US Patent Issued to Champion Link International on Sept. 9 for "Floor panel and method of manufacturing a floor panel" (Chinese, Belgian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,410,621, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to Champion Link International Corp. (The Valley, Anguilla).

"Floor panel and method of manufacturing a floor panel" was invented by Thomas Luc Martine Baert (Sint-Martens-Latem, Belgium), Tom Van Poyer (Jiaxing Zhejiang, China) and Sven Boon (Jiaxing Zhejiang, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A panel suitable for constructing a floor or wall covering includes a core comprising a mineral composite comprising a mineral and a filler. The panel further comprises an additive within the core in order to improve the flexibility and/or tensile strength of the panel."

The patent was filed on Feb. 1,...