ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,392,140, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to i4F Licensing NV (Turnhout, Belgium).
"Panel and covering" was invented by Eddy Alberic Boucke (Menen, Belgium).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The last decades has seen enormous advance in the market for flooring for floor covering. It is known to install floor panels on an underlying floor in various ways. The present invention relates to an improved panel, such as a floor panel, in particular a decorative floor panel. The invention also relates to a covering, in particular a floor covering, including multiple interconnected panels according to the invention."
The patent was filed on July 27, ...