US 12,421,724 B2
Decorative panel and method for producing a panel
Thomas Luc Martine Baert, Sint-Martens-Latem (BE); Tom Van Poyer, Jiaxing (CN); and Sven Boon, Jiaxing (CN)
Assigned to Champion Link International Corporation, The Valley (AI)
Filed by Champion Link International Corporation, The Valley (AI)
Filed on Nov. 10, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/454,398.
Claims priority of application No. 2029346 (NL), filed on Oct. 7, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0115926 A1, Apr. 13, 2023
Int. Cl. E04C 2/24 (2006.01); B32B 27/10 (2006.01); B32B 27/30 (2006.01); B32B 27/32 (2006.01); B32B 27/36 (2006.01); B32B 27/40 (2006.01); E04F 13/08 (2006.01); E04F 13/16 (2006.01); E04F 15/02 (2006.01); E04F 15/10 (2006.01)
CPC E04C 2/246 (2013.01) [B32B 27/10 (2013.01); B32B 27/302 (2013.01); B32B 27/304 (2013.01); B32B 27/32 (2013.01); B32B 27/36 (2013.01); B32B 27/40 (2013.01); E04F 13/0866 (2013.01); E04F 13/0894 (2013.01); E04F 13/16 (2013.01); E04F 15/02038 (2013.01); E04F 15/102 (2013.01); E04F 15/105 (2013.01); E04F 15/107 (2013.01); B32B 2260/028 (2013.01); B32B 2260/046 (2013.01); B32B 2264/10 (2013.01); B32B 2264/1022 (2020.08); B32B 2264/1023 (2020.08); B32B 2307/536 (2013.01); B32B 2307/72 (2013.01); B32B 2419/00 (2013.01); B32B 2607/00 (2013.01); E04F 2201/023 (2013.01); E04F 2201/043 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
 
1. A decorative panel, the panel comprising:
at least one core layer comprising an upper core surface and a bottom core surface, wherein the core layer comprises a composite material comprising at least one mineral material and at least one polymer in a ratio of at least 3:1; and
at least one top layer comprising at least one ply of resin impregnated paper;
wherein at least one ply of paper is impregnated with a resin composition comprising at least one thermosetting resin;
wherein the core layer has a Vicat softening temperature of at least 80 degrees Celsius and
wherein the upper core surface of the core layer has a Shore D hardness of at least 85.