公开(公告)号：WO2020061309A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-26

申请号：PCT/US2019/051929

申请日：2019-09-19

Applicant: ENGINEERED FLOORS LLC

Inventor： REES, John Joseph Matthews ,  ZAFIROGLU, Dimitri

IPC: B32B5/06

Abstract: One or more parallel arrays or warps of stabilizing filaments or yarns are introduced into the back of a floorcovering without losing the planar uniformity of the warp, with some of the filaments or yarns optionally reoriented during or after the application to secure multi-directional planar stabilization. Variations include cutting into staple as the warp is introduced, embossing the deposited staple with reorienting patterns, and combining rectilinear and planarly-undulating continuous-filament arrays overlapping to provide multi-directional planar stabilization.

公开(公告)号：WO2019027689A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-07

申请号：PCT/US2018/042856

申请日：2018-07-19

Applicant: ENGINEERED FLOORS LLC

Inventor： ZAFIROGLU, Dimitri ,  REES, John Joseph Matthews ,  TSIARKEZOS, Stephen

IPC: C09J7/29 ,  C09J7/35 ,  C09J7/38 ,  B32B7/04 ,  B32B7/12 ,  B32B37/12

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.

公开(公告)号：WO2021007510A1

公开(公告)日：2021-01-14

申请号：PCT/US2020/041590

申请日：2020-07-10

Applicant: ENGINEERED FLOORS LLC

Inventor： ZAFIROGLU, Dimitri ,  TSIARKEZOS, Stephen ,  REES, John Joseph Matthews ,  DANIELL, Anthony ,  DELOZIER, Russ

IPC: B09B5/00 ,  G06Q10/00

Abstract: An added layer attached to a textile sheet using polymeric adhesive placed over a textile sheet or between the textile sheet and an added layer is removed by applying heat or a solvent and at least one of an abrasive action, squeezing, or shaving action to remove the adhesive layer or both the added layer and the adhesive sublayer and to prepare the textile sheet for recycling into a new textile structure, preferably into a textile sheet performing the same function as the original textile sheet.

公开(公告)号：WO2018227045A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-13

申请号：PCT/US2018/036601

申请日：2018-06-08

Applicant: ENGINEERED FLOORS LLC

Inventor： TSIARKEZOS, Stephen ,  ZAFIROGLU, Dimitri ,  REES, John Joseph Matthews

IPC: D06N7/04 ,  A47G27/02 ,  D05C17/00 ,  D05C17/02 ,  D06N7/00

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：WO2021071888A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-15

申请号：PCT/US2020/054498

申请日：2020-10-07

Applicant: ENGINEERED FLOORS LLC

Inventor： TSIARKEZOS, Stephen ,  REES, John Joseph Matthews ,  ZAFIROGLU, Dimitri

IPC: B32B27/08 ,  B32B37/06

Abstract: A shrinkable material is attached to the backside of a floorcovering tile and allowed to shrink to a controlled extent to produce a backside shrinking that counteracts the tendency of the tile to warp out of plane on the floor as temperature and humidity vary during installation or while in use. The tile assumes a slightly convex shape in one or two directions that can be overcome as it is adhesively attached to the floor. The added material may also serve a secondary function as pressure sensitive adhesive, a friction layer, a fluid barrier, or a cushioning surface.

公开(公告)号：WO2019191209A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-03

申请号：PCT/US2019/024249

申请日：2019-03-27

Applicant: ENGINEERED FLOORS LLC

Inventor： REES, John Joseph Matthews ,  DANIELL, Anthony ,  TSIARKEZOS, Stephen ,  ZAFIROGLU, Dimitri

IPC: A47G27/04 ,  A47G27/00 ,  A47G27/02 ,  E04F15/00

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：WO2021007419A1

公开(公告)日：2021-01-14

申请号：PCT/US2020/041388

申请日：2020-07-09

Applicant: ENGINEERED FLOORS LLC

Inventor： REES, John Joseph Matthews ,  ZAFIROGLU, Dimitri ,  DANIELL, Anthony

IPC: D04H18/02 ,  D06B3/10 ,  D06M15/227

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：WO2020150461A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-23

申请号：PCT/US2020/013864

申请日：2020-01-16

Applicant: ENGINEERED FLOORS LLC

Inventor： REES, John Joseph Matthews ,  TSIARKEZOS, Stephen ,  ZAFIROGLU, Dimitri

IPC: D03D15/00 ,  D03D21/00 ,  D03D49/12

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：WO2018213252A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-22

申请号：PCT/US2018/032676

申请日：2018-05-15

Applicant: ENGINEERED FLOORS LLC

Inventor： REES, John Joseph Matthews ,  TSIARKEZOS, Stephen ,  ZAFIROGLU, Dimitri

IPC: B41F15/20 ,  B41M1/12 ,  B41M1/26

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：WO2020180946A1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-10

申请号：PCT/US2020/020919

申请日：2020-03-04

Applicant: ENGINEERED FLOORS LLC

Inventor： REES, John Joseph Matthews ,  TSIARKEZOS, Stephen Horace ,  ZAFIROGLU, Dimitri ,  DANIELL, Anthony

IPC: D06M15/00 ,  D06M23/10 ,  B05D5/00

Abstract: A textile fabric having improved properties, variously including surface stability, abrasion resistance, resistance to edge fraying, moisture control, and resistance to fluid penetration is created by introducing a polymeric solution or a plurality of low-melting particles suspended in a liquid into the textile fabric while leaving a plurality of surface fibers exposed and maintaining a textile feel on the surface.