Patents by Inventor Luca Achilli

Luca Achilli 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: 11851813
    Abstract: Floor coverings, such as modular panels or tiles, for installation on interior surfaces include one or more layers, for example, an upper wear layer and a backing layer, where at least one layer includes a filler that includes a carbon negative material, such as concentrated carbon. The carbon negative material can sequester carbon such that the resulting floor covering has a negative carbon footprint when subjected to a Life Cycle Assessment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: INTERFACE, INC.
    Inventors: Johannes Lieuwe Wever, Stuart Jones, Andre Culpepper, James Hobbs, Luca Achilli, Teddy Buntara, Connie Daniel Hensler, John Bradford, William Nathan Jones, Michael Lindsay Boyd
  • Publication number: 20210079590
    Abstract: Floor coverings, such as modular panels or tiles, for installation on interior surfaces include one or more layers, for example, an upper wear layer and a backing layer, where at least one layer includes a filler that includes a carbon negative material, such as concentrated carbon. The carbon negative material can sequester carbon such that the resulting floor covering has a negative carbon footprint when subjected to a Life Cycle Assessment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: INTERFACE, INC.
    Inventors: Johannes Lieuwe Wever, Stuart Jones, Andre Culpepper, James Hobbs, Luca Achilli, Teddy Buntara, Connie Daniel Hensler, John Bradford, William Nathan Jones, Michael Lindsay Boyd
  • Patent number: 10920370
    Abstract: Floor coverings, such as modular panels or tiles, for installation on interior surfaces include an upper wear layer and a backing layer, where the backing layer includes a filler that includes concentrated carbon. The floor coverings can sequester carbon such that the resulting product has a negative carbon footprint when subjected to a Life Cycle Assessment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Interface, Inc.
    Inventors: Johannes Lieuwe Wever, Stuart Jones, Andre Culpepper, James Hobbs, Luca Achilli, Teddy Buntara, Connie Daniel Hensler, John Bradford, William Nathan Jones, Michael Lindsay Boyd
  • Publication number: 20200217012
    Abstract: Floor coverings, such as modular panels or tiles, for installation on interior surfaces include an upper wear layer and a backing layer, where the backing layer includes a filler that includes concentrated carbon. The floor coverings can sequester carbon such that the resulting product has a negative carbon footprint when subjected to a Life Cycle Assessment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Johannes Lieuwe Wever, Stuart Jones, Andre Culpepper, James Hobbs, Luca Achilli, Teddy Buntara, Connie Daniel Hensler, John Bradford, William Nathan Jones, Michael Lindsay Boyd
  • Patent number: 8833681
    Abstract: The current invention is directed to a method and apparatus for defibrillating cellulose fibers achieved through single or multiple passes of raw or pre-processed cellulose fiber slurry with a preferred solid material consistency range of 35% to 55% through twin-screw fiber processing machines. During this processing operation fiber slurries are optionally further enhanced with additional fiber and mineral additives to optimize performance of the material for specific end purposes. The hyper defibrillated fiber slurry produced can be defined as one reaching a Schopper-Riegler (SR) level between 75 SR and 85 SR and/or producing a pressed, dried board with a density of preferably at least 850 kg/m3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Karnik Tarverdi, Trevor W R Dean, Robert Bramsteidl, Luca Achilli
  • Patent number: 8752776
    Abstract: The invention according to the present invention relates to the manufacture of paper and or boards and/or binding agents and a method and apparatus related to the same by providing for the defibrillation of cellulose fibers into a form in which the same can be subsequently sued to form the finished product directly or can be used to bind other materials together and then be formed into the finished product. The apparatus includes a twin screw conveyor through the material and liquid passes to be processed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Trevor W. R. Dean, Karnik Tarverdi, Robert Bramsteidl, Luca Achilli
  • Publication number: 20130192776
    Abstract: The invention according to the present invention relates to the manufacture of paper and or boards and/or binding agents and a method and apparatus related to the same by providing for the defibrillation of cellulose fibres into a form in which the same can be subsequently sued to form the finished product directly or can be used to bind other materials together and then be formed into the finished product. The apparatus includes a twin screw conveyor through the material and liquid passes to be processed..
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2010
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: INTERFACE INTERNATIONAL. B.V.
    Inventors: Trevor W.R. Dean, Karnik Tarverdi, Robert Bramsteidl, Luca Achilli
  • Publication number: 20120187226
    Abstract: The current invention is directed to a method and apparatus for defibrillating cellulose fibers achieved through single or multiple passes of raw or pre-processed cellulose fiber slurry with a preferred solid material consistency range of 35% to 55% through twin-screw fiber processing machines. During this processing operation fiber slurries are optionally further enhanced with additional fiber and mineral additives to optimize performance of the material for specific end purposes. The hyper defibrillated fiber slurry produced can be defined as one reaching a Schopper-Riegler (SR) level between 75 SR and 85 SR and/or producing a pressed, dried board with a density of preferably at least 850 kg/m3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Inventors: Karnik Tarverdi, Trevor W R Dean, Robert Bramsteidl, Luca Achilli