Patents Assigned to Flooring Technologies Ltd.
  • Patent number: 11884097
    Abstract: A production line for producing an abrasion-resistant wood-composite panel that has a decorative layer, the production line including a first application device for applying a resin layer to an upper and/or lower side of a core board, a scattering device for scattering abrasion-resistant particles controlled by a light barrier and arranged downstream of the first application device in a direction of processing, a first resin drying device arranged downstream of the first application device and scattering device, a second resin application device for applying a second resin layer to an upper and/or lower side of the core board arranged downstream of the first resin drying device, a second resin drying device arranged downstream of the second application device, and at least one short-cycle press.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Flooring Technologies Ltd.
    Inventors: Norbert Kalwa, Ingo Lehnhoff
  • Patent number: 11876946
    Abstract: The invention provides a method and an apparatus for adopting analogue decor templates in decor printing, including a similarity comparison between at least one of (1) to n hyperspectral digital reference images of the analogue decor template and at least one of (1) to n hyperspectral digital actual images of a substrate with decor. A decor-specific profile target is adjusted such that the digital template of the analogue decor template can be output on a substrate by way of an output medium in such a way that the colour deviation between at least one of (1) to n reference images of the analogue decor template and at least one of (1) to n actual images of the substrate with decor is below a specified target value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Flooring Technologies Ltd.
    Inventor: Sebastian Dicke
  • Patent number: 11872837
    Abstract: An abrasion-resistant wood-based panel having a top side and a bottom side, with at least one decorative layer arranged on the top side, in particular with a structure synchronous with the decoration, is disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Flooring Technologies Ltd.
    Inventors: Christoph Schumacher, Stefan Zick
  • Publication number: 20230347546
    Abstract: To provide a method which is intended for producing a veneered board with a simple structure that also makes it possible to improve the properties of the veneer in a simple manner, a method is proposed for producing a veneered board, wherein the veneered board comprises a veneer (4) having an upper face (6) and a lower face (5) and a carrier board (1) having an upper face (2) and a lower face (3), comprising the steps of providing a veneer (4), applying a binder (8) onto the upper face (2) of the carrier board (1) or the lower face (5) of the veneer (4), wherein a PU prepolymer is used as the binder, producing a stack of materials to be pressed comprising the carrier board (1) and the veneer (4) with the binder (8) arranged between the carrier board (1) and the veneer (4) and with the additive (7) arranged between the binder (8) and the veneer (4), pressing the stack of materials to be pressed in order to form a veneered board. The invention additionally relates to a veneered board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Flooring Technologies Ltd.
    Inventors: Norbert Kalwa, Joachim Hasch
  • Patent number: 11745217
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for finishing a wood board with an upper face and a lower face, having the following steps: a) applying a undercoat made of a liquid melamine resin onto the upper face, the melamine resin at least partly penetrating into the upper edge layer of the wood board, b) drying the undercoat into an undercoat layer, c) applying a base color onto the undercoat layer, d) drying the base color into a base color layer, e) applying a base color onto the base color layer in order to produce a decorative element, f) drying the decorative element into a decorative layer, g) applying a liquid melamine resin onto the dried decorative layer, h) drying the melamine resin into a melamine resin layer, and i) applying a liquid medium with a proportion of isocyanate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: FLOORING TECHNOLOGIES LTD
    Inventor: Frank Oldorff
  • Publication number: 20230158705
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for depositing veneers on a carrier board. In order to create a device and a method by which veneers can be applied to a carrier board particularly easily, quickly and precisely, provided in the region of an upper end of a transporting device is a veneer magazine, with at least two compartments which are designed to store and supply veneer strips, and with means for transferring the veneer strips from the compartments to the transporting device, wherein the transporting device extends from an upper end obliquely downwards in the direction of a lower end in the region of a transporting plane for the carrier board and is designed to transport at least two individual adjacent veneer strips from the upper end to the lower end and to deposit them on the carrier board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Applicant: Flooring Technologies Ltd.
    Inventor: Norbert Kalwa
  • Patent number: 11623995
    Abstract: An impregnate with antistatic properties for use in laminates or for coating wood-based panels is disclosed. A resin used for impregnating and/or coating paper may include carbon-based particles, at least one compound of the general formula (Ia) R1aSiX(4-a), R3cSiX(4-c) (II), and inorganic particles. X is methoxy, ethoxy, n-propoxy or i-propoxy. R1 is an organic radical selected from the group including methyl, ethyl, propyl, or vinyl, and has at least one functional group Q1, selected from the group including acrylic, acryloxy, methacrylic, methacyloxy, or epoxy. R3 is a non-hydrolyzable organic radical selected from the group including C1-C10 alky, C6-10 aryl, wherein C is 1, 2, or 3, and the inorganic particles have a size between 2 nm and 400 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Flooring Technologies Ltd.
