Abstract: A ceramic tile includes a ceramic core material and an oxide ceramic matrix composite (CMC), where the ceramic core material has at least one surface covered by the oxide CMC. The oxide CMC includes a ceramic fiber, with a cured metal oxide ceramic material impregnating the ceramic fiber. An exemplary embodiment of the ceramic tile provided as part of the invention further includes a tough low temperature cure coating (TLTC) which infiltrates the ceramic core surface before it is covered by the oxide CMC. The TLTC includes a cured ceramic powder together with a binder. The metal oxide ceramic material impregnating the ceramic fiber, and the TLTC are co-cured, meaning that neither is cured when the CMC is wrapped around a surface of the TLTC-infiltrated ceramic core, and a curing step is performed on both uncured ceramic materials at the same time.

Abstract: A large, high density foam glass tile which can be used as a facade on both exterior and interior building walls. The foam glass tile can also be used with other materials to form a panel or a composite. The present invention may be used on the critical surfaces of buildings at high risk for terrorist attacks, in combination with cement, steel or other high strength building materials. The present invention may also be used in surfaces of typical buildings. The present invention has the advantage of absorbing a substantial portion of a shock wave caused by an explosion. The present invention also has the advantage of being more resistant to earthquakes.

Abstract: An element essentially consisting of mineral wool exhibits an enhanced reaction to fire. Such an element is especially in the form of a panel and is used for the construction of air ducts. The panels comprise a glass wool core, said core being formed from glass fibers which act as components of the wool. The glass fibers of the element according to the invention have a diameter substantially greater than the diameter of the glass fibers which are presently used for the manufacture of panels or of ducts for similar applications. The glass fibers used according to the invention have a fineness index with a value which fluctuates between 5.8±0.5 for 6 grams. The invention also relates to a process for manufacturing an air duct from said panels.

Abstract: The invention relates to a composite panel for raised floors comprising a core bonded on its top to a tile of stony material and bonded on its bottom to a base of metallic material, wherein the stony material tile has a bottom surface comprising a peripheral portion and a central portion, and has a perimeter recess formed at the bottom surface, wherein the core is bonded to the stony material tile through the central portion of the bottom surface, and wherein the base of metallic material consists of a metallic sheet having upturned edges to form a tray that is bonded to the core, the end portions of the upturned edges being folded up to bond the stony material tile at the peripheral portion of its bottom surface and in the perimeter recess.

Abstract: An imbedded flooring product has a skeletal frame in the form of a mesh intermediate a first and second vinyl layer. The mesh creates a pattern visible from above the flooring product.

Abstract: A tile anchoring system for use in reactors and other furnace like equipment which involves the use of a tile that contains various internal parts. According to the various embodiments of the present invention, the tile is formed as more than one part. In the present invention, various techniques and parts are used to anchor tiles to surfaces wherein the various parts and the tiles themselves “snap” into place with one another and/or with an existing hexmetal mesh structure.

Abstract: Disclosed is a floor covering, in which a surface material such as wood, Korean paper, textile fabric, and thermosetting resin sheet is attached to a surface of a perforated high density PVC sheet. Shrinkage or expansion differences between the surface material and the PVC sheet are removed because multiple holes of the perforated high density PVC sheet offset shrinkage or expansion of the PVC sheet, thereby cracks or curling of the floor covering are prevented and the floor covering can have a smooth appearance.

Abstract: A composite material panel having alternating layers of wood veneer with recycled or waste material. The layers are sandwiched together. The technique involves forming the composite material layer by layer and employing materials in each layer that are suited to satisfy requirements for specific kinds of construction. The layer of recycled or waste material is preferably flexible and has memory. Some examples include plastic straw, bars from plastic, tires or metal, balls from plastic or tires, sheet from plastic, tires or metal, air bubble cushioning from plastic. The metal is exemplified by aluminum and tin.

Abstract: A composite floor tile is disclosed which can be installed without bonding it to a floor foundation or an existing floor. This composite tile comprises a base member of a metal material which is bonded on its top to a slab of a stone material and is bonded on its bottom to at least one rest member intended for ground contact. 14. A composite tile according to either claim 10 or 11, wherein the material from which said rests (7) are formed is selected from a group comprising architectural- or industrial-grade rubber, soft polyvinylchloride (PVC), pressed felt, latex, and silicone.

