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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2000
Richard C. MacQueen, Phillipsburg, NJ (US);
Loyd J. Burcham, Horsham, PA (US);
Anthony A. Parker, Newtown, PA (US);
Deborah A. Sciangola, Glenmoore, PA (US);
Congoleum Corporation, Trenton, NY (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment the present invention provides a coated substrate comprising a substrate, a radiation-cured coating on at least a portion of the substrate, wherein the coating comprises an inherent macroscopic texture. In another embodiment, the present invention provides a pre-cured coating mixture comprising a radiation-curable resin and an initiator, wherein the radiation-curable resin and the initiator form a pre-cured coating mixture capable of forming a macroscopic texture upon application of the mixture on a substrate. In another embodiment the present invention provides a pre-cured coating mixture comprising a radiation-curable resin, an initiator, and texture-producing particles having an effective size to provide a macroscopic texture upon application of the mixture on a substrate. In another embodiment, the present invention provides a coated substrate comprising a substrate and a radiation-cured coating on at least a portion of the substrate, wherein the coating comprises an inherent macroscopic texture. In addition, the present invention provides a process for making a coating on a substrate, comprising the steps of distributing a pre-cured coating mixture comprising a radiation-curable resin and an initiator over at least a portion of a substrate to form a pre-cured coating having a macroscopic texture, and radiation-curing the pre-cured coating to form a radiation-cured coating having the macroscopic texture.