Floor panel, as well as method, device and accessories for manufacturing such floor panel
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Apr 4, 2017
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Apr 7, 2016
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Dec 11, 2015
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Abstract
Floor panel, more particularly a laminate floor panel, which, at least at two opposite edges (2-3-4-5), is provided with coupling parts (6-7-8-9), whereby this floor panel (1), at its decorative side, forms an imitation of wood, from which, by means of a tool, wood portions have been removed from the surface, more particularly forms an imitation of so-called scraped wood, and whereby this floor panel (1) comprises a decor (10) representing a wood pattern (18), a top layer (11) on the basis of synthetic material (12), and an underlying substrate (13), whether or not composed of several layers or parts, characterized in that the floor panel (1), in the surface over which the decor (10) extends, is provided with embossed portions (19 and/or 20) continuing up into the aforementioned substrate (13), whereby these embossed portions (19 and/or 20) are at least applied in order to imitate the aforementioned removed wood portions.
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- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
- 2 Other
Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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UNILIN BV | 8710 WIELSBEKE |
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- 2015 Application Filing Year
- B44F Class
- 74 Applications Filed
- 54 Patents Issued To-Date
- 72.98 % Issued To-Date
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Meersseman, Laurent | Kortrijk, BE | 95 | 1168 |
# of filed Patents : 95 Total Citations : 1168 | |||
Thiers, Bernard | Eine, BE | 61 | 1328 |
# of filed Patents : 61 Total Citations : 1328 | |||
Vandevoorde, Christian | Zulte, BE | 10 | 197 |
# of filed Patents : 10 Total Citations : 197 |
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Mar 18, 2024 | AS | ASSIGNMENT | free format text: NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT;ASSIGNOR:FLOORING INDUSTRIES LIMITED, SARL;REEL/FRAME:066805/0445 Owner name: UNILIN BV, BELGIUM Effective Date: Mar 18, 2024 |
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Apr 07, 2016 | P | Published | |
Dec 11, 2015 | F | Filing | |
Dec 07, 2005 | AS | ASSIGNMENT | free format text: CHANGE OF NAME;ASSIGNOR:FLOORING INDUSTRIES LTD;REEL/FRAME:037270/0882 Owner name: FLOORING INDUSTRIES LIMITED, SARL, LUXEMBOURG Effective Date: Oct 12, 2007 free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:MEERSSEMAN, LAURENT;VANDEVOORDE, CHRISTIAN;THIERS, BERNARD;REEL/FRAME:037270/0851 Owner name: FLOORING INDUSTRIES LTD, IRELAND Effective Date: Dec 07, 2005 |
Dec 23, 2004 | PD | Priority Date |

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