Abstract: Flexible impact- or blast-resistant composite material including a strike-face having impact-resistant, adjacent tiles which have complementary mating edges, and a flexible material having at least one layer, the material having a high resistance to local deformation and by itself being of non-ballistic properties, wherein the tiles of the strike-face are integral with the flexible material.

Abstract: A vehicle window glass is bonded by a one-liquid type urethane adhesive containing a silane coupling agent to a glass holder formed from one resin from the following group: natural grade polybutylene terephthalate resin, natural grade polyethylene terephthalate resin, natural grade polybutylene terephthalate resin containing glass fibers, natural grade polyethylene terephthalate resin containing glass fibers, natural grade polyamide resin and natural grade polyamide rein containing glass fibers.

Abstract: A method for decorating a substrate using a kit that includes a laminate comprising a cover sheet having a layer of adhesive on one surface, a predetermined printed design, and pieces of optical film that have peripheral shapes corresponding to parts of the printed design, each of which pieces has a layer of adhesive along one surface and grooves or other structure along an opposite surface so that the pieces visually simulate decorative structures. The pieces of optical film are placed over portions of the design corresponding to their shapes, the structured surfaces of the pieces of film are adhered to the adhesive on the laminate, and the pieces of optical film adhered to the layer of adhesive on the laminate are positioned at a desired location on the substrate. Air is pressed out from between the pieces of optical film and the substrate, after which the laminate is removed to leave the pieces of optical film adhered to the substrate in the predetermined design.

Abstract: This invention relates to laminated glass, structural glass blocks and structural plyglass as carrying cases for solid state lighting, sensors, energy generation and storage devices and other electronics that are contained within the transparent non-glass interlayers or air cavities of the laminated glass, structural glass blocks and structural plyglass.

Abstract: A cast coated printing sheet providing high paper gloss and smoothness, desirable printing performance characteristics, and enhanced printed product attributes. The cast coated sheet comprises a substrate and a brushed coating layer comprising (a) a pigment, (b) a functionally effective amount of latex such that a dried unbrushed layer of the coating will not adhere sufficiently to the casting surface to allow the unbrushed layer to be cast, and (c) a functionally effective amount of brushing agent such that damage to the coating layer surface during brushing is minimized. The invention further provides methods for manufacturing such cast coated printing sheets.

Abstract: Method and manufacturer for producing mosaic, using a pattern consisting of multiple piece-segregated patterns underneath a single or multiple transparent or translucent mosaic bases. Technical field: Production or assembly of mosaic. In order to produce a mosaic reproduction of an image or (graphic) design, a pattern is required, which pattern requires accurate reading and record keeping. The invention introduces a method of producing a mosaic reproduction in conjunction with a transparent or translucent mosaic mounting base wherein a piece-segregated pattern (41) is placed underneath the said (30) base. The invention further introduces a manufacturer: A mosaic mounting base. Drawing A depicts the principle of piece-segregated patterns. Drawing B depicts examples of the said patterns. Drawing C, D and E depict the invented manufacturer (30). Drawing F and G depict the positioning of the said pattern under the said base. Intended use of the invention is in (home) crafts.

Abstract: A roof membrane and a roof system employing a EPDM membrance which is compatible with a bituminous adhesive. The membrance includes an outer layer of polymeric layer such as EPDM bonded to a polyester protective layer which is in turn bonded to a fleecy material. This can be adhered to a roof deck surface using hot asphalt or bitumen which bonds the fleecy material to the roof deck in turn holding the EPDM in place. The polyester layer prevents the asphaltic material from attacking and dissolving the EPDM with the fleecy material providing good adhesion between the polyester and the EPDM.

