公开(公告)号：US12129657B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-29

申请号：US18182560

申请日：2023-03-13

Applicant: FLOORING INDUSTRIES LIMITED, SARL

Inventor： Jan De Rick

IPC: E04F13/08 ,  E04B2/60 ,  E04B2/02 ,  E04F15/00

CPC classification number: E04F13/0832 ,  E04B2/60 ,  E04F13/0894 ,  E04B2002/0232 ,  E04F2201/0115 ,  E04F2201/0161

Abstract: A wall or ceiling panel, which, on one side edge, comprises a male coupling part and, on an opposite side edge, comprises a female coupling part. The male coupling part comprises a tongue and the female coupling part comprises a groove. The groove is bordered by a front lip and a rear lip, with the characteristic that the panel forms a ceiling-high wall panel and/or has a length of at least 2400 mm.

公开(公告)号：US20240254780A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-01

申请号：US18628988

申请日：2024-04-08

Applicant: Ceraloc Innovation AB

Inventor： Per JOSEFSSON ,  Pontus GAMSTEDT ,  Per NYGREN

IPC: E04F15/02 ,  E04F13/076 ,  E04F13/08 ,  E04F15/08

CPC classification number: E04F15/02033 ,  E04F13/076 ,  E04F13/0894 ,  E04F15/087 ,  E04F2201/0115

Abstract: A mineral-based floor panel including a mineral-based core, wherein the panel includes at least one groove. The at least one groove may be provided in a rear side of the panel. There is also disclosed other such mineral-based panels, such as a building panel, a wall panel, a ceiling panel or a furniture panel. There is also disclosed a method for forming such grooves in a mineral-based panel. Furthermore, there is disclosed a mineral-based panel including a mineral-based core and polymer-based lower layer(s) attached to the core. A locking system of the panel includes a strip extending horizontally beyond an upper portion of the panel, wherein at least a horizontal portion of the strip is entirely formed in the polymer-based lower layer(s).

公开(公告)号：US20240093506A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-21

申请号：US18034748

申请日：2021-11-04

Applicant: FLOORING INDUSTRIES LIMITED, SARL

Inventor： Jan DE RICK ,  Benny SCHACHT ,  Bryan ROLLIER ,  Lieven VANGHELUWE

IPC: E04F13/08 ,  E04F15/02 ,  E04F15/10

CPC classification number: E04F13/0894 ,  E04F13/0866 ,  E04F13/0871 ,  E04F15/02033 ,  E04F15/02038 ,  E04F15/107 ,  E04F2201/0115 ,  E04F2201/0146

Abstract: A panel including a substrate and a top layer. The top layer has a decor layer and a wear layer. The panel is provided with a first pair of opposite edges; and optionally with a second pair of opposite edges. At least one edge of the first pair of opposite edges is provided with a grout imitation.

公开(公告)号：US20230417066A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-28

申请号：US18463491

申请日：2023-09-08

Applicant: FLOORING INDUSTRIES LIMITED, SARL

Inventor： Laurent MEERSSEMAN ,  Martin SEGAERT ,  Mark CAPPELLE

IPC: E04F15/10 ,  E04F13/08 ,  E04F13/18 ,  E04F15/02 ,  B32B37/15 ,  B44C1/10 ,  B44C5/04 ,  B32B5/18 ,  B32B21/08 ,  B32B27/30 ,  B32B27/40 ,  B32B7/12 ,  B32B21/02 ,  B32B37/10 ,  E04B1/38 ,  B27N7/00 ,  B32B3/06 ,  B32B27/08 ,  B32B27/32 ,  E04F15/18

CPC classification number: E04F15/107 ,  E04F13/0866 ,  E04F13/0894 ,  E04F13/18 ,  E04F15/02038 ,  B32B37/153 ,  B44C1/10 ,  B44C5/043 ,  B32B5/18 ,  B32B21/08 ,  B32B27/30 ,  B32B27/304 ,  B32B27/40 ,  B32B7/12 ,  B32B21/02 ,  B32B37/10 ,  E04B1/541 ,  E04F15/02 ,  B27N7/00 ,  B32B3/06 ,  B32B27/08 ,  B32B27/32 ,  B44C5/0476 ,  E04F15/02022 ,  E04F15/02033 ,  E04F15/102 ,  E04F15/105 ,  E04F15/18 ,  E04F2201/0115 ,  B32B2310/0825 ,  B32B2317/16 ,  B32B2266/0235 ,  B32B2266/0278 ,  B32B2307/412 ,  B32B2307/414 ,  B32B2307/7242 ,  B32B2307/732 ,  B32B2307/75 ,  B32B2471/00 ,  B32B2479/00 ,  B32B38/145

Abstract: A floor panel has a rectangular and oblong shape, and includes a substrate and a top layer provided on the substrate and forming a decorative side of the floor panel. The top layer is composed of a print provided on a carrier sheet and a transparent thermoplastic layer situated above the print. The substrate has a thickness from 2 to 10 millimeters and forms at least half of the thickness of the floor panel. The substrate is a polyurethane-based substrate, and the transparent thermoplastic layer is polyurethane-based. The floor panel has a length of more than 1.1 meters and has a plurality of reinforcing layers situated outside the center line of the substrate. A reinforcing layer may be provided in combination with the substrate and the top layer.

