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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2000
Ralph W. Wright, Jr., Lancaster, PA (US);
Gary A. Sigel, Millersville, PA (US);
Jennifer W. Sager, Salunga, PA (US);
William J. Kauffman, Manheim, PA (US);
Ralph W. Wright, Jr., Lancaster, PA (US);
Gary A. Sigel, Millersville, PA (US);
Jennifer W. Sager, Salunga, PA (US);
William J. Kauffman, Manheim, PA (US);
AWI Licensing Company, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A method and composition for providing a colored high performance wear surface for floor coverings is disclosed. Specifically, the floor covering includes a substrate and a high performance layer comprising a radiation cured pigmented composition. The exposed surface of the floor covering has a stain resistance of less than about 150 Delta E units. A pigmented high performance wear layer can be added in register with a printed design on the substrate or in register with an embossed texture of the substrate. Additionally, a high performance topcoat wear layer may be added. The pigmented high performance layer may include a nacreous pigment.