Abstract: The method of the present invention is performed by providing a glass sheet having first and second opposite surfaces merging with each other along a peripheral ground angled surface setting-off with the glass sheet first surface an included angle substantially greater than normal. The glass sheet is placed in a mold having opposing cavity portions which collectively define a cavity including a peripheral edge cavity portion defined in part by a cavity defining surface which lies in the plane of the glass sheet first surface when the mold is closed. The mold is then closed such that the cavity defining surface and the glass sheet round angled surface set-off and angled complementary to the included angle and with the glass sheet per surface abutting the cavity defining surface inboard of the glass sheet ground angled surface.

Abstract: A coated fiber mat of improved tear strength upon dividing pieces of the coated mat and the coating is provided. The coated mat is a cured, non-woven mat including a mixture of fibers having different fiber lengths. The fibers contain a polysiloxane compound and are fixedly distributed in a binder.

Abstract: Titanium architectural panels (20) are provided which have recrystallized surface portions on at least the outer surface (22) thereof to give a decorative appearance to the panels (20). Surface recrystallization is obtained by subjecting the panels (20) to multiple oven heating steps (H1, H2) with intermediate cooling steps (C1, C2), wherein during each heating step (H1, H2) maximum temperature ranges (TH1, TH2) are established and maintained for predetermined periods. The intermediate cooling steps (C1, C2) involve injection of an inert cooling gas (e.g., argon) into the oven to rapidly lower the temperature to minimum temperature ranges (TL1, TL2). Preferably, the individual panels (20) are framed using molybdenum frame assembly (42), and are then suspended on a graphite and molybdenum hanger assembly (72).

Abstract: A preseamed, resilient sheet flooring including first and second composite sheet products positioned closely adjacent each other edge-to-edge to form a seam therebetween. An adhesive is positioned in the seam. The adhesive extends completely through the thickness of the sheet flooring, bonds with the first and second sheet products through the entire thickness thereof, and has visual characteristics suitable for creating an indistinct appearance of the seam in the sheet flooring product. The adhesive also has wear characteristics sufficiently similar to wear characteristics of the sheet flooring to maintain the visually indistinct appearance of the adhesive on the surface of the seam as wear occurs to the sheet flooring, thereby creating a finished seam sufficiently strong and flexible to permit the adhesive to be positioned in the seam prior to unrolling the flooring onto a subfloor surface.

Abstract: A method for adhesively joining two members includes the steps of mixing non-compressible beads with an adhesive, applying the resulting mixture to one of the members and hemming one member over the other in overlapping relationship. Apparatus for performing this method includes a container for containing a mixture of an adhesive and a plurality of non-compressible beads, an applicator for applying the mixture to one of the members, and hemming means for hemming one member over the other in overlapping relationship. A metering device for dispensing adhesive fluid is constructed with a dispensing rod having a cooling means for facilitating operation of the metering device. The present invention finds particular utility in bonding together the inner and outer panels of an automotive door assembly.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods for producing a detailed mosaic decoration with a planar top surface. Specifically, this invention provides a multi-level supporting surface or substrate such that a less detailed portion of the mosaic, made up of relatively thicker mosaic materials, is formed atop a base portion of the support substrate, while a more detailed portion of the mosaic, made up of the relatively thinner mosaic materials, is formed atop a raised portion of the support substrate. Thus, both the highly detailed portion of the mosaic, being formed of relatively thinner mosaic materials, and the less detailed portion of the mosaic, being formed of relatively thicker mosaic materials, appear as though they are formed from relatively thicker mosaic materials.

Abstract: A ceramic tile armour system in which each tile (1) has one or more of its side faces (34) cut at an angle to the main faces (12) of the tile, adjacent tiles being arranged such that the angled faces thereof fit together to provide one or more overlapping joints between the tiles. Preferably the side faces are angled at between 30 deg. and 60 deg., preferably at 45°, with respect to the main faces of each tile.

Abstract: A laminated glass comprising a plurality of glass sheets laminated one on another with an interliner provided between the respective adjacent glass sheets, wherein said laminated glass has at least a first region and a second region, as viewed from the front, and at the second region, said laminated glass has an infrared transmittance higher than the infrared transmittance at the first region.

Abstract: A cooking area cover panel that is to be applied separately for a cooking area is produced of a substantially breaking-resistant material and has a safety film on at least one flat surface of the cooking area cover panel. The safety film is configured such that in the event of a fracture of the cooking area cover panel the safety film essentially holds the fragments together.