公开(公告)号：US11788568B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-17

申请号：US17329789

申请日：2021-05-25

Applicant: UNILIN, BV

Inventor： Luc Maertens ,  Mark Cappelle ,  Luc Vanhastel ,  Luc Deman ,  Guy Van Hooydonck

IPC: F16B12/26 ,  A47B47/04 ,  A47B96/20 ,  B32B3/06 ,  B32B21/02 ,  B32B21/04 ,  E04F13/08 ,  E04F15/02 ,  F16B12/46 ,  F16B5/00 ,  E04F13/10 ,  E04F15/04

CPC classification number: F16B12/26 ,  A47B47/042 ,  A47B96/201 ,  A47B96/206 ,  B32B3/06 ,  B32B21/02 ,  B32B21/04 ,  E04F13/08 ,  E04F13/0894 ,  E04F13/10 ,  E04F15/02 ,  E04F15/02038 ,  E04F15/045 ,  F16B5/0056 ,  F16B12/46 ,  B32B2471/00 ,  E04F2201/0115 ,  E04F2201/0153 ,  E04F2201/041 ,  E04F2201/0523 ,  F16B2012/463 ,  F16B2012/466 ,  Y10T403/7005 ,  Y10T403/7073 ,  Y10T428/13 ,  Y10T428/19 ,  Y10T428/24008 ,  Y10T428/24488 ,  Y10T428/24942 ,  Y10T428/31591 ,  Y10T428/31982

Abstract: Composed element, wherein this composed element comprises at least two panel-shaped elements, which substantially are formed from a board material; wherein said panel-shaped elements are interconnected at an angle by means of coupling devices including a tongue and a groove, which coupling devices substantially are made as profiled parts in the board material; and wherein said coupling devices also include locking elements, which, in coupled condition, prevent the moving apart of the tongue and groove. The panel-shaped elements are formed on the basis of board material in the form of particle board consisting of two or more layers, which in respect to the average fineness of the particles, show a different degree of fineness, namely a basic layer with coarser particles, more particularly chips, and at least one outer layer, or at least a more outward-situated layer, which is of a finer composition than the composition of the basic layer, in other words, with particles, chips, respectively, which on average are finer.

公开(公告)号：US11788300B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-17

申请号：US17354396

申请日：2021-06-22

Applicant: FLOORING INDUSTRIES LIMITED, SARL

Inventor： Jan De Rick

IPC: E04F13/08 ,  E04B2/60 ,  E04F13/00 ,  E04B2/02

CPC classification number: E04F13/0832 ,  E04B2/60 ,  E04F13/0894 ,  E04B2002/0232 ,  E04F2201/0115 ,  E04F2201/0161

Abstract: A wall or ceiling panel, which, on one side edge, comprises a male coupling part and, on an opposite side edge, comprises a female coupling part. The male coupling part comprises a tongue and the female coupling part comprises a groove. The groove is bordered by a front lip and a rear lip, with the characteristic that the panel forms a ceiling-high wall panel and/or has a length of at least 2400 mm.

公开(公告)号：US11702849B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-18

申请号：US17235459

申请日：2021-04-20

Applicant: FLOORING INDUSTRIES LIMITED, SARL

Inventor： Laurent Meersseman ,  Martin Segaert ,  Bernard Thiers ,  Benjamin Clement ,  Christophe Maesen

IPC: E04F13/18 ,  E04F15/02 ,  B44C1/10 ,  B32B5/18 ,  B32B21/08 ,  B32B27/30 ,  B32B27/40 ,  B32B7/12 ,  B32B21/02 ,  B32B37/10 ,  B32B27/32 ,  E04F15/10 ,  E04F13/08 ,  B32B37/15 ,  B44C5/04 ,  B27N7/00 ,  B32B3/06 ,  B32B27/08 ,  E04B1/61 ,  E04F15/18 ,  B32B38/00

