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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2017
Usg Interiors, Llc, Chicago, IL (US);
Wei Xu, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Thomas M. Mayers, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Scott C. Bakken, Cloquet, MN (US);
USG INTERIORS, LLC, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Acoustical tile including a dried base mat of: about 70 to about 90 wt % mineral wool; about 5 to about 15 wt % perlite; 0 to about 10 wt % starch; about 3 to about 10 wt % latex; 0 to about 5 wt % gypsum; and less than 5 wt % water. The dried base mat without including glass fibers and without a laminate layer or coating and without perforations has a NRC of about 0.70 or greater, a density of about 10 pcf to about 12 pcf, and a thickness of about ½ to about 1 inch. The acoustical tile can further include a back coating at a surface weight of about 5 grams per square foot (gsf) to about 40 gsf to the dried base mat, wherein the acoustical tile has the CAC rating of about 30 to about 35.