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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 1981
Filed:
Aug. 07, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
Vincent P Herron, Lancaster, PA (US);
Jay D Shenk, Lancaster, PA (US);
Assignee:
Armstrong Cork Company, Lancaster, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
156 84 ; 52144 ; 52145 ; 156 85 ; 156219 ; 181284 ; 181291 ; 181292 ; 181293 ; 181294 ; 181296 ; 264230 ; 264293 ; 2643 / ;
Abstract
A method for producing an acoustical ceiling tile or panel faced with a distortion free decorative thin plastic film is accomplished by first embossing the acoustical base to form a picture frame surrounding a recessed area, stretching the thin decorative plastic film over the picture frame portion and adhesively securing the film to the side and/or back of the acoustical base and subsequenytly heat shrinking the film to produce a distortion free decorative surface.