Patents by Inventor Benjamin Clement

Benjamin Clement 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).

  • Publication number: 20220325532
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a floor panel having a substrate and a top layer. The top layer may have a decorative layer that includes a digital print and a transparent or translucent wear layer. The method may involve providing the substrate with the digital print by jetting one or more inks from a set of inks using a digital inkjet printer. The ink may include a binding agent and/or a primer or adhesion layer may be provided between the digital print and the transparent or translucent wear layer. The digital print may be performed directly on the substrate. The transparent or translucent wear layer may be laminated on top of the printed substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: Flooring Industries Limited, SARL
    Inventor: Benjamin CLEMENT
  • Patent number: 11465439
    Abstract: A method is provided for manufacturing a printed paper layer. The method may involve providing the paper layer with a printed pattern. Providing the printed pattern may involve depositing water based inks using a digital inkjet printer. The water based inks may be pigment containing inks. The dry weight of the deposited pigment containing inks may be lower than 9 grams per square meter. The paper layer may include an inkjet receiver coating, such that the inks are deposited on the inkjet receiver coating. The paper layer may have a mean air resistance according to the Gurley method (Tappi T460) of below 30 seconds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Flooring Industries Limited, SARL
    Inventor: Benjamin Clement
  • Patent number: 11446938
    Abstract: Panels having a decorative surface may include a plate shaped substrate and a top layer, and the top layer may include a paper layer having a printed pattern. A method for manufacturing such panels may involve providing the paper layer with a treatment, including providing the paper layer with an ink receiving substance. The treated paper layer may be provided with at least a portion of the printed pattern by depositing pigment containing inks using a digital inkjet printer of a single pass type. The printed pattern may have a definition of at least 200 dpi. The pigment containing inks may be water-based. The printed pattern may be a wood pattern. The pigment containing inks may include colored pigments and may comprise up to 8 different colors, including brownish and/or reddish colors. The digital inkjet printer may include print heads with nozzles for firing droplets of pigment containing inks onto the treated paper layer. The paper layer may be fed from a roll, printed upon, and rolled back up again.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Flooring Industries Limited, SARL
    Inventors: Benjamin Clement, Luc De Boe
  • Publication number: 20220266610
    Abstract: Panels having a decorative surface may include a plate shaped substrate and a top layer, and the top layer may include a paper layer having a printed pattern. A method for manufacturing such panels may involve providing the paper layer with a treatment, including providing the paper layer with an ink receiving substance. The treated paper layer may be provided with at least a portion of the printed pattern by depositing pigment containing inks using a digital inkjet printer. The pigment containing inks may be water-based. The digital inkjet printer may include print heads with nozzles for firing droplets of pigment containing inks onto the treated paper layer. The paper layer may be fed from a roll, printed upon, and rolled back up again. The paper layer, while printing, may be flexible and may be attached to the plate shaped substrate after printing. A layer of thermosetting resin may be applied above the paper layer and the printed pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: Flooring Industries Limited, SARL
    Inventors: Benjamin CLEMENT, Luc DE BOE
  • Patent number: 11413898
    Abstract: A decor paper or foil for application to panel shaped substrates may include a base layer, an inkjet receiving surface, and a digitally printed pattern. The pattern may be obtained via printing with a single-pass printer. The pattern may include a matrix of a plurality, preferably at least 200, printed ink dots per inch. The matrix, as seen in the width direction of the paper or foil, may be generally uniformly made up with uniformly sized printed ink dots, with the exception of a minority of the area of the printed pattern, in which the matrix may be modified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Flooring Industries Limited, SARL
    Inventor: Benjamin Clement
  • Patent number: 11413884