Abstract: An electronic display screen is created by processing a mirror on a substrate glass. A back plate glass is then placed on top of the substrate glass and sealed to the back plate glass. A hermetic seal that includes an adhesive mixed with zeolites is disclosed. The hermetic seal can seal the back plate glass with the substrate glass. The application of the hermetic seal is not limited to the electronic display screen. Rather, the hermetic seal can be used to seal a variety of surfaces including metals, polymers, plastics, alloys, ceramics and the like.

Abstract: This invention comprises a transparent laminate having at least one layer of glass and having self-adhered directly to the layer of glass a thermoplastic polymer layer wherein the laminate is capable of sustaining repeated or prolonged stress after the breakage of the glass layer while maintaining the structural integrity of the laminate.

Abstract: Flexible impact- or blast-resistant composite material including a strike-face having impact-resistant, adjacent tiles which have complementary mating edges, and a flexible material having at least one layer, the material having a high resistance to local deformation and by itself being of non-ballistic properties, wherein the tiles of the strike-face are integral with the flexible material.

Abstract: Protection products and armored products made of a fiber-reinforced composite material with a ceramic matrix, include a protection element for partial or complete absorption of at least one impact-like load focussed at a point. The protection element has a body having at least one dimension at least equal to 3 cm, in a direction perpendicular to a load to be absorbed. The body includes a fiber-reinforced composite material having a ceramic matrix with at least 10% by weight of silicon carbide and having reinforcing fibers. At least 5% by weight of the reinforcing fibers are carbon fibers and/or graphite fibers.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods for producing a detailed mosaic decoration with a planar top surface. Specifically, this invention provides a multilevel supporting surface or substrate such that a less detailed portion of the mosaic, made up of relatively thicker mosaic materials, is formed atop a base portion of the support substrate, while a more detailed portion of the mosaic, made up of the relatively thinner mosaic materials, is formed atop a raised portion of the support substrate. Thus, both the highly detailed portion of the mosaic, being formed of relatively thinner mosaic materials, and the less detailed portion of the mosaic, being formed of relatively thicker mosaic materials, appear as though they are formed from relatively thicker mosaic materials.

Abstract: A method of making terrazzo floors with design inlays. The method utilizes pre-molded inserts as inlays in the finished floor, and generally includes four steps. First, inserts are pre-molded, which has design elements in terms of their color, nature of inclusions (chips, glass fragments, etc. and their colors), shape and/or a pattern of grooves in their upper surfaces. Second, the pre-molded inserts are placed on and affixed to the sub-flooring in a predetermined arrangement. Third, epoxy flooring mixture is poured to a height that fills the grooves in the inserts' upper surfaces and preferably cover the inserts. Fourth, the floor, after cured and hardened, is ground and polished to expose the upper surfaces of the inserts, which now become seamlessly integrated inlays within the overall finished floor.

Abstract: A protective structure for thermal insulation and impact resistance, and especially suited for bonded application to the exterior of aircraft including spacecraft to protect the craft from high temperatures generated by exhaust gases and by atmospheric re-entry. The structure includes either a single ceramic tile component with a cover component comprising a fiber reinforced ceramic matrix composite encasing the tile component, or a plurality of ceramic tile components with a like single cover component encasing the plurality of tile components. Utilizing the structures as an external aircraft surface imparts a super hard exterior that functions to significantly prohibit impact and erosion damage while not compromising the desirable thermal insulation properties inherent to tile.

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.

Abstract: A glass tile system and a method of installing glass tiles on a subsurface, such as a floor, wall, counter top, table top, or ceiling, by forming a grouting frame around the glass tiles with rods of solid flexible plastic or polymer material, which are removably fastened to the subsurface with a plurality of fasteners.

Abstract: A laminated glass floor tile is disclosed, comprising a glass plate, a backing substrate and a decorative layer disposed between the glass plate and the backing substrate. A glass flooring made using laminated glass floor tiles is also disclosed, as well as, a method for making a laminated glass floor tile comprising the steps of placing a decorative layer between a backing substrate and a glass plate and laminating the glass plate, the backing substrate and the decorative layer.

