Patents by Inventor Yaakov Gal

Yaakov Gal 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).

  • Artificial marble, and system and method of producing artificial marble
    Patent number: 8765840
    Abstract: An artificial stone slab comprises a plurality of coated lumps of composite stone material, wherein at least a first set of the plurality of coated lumps are substantially in contact with one another, and wherein at least a second set of the plurality of coated lumps are spaced apart by one or more fillers. An engineered stone slab comprises a plurality of coated lumps of composite stone material, wherein at least a portion of the coated lumps comprise an inner core having a first color and an outer layer having a second, different, color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Caesarstone Sdot-Yam Ltd.
    Inventors: Liat Eliahu Buskila, Yaakov Gal, Eran Pinchas Goldberg, Ruti Harel, Yaacov Ron, Alon Golan
  • ARTIFICIAL MARBLE, AND SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PRODUCING ARTIFICIAL MARBLE
    Publication number: 20130245156
    Abstract: An artificial stone slab comprises a plurality of coated lumps of composite stone material, wherein at least a first set of the plurality of coated lumps are substantially in contact with one another, and wherein at least a second set of the plurality of coated lumps are spaced apart by one or more fillers. An engineered stone slab comprises a plurality of coated lumps of composite stone material, wherein at least a portion of the coated lumps comprise an inner core having a first color and an outer layer having a second, different, color.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Inventors: Liat Eliahu BUSKILA, Yaakov GAL, Eran Pinchas GOLDBERG, Ruti HAREL, Yaacov RON, Alon GOLAN
  • Artificial marble
    Patent number: 8436075
    Abstract: An engineered stone slab has coated lumps of composite stone material, wherein at least a portion of the coated lumps comprise an inner core having a first property and an outer layer having a second property. The property may include color, texture, density, chemical composition, hardness, porosity or any combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Caesarstone Sdot-Yam Ltd.
    Inventors: Liat Eliahu Buskila, Yaakov Gal
  • Artificial marble, and system and method of producing artificial marble
    Patent number: 8436074
    Abstract: Artificial marble, and system and method of producing artificial marble. A method of producing a stone slab comprises: placing into a frame a plurality of coated lumps of composite stone material; removing substantially all air among the plurality of lumps; pressing the content of said frame; and curing the content of said frame to form the stone slab. An artificial stone slab comprises: a plurality of coated lumps of composite stone material which are substantially in contact with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Caesarstone Sdot-Yam Ltd.
    Inventors: Liat Eliahu Buskila, Yaakov Gal, Eran Pinhas Goldberg, Ruti Harel, Yaacov Ron, Alon Golan
  • Artificial marble
    Publication number: 20120003453
    Abstract: An engineered stone slab has coated lumps of composite stone material, wherein at least a portion of the coated lumps comprise an inner core having a first property and an outer layer having a second property. The property may include color, texture, density, chemical composition, hardness, porosity or any combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Inventors: Liat Eliahu Buskila, Yaakov Gal
  • Method of manufacturing artificial marble
    Patent number: 8026298
    Abstract: A method for the preparation of an engineered stone slab having coated lumps of composite stone material, the method comprising: scooping a first inorganic particulate material and a polymer material to produce lumps of composite stone material; mixing a second inorganic particulate material with the lumps to produce coated lumps; and adding one or more colorants to the first inorganic particulate material, to the second inorganic particulate material, or to both the first and second inorganic particulate materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: CaesarStone Sdot-Yam Ltd.
    Inventors: Liat Eliahu Buskila, Yaakov Gal
  • Artificial marble, and system and method of producing artificial marble
    Publication number: 20110034586
    Abstract: Artificial marble, and system and method of producing artificial marble. A method of producing a stone slab comprises: placing into a frame a plurality of coated lumps of composite stone material; removing substantially all air among the plurality of lumps; pressing the content of said frame; and curing the content of said frame to form the stone slab. An artificial stone slab comprises: a plurality of coated lumps of composite stone material which are substantially in contact with one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Inventors: Liat Eliahu Buskila, Yaakov Gal, Eran Pinhas Goldberg, Ruti Harel, Yaacov Ron, Alon Golan
  • Artificial marble and methods
    Publication number: 20090104382
    Abstract: There is provided a composite stone material that includes recycled composite stone material. There is further provided a method for the preparation of a composite stone material slab comprising recycled composite stone material, said method includes mixing recycled composite stone material into a mixture of raw composite stone material and one or more additional additives to obtain a composite stone material slab.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventors: Ruti Harel, Yaakov Gal
  • Artificial marble and methods
    Publication number: 20090105391
    Abstract: There is provided a method for the preparation of an engineered stone slab having coated lumps of composite stone material, the method includes scooping a first inorganic particulate material and a polymer material to produce lumps of composite stone material and mixing a second inorganic particulate material with the lumps to produce coated lumps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventors: Liat Eliahu Buskila, Yaakov Gal
  • Slab
    Patent number: D625839
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Caesarstone SDOT-YAM Ltd.
    Inventors: Yaakov Gal, Ruti Harel, Liat Eliahu Buskila