Visually Enhanced Concrete

• US 20160010346A1
• Filed: 07/10/2015
• Published: 01/14/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Advanced Formliners, LLC
• Original Assignee: Advanced Formliners, LLC
• Inventors: Calmes, Shane
• Granted Patent: US 10,119,280 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B28B 19/0007 for producing articles with exposed aggregate
• CPC Class Codes: B28B 19/0061 Means for arranging or fixing the tiles, bricks or the like in the mould
• CPC Class Codes: B28B 7/0073 with moulding surfaces simulating assembled bricks or blocks with mortar joints B28B7/007 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B28B 7/362 specially for making moulded articles from concrete with exposed aggregate
• CPC Class Codes: B28B 7/364 of plastic material or rubber
• CPC Class Codes: E04G 9/10 with additional peculiarities such as surface shaping, insulating or heating, permeability to water or air

Abstract

In some embodiments, a cured panel is formed from a curable material and comprises at least one enhancing material applied to a surface of the panel or embedded in a surface of the panel. In some embodiments, a method comprises providing a form liner having an enhancing material oriented on or attached to the form liner, and then providing a curable material. In some embodiments, a method comprises providing a form liner having at least one cavity containing a curable mixture, and then providing a curable material.

Claims

1. A form liner comprising a plurality of cavities defined by a plurality of raised portions, at least one cavity comprising an enhancing material attached to a surface of said cavity.

2. The form liner of claim 1, wherein said enhancing material comprises polymer flakes.

3. The form liner of claim 1, wherein said enhancing material comprises glitter.

4. The form liner of claim 1, wherein said enhancing material comprises sand.

5. The form liner of claim 1, wherein said enhancing material comprises stone granules.

6. The form liner of claim 1, wherein said enhancing material comprises color pigment.

7. The form liner of claim 1, further comprising a curable mixture in at least one cavity.

8. The form liner of claim 7, wherein said curable mixture comprises cement.

9. The form liner of claim 7, further comprising a protective film.

10. The form liner of claim 9, wherein said film is water soluble or water dispersible.

11. A form liner comprising a plurality of cavities defined by a plurality of raised portions, a curable mixture oriented in at least one of said cavities.

12. The form liner of claim 11, wherein said curable mixture comprises cement.

13. The form liner of claim 11, further comprising a protective film.

14. The form liner of claim 13, wherein said protective film is water soluble.

15. The form liner of claim 13, wherein said protective film is attached to said raised portions.

16. The form liner of claim 11, wherein said curable mixture comprises pigment.

17. The form liner of claim 11, said curable mixture comprising a first curable mixture oriented in a first cavity, said form liner comprising a second curable mixture oriented in a second cavity, said first curable mixture having a different color from said second curable mixture.

18. The form liner of claim 11, further comprising an enhancing material attached to a surface of at least one cavity.