IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0540221
(2009-08-12)
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등록번호 |
US-8568202
(2013-10-29)
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발명자
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
1 인용 특허 :
62 |
초록
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An inlaid stone composite broadly includes a stone body and a stone inlay assembly secured to the stone body. The inlaid stone composite is constructed by forming a groove in the stone body, with the groove extending inwardly from an edge surface of the stone body, securing a plurality of stone segm
An inlaid stone composite broadly includes a stone body and a stone inlay assembly secured to the stone body. The inlaid stone composite is constructed by forming a groove in the stone body, with the groove extending inwardly from an edge surface of the stone body, securing a plurality of stone segments relative to one another exteriorly of the groove to provide the stone inlay assembly, and securing the stone inlay assembly within the groove to form an inlaid margin.
대표청구항
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1. A method of manufacturing an inlaid stone composite having a plurality of stone layers, said method comprising the steps of: (a) forming a longitudinally extending groove in a first one of the stone layers, with the groove extending inwardly from an edge surface of the first stone layer to define
1. A method of manufacturing an inlaid stone composite having a plurality of stone layers, said method comprising the steps of: (a) forming a longitudinally extending groove in a first one of the stone layers, with the groove extending inwardly from an edge surface of the first stone layer to define a groove base;(b) securing a plurality of stone segments relative to one another exteriorly of the groove to provide a second one of the stone layers; and(c) securing the second stone layer within the groove, with the first and second stone layers cooperatively forming an inlaid margin. 2. The method as claimed in claim 1, step (a) comprising the step of dado cutting the groove. 3. The method as claimed in claim 1, step (b) including the step of adhering the stone segments relative to one another. 4. The method as claimed in claim 3, step (b) including the step of arranging stone segments end-to-end to form the second stone layer, with the second stone layer presenting opposite ends and being substantially continuous from one end to the other end. 5. The method as claimed in claim 4, said arranging step including the step of positioning the stone segments into a holding tray that extends between the ends of the second stone layer. 6. The method as claimed in claim 5; and (d) removing the second stone layer from the holding tray after said step of adhering the stone segments and before step (c). 7. The method as claimed in claim 5, step (c) including the step of securing the holding tray and the second stone layer within the groove. 8. The method as claimed in claim 1, step (b) including the step of adhering a plurality of elongated stone strips oriented in a longitudinal direction, with adjacent stone strips being positioned alongside one another and spaced along a lateral direction to form a stone sheet. 9. The method as claimed in claim 8, step (b) including the step of adhering the elongated stone strips to a sheet of backing material. 10. The method as claimed in claim 9, step (b) including the step of cutting the adhered sheets in the lateral direction at a plurality of spaced apart locations along the sheet to form at least one second stone layer, with the stone segments being from corresponding ones of the stone strips. 11. The method as claimed in claim 10, said lateral direction being at an oblique angle to the longitudinal direction. 12. The method as claimed in claim 1; and (d) forming a layer-separating groove in at least one of the stone layers, with the groove separating the stone layers from each other along the inlaid margin. 13. The method as claimed in claim 12, step (d) including the step of forming another layer-separating groove in at least one of the stone layers, with the layer-separating grooves being on opposite sides of the second stone layer. 14. The method as claimed in claim 12; and (e) adhering a third stone layer within the layer-separating groove. 15. The method as claimed in claim 1; and (d) cutting longitudinally through the first and second stone layers of the inlaid margin to separate an inlaid margin strip from a remainder of the inlaid margin, with the inlaid margin strip including at least part of the first and second stone layers and presenting a finished edge surface. 16. The method as claimed in claim 15; and (e) adhering the inlaid margin strip to a backing strip. 17. The method as claimed in claim 15; (e) forming a longitudinally extending groove in a third stone layer, with the groove extending inwardly from an edge surface of the third stone layer to define a groove base of the third stone layer that extends along the third stone layer edge surface; and(f) securing the inlaid margin strip to the third stone layer to form an elongated passage defined between the inlaid margin strip and the third stone layer groove base. 18. The method as claimed in claim 1, (d) forming an elongated passage between the stone layers, with the passage defined between the second stone layer and the groove base. 19. The method as claimed in claim 18, step (b) including the step of securing a translucent segment relative to the stone segments to form the second stone layer, with the translucent segment at least partly defining the passage; and(e) inserting a powered lamp into the passage, with the second stone layer thereby permitting light radiated by the lamp to pass from the passage into ambient by radiating through the translucent segment. 20. The method as claimed in claim 19, step (b) including the step of inserting a non-translucent material between abutting edges of the translucent segment and an adjacent one of the stone segments to restrict radiated light from passing from the translucent segment into the adjacent stone segment. 21. The method as claimed in claim 20, said step of inserting a non-translucent material comprising the step of applying a non-translucent paint to abutting edges the translucent segment and the adjacent stone segment. 22. The method as claimed in claim 20; and (f) honing the abutting edges of the translucent segment and the adjacent stone segment prior to the step of inserting the non-translucent material, with the honed edges restricting distortion of the radiated light by the second stone layer. 23. The method as claimed in claim 19; and (f) securing a structural support section within the passage, with the support section receiving the powered lamp,said support section presenting an opening adjacent the translucent material to permit radiated light to pass from the passage into ambient. 24. The method as claimed in claim 1; (d) cutting a plurality of holes into the second stone layer prior to step (c); and(e) cutting a plurality of holes into the first stone layer,step (c) including the step of aligning corresponding holes in the first and second stone layers, with the aligned holes each cooperatively defining a passage. 25. The method as claimed in claim 24, step (b) including the step of securing a translucent segment with the stone segments to form the second stone layer, with the translucent segment at least partly defining at least one of the passages; and(f) inserting a powered lamp into the at least one passage, with the second stone layer thereby permitting light radiated by the lamp to pass from the at least one passage into ambient by radiating through the translucent segment. 26. The method as claimed in claim 1; and (d) cutting multiple holes into corresponding stone segments prior to step (b), with the stone segments cooperatively presenting a plurality of pockets along the second stone layer,step (b) including the step of inserting adhesive into each of the pockets to adhere the stone segments to one another. 27. The method as claimed in claim 1; and (d) machining the layers at the same time to remove part of the margin and thereby form a longitudinally extending finished layered edge surface.
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