Mineral fiber based ceiling tile
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Mar 6, 2018
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Apr 27, 2016
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Abstract
An acoustical tile having a wet laid mineral fiber basemat, a non-woven porous fiberglass veil adhered to the basemat and covered with a light reflecting air permeable coating, at least 90% of the weight of the basemat comprising mineral wool and binder, a weight of the binder being less than 1/11 of the weight of the mineral fiber, the basemat having a density of between about 11.4 and about 14.2 lbs/cubic foot, the mineral fiber having an average diameter of between 4.5 and 8.3 microns, the composite of the basemat, veil and coating exhibiting good NRC and CAC performance values.
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- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
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Patent Owner | Address | |
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USG INTERIORS LLC | 550 WEST ADAMS STREET #189 CHICAGO IL 60661-3676 |
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- 2016 Application Filing Year
- E04B Class
- 1179 Applications Filed
- 842 Patents Issued To-Date
- 71.42 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Brown, Martin W | Gurnee, US | 11 | 167 |
# of filed Patents : 11 Total Citations : 167 | |||
Frank, William A | Lake Villa, US | 20 | 614 |
# of filed Patents : 20 Total Citations : 614 | |||
Langdon, Matthew T | Cloquet, US | 1 | 10 |
# of filed Patents : 1 Total Citations : 10 | |||
Luan, Wenqi | Kildeer, US | 13 | 180 |
# of filed Patents : 13 Total Citations : 180 |
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- E04B Class
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