IP Library Granted Patent US 9,702,142
Granted Patent B1
US 9,702,142 · App. 15/140,266 · Granted Jul 11, 2017

Water stain and sag resistant acoustic building panel

Inventors: Michelle X Wang (Lititz, PA); Joanne Lefever (Lancaster, PA); Lida Lu (Lancaster, PA)
Assignee: AWI Licensing LLC
E04B1/8409E04B9/045E04B9/0435E04B9/067E04B2001/742
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Patent No.
US 9,702,142
App. No.
15/140,266
Granted
Jul 11, 2017
Kind
B1
Abstract

Described herein is an stain and sag resistant acoustic ceiling panel comprising a porous body formed from mineral and cellulosic fibers having an upper surface opposite a lower surface and at least one side surface extending between the upper surface and the lower surface; a first layer applied to the upper surface, the first layer comprising a hygroscopic component and a hydrophobic component; and a second layer applied to the lower surface, the second layer comprising a hydrophobic component.

Claims (20)

1. An acoustic ceiling panel comprising:

a porous body having an upper surface opposite a lower surface and at least one side surface extending between the upper surface and the lower surface;

a first layer applied to the upper surface, the first layer comprising a hygroscopic component and a first hydrophobic component.

2. The acoustic ceiling panel according to claim 1 , wherein a second layer is applied to the lower surface, the second layer comprising a second hydrophobic component, the second hydrophobic component comprising at least one of a silicone, wax, fluoro-surfactant, and combinations thereof.

3. The acoustic ceiling panel according to claim 2 , wherein the second layer is discontinuous.

4. The acoustic ceiling panel according to claim 1 , wherein the first hydrophobic component comprises at least one of a silicone, wax, fluoro-surfactant, and combinations thereof.

5. The acoustic ceiling panel according to claim 1 , wherein the hygroscopic component comprises the reaction product of a polycarboxyl polymer and a polyol.

6. The acoustic ceiling panel according to claim 5 , wherein polycarboxyl polymers are selected from polyacrylic acid, polyacrylic acid ammonium salt, polystyrene maleic acid, polystyrene maleic ammonium salt, and polystyrene maleic anhydride; and the polyol is selected from diethanol amine, triethanol amine, glycerol, glucose, sucrose, fructose, sorbitol, polyvinyl alcohol, and pentaerythritol.

7. The acoustic ceiling panel according to claim 2 , wherein the first layer comprises and an upper surface opposite a lower surface; the second layer comprises an upper surface opposite a lower surface; and the acoustic ceiling panel comprises a first major surface opposite a second major surface, wherein the first major surface comprises the upper surface of the first layer and the second major surface comprises the lower surface of the second layer.

8. The acoustic ceiling panel according to claim 7 , wherein the porous body has a first NRC value of at least 0.5 as measured from the upper surface to the lower surface of the porous body.

9. The acoustic ceiling panel according to claim 7 , wherein the upper surface of second layer contacts the lower surface of the porous body, and wherein the building panel has a second NRC value as measured from the lower surface of the second layer to the upper surface of the porous body, wherein the second NRC value is at least 90% of the first NRC value.

10. The acoustic ceiling panel according to claim 7 , wherein the porous body exhibits a first CAC value as measured from the lower surface to the upper surface of the porous body, and a second CAC value is measured from the second major surface to the first major surface of the building panel and the second CAC value is greater than the first CAC value.

11. The acoustic ceiling panel according to claim 1 , wherein the porous body is comprised of a fibrous material and a first hydrophobic component uniformly distributed throughout the porous body.

12. The acoustic ceiling panel according to claim 11 , wherein the first hydrophobic component is present in an amount of at least about 1.0 wt. % based on the total weight of the stain-repellant material.

13. An acoustic ceiling panel comprising:

a porous body having an upper surface opposite a lower surface and at least one side surface extending between the upper surface and the lower surface;

a first layer applied to the upper surface, the first layer comprising a first hydrophobic component; and

a second layer applied to the lower surface, the second layer comprising a second hydrophobic component wherein the first layer further comprises a hygroscopic component.

14. The acoustic panel of claim 13 , wherein the first layer is continuous and the second layer is discontinuous.

15. The acoustic ceiling panel according to claim 13 , wherein the porous body is comprised of a fibrous material and a first hydrophobic component uniformly distributed throughout the porous body, wherein the first hydrophobic component is present in an amount of at least about 1.0 wt. % based on the total weight of the stain-repellant material.

Assignments (3)
NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Oct 11, 2019
From: AWI LICENSING LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 050710/0101 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 9, 2017
From: ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC.
To: AWI LICENSING LLC
Reel/Frame 042657/0189 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 14, 2016
From: WANG, MICHELLE X.; LEFEVER, JOANNE; LU, LIDA
To: ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 038905/0569 →