CPC classification number: E04F15/107 ,  B27N7/00 ,  B32B3/06 ,  B32B5/18 ,  B32B7/12 ,  B32B21/02 ,  B32B21/08 ,  B32B27/08 ,  B32B27/30 ,  B32B27/304 ,  B32B27/32 ,  B32B27/40 ,  B32B37/10 ,  B32B37/153 ,  B44C1/10 ,  B44C5/043 ,  B44C5/0476 ,  E04B1/54 ,  E04F13/0866 ,  E04F13/0894 ,  E04F13/18 ,  E04F15/02 ,  E04F15/02022 ,  E04F15/02033 ,  E04F15/02038 ,  E04F15/102 ,  E04F15/105 ,  E04F15/18 ,  B32B38/145 ,  B32B2255/10 ,  B32B2255/26 ,  B32B2260/021 ,  B32B2262/067 ,  B32B2262/101 ,  B32B2266/0235 ,  B32B2266/0278 ,  B32B2307/412 ,  B32B2307/414 ,  B32B2307/712 ,  B32B2307/718 ,  B32B2307/7242 ,  B32B2307/732 ,  B32B2307/75 ,  B32B2309/02 ,  B32B2309/105 ,  B32B2310/0825 ,  B32B2310/0831 ,  B32B2317/16 ,  B32B2323/04 ,  B32B2323/10 ,  B32B2327/06 ,  B32B2419/04 ,  B32B2471/00 ,  B32B2479/00 ,  B32B2607/00 ,  E04F2201/0107 ,  E04F2201/0115 ,  E04F2201/0123 ,  E04F2201/0138 ,  E04F2201/0146 ,  E04F2201/0153 ,  E04F2201/0176 ,  E04F2201/023 ,  E04F2201/049 ,  E04F2201/0523 ,  E04F2201/0535 ,  E04F2201/0588 ,  E04F2201/091 ,  E04F2201/095 ,  E04F2201/098 ,  Y10T428/17 ,  Y10T428/195 ,  Y10T428/24488 ,  Y10T428/24777

Abstract: A method is provided for manufacturing a panel that includes a substrate and a top layer provided on the substrate. The top layer may include a decor film and a transparent film. The decor film may be a printed synthetic material film chosen from the group consisting of a vinyl-based film, a polyethylene based film, a polyurethane based film, and a polypropylene film. A print may be situated on an upper side of the printed synthetic material film. The transparent film may be a thermoplastic synthetic material film the material of which is chosen from the group consisting of polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene, polyurethane, and polypropylene. The method may involve providing the decor film and the transparent film on the substrate by performing a first press treatment at an increased temperature to form a package of the substrate, the decor film, and the transparent film. The first press treatment may be performed by a calendar device or a continuous press device. A structure may be formed in the thermoplastic synthetic material that forms a surface of the package by performing a second press treatment using a press device with a structured press element at a temperature that is lower than the increased temperature.

公开(公告)号：US20230212864A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-06

申请号：US18182560

申请日：2023-03-13

Applicant: FLOORING INDUSTRIES LIMITED, SARL

Inventor： Jan DE RICK

IPC: E04B2/60

CPC classification number: E04B2/60 ,  E04F2201/0115 ,  E04B2002/0232

Abstract: A wall or ceiling panel, which, on one side edge, comprises a male coupling part and, on an opposite side edge, comprises a female coupling part. The male coupling part comprises a tongue and the female coupling part comprises a groove. The groove is bordered by a front lip and a rear lip, with the characteristic that the panel forms a ceiling-high wall panel and/or has a length of at least 2400 mm.

公开(公告)号：US20230203824A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-29

申请号：US17564591

申请日：2021-12-29

Applicant: SNAP LOCK INDUSTRIES, INC.

Inventor： Jorgen J. Moller, JR. ,  Jeremiah D. Shapiro

IPC: E04F21/22 ,  E04F15/02 ,  E04F15/10

CPC classification number: E04F21/22 ,  E04F15/107 ,  E04F15/0215 ,  E04F15/02022 ,  E04F15/02038 ,  E04F2201/0115

Abstract: An assembly apparatus for assembling a floor panel can include a platform to support a base layer and a top layer of the floor panel. The platform can include a first wall configured to contact a first edge of the base layer and a first edge of the top layer. The platform can further include second wall adjacent to the first wall and configured to contact a second edge of the base layer and a second edge of the top layer. A sensor unit can determine whether the first edge of the base layer is aligned with the first edge of the top layer, and whether the second edge of the base layer is aligned with the second edge of the top layer.

公开(公告)号：US11680414B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-20

申请号：US17195876

申请日：2021-03-09

Applicant: FLOORING INDUSTRIES LIMITED, SARL

Inventor： Mark Cappelle

IPC: E04F15/00 ,  E04F15/02 ,  E04F15/04 ,  E04F15/10

CPC classification number: E04F15/02038 ,  E04F15/02 ,  E04F15/02033 ,  E04F15/045 ,  E04F15/048 ,  E04F15/102 ,  E04F2201/013 ,  E04F2201/0115 ,  E04F2201/0138 ,  E04F2201/0146 ,  E04F2201/0153 ,  E04F2201/0161 ,  E04F2201/023 ,  E04F2201/026 ,  E04F2201/041 ,  E04F2201/043 ,  E04F2201/049 ,  E04F2201/0529 ,  Y10T29/49623 ,  Y10T29/49629

Abstract: Floor covering, made of floor elements, which, at least at two opposite sides, comprise a male and a female coupling part, which allow that two of such floor elements can be interconnected at the respective sides at the respective sides by pushing one of these floor elements with the associated male coupling part, by means of a downward movement, home into the female coupling part of the other floor element, wherein at least one of said coupling parts, either the male coupling part or the female coupling part, is made as least partially in a filled synthetic material composite, such as extruded wood.