US 12,247,403 B1
Reinforced porcelain panel product and associated methods for enhanced structural protection
Roberto Contreras, Houston, TX (US); and Armin Thomas Deutsch, Houston, TX (US)
Assigned to Moderno Porcelain Works, LLC, Houston, TX (US)
Filed by Moderno Porcelain Works, LLC, Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Aug. 30, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/821,454.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/676,400, filed on Jul. 28, 2024.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/651,803, filed on May 24, 2024.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/643,778, filed on May 7, 2024.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/551,903, filed on Feb. 9, 2024.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/549,820, filed on Feb. 5, 2024.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/549,704, filed on Feb. 5, 2024.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/541,981, filed on Oct. 2, 2023.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. E04C 3/00 (2006.01); E04F 13/08 (2006.01); E04F 13/14 (2006.01); E04F 13/18 (2006.01)
CPC E04F 13/0885 (2013.01) [E04F 13/0866 (2013.01); E04F 13/0889 (2013.01); E04F 13/142 (2013.01); E04F 13/18 (2013.01)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A reinforced porcelain panel product for renovations or new construction, the reinforced porcelain panel product comprising:
a porcelain slab having a top surface with a first surface area and a bottom surface, the top surface opposite the bottom surface; and
a structural core board including a foam-core material, the structural core board having a second surface area larger than the first surface area of the porcelain slab and a thickness greater than the porcelain slab, the structural core board also having an upper surface and a lower surface, the upper surface positioned in abutting contact with the bottom surface of the porcelain slab with adhesive material therebetween and such that regions of the upper surface of the structural core board substantially extend beyond outer peripheries of the first surface area of the porcelain slab to define a buffer region, thereby to allow the buffer region to be visible when viewing the reinforced porcelain panel product from a front view of the top surface of the reinforced porcelain panel product and to enhance protection from cracking or chipping when the reinforced porcelain panel product is handled, the lower surface having a first surface plane substantially parallel to the top surface of the porcelain slab, the lower surface of the structural core board configured to attach to a mounting surface.