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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:
Jul. 11, 1989
Filed:
Aug. 11, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard H Balmer, Manheim, PA (US);
Patricia L Wertz, Lancaster, PA (US);
Assignee:
Armstrong World Industries, Inc., Lancaster, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
427265 ; 427282 ;
Abstract
A surface covering product and method of making the same wherien the product comprises a substrate material, an impervious coating upon said material with a decorative design as part of the impervious coating, and, raised transparent or slightly translucent elements printed upon said coating. The raised elements are formed as dot-shaped transparent elements and comprise a thixotropic plastic. An opaque material surrounds the raised elements and the decorative design can be seen only through the raised elements.