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William J. Kauffman
Also filed as: KAUFFMAN WILLIAM J
48 granted patents·9 pending applications·743 citations·filing 1974–2023
98Inventor score
Files withARMSTRONG WORLD IND INC17AWI LICENSING CO16ARMSTRONG CORK CO11KAUFFMAN WILLIAM J4ARMSTRONG CORK2
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57 records- 0196US6599599B1Underlayment composite and associated flooring installation systemAWI LICENSING CO·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 29, 2003·82 cites·24 claims
- 0295US6586066B1Preglued underlayment composite and associated flooring installation systemAWI LICENSING CO·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 1, 2003·50 cites·26 claims
- 0394US6673177B2Method of installing a floor covering underlayment composite over a subfloorARMSTRONG WORLD IND INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 6, 2004·54 cites·7 claims
- 0490US5080944AHybrid floor coveringARMSTRONG WORLD IND INC·Filed 1989·Granted Jan 14, 1992·47 cites·22 claims
- 0589US4699820ADecorative materials comprising crinkled chipsARMSTRONG WORLD IND INC·Filed 1986·Granted Oct 13, 1987·45 cites·18 claims
- 0688US4530856AMethod for making decorative laminateARMSTRONG WORLD IND INC·Filed 1984·Granted Jul 23, 1985·31 cites·18 claims
- 0785US4599264ADecorative laminateARMSTRONG WORLD IND INC·Filed 1984·Granted Jul 8, 1986·40 cites·20 claims
- 0884US9518198B1Materials based on drying oilsKAUFFMAN WILLIAM J·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 13, 2016·2 cites·26 claims
- 0981US4950500AMethod for making a decorative laminateARMSTRONG WORLD IND INC·Filed 1984·Granted Aug 21, 1990·22 cites·10 claims
- 1080US7527852B2Surface covering having gloss-in-registerAWI LICENSING CO·Filed 2006·Granted May 5, 2009·8 cites·22 claims
- 1180US6908585B2Pigmented radiation cured wear layerAWI LICENSING CO·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 21, 2005·18 cites·25 claims
- 1280US4450194ADecorative laminateARMSTRONG WORLD IND INC·Filed 1982·Granted May 22, 1984·32 cites·32 claims
- 1379US7276265B2Method of making a surface covering having gloss-in-registerAWI LICENSING CO·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 2, 2007·13 cites·23 claims
- 1479US6911263B2PET wear layer/sol gel top coat layer compositesAWI LICENSING CO·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 28, 2005·13 cites·36 claims
- 1577US6890625B2Surface covering having gloss in-register and method of makingAWI LICENSING CO·Filed 2001·Granted May 10, 2005·12 cites·36 claims
- 1677US6613256B2Mechanical embossing texture differentiation between chemically restricted areas and non-restricted areasAWI LICENSING CO·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 2, 2003·13 cites·36 claims
- 1775US6908663B1Pigmented radiation cured wear layerAWI LICENSING CO·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 21, 2005·14 cites·6 claims
- 1875US4605584ADecorative materials comprising crinkled chipsARMSTRONG WORLD IND INC·Filed 1984·Granted Aug 12, 1986·28 cites·15 claims
- 1973US7195812B2Surface covering having gloss-in-registerAWI LICENSING CO·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 27, 2007·11 cites·19 claims
- 2068US10947406B2Materials based on drying oilsKAUFFMAN WILLIAM J·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 16, 2021·0 cites·19 claims
- 2167US10875971B2Materials based on drying oilsKAUFFMAN WILLIAM J·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 29, 2020·0 cites·27 claims
- 2266US4384904AProcess of forming an embossed surface covering having a wear layer attached uniformly theretoARMSTRONG WORLD IND INC·Filed 1981·Granted May 24, 1983·19 cites·23 claims
- 2365US2024308171A1Drying Oil Interlocking LayerLEWICKI JR WALTER J·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 2462US5256465ATension floor covering having enhanced embossing and durabilityARMSTRONG WORLD IND INC·Filed 1990·Granted Oct 26, 1993·22 cites·7 claims
