Method and apparatus for manufacturing laminate floor panels comprising a core containing wood/plastic composite, as well as such panels

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8956714
APP PUB NO 20100055420A1
SERIAL NO

12594989

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The invention relates to a method of manufacturing laminate floor panels comprising at least a core containing wood/plastic composite (WPC) and a top layer of laminate. It includes the step of providing a granulate of WPC in which natural fibers are encapsulated in polymer plastics. There is provided a layer of granulate which is melted. The melted layer is pressed for forming the core of the panels. The top laminate is attached onto the core to form a sheet (S), and the sheet is finished to form one or more panels. The laminate panel comprises a core made of WPC, a basic layer melted to the core and a top laminate comprising at least one paper layer impregnated with impregnation material, such as melamine resin, and being attached to the basic layer through this impregnation material, or a plastic layer melted to a glass fiber basic layer.

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UNILIN BVOOIGEMSTRAAT 3 WIELSBEKE 8710

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Vermeulen, Bruno Paul Louis Aldeneik-Maaseik, BE 31 858

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