ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,209,417, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to CERALOC INNOVATION AB (Viken, Sweden).
"Mechanical locking system for floor panels" was invented by Darko Pervan (Viken, Sweden).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Building panels provided with a locking system for vertical and horizontal locking of a first edge and a second edge of adjacent panels. The locking system includes a displaceable tongue at least partly arranged in a displacement groove, a tongue groove, a cavity provided in a strip at the first edge, and a protrusion extending downwards at the second edge. The displaceable tongue is arranged to be displaced at least partly into the tongu...