Abstract: A semiconducting floor covering which consists of a layer (2) of conductive material parallel to the surface of the covering and at least one layer (1, 3) of polyvinyl chloride based material adhered to the layer of conductive material. As plasticizer for the polyvinyl chloride in the floor covering, 2-ethyl hexyl diphenyl phosphate and aliphatic ester compound has been used or these two combined so that per 100 parts of polyvinyl chloride it contains 39-80 parts of plasticizer. It further contains 1-250 parts of talc and/or ATH as filler.

Abstract: A device for controlling fermentation and ensilagation of food for use with an apparatus for fermenting and ensilaging is disclosed. The device comprising a key input unit manually controlled by a user so as to set the rate of fermentation and the ripeness stage. A microprocessor controls the respective units in accordance with a preset program and in response to signals representing the present rate of fermentation and ripeness setting provided by the key input unit. A load control unit controls a heating unit and a cooling unit in response to a control signal applied thereto from the microprocessor and representing the present rate of fermentation and the ripeness stage. A temperature detecting unit detects the present temperature inside an ensilaging container and outputs a signal representing the detected temperature to the microprocessor.

Abstract: Exciting new optically engaging and controversial three dimensional simulating illusionary digital designs which generate emotional responses and photo-realism shock effects are produced by digitally creating a design or pattern and dying and/or printing the digitally created design using digitally controlled dying or printing equipment on flooring, such as, modular carpet tiles, area rugs, runners, rugs, carpets, floor mats, or the like. In accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention, a carpet tile substrate is cut into individual carpet tile blanks which are jet injection dyed with digitally created designs, colors, patterns, and/or the like which provide excellent seamability, look, feel, wear, and allow for true or accurate registration of three dimensional like, complex, complicated, intricate designs heretofore unknown in the carpet industry.

Abstract: A tile with a transparent glass body having a smooth front face and a three-dimensional design impressed on the rear face that is viewed through the front face. The impressed design is further defined by a layer of decorative glass materials fused to the impressed design as well as some or all of the rear face. An overlay of glass material is fused to and follows the topography of, the decorative glass materials layer and/or the rear face of the glass tile body, sandwiching the decorative glass materials layer between the glass tile body and the glass material overlay. Once fused; the glass material overlay, the decorative glass materials layer and the glass tile body meld to become one homogenous glass layer, the tile, that cannot delaminate. The overlay is an interface glass matrix that provides a point of attachment that can support the glass tile module of this invention when the glass tile is attached to a surface to be covered.

Abstract: Images are impressed on the surface of plastic tiles by a sublimation process. A tile having top and bottom surfaces is placed in a heating press having top and bottom platens. A transfer medium with a printed image thereon is placed in contact with the top surface of the tile. The tile is heated to a temperature sufficient to sublimate the dye and transfer the image onto the top surface of the tile. Heat is applied from both the top and bottom of the tile to prevent warping of the tile. The heat applied to the bottom of the tile is preferably slightly greater than the heat applied to the top of the tile.

Abstract: A preseamed sheet flooring product having first and second sheet products positioned closely adjacent each other edge-to-edge to form a seam therebetween. An adhesive is positioned in the seam and has visual characteristics suitable for creating an indistinct appearance of the seam in the sheet flooring product. The seam also has wear characteristics sufficiently similar to wear characteristics of the sheet flooring product to maintain the visually indistinct appearance of the adhesive on the surface of the seam as wear occurs to the end product sheet material.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a bulletproof glass window, in particular for use as a lowerable side window of a motor vehicle, with plural glass panes (1, 3, 5) arranged in layers and laminates (2, 4), with at least one laminate being positioned between two adjoining glass panes in each case, in order to join the two glass panes, with a grading or stepped portion that is formed at the edge of the bulletproof glass window and with a projection (8) for lodging the bulletproof glass window in a chassis (14) or door frame, and with a metal armoring which, in the area of the projection (8), at least covers the inner surface of the projection, in the area of the grading or stepped portion a recess (12) being formed on the face, and the metal armoring (6) extending into the recess (12).

