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Patent No.:

US 9303354 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016

Filed:

Dec. 31, 2013

Linoleum flooring

Applicant:

Armstrong World Industries, Inc., Lancaster, PA (US);

Inventors:

Jeffrey S. Ross, Lancaster, PA (US);

Dong Tian, Lancaster, PA (US);

Larry W. Leininger, Akron, PA (US);

Bennett E. Wallick, Strasburg, PA (US);

Assignee:

AWI Licensing Company, Wilmington, DE (US);

Attorney:

Christina W. Geerlof

Primary Examiner:

Daniel McNally

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 37/12 (2006.01); D06N 1/00 (2006.01); B32B 7/00 (2006.01); B32B 7/02 (2006.01); B32B 7/04 (2006.01); B32B 7/12 (2006.01); B32B 9/00 (2006.01); B32B 9/02 (2006.01); B32B 9/04 (2006.01); B32B 19/00 (2006.01); B32B 21/00 (2006.01); B32B 21/02 (2006.01); B32B 27/00 (2006.01); B32B 27/06 (2006.01); B32B 27/08 (2006.01); B32B 27/28 (2006.01); B32B 27/36 (2006.01); B44C 5/00 (2006.01); B32B 38/00 (2006.01); E04F 15/10 (2006.01); E04F 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06N 1/00 (2013.01); B32B 7/00 (2013.01); B32B 7/02 (2013.01); B32B 7/04 (2013.01); B32B 7/12 (2013.01); B32B 9/00 (2013.01); B32B 9/02 (2013.01); B32B 9/04 (2013.01); B32B 9/045 (2013.01); B32B 19/00 (2013.01); B32B 21/00 (2013.01); B32B 21/02 (2013.01); B32B 27/00 (2013.01); B32B 27/06 (2013.01); B32B 27/08 (2013.01); B32B 27/28 (2013.01); B32B 27/36 (2013.01); B32B 37/12 (2013.01); B32B 38/0036 (2013.01); B44C 5/00 (2013.01); B32B 2037/1253 (2013.01); B32B 2307/7163 (2013.01); B32B 2451/00 (2013.01); B32B 2471/00 (2013.01); E04F 15/107 (2013.01); E04F 15/163 (2013.01); Y10T 156/10 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24802 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24868 (2015.01);
Abstract

A linoleum flooring product in one embodiment includes a linoleum substrate and a printed wear layer comprising a decorative indicia. The printed wear layer includes a wear layer and an ink print layer. The linoleum substrate may include a base linoleum layer applied on a backing material, and in some embodiments further includes a visual linoleum layer formed on top of the base linoleum layer. The printed wear layer may be adhesively bonded onto the linoleum substrate. In one embodiment, an ultraviolet curable adhesive may be used. A related method for forming the linoleum flooring product is also provided.

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