Surface covering having gloss in-register and method of making

Details Surface covering having gloss in-register and method of making Surface covering having gloss in-register and method of making

2005-05-10

2005-05-10

Dye, Rena (Department: 1774)

Stock material or miscellaneous articles

Structurally defined web or sheet

Discontinuous or differential coating, impregnation or bond

C428S076000, C428S206000, C428S207000, C428S542200, C428S908800

Reexamination Certificate

active

06890625

ABSTRACT:
Surface covering components that include a topcoat layer with different gloss levels in various regions on the top coat layer, and methods of manufacturing such surface covering components, are disclosed. The surface covering components include a coating layer that includes regions that have a relatively higher gloss, and regions with a relatively lower gloss. The differential gloss is provided by coating a substrate with a UV-curable coating composition, subjecting a first region of the surface coating to polymerization under a first set of conditions, and subjecting a second region of the surface coating to polymerization under a second set of conditions. The UV-curable coating compositions include UV-curable components and one or more flatting agents. The different polymerization conditions involve applying various photoinitiators, thermal initiators and/or cure altering agents to some regions of the coated substrate, and not applying these components to other regions of the substrate. The components are applied in the form of a pattern. Regions in contact with these components are cured at different rates in one step or in different steps, for example, sequential UV and EB irradiation or UV irradiation at different wavelengths and/or exposure times. The resulting surface coverings and surface covering substrates have differential gloss in register with the printed and/or sprayed patterns.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3929929 (1975-12-01), Kuehn
patent: 3943080 (1976-03-01), Wismer et al.
patent: 3948839 (1976-04-01), DeVries
patent: 4034017 (1977-07-01), Chang et al.
patent: 4070497 (1978-01-01), Wismer et al.
patent: 4076567 (1978-02-01), Yoshikawa et al.
patent: 4169167 (1979-09-01), McDowell
patent: 4214028 (1980-07-01), Shortway et al.
patent: 4257834 (1981-03-01), Iida et al.
patent: 4263051 (1981-04-01), Crawford et al.
patent: 4273819 (1981-06-01), Schmidle et al.
patent: 4309452 (1982-01-01), Sachs
patent: 4313969 (1982-02-01), Matthews et al.
patent: 4393187 (1983-07-01), Boba et al.
patent: 4456643 (1984-06-01), Colyer
patent: 4491616 (1985-01-01), Schmidle et al.
patent: 4617222 (1986-10-01), Courtoy et al.
patent: 4689259 (1987-08-01), Miller et al.
patent: 4781987 (1988-11-01), Bolgiano et al.
patent: 4855165 (1989-08-01), Bolgiano et al.
patent: RE33069 (1989-09-01), Courtoy et al.
patent: 4983443 (1991-01-01), Balmer et al.
patent: 5003026 (1991-03-01), Ehrhart et al.
patent: RE33599 (1991-05-01), Courtoy et al.
patent: 5091211 (1992-02-01), Richard
patent: 5407708 (1995-04-01), Lovin et al.
patent: 5441563 (1995-08-01), Sideman et al.
patent: 5562951 (1996-10-01), Kamen
patent: 5643677 (1997-07-01), Feifer et al.
patent: 5663003 (1997-09-01), Ehrhart et al.
patent: 5719227 (1998-02-01), Rosenberry et al.
patent: 5830937 (1998-11-01), Shalov et al.
patent: 5843576 (1998-12-01), Rosenberry et al.
patent: 5985416 (1999-11-01), Sherman et al.
patent: 6110315 (2000-08-01), Keding
patent: 6130270 (2000-10-01), Ukon et al.
patent: 6333076 (2001-12-01), Sigel et al.
patent: 0 947 254 (1999-10-01), None
patent: 1 072 659 (2001-01-01), None

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Surface covering having gloss in-register and method of making does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Surface covering having gloss in-register and method of making, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Surface covering having gloss in-register and method of making will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3408467