49 results about "Engineered stone" patented technology

A shower pan includes a draining base portion that drains to an orifice. The draining base portion includes a support structure for supporting a slab floor member (for example, a single piece of granite, marble, or engineered stone) above the orifice such that a planar upper surface of the floor member has a slight tilt. The pan is installed such that the tilt is toward a shower head. The shower enclosure is finished by cladding the enclosure walls with a finishing material (for example, granite, marble or engineered stone) such that the finishing material extends down into the pan. The floor member is placed on the support structure such that water from the shower head that falls on the floor member runs off one or more edges of the floor member and is conducted to the orifice under the floor member by a draining portion of the draining base portion.

A cementitious composite product that can function as a substitute for stone and solid surface materials, such as granite, marble, and engineered stone is provided. Furthermore methods for manufacturing the cementitious composite product using an extrudable cementitious composition that can be extruded or otherwise shaped into stone-like building products that can be used as a substitute for many known stone products is disclosed. In one embodiment, the cementitious composite products can be manufactured more cheaply to be as tough or tougher and more durable than stone and solid surface materials.

The present invention relates to an engineered stone composite produced from a mineral aggregate, a synthetic resin and a binder using compression and vibration to obtain a high strength mineral composite with a high mineral content and a method for its preparation.

An engineered stone production plant includes a vacuum vibration press (“VVP”) suspended above the ground, so that a conveyor belt and / or returning empty trays or molds from a curing oven to a mixing station can pass beneath the VVP. Rigid, self-supporting trays or molds can convey slabs through the plant on rollers, which allow independent horizontal movement of the slabs during spreading and coloring / veining of the slab mixture. Embodiments include air levitation for transporting slabs into and out of the VVP. The curing oven can be air-heated. The pressing plate can be sealed with the tray or mold by walls that extend downwardly from the press plate over a flexible covering sheet, by a gasket surrounding the pressing plate, or by an angle strip surrounding the slab mixture. In embodiments, the slab size can be changed by exchanging elastomeric mold walls, or by exchanging molds and pressing platens.

A wall panel may have a veneer layer, a middle layer made from magnesium oxide and an insulation layer made from a two-part rigid urethane pour foam. The insulation layer maybe chemically bonded to the middle layer. The veneer layer may include a poured substrate made from polyurethane or plastic. The veneer layer may further include aesthetic elements embedded in and bonded to the poured substrate. The aesthetic elements may include one or more of brick, ceramic tile, porcelain tile, natural stone, engineered stone, wood, ceramic, plastic, or vinyl. A finished surface of the aesthetic elements may extend above a top surface of the poured substrate. The poured substrate may include sand causing the top surface of the poured substrate to have an appearance of mortar.

The invention relates to the field of a construction material, namely artificial synthetic stone, in particular to a production method of a jade type macadam polymerization plate. The conversion and utilization of the jade type macadam are improved, and the steps are as follows: 1. surface layer processing steps: a. preparing a surface layer material; b. configuring a surface layer; c. filling a gap, and forming a jade type macadam surface layer; 2. substrate preparation steps: d. preparing materials; e. distributing materials, and forming substrate bed of materials; or directly distributing materials with a mixture for filling the gap, and forming the substrate bed of materials; or selecting and placing a glass plate or an aluminum-made perforated plate on the surface layer of the jade type macadam directly; 3. composite molding step; and 4.finished product processing. The invention has the advantages that the technical process is reasonable, a way of changing wastes into valuables for the jade type macadam is provided, the appreciation performance of the jade type macadam and the recreational performance of the mineral grain is utilized effectively and is beneficial to the technology upgrading of synthetic engineered stone into a recreational type product, and compared with the prior composite board, the jade type macadam polymerization plate has a wider practicability; and the polymerization plate has good wear resistance and better artistry, and the current price on market is low.

The present invention relates to an essentially isotropic slab of engineered stone, said slab having a thickness of about 2 mm to about 10 mm and preferably a width of about 0.2 m to about 3.0 m, wherein said slab is made from a composite material comprising about 50 to about 95 wt. % of solid filler and about 5 to about 50 wt. % of a thermoplastic binder, based on the total weight of the essentially isotropic slab, wherein the essentially isotropic slab has a warpage of less than about 1 mm / m. The present invention also relates to a process for manufacturing an essentially isotropic slab of engineered stone.

