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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2021
Applicant:
I4f Licensing NV, Turnhout, BE;
Inventor:
Eddy Alberic Boucké, Menen, BE;
Assignee:
i4F Licensing NV, Turnhout, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04F 15/00 (2006.01); E04F 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04F 15/02016 (2013.01); E04F 15/02033 (2013.01); E04F 15/02038 (2013.01); E04F 2201/0146 (2013.01); E04F 2201/023 (2013.01); E04F 2201/042 (2013.01); E04F 2201/043 (2013.01); E04F 2290/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A panel and a method of manufacturing a panel, such as a floor panel, a wall panel or a ceiling panel, in particular a decorative floor panel including at least a first edge having a first coupling part configured to be coupled to a second coupling part of another panel. At least one expandable material located adjacent at least a part of an upper portion of the first edge. A covering, in particular a floor covering, comprising multiple interconnected panels is also provided.