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Patent No.:

US 12618244 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026

Filed:

Oct. 31, 2023

Floor element for forming a floor covering and a floor covering

Applicant:

Unilin Bv, Wielsbeke, BE;

Inventors:

Rahul Patki, Richardson, TX (US);

Laurent Meersseman, Kortrijk, BE;

Claudio Beneventi, Sassuolo, IT;

Claudio Caselli, Dallas, TX (US);

Assignee:

Unilin BV, Wielsbeke, BE;

Attorneys:

Troutman Pepper Locke LLP

James E. Schutz

Chris N. Ph. Davis D.

Primary Examiner:

Omar F Hijaz

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04F 13/08 (2006.01); B32B 3/06 (2006.01); B32B 9/00 (2006.01); B32B 13/06 (2006.01); B32B 13/12 (2006.01); B32B 13/14 (2006.01); B32B 15/18 (2006.01); B32B 17/02 (2006.01); B32B 17/06 (2006.01); B32B 27/30 (2006.01); E04F 13/14 (2006.01); E04F 15/02 (2006.01); E04F 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04F 13/0866 (2013.01); E04F 13/14 (2013.01); E04F 15/02005 (2013.01); E04F 15/082 (2013.01); B32B 3/06 (2013.01); B32B 9/002 (2013.01); B32B 9/005 (2013.01); B32B 13/06 (2013.01); B32B 13/12 (2013.01); B32B 13/14 (2013.01); B32B 15/18 (2013.01); B32B 17/02 (2013.01); B32B 17/067 (2013.01); B32B 27/304 (2013.01); B32B 2250/05 (2013.01); B32B 2262/0269 (2013.01); B32B 2262/101 (2013.01); B32B 2262/105 (2013.01); B32B 2262/106 (2013.01); B32B 2307/558 (2013.01); B32B 2307/7265 (2013.01); B32B 2471/00 (2013.01); E04F 2201/0146 (2013.01); E04F 2201/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

A floor element for forming a floor covering, wherein the floor element comprises a decorative layer made of a ceramic material; a support layer arranged below the decorative layer; and a reinforcing layer arranged in between the decorative layer and the support layer, wherein the support layer comprises edges provided with coupling elements configured to realize a mechanical coupling with coupling elements of an adjacent floor element.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Patki, Rahul. (2026). Floor element for forming a floor covering and a floor covering (U.S. Patent No. 12618244). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12618244

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