IP Library Granted Patent US 9,415,571
Granted Patent B2
US 9,415,571 · App. 14/734,531 · Granted Aug 16, 2016

Decorative laminate and method for manufacturing same

Inventors: Charles M Griffin, Jr. (Cameron, TX); Robert R Krebs (Georgetown, TX)
Assignee: WILSONART LLC
B32B21/06B44C5/0469B32B2260/028B32B2260/046B32B2307/718B32B2317/122B32B2317/125B32B2451/00Y10T428/24Y10T428/24802Y10T428/24851Y10T428/24942Y10T428/31964Y10T428/31982
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Patent No.
US 9,415,571
App. No.
14/734,531
Granted
Aug 16, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A decorative laminate includes a decorative layer composed of a resin impregnated decorative sheet and a core layer composed of plural resin impregnated core sheets of core paper, wherein an exposed sheet at a bottom of the decorative laminate is subjected to a parchment treatment.

Claims (15)

1. A decorative laminate constructed from plural layers bonded under heat and pressure to form a unitary structure, comprising:

a decorative layer composed of a resin impregnated decorative sheet; and

a core layer composed of plural resin impregnated core sheets of core paper, a bottom sheet of the plural resin impregnated core sheets is subjected to a parchment treatment, and the bottom sheet is an exposed sheet at a bottom of the decorative laminate.

2. The decorative laminate according to claim 1 , wherein the plural resin impregnated core sheets are impregnated with phenol formaldehyde resin.

3. The decorative laminate according to claim 1 , further including an overlay paper layer positioned on top of the decorative layer.

4. The decorative laminate according to claim 3 , wherein the overlay paper layer is preferably a melamine impregnated paper layer.

5. The decorative laminate according to claim 1 , wherein the decorative sheet is 60-205 grams/meter 2 , pigment filled, alpha cellulose paper impregnated with a water alcohol or water solution of melamine-formaldehyde resin.

6. The decorative laminate according to claim 1 , wherein the core layer is composed of an upper first resin impregnated core sheet of Kraft paper and the bottom sheet that is a bottom second resin impregnated core sheet of Kraft paper.

7. The decorative laminate according to claim 6 , wherein the first and second resin impregnated core sheets are 160-550 grams/meter 2 resin impregnated Kraft paper.

8. The decorative laminate according to claim 6 , wherein the upper first resin impregnated core sheet is impregnated with a phenol formaldehyde resin composition and is partially cured.

9. The decorative laminate according to claim 8 , wherein the upper first resin impregnated core sheet is impregnated with phenol formaldehyde resin such that the phenol formaldehyde resin is 25% to 35% of a final weight of the upper first resin impregnated core sheet.

10. A laminate lay-up, comprising:

a decorative layer composed of a resin impregnated decorative sheet; and

a core layer composed of plural resin impregnated core sheets of core paper, a bottom sheet of the plural resin impregnated core sheets is subjected to a parchment treatment and is an exposed sheet at a bottom of the laminate lay-up.

11. The laminate lay-up according to claim 10 , wherein core layer is composed of an upper first resin impregnated core sheet composed of Kraft paper and the bottom sheet is a bottom second resin impregnated core sheet composed of Kraft paper.

Assignments (1)
NOTICE AND CONFIRMATION OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Aug 5, 2024
From: WILSONART LLC
To: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH
Reel/Frame 068550/0979 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 14100906 · Dec 9, 2013
Provisional Application 61735202 · Dec 10, 2012
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