EP3442380A4 - FLOORING WITH UNIVERSAL REINFORCEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE AND REUSE - Google Patents

FLOORING WITH UNIVERSAL REINFORCEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE AND REUSE Download PDF

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EP3442380A4
EP3442380A4 EP16898863.2A EP16898863A EP3442380A4 EP 3442380 A4 EP3442380 A4 EP 3442380A4 EP 16898863 A EP16898863 A EP 16898863A EP 3442380 A4 EP3442380 A4 EP 3442380A4
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recycling
manufacture
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support floor
floor coating
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EP3442380A1 (en
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Kenneth B. Higgins
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Higgins Research & Development LLC
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Priority claimed from US15/155,348 external-priority patent/US9681768B2/en
Priority claimed from US15/372,465 external-priority patent/US9775457B2/en
Application filed by Higgins Research & Development LLC filed Critical Higgins Research & Development LLC
Publication of EP3442380A1 publication Critical patent/EP3442380A1/en
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D05—SEWING; EMBROIDERING; TUFTING
    • D05C—EMBROIDERING; TUFTING
    • D05C17/00—Embroidered or tufted products; Base fabrics specially adapted for embroidered work; Inserts for producing surface irregularities in embroidered products
    • D05C17/02—Tufted products
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06N—WALL, FLOOR, OR LIKE COVERING MATERIALS, e.g. LINOLEUM, OILCLOTH, ARTIFICIAL LEATHER, ROOFING FELT, CONSISTING OF A FIBROUS WEB COATED WITH A LAYER OF MACROMOLECULAR MATERIAL; FLEXIBLE SHEET MATERIAL NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06N7/00—Flexible sheet materials not otherwise provided for, e.g. textile threads, filaments, yarns or tow, glued on macromolecular material
    • D06N7/0005—Floor covering on textile basis comprising a fibrous substrate being coated with at least one layer of a polymer on the top surface
    • D06N7/0039—Floor covering on textile basis comprising a fibrous substrate being coated with at least one layer of a polymer on the top surface characterised by the physical or chemical aspects of the layers
    • D06N7/0047—Special extra layers under the surface coating, e.g. wire threads
    • D06N7/0049—Fibrous layer(s); Fibre reinforcement; Fibrous fillers
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06N—WALL, FLOOR, OR LIKE COVERING MATERIALS, e.g. LINOLEUM, OILCLOTH, ARTIFICIAL LEATHER, ROOFING FELT, CONSISTING OF A FIBROUS WEB COATED WITH A LAYER OF MACROMOLECULAR MATERIAL; FLEXIBLE SHEET MATERIAL NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06N7/00—Flexible sheet materials not otherwise provided for, e.g. textile threads, filaments, yarns or tow, glued on macromolecular material
    • D06N7/0063—Floor covering on textile basis comprising a fibrous top layer being coated at the back with at least one polymer layer, e.g. carpets, rugs, synthetic turf
    • D06N7/0071—Floor covering on textile basis comprising a fibrous top layer being coated at the back with at least one polymer layer, e.g. carpets, rugs, synthetic turf characterised by their backing, e.g. pre-coat, back coating, secondary backing, cushion backing
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06N—WALL, FLOOR, OR LIKE COVERING MATERIALS, e.g. LINOLEUM, OILCLOTH, ARTIFICIAL LEATHER, ROOFING FELT, CONSISTING OF A FIBROUS WEB COATED WITH A LAYER OF MACROMOLECULAR MATERIAL; FLEXIBLE SHEET MATERIAL NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06N7/00—Flexible sheet materials not otherwise provided for, e.g. textile threads, filaments, yarns or tow, glued on macromolecular material
    • D06N7/0063—Floor covering on textile basis comprising a fibrous top layer being coated at the back with at least one polymer layer, e.g. carpets, rugs, synthetic turf
    • D06N7/0071—Floor covering on textile basis comprising a fibrous top layer being coated at the back with at least one polymer layer, e.g. carpets, rugs, synthetic turf characterised by their backing, e.g. pre-coat, back coating, secondary backing, cushion backing
    • D06N7/0081—Floor covering on textile basis comprising a fibrous top layer being coated at the back with at least one polymer layer, e.g. carpets, rugs, synthetic turf characterised by their backing, e.g. pre-coat, back coating, secondary backing, cushion backing with at least one extra fibrous layer at the backing, e.g. stabilizing fibrous layer, fibrous secondary backing
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05C—APPARATUS FOR APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05C3/00—Apparatus in which the work is brought into contact with a bulk quantity of liquid or other fluent material
    • B05C3/18—Apparatus in which the work is brought into contact with a bulk quantity of liquid or other fluent material only one side of the work coming into contact with the liquid or other fluent material
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06N—WALL, FLOOR, OR LIKE COVERING MATERIALS, e.g. LINOLEUM, OILCLOTH, ARTIFICIAL LEATHER, ROOFING FELT, CONSISTING OF A FIBROUS WEB COATED WITH A LAYER OF MACROMOLECULAR MATERIAL; FLEXIBLE SHEET MATERIAL NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06N2205/00—Condition, form or state of the materials
    • D06N2205/14—Fibrous additives or fillers
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06N—WALL, FLOOR, OR LIKE COVERING MATERIALS, e.g. LINOLEUM, OILCLOTH, ARTIFICIAL LEATHER, ROOFING FELT, CONSISTING OF A FIBROUS WEB COATED WITH A LAYER OF MACROMOLECULAR MATERIAL; FLEXIBLE SHEET MATERIAL NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06N2209/00—Properties of the materials
    • D06N2209/16—Properties of the materials having other properties
    • D06N2209/1628—Dimensional stability