Abstract: A floor, wall or ceiling covering which comprises one or more substantially random interpolymers prepared by polymerizing one or more &agr;-olefin monomers with one or more vinylidene aromatic monomers and/or one or more hindered aliphatic or cycloaliphatic vinylidene monomers, and optionally with other polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated monomer(s). The floor, wall or ceiling covering has a good balance of properties, such as sufficient flexibility and conformability to uneven or contoured surfaces for efficient application to floors, walls, or ceilings, sufficient scratch resistance, sufficient indentation resistance, indentation recovery and/or sufficient abrasion resistance.

Abstract: A method for making foam structures suitable for use as mechanical energy absorbers, structural members, filters, catalyst carriers or the like. A composite rod comprising an outer shell and an inner core is formed of respective mixtures of powders. The mixture for the outer shell comprises a sinterable powdered structural material such as ceramics, metals, intermetallics, and a powdered binder such as paraffin, wax or polymer. The inner core comprises a powdered channel-forming filler material such as melamine or polymers, or soluble inorganic compounds or a metal that can differentially be removed from the structural material of the shell. The composite rod may be formed by extrusion. The composite rod is sectioned into a plurality of composite rod segments of predetermined length and a plurality of these segments is assembled in randomly oriented relationship to one another. The assemblage of rod segments is then consolidated, and the binder and filler are then removed, as by heating.

Abstract: A wear and/or abrasive resistant tile e.g. for use on a scroll of a classifier, comprises a front, working face and a rear, mounting face defined by an upper face portion and a lower face portion spaced rearwardly from the upper face portion, the upper and lower face portions being in parallel planes; an upwardly projecting, upper lip formation defining an upper edge of the lower face portion; a downwardly projecting lower lip formation defining a lower edge of both the lower face portion and the tile, the lower lip defined by a chamfered face extending towards the lower face portion, with a lower surface of lower lip formation being non-pointed, and stepped upwardly from a geometrically projected apex, and at least one groove provided in the rear mounting face of the tile. A carrier is also included, and the carrier has a transverse slot. Also included are a tile and carrier combination, and a scroll provided with tile and carrier combinations.

Abstract: A sintered laminated structure including a plurality of ceramic layers made of ceramic materials different from one another, wherein each of the ceramic layers is provided with through-holes passing each of the ceramic layers.

Abstract: A method for adhesively joining two members includes the steps of mixing non-compressible beads with an adhesive, applying the resulting mixture to one of the members and hemming one member over the other in overlapping relationship. Apparatus for performing this method includes a container for containing a mixture of an adhesive and a plurality of non-compressible beads, an applicator for applying the mixture to one of the members, and hemming means for hemming one member over the other in overlapping relationship. A metering device for dispensing adhesive fluid is constructed with a dispensing rod having a cooling means for facilitating operation of the metering device. The present invention finds particular utility in bonding together the inner and outer panels of an automotive door assembly.

Abstract: A substantially solid glass-based simplified supporting structure includes at least one supporting unit made up of at least two glass sheets separated by at least one sheet of organic material. At least one protective member is provided on a face of the supporting unit, this protective member being made up of at least one sheet or layer of inorganic material and/or of at least one sheet or layer of organic material.

Abstract: The present invention provides a glaze composition for use in forming glossy ceramic tiles which exhibit excellent scratch resistance. The glaze composition comprises a glass component that when fired produces a glaze layer containing oxides having a spinel crystalline structure and residual glass. The glaze displays an opaque or semiopaque finish.

Abstract: An extended wear-life composite wear structure particularly suitable for use as a liner in the form of modular panels, generally including a ceramic layer of spaced apart ceramic tiles, each having at least one anchor receiving structure therethrough, overlying a resilient energy absorbing layer separating the ceramic layer from a base layer, and ceramic tile anchors linking each of the ceramic tiles to the base layer via cooperative engagement with the anchor receiving structures of the ceramic tiles. This composite structure permits independent temporary displacement of each of the tiles upon a surface impact, improved retention of the tiles, and greatly enhances the overall structural integrity of the composite as the intermediate layer, layers and or structures are securedly "sandwiched" between the abrasion and impact resistant ceramic layer and the structural base layer.