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：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：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：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：US10954627B2

公开(公告)日：2021-03-23

申请号：US16744863

申请日：2020-01-16

Applicant: ENGINEERED FLOORS LLC

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

IPC: D06P1/00 ,  D06P5/22 ,  D06P7/00 ,  D05C17/02 ,  D06P1/44 ,  D06Q1/06

Abstract: An adhesive layer carrying a uniform color or a color-scheme is placed within or under a colored or color-printed conformable fabric that is simultaneously or subsequently molded into a three-dimensional shape or embossed with a three-dimensional pattern. The thermoplastic adhesive layer proceeds towards the fabric surface and matches or masks the color gaps opened on the surface by molding or embossing. The fabric can also be laminated to a backing during the molding or embossing process.

公开(公告)号：US10724165B2

公开(公告)日：2020-07-28

申请号：US16363367

申请日：2019-03-25

Applicant: ENGINEERED FLOORS LLC

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

IPC: D06C23/04 ,  B32B5/26 ,  D03D27/00 ,  D04B21/02 ,  D05C17/02 ,  D04B1/22 ,  D04B21/20 ,  D04B1/12 ,  D04B21/08 ,  D04B1/04 ,  B32B5/06 ,  B32B5/02 ,  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：US11661701B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-30

申请号：US16951378

申请日：2020-11-18

Applicant: ENGINEERED FLOORS LLC

Inventor： Stephen Tsiarkezos

IPC: D06P5/00 ,  D06Q1/14 ,  B32B7/09 ,  D06P5/20 ,  D06P5/28

CPC classification number: D06Q1/14 ,  B32B7/09 ,  D06P5/004 ,  D06P5/2077 ,  B32B2451/00

Abstract: A textile composite contains a sublayer coated with unactivated solid sublimation dyes and incorporated with the layers of the textile composite or placed between a fabric layer and a backing layer. The sublimation dyes are activated with heat and pressure, and dying or coloring the inner strata of the textile composite.

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.