Patents
US 8712226 B2: Plastic floor-wall transition methods, materials, and apparatus
- Granted
- 2014-04-29
- Filed
- 2010-12-10 application 12965772
- Type
- Utility · 6 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A method of flooring installation includes positioning a welding tip having a v-shaped plastic welding rod therein adjacent to a v-shaped joint formed between plastic flooring and plastic trim and heating the flooring, trim, and welding rod to flow the welding rod into the v-shaped joint to form a plastic weld bead and seal the joint. A welding tip and a welding rod are also disclosed.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg140429.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscoda Plastics, Inc. 1 patents | US company or organization | Oscoda, MI | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Lee | Grayling, MI | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Darren Taylor | Grayling, MI | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B29C | Shaping or joining of plastics; shaping of material in a plastic state, not otherwise provided for; after-treatment of the shaped products, e.g. repairing | B29C65/12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A47G | Household or table equipment | A47G27/0437 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B05C | Apparatus for applying fluent materials to surfaces, in general | B05C17/00526 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B32B | Layered products, i.e. products built-up of strata of flat or non-flat, e.g. cellular or honeycomb, form | B32B27/30 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| E04F | Finishing work on buildings, e.g. stairs, floors | E04F15/02005 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B29L | Indexing scheme associated with subclass b29c, relating to particular articles | B29L2031/732 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y10T | Technical subjects covered by former us classification | Y10T428/2973 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-02 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HOLCIM TECHNOLOGY LTD signed 2025-06-01 | AMRIZE TECHNOLOGY SWITZERLAND LLC ZUG | 72795/851 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2024-03-15 | Correction Entity conversion | OSCODA PLASTICS, INC. signed 2023-03-30 | OSCODA PLASTICS, LLC SAGINAW, MI | 66909/201 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2024-03-15 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HOLCIM SOLUTIONS AND PRODUCTS US, LLC signed 2024-03-12 | HOLCIM TECHNOLOGY LTD ZUG | 66785/334 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2024-03-15 | Merger Merger | OSCODA PLASTICS, LLC signed 2023-03-31 | HOLCIM SOLUTIONS AND PRODUCTS US, LLC NASHVILLE, TN | 66783/5 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2024-03-06 | Merger Merger | DURO-LAST, LLC signed 2023-03-31 | HOLCIM SOLUTIONS AND PRODUCTS US, LLC NASHVILLE, TN | 66671/85 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2011-01-20 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | LEE, JEREMY R. signed 2010-12-21 TAYLOR, DARREN signed 2010-12-21 | OSCODA PLASTICS, INC. OSCODA, MI | 25666/550 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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