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Floor covering with inorganic wear layer

US5077112A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 12, 1990
Grant dateDec 31, 1991
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Expiry dateApr 12, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/31678
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A floor covering is a laminate including a hard inorganic wear layer deposited on a support, preferably by a reduced pressure environment technique such as ion assisted physical vapor deposition. The support may be selected from metal foils, films or sheets and plastics, rubbers or mineral/binder systems. The preferred support materials include stainless steel and polyester sheet molding compound.

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