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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:
Oct. 12, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bruce E. Newbrough, Tarentum, PA (US);
Seth Pevarnik, Greensburg, PA (US);
Assignee:
Ardex, L.P., Aliquippa, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04B 5/00 ; E04F 1/512 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04B 5/00 ; E04F 1/512 ;
Abstract
A floor includes a substrate and an image, with the image being visible from above the floor. The image is formed on a carrier sheet that is embedded within a coating disposed upon an upper surface of the substrate. The coating is substantially translucent and is highly durable. The carrier sheet becomes substantially invisible when embedded in the coating such that the image remains visible from above the floor and appears to be embedded therein. An associated method is also disclosed.