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Textile Engineering (AREA)
  • Treatments For Attaching Organic Compounds To Fibrous Goods (AREA)
  • Carpets (AREA)
  • Floor Finish (AREA)
EP16898863.2A 2016-04-14 2016-12-12 FLOORING WITH UNIVERSAL REINFORCEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE AND REUSE Withdrawn EP3442380A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US15/098,509 US9506175B2 (en) 2012-12-10 2016-04-14 Floor coverings with universal backing and methods of making, installing, and recycling
US15/155,348 US9681768B2 (en) 2012-12-10 2016-05-16 Floor covering with universal backing and methods of making and recycling
US15/297,280 US9926657B2 (en) 2012-12-10 2016-10-19 Floor coverings with universal backing and methods of making, installing, and recycling
US15/372,465 US9775457B2 (en) 2012-12-10 2016-12-08 Floor covering with universal backing and methods of making and recycling
PCT/US2016/066076 WO2017180196A1 (en) 2016-04-14 2016-12-12 Floor covering with universal backing and methods of making and recycling

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EP3442380A1 EP3442380A1 (en) 2019-02-20
EP3442380A4 true EP3442380A4 (en) 2019-12-04

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JP (1) JP2019513485A (enExample)
CN (1) CN109640749A (enExample)
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WO (1) WO2017180196A1 (enExample)

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US10920371B1 (en) * 2020-02-04 2021-02-16 Higgins Research & Development, LLC Floor covering
US11401653B1 (en) * 2022-01-12 2022-08-02 Higgins Research & Development, LLC Floor covering

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EP0009993A1 (en) * 1978-10-10 1980-04-16 Plasticisers Engineering Limited Improvements relating to methods and apparatus for plastic coating sheet material
US20140158276A1 (en) * 2012-12-10 2014-06-12 Higgins Research & Development, LLC Floor coverings with universal backing and methods of making, installing, and recycling

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US20140158276A1 (en) * 2012-12-10 2014-06-12 Higgins Research & Development, LLC Floor coverings with universal backing and methods of making, installing, and recycling

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EP3442380A1 (en) 2019-02-20

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