    Abstract: Panels having a decorative surface may include a plate shaped substrate and a top layer, and the top layer may include a paper layer having a printed pattern. A method for manufacturing such panels may involve providing the paper layer with a treatment, including providing the paper layer with an ink receiving substance. The treated paper layer may be provided with at least a portion of the printed pattern by depositing pigment containing inks using a digital inkjet printer of a single pass type. The printed pattern may have a definition of at least 200 dpi. The pigment containing inks may be water-based. The printed pattern may be a wood pattern. The pigment containing inks may include colored pigments and may comprise up to 8 different colors, including brownish and/or reddish colors. The digital inkjet printer may include print heads with nozzles for firing droplets of pigment containing inks onto the treated paper layer. The paper layer may be fed from a roll, printed upon, and rolled back up again.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Flooring Industries Limited, SARL
    Inventors: Benjamin Clement, Luc De Boe
  • Publication number: 20220243483
    Abstract: Sheet material includes at least two layers of material, wherein a first layer of material forms more than half the thickness of the sheet material and is mainly built up from wood particles glued by means of a first binder and pressed. The first binder is thermosetting, wherein the second layer of material is present on the surface of the aforementioned sheet material and is mainly built up from particulate particles glued by a second binder and pressed. The second binder is thermoplastic and/or elastomeric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Benjamin CLEMENT, Sam LEDEGEN
  • Patent number: 11401719
    Abstract: A method may be provided for manufacturing a floor panel having a substrate and a top layer. The top layer may have a decorative layer that includes a digital print and a transparent or translucent wear layer. The method may involve providing the substrate with the digital print by jetting one or more inks from a set of inks using a digital inkjet printer. The ink may include a binding agent that is present in an amount below 20 percent by weight of the ink. The translucent or transparent wear layer may be laminated on top of the digital print.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Flooring Industries Limited, SARL
    Inventor: Benjamin Clement
  • Publication number: 20220161539
    Abstract: A panel having a substrate and a top layer provided thereon, wherein the top layer comprises at least a melamine resin and a binder, the binder being selected from the group comprising: polyacrylates based binder, polyvinyl acetate based binder, polyester based binder, acrylic copolymers based binder or urethane based binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Benjamin CLEMENT, Sam LEDEGEN, José MEIRLAEN
  • Publication number: 20220136627
    Abstract: A tubing nut fastener having elements that are partially rotatable with respect to each other. In between the rotatable elements, engagement members (e.g., balls) are captured within interior channels. The partially rotatable elements include permanent markings or other non-removable visual indicators, which varies spatially depending on whether the tubing nut fastener is in a torqued state or an un-torqued state, thereby providing a visual indication of the status of the tubing nut fastener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Donald Wayne Coffland, Ryan Kody Coello, Andrew Benjamin Clements, Ronald Lawrence Clements, Christian James Tom, David James Linnenkamp
  • Publication number: 20220126620
    Abstract: A decorative paper layer may include a base paper layer with a core. A pattern may be formed by digitally applying inks to at least one surface of the base paper layer. The inks may penetrate from the surface into the core of the base paper layer over a depth that is less than 30% of a thickness of the base paper layer. Methods are also provided for manufacturing printable papers and decorative paper layers, as well as inks that may be used in such methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: Flooring Industries Limited, SARL
    Inventor: Benjamin CLEMENT
  • Publication number: 20220126617
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a decorative foil may involve providing a thermoplastic carrier layer. An ink receiving layer may be provided to the carrier layer. A decorative pattern may be formed on the carrier layer by performing a digital printing operation wherein droplets of aqueous inks having a volume smaller than 100 pL are jet to the carrier layer, more particularly to the ink receiving. The ink receiving layer may comprise a binding agent, preferably different from an acrylic copolymer, and/or silica.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: Flooring Industries Limited, SARL
    Inventors: Benjamin CLEMENT, Sam LEDEGEN
  • Publication number: 20220009263
