Patents by Inventor Brent L. Stoll

Brent L. Stoll 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).

  • Patent number: 10024065
    Abstract: A floor panel and a floating floor system incorporating the floor panel include a floor panel having a top layer and a bottom layer. The top layer has a top surface and a bottom surface. The top surface has a visible decorative pattern. The bottom layer has a top surface and a bottom surface. The top surface of the bottom layer is adhered to the bottom surface of the top layer such that the bottom layer is offset from the top layer in a direction of length and width and a marginal end portion of the top surface of the bottom layer and a marginal end portion of the bottom surface of the top layer is exposed. At least one of the marginal end portions has an adhesive, and a ratio of a thickness of the top layer to a thickness of the bottom layer is about 5 or greater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: AFI Licensing LLC
    Inventors: Richard H. Balmer, John R. Eshbach, Jr., Kean M. Anspach, Heath Harrington, Michael E. Buckwalter, Brent L. Stoll
  • Patent number: 9611655
    Abstract: A floating floor system includes a plurality of floor panels, each of the floor panels comprising a base layer, a wear layer forming an uppermost surface of the floor panel, a first locking edge portion having a first locking profile that includes a first channel having a first channel floor, the first locking edge portion being formed by the wear layer and the base layer, the first locking profile further comprising a first channel bed thickness measured between the uppermost surface and the first channel floor, and wherein the wear layer forms at least 5% of the first channel bed thickness, and a second locking edge portion having a second locking profile that includes a second vertical ridge, the second locking edge portion located opposite the first locking edge portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: AFI Licensing LLC
    Inventors: Kean M. Anspach, John R. Eshbach, Jr., Brent L. Stoll, Sunil Ramachandra
  • Publication number: 20160368701
    Abstract: A kit of floor panels and a method of forming the same. In one aspect, the kit can be a kit of floor panels comprising: a container having an inner cavity containing a stacked assembly of floor panels; the stacked assembly of floor panels comprising: one or more layers of first floor panels having a first width and a first length; one or more layers of second floor panels having a second width and a second length; one or more layers of a third floor panel having a third width and a third length; and wherein the third width is different than the first and second widths and wherein the first length is different than the second and third lengths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: BRENT L. STOLL, PAMELA A. NYESMITH, YON E. HINKLE
  • Publication number: 20160279912
    Abstract: Described herein is a dimensionally stable flooring product comprising a first layer having an upper surface opposite a lower surface and a first thickness ranging from about 70 mils to about 150 mils, a second layer having an upper surface opposite a lower surface and a second thickness ranging from about 14 mils to about 60 mils, the second layer further comprising a non-woven intermediate layer positioned between the upper surface and the lower surface of the second layer; and a bottom layer having an upper surface opposite a lower surface, wherein the upper surface of the second layer is heat-adhered to the lower surface of the first layer and the upper surface of the bottom layer is coupled to the lower surface of the first layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: KEAN M. ANSPACH, BRENT L. STOLL, JOHN R. ESHBACH, THOMAS P. GREENAWALT, BRIAN E. SPEIZER
  • Patent number: 9358754
    Abstract: Disclosed is a product, a melt-processed layer, a flexible layer and a process of fabricating the product. The product includes a first layer and a second layer heat-adhered to the first layer. The first layer is a melt-processed layer, the second layer has greater flexibility than the first layer, and the product has dimensional stability. The process includes heat-adhering the first layer to the second layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: AFI Licensing LLC
    Inventors: Kean M. Anspach, Brent L. Stoll, John R. Eshbach, Thomas P. Greenawalt, Brian E. Speizer
  • Publication number: 20160138274
    Abstract: A floating floor system includes a plurality of floor panels, each of the floor panels comprising a base layer, a wear layer forming an uppermost surface of the floor panel, a first locking edge portion having a first locking profile that includes a first channel having a first channel floor, the first locking edge portion being formed by the wear layer and the base layer, the first locking profile further comprising a first channel bed thickness measured between the uppermost surface and the first channel floor, and wherein the wear layer forms at least 5% of the first channel bed thickness, and a second locking edge portion having a second locking profile that includes a second vertical ridge, the second locking edge portion located opposite the first locking edge portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: KEAN M. ANSPACH, JOHN R. ESHBACH, JR., BRENT L. STOLL, SUNIL RAMACHANDRA
  • Publication number: 20160102020
    Abstract: A linoleum composition comprising Bedford cement as a binder, wood flour as a filler, and wax in an amount effective to provide the wood flour filler with hydrophobic properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Matthew S. Myers, Kean M. Anspach, Mary Kate Davies, Brent L. Stoll, Phi-Oanh R. Pham, David R. Wilcox, Jens Ehlers, Marika Zobel, Arne Berkemeier, Juergen Behrens
  • Patent number: 9249582
    Abstract: A floating floor system includes a plurality of floor panels, each including: a resilient base layer; a wear layer forming an uppermost surface of the floor panel atop the resilient base layer and having a higher degree of stiffness than the resilient base layer; a first locking edge portion having a first locking profile that includes a first horizontal locking feature, a first vertical locking feature, and a channel having a channel floor, being formed by the wear layer and the resilient base layer, and including a channel bed thickness measured between the uppermost surface and the channel floor, the wear layer forming at least 5% of the channel bed thickness; and a second locking edge portion having a second locking profile that includes a second horizontal locking feature, a second vertical locking feature, and a second vertical ridge and being located opposite the first locking edge portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: AWI Licensing Company
    Inventors: Kean M. Anspach, John R. Eshbach, Jr., Brent L. Stoll, Sunil Ramachandra
  • Publication number: 20130059136
    Abstract: Disclosed is a product, a melt-processed layer, a flexible layer and a process of fabricating the product. The product includes a first layer and a second layer heat-adhered to the first layer. The first layer is a melt-processed layer, the second layer has greater flexibility than the first layer, and the product has dimensional stability. The process includes heat-adhering the first layer to the second layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Inventors: Kean M. ANSPACH, Brent L. STOLL, John R. ESHBACH, Thomas P. Greenawalt, Brian Speizer
  • Publication number: 20100247834
    Abstract: A floor panel and a floating floor system incorporating the floor panel include a floor panel having a top layer and a bottom layer. The top layer has a top surface and a bottom surface. The top surface has a visible decorative pattern. The bottom layer has a top surface and a bottom surface. The top surface of the bottom layer is adhered to the bottom surface of the top layer such that the bottom layer is offset from the top layer in a direction of length and width and a marginal end portion of the top surface of the bottom layer and a marginal end portion of the bottom surface of the top layer is exposed. At least one of the marginal end portions has an adhesive, and a ratio of a thickness of the top layer to a thickness of the bottom layer is about 5 or greater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: Richard H. Balmer, John R. Eshbach, JR., Kean M. Anspach, Heath Harrington, Michael E. Buckwalter, Brent L. Stoll