (Europe) AB
    Inventors: Dan Brunedal, Patrick Smith
  • Patent number: 8468773
    Abstract: Carved solid face doors having a raised panel design and methods of manufacture thereof are provided herein. In some embodiments, a carved, solid face door may include a solid base having a face and an opposing rear surface, wherein the face has a raised panel design carved into at least one section of the face, the raised panel design framed by flat portions carved into the face; and one or more overlays attached to the flat portions of the face and framing the raised panel to emulate the appearance of a floating raised panel construction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Inventors: Edward Fimbel, III, Jeffry T. Deal
  • Publication number: 20120317913
    Abstract: Grooved tiles, grooved tile assemblies, methods of manufacturing grooved tiles, and methods of forming grooved tile assemblies are disclosed. The tiles of the present invention include grooves or recesses in the top surface that form one or more complete patterns and/or partial patterns, and that may intersect with one or more edges of the tile. The grooves of one tile can advantageously mate with the grooves of other identical or different grooved tiles when the intersection locations of adjacent tiles are aligned. In addition, the grooved tiles can provide the appearance of including numerous smaller individual tiles, thus eliminating the need for separately placing spacers between the tiles or first backing the tiles with mesh, netting, or paper backing prior to or during installation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Inventor: Krisann ESQUIVEL
  • Patent number: 8302355
    Abstract: Simulated log siding is formed of an engineered cementitious composite. Single or dual flanges on each log piece is used to apply siding units to a surface. Some siding members are molded into a three dimensional configuration to appear as a structural wood log. Individual end pieces and molded tail clusters when used with the siding provide the appearance of the characteristic stacked or staggered corners of a log structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Concrete Log Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael R. Cook, Stewart K. Hansen, Robert L. Whitson
  • Patent number: 8225579
    Abstract: Carved solid face doors having inlaid overlays and methods of manufacture thereof are provided herein. In some embodiments, a carved, solid face door may include a solid base having a face and an opposing rear surface, wherein the face has a design carved into at least one section of the face; one or more channels carved into the face adjacent to the design, each channel having a depth that is below a depth of the design carved into face of the door adjacent to the channel; and one or more inlay panels disposed in the one or more channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Inventors: Edward Fimbel, III, Jeffry T. Deal
  • Patent number: 8221661
    Abstract: The invention relates to the building material industry and to the use of labor saving tools of industrial continuous and batch brick kilns. Said invention makes it possible to develop a process for producing large-sized clay ceramic products consisting in carrying out rapid and high-quality baking and to accelerate a construction process. The inventive method for producing a clay house or another clay construction consists in forming, during construction, through and blind voids in a wall and a ceiling in such a way that they are closed with a noncombustible material from outside, in covering window and door apertures in the ready clay construction with a noncombustible material, and in baking the construction to a ceramic state in such a way that hot gas penetrates into the voids and that the body of the product is uniformly heated. During baking the construction is used in the form of a furnace (combustion chamber).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Inventor: Konstantin Igorevich Mechkovsky
  • Patent number: 8209928
    Abstract: Laminated flooring panels include decorative motifs, mechanically embossed-in-registration surface textures, recessed perimeters, and locking mechanisms. The locking mechanisms facilitate the alignment of adjacent flooring panels. Adjacent flooring panels substantially aligned allow embossed-in-registration patterns to be substantially continuous across adjacent flooring panels. The recessed perimeter prevents the edges of the flooring panel from prematurely wearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Faus Group
    Inventors: Eugenio Cruz Garcia, Vicente Sabater
  • Patent number: 8205405
    Abstract: A wall structure is provided, which, despite having a surface that is covered with elastic coating material and that is jointless, has an uneven pattern in the surface, and which does not require any great effort in the coating process and exhibit little variation in the finished design. The wall structure has a wall material, an elastic joint material, a mesh-shaped material and an elastic coating material. The surface of the wall material bears an uneven pattern in which the height difference between deepest portions and highest portions is 2.0 to 4.0 mm and a pattern loss ratio is 15% or less, and furthermore, the wall material is fixed in a state where a side end portion of the wall material is abutted against a side end portion of another wall material. The elastic joint material covers the surface of the abutting portion of the side end portions of the wall materials, and the elastic coating material covers the entire surfaces of the wall materials and of the elastic joint material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Nichiha Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Sawada, Yoshinori Hibino
  • Patent number: 8176698
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a panel, in particular floor panel, having a core made of a woodbased material and having a decoration applied to a visible side, the visible side being provided, on at least one side edge (I, II), with a chamfer running at an angle thereto, and the chamfer likewise being provided with a decoration, characterized in that a relief is stamped into the surface of the chamfer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Kronotec AG
    Inventor: Matthias Lewark
  • Patent number: 8096089
    Abstract: In a suspended ceiling segment known as a cloud, lengths of flat, flexible sheets form panels that are held on the main beams of the segment by flexible, plastic tracks adhesively fixed on the panels that engage plastic tracks hooked onto flanges of the main beams of the cloud. The flexible sheets bend to conform to the vertical contour of the main beams when the tracks on the sheets engage the tracks on the beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Worthington Armstrong Venture