    Inventors: Andreas Gier, Norbert Kalwa
  • Patent number: 11612911
    Abstract: It is provided a method for producing a support material provided with at least one anti-fingerprint coating including the steps of: applying at least one layer of at least one powdered resin to at least one side of the support material; melting on the at least one applied layer of the one powdered resin; applying at least one acrylate-containing dispersion to the melted-on resin layer; and drying and curing the layered structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Flooring Technologies Ltd.
    Inventors: Norbert Kalwa, Joachim Hasch, Bernd Stiewe
  • Patent number: 11597188
    Abstract: A wood-based panel includes at least one carrier board and at least one resin layer disposed side of the board. The at least one resin layer includes carbon-based particles, at least one compound of the formula R1aR2bSiX(4-a-b), and/or hydrolysis products. X is H, OH, or a hydrolysable moiety selected from the group including halogen, alkoxy, carboxyl, amino, monoalkylamino or dialkylamino, aryloxy, acyloxy, and alkylcarbonyl. R1 is an organic residue selected from the group including alkyl, aryl, and cycloalkyl, which may be interrupted by —O— or —NH—. R1 has at least one functional group Q1 selected from a group containing a hydroxy-, amino, monoalkylamino, carboxy, mercapto, alkoxy, aldehyde, acrylic, acryloxy, methacrylic, methacryloxy, cyano, isocyano and epoxide group, R2 is a non-hydrolyzable organic moiety selected from the group including alkyl, aryl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, and cycloalkenyl; A is 0, 1, 2, or 3. B is 1, 2, 3, or 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Flooring Technologies Ltd.
    Inventors: Andreas Gier, Norbert Kalwa
  • Patent number: 11548274
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for online quality control of decorative prints on substrate materials, including similarity comparisons of actual and target images and adjusting decorative prints if deviations of color values are detected. The method may include the steps of: a) producing a hyperspectral digital image of a print decoration; b) calibrating the print decoration via a hyperspectral digital image; c) producing and storing a digital target image of the print decoration; d) creating a first print decoration on a first substrate material; e) producing and storing a digital actual image of the printed decoration on the first substrate material; f) determining color deviations between the digital target image and the digital actual image via a computer program; and g) printing on at least one side of substrate materials so as to form a decorative layer. The invention also relates to a device for carrying out the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Flooring Technologies Ltd.
    Inventor: Ingo Lehnhoff
  • Publication number: 20220402161
    Abstract: A method for producing a veneered board having a veneer and a carrier board, to provide a veneered board having improved use properties. The method includes: providing a veneer having an upper face and a lower face, applying an additive onto the lower face of the veneer, applying a binder onto the lower face of the veneer, heating the binder, producing a stack of materials to be pressed, having a carrier board and a veneer provided with an additive and a binder on its lower face, wherein the lower face of the veneer lies on the carrier board, pressing the stack of materials to be pressed in order to form a veneered board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: Flooring Technologies Ltd.
    Inventors: Norbert Kalwa, Joachim Hasch
  • Publication number: 20220388197
    Abstract: A method for producing a veneered board having a veneer and a carrier board having improved use properties includes the steps of providing a veneer and a carrier board, providing a sheet of paper impregnated with binder, the sheet of paper being arranged in a stack of materials to be pressed between an upper face of the carrier board and a lower face of the veneer, and pressing the stack of materials to be pressed. The sheet of paper is impregnated with a binder, the sheet of paper impregnated with binder is pre-dried so that it is still sticky, at least one additive is applied onto the pre-dried, still sticky binder, and the sheet of paper which is impregnated with binder and provided with an additive is dried to a residual moisture content of up to 8%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: Flooring Technologies Ltd.
    Inventors: Norbert Kalwa, Jens Siems
  • Patent number: 11472224
    Abstract: A method for the refinement of a panel and an apparatus for the refinement of a panel according to a method of this type. The method for the refinement of a panel includes: unpacking of a panel having a core made from wood material from a transport-safe packaging, a grounding in the form of at least one synthetic resin layer pressed together with the core and, if appropriate, a primer being arranged on a top side of the core, and a coating being arranged on a core underside lying opposite the top side of the core, and connection and locking means being attached to at least two mutually opposite side faces; application of a decorative layer having a decoration to the grounding or primer; and application of at least one wear layer to the decorative layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: FLOORING TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
    Inventors: Norbert Kalwa, Roger Braun
  • Patent number: 11440341
    Abstract: A method for producing an abrasion-resistant wood-based panel having a top side and a bottom side, with at least one decorative layer arranged on the top side, in particular with a structure synchronous with the decoration, is disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Flooring Technologies Ltd.
