Patents Assigned to Imagine Tile, Inc.
  • Glazed ceramic floor tile having high-resolution image
    Patent number: 5989636
    Abstract: A decorated ceramic floor tile is disclosed, comprising a clay tile substrate, an initial glaze layer applied to the tile substrate, and a high-fired glazed decal image applied to the tile such that the decal extends substantially at least to the edges of the initial glaze layer around the entire perimeter of the tile substrate. A ceramic floor having a substantially continuous decorative image thereon, comprising a plurality of ceramic floor tiles of the invention also is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: Imagine Tile, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael M. Wine
  • Glazed ceramic floor tile having high-resolution image
    Patent number: 5693395
    Abstract: A decorated ceramic floor tile is disclosed, comprising a clay tile substrate, an initial glaze layer applied to the tile substrate, and a high-fired glazed decal image applied to the tile such that the decal extends substantially at least to the edges of the initial glaze layer around the entire perimeter of the tile substrate. A ceramic floor having a substantially continuous decorative image thereon, comprising a plurality of ceramic floor tiles of the invention also is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1997
    Assignee: Imagine Tile, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael M. Wine