公开(公告)号：US20210054244A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-25

申请号：US17089959

申请日：2020-11-05

Applicant: ENGINEERED FLOORS LLC

Inventor： John Joseph Matthews Rees ,  Anthony Daniell ,  Stephen Tsiarkezos ,  Dimitri Zafiroglu

IPC: C09J7/38 ,  E04F13/08 ,  C09J5/00 ,  E04F15/02

Abstract: A surface covering tile has a plurality of edges extending between the face and the back surface. A pressure sensitive adhesive is disposed on the back surface and covers less than 40% of the back along each one of the plurality of edges where the back surface intersects the plurality of edges. For highly porous back surfaces, the pressure sensitive adhesive is selected and applied in a manner limiting penetration into the back surface. The amount of pressure sensitive adhesive required to affix the tile is reduced, and the tile can be optionally constructed in a manner that facilitates lateral movement of the tile during installation.

公开(公告)号：US10513822B2

公开(公告)日：2019-12-24

申请号：US15979945

申请日：2018-05-15

Applicant: ENGINEERED FLOORS LLC

Inventor： John Joseph Matthews Rees ,  Stephen Tsiarkezos ,  Dimitri Zafiroglu

IPC: D06P5/20 ,  D06P7/00

Abstract: Vacuum printing a fabric involves forming a fabric having a top face and a bottom face and placing a barrier layer below the top face. A plurality of holes is established in the barrier layer, and dye is applied to at least a portion of the top face of the fabric. Vacuum applied to the bottom face pulls the dye through the fabric and the plurality of holes in the barrier layer.

公开(公告)号：US11377766B2

公开(公告)日：2022-07-05

申请号：US15647935

申请日：2017-07-12

Applicant: Engineered Floors LLC

Inventor： Dimitri Zafiroglu ,  Stephen Tsiarkezos ,  John Joseph Matthews Rees

IPC: D04H1/48 ,  B32B5/06 ,  B32B7/12 ,  D04H1/46 ,  D04H13/00 ,  A47G27/02 ,  A47G27/04 ,  B32B3/16 ,  B32B5/22 ,  B32B27/12 ,  B32B7/02 ,  B32B5/26 ,  B32B29/00 ,  D04H1/558 ,  B32B5/02 ,  D04H1/485 ,  D04H1/00 ,  D04H11/08 ,  B32B29/02 ,  D04H3/105 ,  D04H1/541 ,  D04H1/70 ,  D04H1/488 ,  D04H1/498 ,  D04H3/10 ,  B32B17/10

Abstract: Stabilizing a textile sheet structure was achieved by forming a plurality of discrete fiber tufts extending from a first face of a fibrous layer of the textile sheet structure, through the fibrous layer and beyond a second face opposite the first face. Each discrete fiber tuft included a plurality discrete fibers. Each discrete fiber tuft was anchored to the first face and the second face of the fibrous layer by joining together the plurality of each discrete fiber tuft at the first face and the second face and bonding the joined plurality of discrete fiber tuft to the first face and the second face.

公开(公告)号：US11339511B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-24

申请号：US16855620

申请日：2020-04-22

Applicant: ENGINEERED FLOORS LLC

Inventor： John Joseph Matthews Rees ,  Stephen Tsiarkezos ,  Dimitri Zafiroglu ,  Anthony Daniell

IPC: B32B7/09 ,  D04B21/00 ,  D04B21/16 ,  B32B3/26 ,  B32B5/06 ,  B32B7/027 ,  B32B7/12 ,  C09J5/06 ,  B32B5/26

Abstract: Stabilizing a fabric layer and simultaneously laminating a fabric to a bulky and cushioning backing layer using multiple internal adhesive layers placed within the fabric layer forms a composite textile. The melt index, weight and chemical compatibility of the adhesive layers versus the adjacent fabric sub-strata and the backing layer are adjusted to achieve the desired penetration of molten adhesive, mechanical bonding and chemical bonding. An optional external adhesive layer with a low melt index can be added between the fabric layer and the backing layer to facilitate attachment to a highly porous backing.

公开(公告)号：US11851890B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-26

申请号：US15979934

申请日：2018-05-15

Applicant: ENGINEERED FLOORS LLC

Inventor： Dimitri Zafiroglu ,  Stephen Tsiarkezos ,  John Joseph Matthews Rees

IPC: E04F15/02 ,  A47G27/02 ,  B32B3/30 ,  B32B7/12 ,  B32B27/36 ,  E04F15/10 ,  B32B38/06 ,  B32B5/02 ,  B32B3/20 ,  B32B5/14 ,  B32B7/022 ,  B32B27/06 ,  B32B3/02 ,  B32B7/04 ,  B32B27/30

CPC classification number: E04F15/02161 ,  A47G27/02 ,  B32B3/30 ,  B32B7/12 ,  B32B27/36 ,  E04F15/107 ,  B32B38/06 ,  B32B2471/00 ,  E04F2203/08

Abstract: A planar floor covering is formed having a top face and a bottom face opposite the top face, a length, a width perpendicular to the length, a top surface, a bottom surface opposite the top surface, a height between the top surface and the bottom surface, and physical properties or characteristics that vary across at least one of the length, the width and the height. The physical properties or characteristics include material composition, weight, density, directionality, stiffness, compressibility, elasticity and thickness.

