James R Tshudy

US Patent:

46892591, Aug 25, 1987

Filed:

Aug 23, 1984

Appl. No.:

6/643536

Inventors:

Jesse D. Miller - Lancaster PA
James A. Tshudy - Ephrata PA
Ralph E. Unruh - Denver PA

Assignee:

Armstrong World Industries, Inc. - Lancaster PA

International Classification:

B32B 516
B32B 326

US Classification:

428142

Abstract:

A decorative floor covering in tile form has a design printed on its upper surface. Particles are positioned on the upper surface of the tile with at least some of the particles being placed on the tile surface in register with the design printed on the tile surface. A cured wear layer overlies both the particle and the plastic base, whereby the wear layer surface in the areas containing particles and in the areas not containing particles will be of different gloss characteristics. The process requires the sprinkling of particles over an adhesive coated surface to retain the particles in registration with a printed design on the tile surface.

US Patent:

45045232, Mar 12, 1985

Filed:

Jun 13, 1983

Appl. No.:

6/503423

Inventors:

Jesse D. Miller - Lancaster PA
James A. Tshudy - Ephrata PA
Ralph E. Unruh - Denver PA

Assignee:

Armstrong World Industries, Inc. - Lancaster PA

International Classification:

B32B 300
B32B 516

US Classification:

427197

Abstract:

A decorative plastic floor tile composed of a decorative plastic base having a plurality of elements positioned on the base with a clear or translucent wear layer overlying the elements and the base. The base has raised and depressed areas. The elements comprise particles, preferably inorganic and rounded, and these are embedded in a plastic matrix which is placed only on the raised areas of the base. The particles are distributed throughout the matrix in a single layer of particles with the particles protruding from the matrix but being below the upper most level of the wear layer.

US Patent:

44181094, Nov 29, 1983

Filed:

Mar 29, 1982

Appl. No.:

6/362645

Inventors:

Jesse D. Miller - Lancaster PA
James A. Tshudy - Ephrata PA
Ralph E. Unruh - Denver PA

Assignee:

Armstrong World Industries, Inc. - Lancaster PA

International Classification:

B32B 300
B32B 516

US Classification:

428142

Abstract:

A decorative plastic floor tile composed of a decorative plastic base having a plurality of elements positioned on the base with a clear or translucent wear layer overlying the elements and the base. The base has raised and depressed areas. The elements comprise particles, preferably inorganic and rounded, and these are embedded in a plastic matrix which is placed only on the raised areas of the base. The particles are distributed throughout the matrix in a single layer of particles with the particles protruding from the matrix but being below the upper most level of the wear layer.

US Patent:

41973445, Apr 8, 1980

Filed:

Jul 6, 1978

Appl. No.:

5/922308

Inventors:

James A. Tshudy - Ephrata PA

Assignee:

Armstrong Cork Company - Lancaster PA

International Classification:

B05D 306

US Classification:

428212

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for reducing the surface gloss of a coating are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises moving in a continuous manner a material which is to be coated, applying at least one coating composition on the material, impinging the surface of the coating composition with a fluid, partially curing the coating composition by radiation, removing any remaining fluid from the surface of the coating composition, and completing the cure of the coating composition.

US Patent:

41294165, Dec 12, 1978

Filed:

Jun 28, 1977

Appl. No.:

5/810852

Inventors:

Roxanne L. Bennett - Mountville PA
James A. Tshudy - Ephrata PA

Assignee:

Armstrong Cork Company - Lancaster PA

International Classification:

B05D 500
D06M 316

US Classification:

8115

Abstract:

The longitudinal contraction of fibers of nylon in textile fabrics is caused by the application of a nylon textile fabric contracting agent. The agent comprises a mixture of ammonium or a metal nitrate; an acid selected from the group inorganic acid, organic carboxylic acid, sulfonic acid, and mixtures thereof; and a halo, carbocyclic aryl, carbocyclic aryloxy or alkoxy substituted aliphatic alcohol. The textile fabric is treated with the contracting agent and heated to a temperature of from about 200. degree. F. to about 400. degree. F. , to initiate a longitudinal contraction of the treated portions of the nylon fabric. After removal of substantially all of the textile fabric treating agent, the textile fabric is dried, thereby completing the longitudinal contraction.