    Inventor: William J. Platt
  • Publication number: 20110225917
    Abstract: A method for making a decorative architectural element is disclosed, which includes the steps of designing a vacuum form mold forming a three dimensional decorative shape for the architectural element, cut a moldable plastic sheet in a size and shape to fit over the vacuum form mold, designing a color graphic, print the color graphic onto a vinyl wrap which corresponds in size and shape to fit over the vacuum form mold covered with the plastic sheet, vacuum forming the plastic sheet over the vacuum form mold and the vinyl wrap over the plastic sheet. The plastic sheet takes the shape of the vacuum form mold and the vinyl wrap adheres to the molded plastic sheet. The molded plastic sheet and the attached molded vinyl wrap are then removed from the vacuum mold. One arrangement includes the step of affixing the molded plastic sheet with the attached molded vinyl wrap to the architectural element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Inventors: Jennifer Golden, Stephen J. Sexton
  • Publication number: 20110219716
    Abstract: Methods and systems for decorating at least one bevel surface or other surface of a laminated flooring are described. The bevel surface can be decorated by non-transfer printing such as digital printing. The digital printer can be an ink jet printer such as a piezoelectric drop-on-demand (DOD) printer that allows a color and pattern to be placed on the bevel surface that matches the print design (décor pattern or face design) of the laminated flooring. Other devices are provided such as a device that takes a picture of or scans an image of the print design, and modifies the taken picture or the scanned image so that the edge pattern thereof matches with an edge pattern of the print design.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: MANNINGTON MILLS, INC.
    Inventor: Hao A. Chen
  • Publication number: 20110203207
    Abstract: Laminated flooring panels include decorative motifs, mechanically embossed-in-registration surface textures, recessed perimeters, and locking mechanisms. The locking mechanisms facilitate the alignment of adjacent flooring panels. Adjacent flooring panels substantially aligned allow embossed-in-registration patterns to be substantially continuous across adjacent flooring panels. The recessed perimeter prevents the edges of the flooring panel from prematurely wearing. Individual flooring panels within the flooring system may comprise at least one partial sub-panel having a decorative motif and/or embossed surface texture that is complementary with a decorative motif and/or embossed surface texture of a neighboring partial sub-panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Inventors: Eugenio Cruz Garcia, Vicente Sabater
  • Patent number: 7930862
    Abstract: A set of moisture proof floorboards and a flooring of such floorboards with a resilient surface layer provided with a decorative groove and/or a sealing means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Valinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: Marcus Bergelin, Mats Nilsson
  • Patent number: 7829176
    Abstract: Surface structured decorative boards (1) having a first and a second opposite edge (1I and 1II respectively). The board (1) include an upper side decorative surface (2) an upper side surface structure and a base layer. The structure is comprised by at least two surface grades (10) forming a decorative surface pattern on said upper side, said pattern being applied in predetermined fixed positions (P) on the first and the second edges (1I and 1II respectively). The first edge pattern positions (PL) and the second edge pattern positions (PR) are matched so that the pattern continues over the first and second edges (1I and 1II respectively) of adjacent boards (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Pergo AG
    Inventor: Ake Sjoberg
  • Patent number: 7827749
    Abstract: A panel, in particular a floor panel, has a core of a wooden material, in particular MDF or HDF, or a wooden material/plastic mixture. A pattern is arranged on a visible side. The visible side is provided on at least one side edge (I, II) with a chamfer running at an angle ? hereto and a length (L). The angle ? of at least one of the chamfers varies over the length (L).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Flooring Technologies Ltd.
    Inventors: Carsten Groeke, Martin Prager
  • Patent number: 7820268
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a door skin having an exterior surface with an woodgrain pattern formed therein, and an etched plate for use as an embossing plate or with a molded die set, for forming the woodgrain pattern in the door skin. The exterior surface has outer portions lying on a first plane, spaced grooves recessed from the plane of the outer portions, and halftone portions. The halftone portions have spaced protrusions defined by channels, wherein the channels are recessed from the plane of the outer portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Masonite Corporation
    Inventors: Karine Luetgert, Christ Henry Melonio
  • Patent number: 7743564
    Abstract: An exterior trim assembly for use with a window or door surround in a building structure comprises at least one mantle for affixing above the window or door, and first and second pilaster assemblies for affixing on the sides of the window or door. The mantle comprises a mantle base and a corresponding mantle cover to affix to and cover the mantle base. Each pilaster assembly comprises a base and a cover element affixed to the base wherein each of the bases has a plurality of regularly repeating reinforced structural sections. At least two pilaster cover plates are provided, each pilaster cover plate is affixed to and covering one of the first and second pilaster bases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Tapco International Corporation
    Inventors: Charles E. Schiedegger, Clyde G. Allen, Dean Dennis
  • Patent number: 7735277
    Abstract: A cementitious fiberboard sprayed with an acrylic sand composition and enamel spray paint which is then tooled to a brick-looking face. Variations in the brick-like color and texture are provided by varying the acrylic paint color and sand particle size and density.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Inventors: Clint Everhart, Chuck Cole