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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2021
Applicant:
Dal-tile, Llc, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventors:
Claudio Caselli, Dallas, TX (US);
Rahul Patki, Richardson, TX (US);
Assignee:
Dal-Tile, LLC, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04F 15/10 (2006.01); B32B 3/06 (2006.01); B32B 3/30 (2006.01); B32B 7/12 (2006.01); B32B 9/00 (2006.01); B32B 9/04 (2006.01); B32B 27/08 (2006.01); B32B 27/20 (2006.01); B32B 27/30 (2006.01); B32B 27/36 (2006.01); B32B 27/38 (2006.01); E04F 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04F 15/107 (2013.01); B32B 3/06 (2013.01); B32B 3/30 (2013.01); B32B 7/12 (2013.01); B32B 9/005 (2013.01); B32B 9/045 (2013.01); B32B 27/08 (2013.01); B32B 27/20 (2013.01); B32B 27/304 (2013.01); B32B 27/36 (2013.01); B32B 27/38 (2013.01); E04F 15/02038 (2013.01); E04F 15/105 (2013.01); B32B 2260/02 (2013.01); B32B 2260/046 (2013.01); B32B 2264/10 (2013.01); B32B 2307/51 (2013.01); B32B 2307/536 (2013.01); B32B 2307/54 (2013.01); B32B 2307/732 (2013.01); B32B 2419/04 (2013.01); B32B 2471/00 (2013.01); E04F 2201/023 (2013.01); E04F 2201/043 (2013.01);
Abstract
A floor element for forming a floor covering, the floor element comprising a decorative layer comprising a ceramic material, an intermediate layer comprising a resin material, and a support layer arranged below the decorative layer, wherein the support layer comprises edges provided with coupling elements configured to realize a mechanical coupling with coupling elements of an adjacent floor element and wherein the resin material comprises a modulus of elasticity greater than 0.1 GPa, preferably greater than 0.5 GPa, even more preferably greater than 1 GPa.