Patents by Inventor Igor Brankov
Igor Brankov 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).
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Publication number: 20230347568Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relates to a method for producing a substrate sheet for a decorative floor or wall covering (10), a method for producing a decorative floor or wall covering and a decorative floor or wall covering (10). The method for producing a substrate sheet comprises providing a first thermoplastic composition comprising recycled PVC granules (S2), the first thermoplastic composition (S2) having a shade. In addition the method comprises admixing a darkener to the first thermoplastic composition so as to obtain a first thermoplastic composition having a specific shade (S6). A second thermoplastic composition (S4) is also provided. The method further comprises coextruding (S8) the first thermoplastic composition (S2) having a specific shade with the second composition (S4) so as to form a first and a second adjacent coextruded layers. The first coextruded layer is a support layer having the specific shade, the first coextruded layer comprising the first thermoplastic composition (S2).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2020Publication date: November 2, 2023Inventors: Igor BRANKOV, Diego OURDIN
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Publication number: 20220410606Abstract: A method for producing a decorative floor covering comprises digitally printing an adhesive on a printing substrate thus generating an adhesive layer forming an at least one-dimensionally patterned decorative motif. The adhesive is a radiation-curable composition, preferably essentially free from non-reactive solvents and/or from photoinitiator. The printing substrate includes one of a core structure and a wear layer. After the printing of the adhesive, the adhesive layer on the printing substrate is contacted with the other one of the core structure and the wear layer. The core structure and the wear layer are then attached to each other by electron-beam curing the adhesive layer between them.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2020Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventor: Igor BRANKOV
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Patent number: 10940637Abstract: A process for producing a surface covering with an embossed printed surface is described. A substrate (16) is continuously moved through a production line, and this substrate (16) is first provided, in a printing equipment (12), with a printed pattern and thereafter, in an embossing equipment (14), with an embossed pattern, which is registered with the printed pattern. The printing equipment (12) produces the printed pattern in-line with the production of the embossed pattern. During printing in the printing equipment (12), the printed pattern is stretched or compressed, dynamically responsive to indicators of misalignments between the printed pattern and the embossed pattern, so as to correct or prevent the misalignments. A production line for carrying out this process is also proposed.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2020Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: TARKETT GDLInventors: Klaas Kackmann-Schneider, Igor Brankov, Jean-Yves Simon
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Patent number: 10933684Abstract: The present invention is related to printed floor or wall coverings comprising one or more polymer layer(s) and a print obtained by ink composition printing directly on at least one surface of said one or more polymer layer(s), said polymer layer(s) comprising a polyvinyl chloride homo- and/or copolymer in a blend with one or more polymer(s) selected from the group consisting of the homo- or copolymers of one or more vinyl alkanoate(s), the copolymers comprising one or more alkenes and one or more vinyl alkanoate(s), the copolymers comprising one or more alkyl (meth)acrylates, and mixtures of said homo- and/or copolymers.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2016Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: Tarkett GDLInventors: Pierre Bastin, Igor Brankov, Luc Forget, Klaas Kackmann-Schneider
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Patent number: 10759205Abstract: The present invention relates to a primer layer to improve the printability of floor or wall covering by aqueous ink compositions, the primer layer comprising one or more acrylic copolymers and silica and the covering comprising polyvinyl chloride.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2016Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: Tarkett GDL S.A.Inventors: Luc Forget, Igor Brankov, Klass Kackmann-Schneider
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Publication number: 20200254679Abstract: A process for producing a surface covering with an embossed printed surface is described. A substrate (16) is continuously moved through a production line, and this substrate (16) is first provided, in a printing equipment (12), with a printed pattern and thereafter, in an embossing equipment (14), with an embossed pattern, which is registered with the printed pattern. The printing equipment (12) produces the printed pattern in-line with the production of the embossed pattern. During printing in the printing equipment (12), the printed pattern is stretched or compressed, dynamically responsive to indicators of misalignments between the printed pattern and the embossed pattern, so as to correct or prevent the misalignments. A production line for carrying out this process is also proposed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2020Publication date: August 13, 2020Inventors: Klaas Kackmann-Schneider, Igor Brankov, Jean-Yves Simon
