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Patent US8132981 - Artificial flagstone for providing a surface with a natural random look - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsAn artificial flagstone for use in combination with other similar flagstones for covering a surface with a natural random look, the flagstone having a generally hexagonal body comprising a first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth consecutive vertices; a first pair of generally congruent irregularly-shaped...http://www.google.com/patents/US8132981?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8132981 - Artificial flagstone for providing a surface with a natural random lookAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8132981 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 13/167,053Publication dateMar 13, 2012Filing dateJun 23, 2011Priority dateOct 25, 2004Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2569998A1, CA2569998C, EP1812647A1, EP1812647A4, EP1812647B1, US7988382, US8337116, US8500361, US8747019, US8967907, US9193215, US20070217865, US20100236174, US20120003040, US20120189386, US20130017016, US20130259569, US20140241799, US20150104588, US20160076256, WO2006045192A1Publication number13167053, 167053, US 8132981 B2, US 8132981B2, US-B2-8132981, US8132981 B2, US8132981B2InventorsBertin Castonguay, Marcel ThomassenOriginal AssigneeOldcastle Building Products Canada, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (112), Non-Patent Citations (30), Referenced by (25), Classifications (17), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetArtificial flagstone for providing a surface with a natural random look
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