IP Library Granted Patent US 10,099,452
Granted Patent B2
US 10,099,452 · App. 14/613,045 · Granted Oct 16, 2018

Recyclable surface covering and method and system for manufacturing a recyclable surface covering

Inventors: Arthur B. Dodge, III (Lancaster, PA); John McFalls (Lancaster, PA)
Assignee: Ecore International Inc.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,099,452
App. No.
14/613,045
Granted
Oct 16, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A process and system for making a laminated surface covering and the surface covering itself are described. The covering includes several layers bonded to each other. The system performs the process. One example of the process includes passing a first material across a first conveyor, passing a second material across a second conveyor, passing a bonding material across a third conveyor, contacting the first material and the second material to the bonding material, and heating at least one of the first material and the second material. The process also includes introducing the first material, the second material, and the bonding material into a pressure zone such that the bonding material is introduced between a bottom surface of the first material and a top surface of the second material. The process applies pressure to bond the first material and second material together via the bonding material to produce a laminated material.

Claims (11)

1. A prefabricated vinyl tile, comprising:

a vinyl portion;

an acoustical portion;

an adhesive layer for fixing the vinyl portion to the acoustical portion;

a wear layer disposed on a surface of the vinyl portion; and

wherein the acoustical portion is a mixture including a crumb rubber component, a polyurethane foam component, and a resin binder component.

2. A prefabricated vinyl tile, comprising:

a vinyl portion;

an acoustical portion comprising a mixture of a crumb rubber component, a polyurethane foam component, and a resin binder component;

a wear layer disposed on a surface of the vinyl portion; and

a polyurethane adhesive layer for fixing the vinyl portion to the acoustical portion.

Assignments (3)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 17, 2020
From: ECORE INTERNATIONAL INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 054794/0914 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 29, 2016
From: ECORE INTERNATIONAL INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 039507/0888 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 3, 2015
From: DODGE, ARTHUR B., III; MCFALLS, JOHN
To: ECORE INTERNATIONAL INC.
Reel/Frame 034879/0172 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 13194515 · Jul 29, 2011
Continuation In Part 12756954 · Apr 8, 2010
Provisional Application 61301468 · Feb 4, 2010
Related Publication 20150147564A1 · May 28, 2015