- 2561US6511926B1Sheets flooring product and methodAWI LICENSING CO·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 28, 2003·28 cites·7 claims
- 2661US2008305311A1Coated free-standing filmWATTS JR FRANK·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 2760US7022272B2Mechanical embossing texture differentiation between chemically restricted areas and non-restricted areasAWI LICENSING CO·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 4, 2006·3 cites·30 claims
- 2859US5082708ATension floor covering with reinforcing layerARMSTRONG WORLD IND INC·Filed 1989·Granted Jan 21, 1992·19 cites·45 claims
- 2959US4025469ANovel catalyst system for trimerization organic isocyanatesARMSTRONG CORK CO·Filed 1976·Granted May 24, 1977·10 cites·15 claims
- 3058US5188874AHybrid floor coveringARMSTRONG WORLD IND INC·Filed 1991·Granted Feb 23, 1993·22 cites·25 claims
- 3156US9546126B2Natural based branched compositionsARMSTRONG WORLD IND INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 17, 2017·0 cites·17 claims
- 3256US6902823B2Moisture-sink layer for decorative surface coveringsAWI LICENSING CO·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 7, 2005·4 cites·31 claims
- 3356US4193957AProcess for forming a surface covering having decorative effectsARMSTRONG CORK·Filed 1978·Granted Mar 18, 1980·7 cites·6 claims
- 3456US3962188ALinear polyesters based on phenylisocyanurate and processes for preparing sameARMSTRONG CORK CO·Filed 1974·Granted Jun 8, 1976·8 cites·3 claims
- 3555US7390554B2Moisture-sink layer, composition and multi-layered articleAWI LICENSING CO·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 24, 2008·1 cites·22 claims
- 3654US2005227056A1PET wear layer/sol gel top coat layer compositesKAUFFMAN WILLIAM J·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 3753US3962191ALinear isocyanurate polyesters and processes for preparing sameARMSTRONG CORK CO·Filed 1974·Granted Jun 8, 1976·7 cites·3 claims
- 3852US2004129365A1Method of installing a floor covering underlayment composite over a subfloorARMSTRONG WORLD IND INC·Filed 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 3951US2004219334A1Surface covering having differential gloss in-register and method of makingFiled 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 4050US3985748AIsocyanurate compoundsARMSTRONG CORK CO·Filed 1974·Granted Oct 12, 1976·2 cites·2 claims
- 4150US3957778AIsocyanurate compounds and preparative processesARMSTRONG CORK CO·Filed 1974·Granted May 18, 1976·2 cites·4 claims
- 4249US4588545AProcess of forming an embossed surface covering having a wear layer attached uniformly theretoARMSTRONG WORLD IND INC·Filed 1981·Granted May 13, 1986·11 cites·21 claims
- 4349US4085268ADisubstituted s-triazinesARMSTRONG CORK CO·Filed 1976·Granted Apr 18, 1978·2 cites·3 claims
- 4448US4258085AProcess of forming an embossed surface coveringARMSTRONG CORK CO·Filed 1978·Granted Mar 24, 1981·5 cites·8 claims
- 4548US4230759AProcess of forming an embossed surface coveringARMSTRONG CORK CO·Filed 1978·Granted Oct 28, 1980·17 cites·10 claims
- 4648US2008167182A1Moisture-sink layer for decorative surface coveringsANSPACH KEAN M·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4745US7101606B2Mechanical embossing texture differentiation between chemically restricted areas and non-restricted areasAWI LICENSING CO·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 5, 2006·0 cites·10 claims
- 4845US4198448AProcess of forming an embossed surface coveringARMSTRONG CORK·Filed 1978·Granted Apr 15, 1980·7 cites·6 claims
- 4942US2005069681A1Pigmented radiation cured wear layerFiled 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 5042US2004197515A1Tile having a non-directional visual appearanceFiled 2003·Application pending·0 cites
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