    Inventors: Christoph Schumacher, Stefan Zick
  • Patent number: 11351769
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for the production of synchronous-pore layered materials. Also disclosed is a device for the conduct of the process. In further aspects, the invention relates to layered materials which can be produced by the process, and also to wood-composite boards equipped with the layered materials produced by the process of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Flooring Technologies Ltd.
    Inventors: Norbert Kalwa, Joachim Hasch, Bernd Stiewe
  • Patent number: 11292926
    Abstract: An impregnate with antistatic properties for use in laminates or for coating wood-based panels is disclosed. A resin used for impregnating and/or coating paper may include carbon-based particles, at least one compound of the general formula (I) R1aR2bSiX(4-a-b), and/or hydrolysis products thereof. X is H, OH, or a hydrolysable moiety selected from the group including halogen, alkoxy, carboxy, amino, monoalkylamino or dialkylamino, aryloxy, acyloxy, or alkylcarbonyl. R1 is an organic moiety selected from the group including alkyl, aryl, or cycloalkyl, which may be interrupted by —O— or —NH—. R1 has at least one functional group Q1 selected from a group including a hydroxy-, amino, monoalkylamino, carboxy, mercapto, alkoxy, aldehyde, acrylic, acryloxy, methacrylic, methacryloxy, cyano, isocyano or epoxide group. R2 is a non-hydrolyzable organic moiety selected from the group including alkyl, aryl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl; a is 0, 1, 2, or 3, and b is 1, 2, 3, or 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Flooring Technologies Ltd.
    Inventors: Andreas Gier, Norbert Kalwa
  • Patent number: 11292291
    Abstract: A method for the production of grounded panels and to a panel having a core made from a wood material board. The method includes provision of a wood material board, application of a grounding in the form of a synthetic resin layer to at least one topside of the wood material board, application of a coating to an underside, lying opposite the topside of the wood material board, of the wood material board, pressing of the layer build-up consisting of the wood material board, grounding and coating under the influence of pressure and, if appropriate, temperature, division of the grounded and coated wood material board into individual panels, cutting machining of side faces of the panels for the incorporation of connection and locking means, and transport-safe packaging of the grounded panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: FLOORING TECHNOLOGIES LTD
    Inventors: Roger Braun, Norbert Kalwa
  • Publication number: 20220016872
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a wooden material having a supporting plate and at least one first, non-external veneer and a second veneer on a first surface of the supporting plate, wherein the supporting plate, the first and the at least second veneer are connected to one another by synthetic resin. In order to create a cost-effective wooden material board with a veneered surface, a liquid synthetic resin is applied, in excess, in relation to the quantity required for gluing purposes, to the supporting plate and/or to the first veneer and/or the at least second veneer, the synthetic resin applied in excess is dried but not cured, a stack of material to be pressed comprising the supporting plate, the first, non-external veneer and the at least second veneer is assembled, and the stack of material to be pressed is compressed in a high-pressure press to form a wooden material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: Flooring Technologies Ltd.
    Inventor: Norbert Kalwa
  • Patent number: 11220130
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for finishing a panel, the method includes a) a relief embossed into the upper side in the form of at least one strip-shaped depression with a depth (T), b) a decorative paper applied to the upper side, c) an overlay paper applied to the decorative paper as an abrasion-resistant layer, d) the lower side provided with a backing layer, e) the structure pressed at a high pressure and temperature, and f) during the pressing, at least one strip-shaped depression again embossed in a second embossing without changing the depth (T). Also, the upper side features a press skin that has a thickness of 0.3 to 0.5 mm, the bulk density of the panel in a top layer is between 950 and 1,000 kg/m3, and an aqueous melamine resin is applied to the upper side as a tempering agent before or after embossing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: FLOORING TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
    Inventors: Roger Braun, Frank Oldorff, Ingo Lehnhoff, Norbert Kalwa, Rüdiger Klupsch
  • Patent number: 11198319
    Abstract: A method for producing an abrasion-resistant wood-based panel with a top side and a bottom side, wherein at least one decorative layer, in particular as a printed decoration, is provided on the top side, includes applying at least one first resin layer to the at least one decorative layer on the top side of the wood-based panel, uniformly scattering abrasion-resistant particles onto the first resin layer on the top side of the wood-based panel; wherein the first resin layer on the top side of the wood-based panel provided with the abrasion-resistant particles is not dried after application, and applying at least one second resin layer to the first, moist resin layer provided with the abrasion-resistant particles on the top side of the wood-based panel, then drying the assembly of first resin layer and second resin layer on the top side of the wood-based panel in at least one drying apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Flooring Technologies Ltd.
    Inventors: Andre Denk, Maika George, Sabrina Pfeiffer, Björn Burgmann