    Abstract: A decor paper or foil for application to panel shaped substrates may include a base layer, an inkjet receiving surface, and a digitally printed pattern. The pattern may be obtained via printing with a single-pass printer. The pattern may include a matrix of a plurality, preferably at least 200, printed ink dots per inch. The matrix, as seen in the width direction of the paper or foil, may be generally uniformly made up with uniformly sized printed ink dots, with the exception of a minority of the area of the printed pattern, in which the matrix may be modified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: Flooring Industries Limited, SARL
    Inventor: Benjamin CLEMENT
  • Publication number: 20220001572
    Abstract: Coated panel with at least a substrate (2) and a top layer applied thereto (3), wherein the above-mentioned top layer (3) comprises at least a decor layer (4) and a translucent or transparent wear layer (5), characterized in that the above-mentioned wear layer (5) comprises a thermally cured acrylate resin or a thermally cured unsaturated polyester resin. Preferably, wherein thermal curing partially or completely cures the resin. In particular, wherein the above-mentioned acrylate resin or unsaturated polyester resin is at least partially cured by means of a thermally initiated radical crosslinking reaction. The invention further relates to a method for the production of such coated panels (1), in particular floor panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Benjamin CLEMENT, Sam LEDEGEN
  • Publication number: 20220001685
    Abstract: An inkjet receiver coating may be used in a method for manufacturing a paper or a thermoplastic foil that is printable with an inkjet printer. The paper or the foil may be used as a decor paper or a decor foil, respectively, in a laminate panel. The paper or the foil may be coated on at least one side with the inkjet receiver coating. The inkjet receiver coating may include at least pigment and binder, and an ink reactive compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: Flooring Industries Limited, SARL
    Inventors: Benjamin CLEMENT, Matthias IDE, Sam LEDEGEN
  • Publication number: 20210362528
    Abstract: A composition may be provided for use in a method for manufacturing a paper layer printable with an inkjet printer. The paper layer may be used as a decor paper in a laminate panel. At least one side of the paper layer may be coated with an inkjet receiver coating in at least two partial steps. A first layer of a first composition may be applied, and subsequently a second layer of a second composition may be applied. The first and the second compositions may at least include a binder. Each of the first and the second compositions may include a liquid substance being a water-based suspension of at least the binder. A dry matter content of the first composition may be of 8 to 25 percent by weight of the liquid substance, and/or a dry matter content of the second composition may be of 4 to 20 percent by weight of the liquid substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: Flooring Industries Limited, SARL
    Inventor: Benjamin CLEMENT
  • Publication number: 20210324635
    Abstract: A board consisting at least of a substrate formed at least of a gypsum-based and/or cement-based basic material layer. The board is provided with a chamfer extending through the basic material layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventor: Benjamin CLEMENT
  • Patent number: 11148451
    Abstract: A method is provided for manufacturing a paper or a thermoplastic foil or a vitrimeric foil printable with an inkjet printer for use as a decor paper, respectively a decor foil in a laminate or laminated panel. The method may involve providing a paper layer, respectively a foil. At least one side of the paper layer, respectively of the foil, may be coated with an inkjet receiver coating that includes at least pigment and binder. The inkjet receiver coating may include an ink reactive compound. The papers and foils may be provided with a printed pattern and used as a decor in the panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Flooring Industries Limited, SARL
    Inventors: Benjamin Clement, Matthias Ide, Sam Ledegen
  • Patent number: 11124973
    Abstract: A board consisting at least of a substrate formed at least of a gypsum-based and/or cement-based basic material layer. The board is provided with a chamfer extending through the basic material layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: FLOORING INDUSTRIES LIMITED, SARL
    Inventor: Benjamin Clement
  • Patent number: 11117410
    Abstract: A paper for inkjet printing may have one side that is provided with an inkjet receiver coating. The inkjet receiver coating may comprise at least pigment and binder. A portion of free or unbound pigment may be less than 10 weight percent of the total amount of pigment in the inkjet receiver coating and/or the inkjet receiver coating may have a surface that is substantially free of pigment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Flooring Industries Limited, SARL
    Inventor: Benjamin Clement