Paul V Welch

US Patent:

20130095289, Apr 18, 2013

Filed:

Oct 17, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/274868

Inventors:

Randy A. FRIEDEL - Willow Street PA, US
Edwin George MILOVICH - Lebanon PA, US
Gregory R. LOVELL - Lancaster PA, US
Paul H. WELCH - Flowood MS, US

Assignee:

ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC. - Lancaster PA

International Classification:

B32B 3/30
B29C 39/12
B32B 3/00
B29C 47/36

US Classification:

428141, 425209, 264245, 428156

Abstract:

Disclosed is a materials handling system, a patterned product, and process of fabricating a patterned product. The materials handling system includes an agitation portion having one or more agitators, the agitators arranged and disposed to mix colored particles into a substantially uniform distribution. A processing portion includes a receiving portion arranged and disposed to receive the substantially uniform distribution of the colored particles to form a product with a predetermined pattern. The predetermined pattern is a long-grained, striated or jaspe-grained color pattern. The process includes fabricating a product having such a predetermined pattern. The predetermined pattern is through-patterned as to include colors and textures distributed uniformly throughout the thickness of the product.