Molded concrete block having visually enhanced contrasting surface sections; methods, and use

• Main Authors: JOHNSON, Jay J, BOLLES, Glenn C, SCHLUETER, Jonathan M, BURNQUIST, Robert B, BECKER, Christopher W, BENNETT, Steven P
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 06.02.2020
• Subjects: APPARATUS FOR APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TOSURFACES, IN GENERAL; APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL; ARTIFICIAL STONE; ATOMISING APPARATUS; BUILDING; BUILDING MATERIALS; CEILINGS; CEMENTS; CERAMICS; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF, e.g. MORTARS, CONCRETE OR LIKE BUILDINGMATERIALS; CONCRETE; EMBANKMENTS; EXCAVATIONS; FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS; FLOORS; FOUNDATIONS; GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS; LIME, MAGNESIA; METALLURGY; NOZZLES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; REFRACTORIES; ROOFS; SHAPING CLAY OR OTHER CERAMIC COMPOSITIONS, SLAG, OR MIXTURESCONTAINING CEMENTITIOUS MATERIAL, e.g. PLASTER; SLAG; SOIL SHIFTING; SPRAYING APPARATUS; SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; TRANSPORTING; TREATMENT OF NATURAL STONE; UNDERGROUND OR UNDERWATER STRUCTURES; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; WORKING CEMENT, CLAY, OR STONE

According to the present disclosure, methods and techniques for generating preferred concrete block products are provided. The methods and techniques involve providing addition of color to selected section within the blocks (1), as described herein, to generate enhancement effects. Typical applications involve spray applications for color pigment to visually distinct sections of the block (1) on one or more decorative surfaces.