The invention discloses an artificial engineered stone waste residue filling polymer composite. The composite comprises 100 parts of a polymer base material and 0.05-80 parts of artificial engineeredstone calcium carbonate waste residues. The preparing method of the polymer composite includes the following steps of firstly, adding the artificial engineered stone calcium carbonate waste residues into a high-speed pulverizer to be superfine pulverized; secondly, mixing and stirring a polymer with the artificial engineered stone calcium carbonate waste residue powder according to a certain ratiothrough a high-speed mixer for 10-20 minutes; thirdly, extruding and granulating the mixture through a twin-screw extruder, and conducting injection molding through an injection molding machine to obtain a required product. The composite has the advantages that by enhancing the interfacial acting force between the filler and the base material, the polymer composite has excellent comprehensive performance, the production cost of the polymer composite is effectively reduced, and environmental pollution is avoided.

Methods and compositions are disclosed for quickly creating durable surface marks and / or decorations on substrates including metal, glass, ceramic, porcelain, natural and engineered stone, as well as plastics, polymer composites and other organic materials with color, high resolution and high contrast using inkjet technology and laser, NIR diode or UV LED energy. The improved methods and compositions are based on established and emerging sub-micron and nanoparticle technology. Most properties of nanoparticles are size dependent and do not become apparent until the particle size has been reduced to the nanometer scale. Examples of such properties include increased specific surface area, facilitating the absorption and / or scattering of visible light and laser, NIR diode or UV LED energy and the decreased melting point of such materials when their particle size is reduced to the nanometer scale. Improved results such as smoothness and durability are obtained by using nanoparticles of silica, pigments and other materials in such marking processes.

A seamless undermount stainless steel sink system includes a solid countertop constructed of granite, marble, quartz stone, quartzite, porcelain, glass, engineered stone, multi-layered and / or composite materials, and having a sink mounting aperture defining an inner periphery disposed therethrough. The system also includes a stainless steel sink having a sidewall with a rimless upper edge defining an outer periphery therearound. A mounting assembly is attached to a portion of the stainless steel sink at a predetermined mounting depth below the rimless upper edge, and an interface is formed between the stainless steel sink and the solid countertop. A sealing assembly is disposed in the interface between the rimless upper edge of the stainless steel sink and the solid countertop to prevent water, food, or other debris from getting in between the stainless steel sink and the solid countertop.

A vacuum vibration press manufactures engineered stone slabs that are equal or superior in appearance and physical properties to slabs manufactured using a conventional Breton press, while weighing less, costing less to manufacture, providing shorter press cycle times, requiring less resin, and consuming less energy. In addition to providing a vibration device above the slab, the press also includes a second vibration device below the slab, which replaces the massive inertial base of a Breton press. The vibration devices can have different frequencies, amplitudes, and / or vibration axes. The press can be completely enclosed within a vacuum chamber, and vibrationally isolated from surrounding structures. In embodiments, volume reduction blocks reduce the volume to be evacuated. Embodiments use screw jacks and springs or air bags to provide controlled pressing force and precisely uniform slab thickness. Slabs can be inserted and removed on a conveyor belt, or in separate trays on rollers.

A shower pan includes a draining base portion that drains to an orifice. The draining base portion includes a support structure for supporting a slab floor member (for example, a single piece of granite, marble, or engineered stone) above the orifice such that a planar upper surface of the floor member has a slight tilt. The pan is installed such that the tilt is toward a shower head. The shower enclosure is finished by cladding the enclosure walls with a finishing material (for example, granite, marble or engineered stone) such that the finishing material extends down into the pan. The floor member is placed on the support structure such that water from the shower head that falls on the floor member runs off one or more edges of the floor member and is conducted to the orifice under the floor member by a draining portion of the draining base portion.

The invention relates to the field of preparation of building materials, and provides a method for preparing lime from waste artificial engineered stones. The method comprises the following steps: adding a nitric acid solution with the mass concentration of 25%-32% in artificial engineered stone without organic resin, reacting for 40-200 minutes, and then filtering to obtain a first solution and first filter residues, wherein the mass ratio of the waste artificial engineered stones to the nitric acid solution is 1: 37-47.5; adding sodium carbonate solids in the first solution, reacting for 35-150 minutes, and then filtering to obtain a second solution and second filter residues, wherein the mass ratio of the sodium carbonate solids to the artificial engineered stones is 1: 1.64-1.93; and firing the second filter residues at the high temperature of 900-1,100 DEG C for 2-4 hours to obtain finished lime. By the method, resources can be recycled effectively, and the quality of the prepared lime is good. The invention further provides a system for preparing the lime from the waste artificial engineered stones by using the method. The system is simple in structure, and resources can be saved effectively.

