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Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2023

Filed:

Nov. 24, 2020
Applicant:

Interface, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);

Inventors:

Johannes Lieuwe Wever, Apeldoorn, NL;

Stuart Jones, LaGrange, GA (US);

Andre Culpepper, Villa Rica, GA (US);

James Hobbs, LaGrange, GA (US);

Luca Achilli, London, GB;

Teddy Buntara, Elst, NL;

Connie Daniel Hensler, Kennesaw, GA (US);

John Bradford, LaGrange, GA (US);

William Nathan Jones, West Point, GA (US);

Michael Lindsay Boyd, Maianbar, AU;

Assignee:

INTERFACE, INC., Atlanta, GA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06N 3/16 (2006.01); D06N 7/00 (2006.01); D06N 3/00 (2006.01); D06N 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06N 7/0071 (2013.01); D06N 3/0009 (2013.01); D06N 3/0034 (2013.01); D06N 3/0063 (2013.01); D06N 3/06 (2013.01); D06N 2201/0263 (2013.01); D06N 2205/10 (2013.01); D06N 2209/06 (2013.01); D06N 2213/06 (2013.01);
Abstract

Floor coverings, such as modular panels or tiles, for installation on interior surfaces include one or more layers, for example, an upper wear layer and a backing layer, where at least one layer includes a filler that includes a carbon negative material, such as concentrated carbon. The carbon negative material can sequester carbon such that the resulting floor covering has a negative carbon footprint when subjected to a Life Cycle Assessment.


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