Patents by Inventor Eugene A. Wilmer

Eugene A. Wilmer 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).

  • Randomly embossed surface covering
    Patent number: 4277427
    Abstract: The process for producing a surface covering having a randomly embossed wear surface which comprises incorporating a blowing agent into a resinous composition, forming the resinous composition into a layer, heating to partially fuse the layer, printing a design on the surface of the layer, randomly distributing flakes of resinous composition containing an inhibitor for the blowing agent onto the printed surface of the layer, applying a clear wear layer thereto and heating the assembly to the decomposition temperature of the blowing agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1979
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1981
    Assignee: Congoleum Corporation
    Inventors: Stanley J. Kaminski, Robert D. Mansolillo, Eugene A. Wilmer