This invention provides a moldable engineered stone composition comprising an ethylenically unsaturated acrylic polymer capable of being covalently crosslinked, a mineral particulate, and an ionic crosslinking agent which forms ionic bonds within the syrup of unsaturated acrylic polymer via unreacted acid groups, causing thickening prior to curing and prior to the formation of covalent bonds via the double bonds of the polymer chain. The composition is then capable of being extruded and molded in a press. Articles formed by curing the composition and methods for producing the composition are also disclosed.

The present invention relates to an engineered stone composite produced from a mineral aggregate, a synthetic resin and a binder using compression and vibration to obtain a high strength mineral composite with a high mineral content and a method for its preparation.

A coated particle having a shimmering appearance to an observer contains a refractive particle, a transparent coating on the refractive particle, reflective particles and refractive particles embedded in the coating, with one of the reflective particles or the reflective particles primarily at a surface of the coating. Also an engineered stone has a shimmering appearance due to incorporation of coated particles.

A vacuum vibration press manufactures engineered stone slabs that are equal or superior in appearance and physical properties to slabs manufactured using a conventional Breton press, while weighing less, costing less to manufacture, providing shorter press cycle times, requiring less resin, and consuming less energy. In addition to providing a vibration device above the slab, the press also includes a second vibration device below the slab, which replaces the massive inertial base of a Breton press. The vibration devices can have different frequencies, amplitudes, and / or vibration axes. The press can be completely enclosed within a vacuum chamber, and vibrationally isolated from surrounding structures. In embodiments, volume reduction blocks reduce the volume to be evacuated. Embodiments use screw jacks and springs or air bags to provide controlled pressing force and precisely uniform slab thickness. Slabs can be inserted and removed on a conveyor belt, or in separate trays on rollers.

A wall panel may have a veneer layer, a middle layer made from magnesium oxide and an insulation layer made from a two-part rigid urethane pour foam. The insulation layer maybe chemically bonded to the middle layer. The veneer layer may include a poured substrate made from polyurethane or plastic. The veneer layer may further include aesthetic elements embedded in and bonded to the poured substrate. The aesthetic elements may include one or more of brick, ceramic tile, porcelain tile, natural stone, engineered stone, wood, ceramic, plastic, or vinyl. A finished surface of the aesthetic elements may extend above a top surface of the poured substrate. The poured substrate may include sand causing the top surface of the poured substrate to have an appearance of mortar.

A cementitious composite product that can function as a substitute for stone and solid surface materials, such as granite, marble, and engineered stone is provided. Furthermore methods for manufacturing the cementitious composite product using an extrudable cementitious composition that can be extruded or otherwise shaped into stone-like building products that can be used as a substitute for many known stone products is disclosed. In one embodiment, the cementitious composite products can be manufactured more cheaply to be as tough or tougher and more durable than stone and solid surface materials.

The invention discloses a cellulose hybrid filler reinforced polymer composite material and a preparation method thereof. The material comprises the following raw materials: 100 parts of polymer matrix; 5 parts of compatilizers; and 1-40 parts of engineered stone waste / agricultural and forestry waste hybrid fillers. The preparation method includes the following steps: (1) blending the engineered stone waste and the agricultural and forestry waste, and adding water to prepare an aqueous dispersion; (2) grinding the aqueous dispersion to prepare a micro-nano hybrid filler dispersion; (3) performing suction filtration on the micro-nano hybrid filler solution, drying, and mechanically crushing to obtain micro-nano hybrid filler powder; (4) blending the micro-nano hybrid filler powder with thepolymer and the compatilizers, and stirring; and (5) extruding and granulating the mixture through a machine, and performing injection molding through an injection molding machine to obtain a corresponding product. The method has the advantages of reasonably and effectively realizing high-value utilization, avoiding environmental pollution, effectively solving the problem that cellulose is easy toagglomerate in non-polar polymer, and endowing polymer composite materials with excellent mechanical properties.

Methods and compositions are disclosed for quickly creating durable surface marks and / or decorations on substrates including metal, glass, ceramic, porcelain, natural and engineered stone, as well as plastics, polymer composites and other organic materials with color, high resolution and high contrast using inkjet technology and laser, NIR diode or UV LED energy. The improved methods and compositions are based on established and emerging sub-micron and nanoparticle technology. Most properties of nanoparticles are size dependent and do not become apparent until the particle size has been reduced to the nanometer scale. Examples of such properties include increased specific surface area, facilitating the absorption and / or scattering of visible light and laser, NIR diode or UV LED energy and the decreased melting point of such materials when their particle size is reduced to the nanometer scale. Improved results such as smoothness and durability are obtained by using nanoparticles of silica, pigments and other materials in such marking processes.