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Patent number: 10682806Abstract: A process for producing a surface covering with an embossed printed surface is described. A substrate (16) is continuously moved through a production line, and this substrate (16) is first provided, in a printing equipment (12), with a printed pattern and thereafter, in an embossing equipment (14), with an embossed pattern, which is registered with the printed pattern. The printing equipment (12) produces the printed pattern in-line with the production of the embossed pattern. During printing in the printing equipment (12), the printed pattern is stretched or compressed, dynamically responsive to indicators of misalignments between the printed pattern and the embossed pattern, so as to correct or prevent the misalignments. A production line for carrying out this process is also proposed.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2015Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: TARKETT GDLInventors: Klaas Kackmann-Schneider, Igor Brankov, Jean-Yves Simon
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Patent number: 10661548Abstract: A method for producing a printed resilient floor covering includes digitally printing a decorative layer onto the top surface of a support layer or the bottom surface of a wear layer with a UV curable ink; UV curing the printed decorative layer; laminating the support layer and the transparent wear layer together so that the printed decorative layer is sandwiched between the support layer and the transparent wear layer. Alternatively, the method comprises: digitally printing a decorative layer onto a decorative layer support film with a UV curable ink; UV curing the printed decorative layer on the decorative layer support film; laminating a support layer, the decorative layer support film and a transparent wear layer together, so that the decorative layer support film with the printed decorative layer is sandwiched between the support layer and the transparent wear layer.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2016Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: Tarkett GDLInventors: Klas Klackmann-Schneider, Igor Brankov
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Publication number: 20180186176Abstract: The present invention is related to printed floor or wall coverings comprising one or more polymer layer(s) and a print obtained by ink composition printing directly on at least one surface of said one or more polymer layer(s), said polymer layer(s) comprising a polyvinyl chloride homo- and/or copolymer in a blend with one or more polymer(s) selected from the group consisting of the homo- or copolymers of one or more vinyl alkanoate(s), the copolymers comprising one or more alkenes and one or more vinyl alkanoate(s), the copolymers comprising one or more alkyl (meth)acrylates, and mixtures of said homo- and/or copolymers.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2016Publication date: July 5, 2018Inventors: Pierre Bastin, Igor Brankov, Luc Forget, Klaas Kackmann-Schneider
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Publication number: 20180099519Abstract: The present invention relates to a primer layer to improve the printability of floor or wall covering by aqueous ink compositions, the primer layer comprising one or more acrylic copolymers and silica and the covering comprising polyvinyl chloride.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2016Publication date: April 12, 2018Inventors: Luc Forget, Igor Brankov, Klass Kackmann-Schneider
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Publication number: 20170297257Abstract: A process for producing a surface covering with an embossed printed surface is described. A substrate (16) is continuously moved through a production line, and this substrate (16) is first provided, in a printing equipment (12), with a printed pattern and thereafter, in an embossing equipment (14), with an embossed pattern, which is registered with the printed pattern. The printing equipment (12) produces the printed pattern in-line with the production of the embossed pattern. During printing in the printing equipment (12), the printed pattern is stretched or compressed, dynamically responsive to indicators of misalignments between the printed pattern and the embossed pattern, so as to correct or prevent the misalignments. A production line for carrying out this process is also proposed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2015Publication date: October 19, 2017Applicant: Tarkett GDLInventors: Klaas Kackmann-Schneider, Igor Brankov, Jean-Yves Simon
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Publication number: 20170248302Abstract: An aspect of the invention relates to a floor construction, comprising: o plural layers, the plural layers comprising at least one top layer and at least one subjacent layer underneath the at least one top layer, o and light sources arranged in one or more patterns in the at least one subjacent layer; o wherein the at least one top layer is translucent so as to hide the light source as well as the patterns when the light sources are off and to reveal the one or more patterns when the light sources are on.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2015Publication date: August 31, 2017Inventors: Christophe Reithler, Igor Brankov, Christelle Toussaint
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Publication number: 20170144427Abstract: A method for producing a printed resilient floor covering includes digitally printing a decorative layer onto the top surface of a support layer or the bottom surface of a wear layer with a UV curable ink; UV curing the printed decorative layer; laminating the support layer and the transparent wear layer together so that the printed decorative layer is sandwiched between the support layer and the transparent wear layer. Alternatively, the method comprises: digitally printing a decorative layer onto a decorative layer support film with a UV curable ink; UV curing the printed decorative layer on the decorative layer support film; laminating a support layer, the decorative layer support film and a transparent wear layer together, so that the decorative layer support film with the printed decorative layer is sandwiched between the support layer and the transparent wear layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2016Publication date: May 25, 2017Applicant: TARKETT GDLInventors: Klas Klackmann-Schneider, Igor Brankov