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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2006
Applicants:
Dries Brouckaert, Gullegem, BE;
Christian Vandevoorde, Zulte, BE;
Inventors:
Dries Brouckaert, Gullegem, BE;
Christian Vandevoorde, Zulte, BE;
Assignee:
Flooring Industries Limited, SARL, Bertrange, LU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04B 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Method for manufacturing floor panels, of the type, which comprises a top layer () on the basis of synthetic material () and which, at least at two opposite sides (A-A;B-B), has profiled edge areas () that comprise at least coupling parts (), whereby, for manufacturing the floor panels (), one starts from a board-shaped material (), characterized in that the floor panels () are formed at least partially by means of a laser treatment () of said board-shaped material ().