公开(公告)号：US11840801B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-12

申请号：US17091488

申请日：2020-11-06

Applicant: ENGINEERED FLOORS LLC

Inventor： John Joseph Matthews Rees ,  Anthony Daniell ,  Stephen Horace Tsiarkezos

IPC: B32B38/08 ,  D06M23/14 ,  D06N7/00 ,  B32B37/15 ,  D06M15/507 ,  D06M15/564 ,  D06M15/71 ,  D06M101/32 ,  D06M15/263

CPC classification number: D06M15/507 ,  B32B37/15 ,  B32B38/08 ,  D06M15/564 ,  D06M15/71 ,  D06M23/14 ,  D06N7/0071 ,  B32B2309/025 ,  B32B2309/68 ,  D06M15/263 ,  D06M2101/32

Abstract: Resin dissolved or suspended in liquid is applied to a greige fabric formed with finer denier yarns forming surface loops before the fabric is bulked and after the liquid has been removed by low-temperature drying. The dried fabric is then bulked at a higher temperature setting the resin, resulting in superior loop tip resilience, and superior surface durability. Bulking and simultaneous resin setting optionally includes shrinking in area by 10-20%. Print appearance retention is also superior when printing follows bulking and setting of the resin.

公开(公告)号：US10968554B2

公开(公告)日：2021-04-06

申请号：US16003335

申请日：2018-06-08

Applicant: ENGINEERED FLOORS LLC

Inventor： Stephen Tsiarkezos ,  Dimitri Zafiroglu ,  John Joseph Matthews Rees

IPC: D06C23/04 ,  D05C17/02 ,  D04B21/02 ,  D03D27/00 ,  B32B5/06 ,  B32B5/26 ,  B32B5/02 ,  D04B1/22 ,  D04B21/20 ,  D04B1/12 ,  D04B21/08 ,  D04B1/04 ,  D04B21/16 ,  D04B21/14

Abstract: A fabric made of yarns interlooping with each other or passing through an inner layer at looping intervals. The fabric is embossed with a micro-pattern extending into the yarns or into a layer underneath the fabric. The micro-pattern contains a pre-defined pattern of a plurality of binding points attaching the yarns to the inner layer or to the added underlayer. This micro-pattern has an inter-point spacing between adjacent binding points that is less than the interlooping intervals. The fabric can also be embossed with a macro-pattern separate from and coarser than the micro-pattern. The macro-pattern establishes a desired aesthetic in the fabric, and the micro-pattern does not interfere with the desired aesthetic.

公开(公告)号：US11878491B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-23

申请号：US16924855

申请日：2020-07-09

Applicant: ENGINEERED FLOORS LLC

Inventor： John Joseph Matthews Rees ,  Dimitri Zafiroglu ,  Anthony Daniell

IPC: B32B27/12 ,  B32B5/26 ,  B32B5/02 ,  B32B3/30 ,  B32B27/08 ,  B32B7/12 ,  D06N7/00

CPC classification number: B32B27/12 ,  B32B3/30 ,  B32B5/024 ,  B32B5/26 ,  B32B7/12 ,  B32B27/08 ,  D06N7/001 ,  D06N7/0005 ,  D06N7/0007 ,  D06N7/0044 ,  B32B2250/03 ,  B32B2250/20 ,  B32B2255/26 ,  B32B2307/4026 ,  B32B2307/7265 ,  B32B2471/04 ,  D06N2209/12 ,  D06N2209/128

Abstract: A textile fabric with a three-dimensional contour that blocks fluid penetration at the surface is created by attaching a solid liquid-blocking polymeric layer conforming to the contours of the surface to a fabric layer. The surface includes elevated areas, depressed areas, a plurality of surface fibers and gaps among the plurality the plurality of surface fibers. The liquid-blocking polymeric layer is forced to follow the contours of the surface fibers and gaps using vacuum, heat and forced air. The resulting textile fabric maintains a textile appearance.

公开(公告)号：US11541628B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-03

申请号：US16806506

申请日：2020-03-02

Applicant: ENGINEERED FLOORS LLC

Inventor： John Joseph Matthews Rees ,  Stephen Tsiarkezos

IPC: B32B37/24 ,  B32B38/06 ,  B32B5/06 ,  B32B5/16 ,  B32B5/26 ,  B32B5/30 ,  B32B7/09 ,  D04H1/46 ,  D04H1/485 ,  D04H1/488 ,  D04H18/02 ,  B32B38/00 ,  B32B38/04 ,  B32B37/12

Abstract: Textiles are re-cycled by grinding and scatter-laying onto a needle-punched web optionally containing low-melting material, followed by laying a second needle-punched web over the scattered layer and re-needling the three layers before applying heat or heat and pressure to activate the low-melting ground material present within the layers. Additional low-melt ground material is optionally blended into the ground textile if low melt components are absent or insufficient to bond the composite. The ground material is driven and dispersed into the surrounding web layers with at least part of the material being adjacent the two outer surfaces. The physical properties of the composite can be adjusted by selecting suitable combinations including but not limited to needling stroke depth, needling density, needle gage, low-melt content, heat finishing conditions, and relative layer weights. The final composites can optionally be reintroduced into the original end use and include significant percentages of recycled material.

公开(公告)号：US10738397B2

公开(公告)日：2020-08-11

申请号：US15664876

申请日：2017-07-31

Applicant: Engineered Floors LLC

Inventor： Dimitri Zafiroglu ,  John Joseph Matthews Rees ,  Stephen Tsiarkezos

IPC: B32B7/12 ,  D04B21/16 ,  C09J5/06 ,  C09J133/06 ,  C09J7/04 ,  B32B15/20 ,  B32B7/027 ,  B32B27/12 ,  B32B7/02 ,  B32B5/06 ,  B32B5/26 ,  B32B3/26 ,  B32B7/09

Abstract: A method for directing adhesive places blocking layers adjacent to adhesive layer within a textile sheet structure or between textile sheets, directing adhesive flow in a preferred direction away from the blocking layers. When the blocking layers are partially open to allow some adhesive flow through, adhesive flow is also directed in the planar direction away from closed areas towards open area, and can reform the adhesive layers into a preferred final three-dimensional configuration.