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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:
May. 22, 1984
Filed:
Jul. 29, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
William J Kauffman, Lititz, PA (US);
Ralph W Wright, Lancaster, PA (US);
Assignee:
Armstrong World Industries, Inc., Lancaster, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ; B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428172 ; 428201 ; 428204 ; 428206 ; 428207 ; 428327 ;
Abstract
A decorative laminate and method of manufacture therefor are provided wherein the laminate has a differential texture and a differential gloss wherein the textured regions contain PVC resin particles and have a lower gloss than adjoining regions without PVC resin particles. The decorative article is useful as a floor covering.