An end-cap component for installation on an open end of a countertop includes an end-cap front element, and an end-cap stabilizer, which can be solid rectangular pieces or laminated components. The end-cap component can be made in a right-side, left-side or center-mount configuration, and can be glued together with an adhesive and configured with a polished face of the end-cap front element. Also disclosed is a stabilized end-cap countertop system, including a countertop, with an upper surface element and a front edge; and an end-cap component. The system is suitable for manufacturing in stone materials, including engineered quartz, using lighter-weight parts, resulting in improved precision and efficiency of manufacturing and installation.

A coated decorative refractive particle contains a transparent coating and either reflective particles or refractive particles embedded in the coating. Also an engineered stone contains such coated decorative particles.

The invention discloses natural-cross-texture engineered stone and a preparation method thereof. When the total mass of the natural-cross-texture engineered stone is counted as 100%, the raw materialsof the natural-cross-texture engineered stone comprise, 44-47% of dolomite 90-mesh sand, 46-49% of modified calcium carbonate powder, 6.3-6.6% of unsaturated polyester resin, 0.45-0.49% of mixed pigment, 0.08-0.1% of a curing agent and 0.008-0.01% of an accelerator. The preparation method comprises the steps: dividing pressed square materials into a plurality of blocks of different sizes, performing slurry spraying or other coloring modes on the surface, then putting the processed blocks back into moulds, and performing secondary press so as to obtain the engineered stone variety with cross textures close to natural textures. The quality of the engineered stone is ensured through optimization of process parameters of two pressing, and the varieties of engineered stone patterns are enriched greatly.

The invention relates to the technical field of engineered stone production and machining and particularly discloses a multi-angle plate toppling machine for engineered stone production. A rotary table is arranged on a base plate of a trolley base, a gear ring is arranged on the outer side of the rotary table, the plate blank feeding direction is adjusted by driving the rotary table to rotate through a stepping motor, and plate blank feeding of multiple production lines can be achieved through one plate toppling machine. One side of a plate toppling frame is hinged to the rotary table, and turnover action can be achieved through two telescopic driving mechanisms. When the telescopic driving mechanisms are stretched out, the plate toppling frame is pushed to turn over upwards till the upright state, and a plate blank is hung on hanging feet; and the telescopic driving mechanisms are drawn back, the plate toppling frame is pulled to turn over downwards until the horizontal state, the plate blank is placed horizontally, the plate blank is pushed to a conveying belt through a roller row and enters polishing equipment, and subsequent polishing operation is carried out. The multi-angle plate toppling machine for engineered stone production is simple and convenient to use, saves time and labor, improves production efficiency and effectively reduces human cost, and the work needing tobe completed by 5-10 persons in the past can be easily completed by one person now.

A resin composition for engineered stone according to the present invention is characterized by comprising: a matrix resin; an inorganic aggregate; and zinc oxide which has an average particle diameter of approximately 0.8 to approximately 3 μm, and in which the size ratio (B / A) between a 450 to 600 nm region peak B and a 370 to 390 nm region peak A as measured by photoluminescence is approximately 0.01 to approximately 1.0. The resin composition for engineered stone has excellent weather resistance and antibacterial properties.

A method of manufacturing engineered stone slabs provides slabs that are equal or superior in appearance and physical properties to slabs manufactured using a conventional Breton press, while weighing less, costing less to manufacture, providing shorter press cycle times, requiring less resin, and consuming less energy. In addition to providing a vibration device above the slab, the press also includes a second vibration device below the slab, which replaces the massive inertial base of a Breton press. The press can be completely enclosed within a vacuum chamber, and vibrationally isolated from surrounding structures. In embodiments, volume reduction blocks reduce the volume to be evacuated. Embodiments use screw jacks and springs or air bags to provide controlled pressing force and precisely uniform slab thickness. Slabs can be inserted and removed on a conveyor belt, or in rigid, self-supporting trays or molds on rollers.

A multiple sheet building wrap for wrapping the structural components of a building in order to protect the underlying structural components and optional building sheathing from moisture is provided. The building wrap is particularly useful under facades such as wet applied stucco or engineered stone, demonstrating good drainage of liquid water and moisture vapor permeability. The building wrap is a composite of a water resistive barrier, a three-dimensional mesh layer and a porous intervening layer which acts to filter the stucco as it is applied. An exterior wall construction incorporating such building wrap is also provided.