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Patent No.:

US 12584321 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026

Filed:

Sep. 14, 2020

Floor element for forming a floor covering and a floor covering

Applicant:

Dal-tile, Llc, Dallas, TX (US);

Inventors:

Claudio Caselli, Dallas, TX (US);

Rahul Patki, Richardson, TX (US);

Assignee:

Dal-Tile, LLC, Dallas, TX (US);

Attorneys:

Troutman Pepper Locke LLP

James E. Schutz

Chris N. Davis

Primary Examiner:

Brian E Glessner

Assistant Examiner:

Daniel J Kenny

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04F 15/08 (2006.01); B32B 3/06 (2006.01); B32B 7/12 (2006.01); B32B 9/00 (2006.01); B32B 9/04 (2006.01); B32B 18/00 (2006.01); B32B 27/30 (2006.01); E04F 15/02 (2006.01); E04F 15/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04F 15/087 (2013.01); B32B 3/06 (2013.01); B32B 7/12 (2013.01); B32B 9/002 (2013.01); B32B 9/005 (2013.01); B32B 9/045 (2013.01); B32B 18/00 (2013.01); B32B 27/304 (2013.01); E04F 15/02038 (2013.01); E04F 15/085 (2013.01); E04F 15/107 (2013.01); B32B 2307/536 (2013.01); B32B 2307/54 (2013.01); B32B 2307/546 (2013.01); B32B 2307/718 (2013.01); B32B 2307/732 (2013.01); B32B 2419/04 (2013.01); B32B 2451/00 (2013.01); B32B 2471/00 (2013.01); E04F 15/02016 (2013.01); E04F 2201/023 (2013.01); E04F 2201/043 (2013.01);
Abstract

Floor element for forming a floor covering, wherein the floor element comprises a decorative layer, a support layer, and an intermediate layer disposed between the decorative layer and the support layer, wherein the decorative layer is made of a brittle material, wherein the floor elements comprises edges provided with coupling elements adapted to cooperate with coupling elements of an adjacent similar floor element in said floor covering and wherein the intermediate layer comprises at least one edge that is offset relative to a respective edge of the decorative layer.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Caselli, Claudio. (2026). Floor element for forming a floor covering and a floor covering (U.S. Patent No. 12584321). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12584321

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