Patents by Inventor John R. Eshbach, Jr.

John R. Eshbach, Jr. 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).

  • Surface covering having a precoated, E-beam cured wearlayer coated film and process of making the same
    Patent number: 6375786
    Abstract: A surface covering has a base to which is laminated a rigid vinyl film. The film is precoated with an electron beam cured wearlayer. The preferred wearlayer composition is a polymerizable organic urethane-polyester wearlayer coating. The coated printed film is prepared by application of a polyester urethane acrylate composition to a printed sheet of rigid vinyl film and the coating is exposed to a low accelerating energy Electro-curtain to form an abrasion resistant topcoat with no apparent degradation of printed rigid vinyl film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: AWI Licensing Company
    Inventors: Gary A. Sigel, John R. Eshbach, Jr., George E. Bagley, F. Joseph Appleyard
  • Surface covering articles
    Patent number: 4310581
    Abstract: An article which has utility as a surface covering for materials such as resilient flooring, furniture, walls, ceilings, counter tops and the like is produced by aligning and embedding a plurality of hollow fibers or metallic fibers on or near the surface of a translucent medium. The article is typically in the form of a film, sheet, or board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1980
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1982
    Assignee: Armstrong Cork Company
    Inventors: Richard E. Felter, Larrimore B. Emmons, John R. Eshbach, Jr., Thomas Posipanko