ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,753, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to i4F Licensing NV (Turnhout, Belgium).

"Glueless dustless composite flooring material system" was invented by John B. Troendle (Harahan, La.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A glueless dustless composite flooring material system providing PVC-based flooring having waterproof layers providing different qualities of hardness, wear-resistance, sound deadening, and decorative patterns, avoiding the use of moisture-susceptible compressed dust filler, with layers fused together, avoiding the manufacturing complexity and delamination risks of using glue or adhesive, with a quickly-cured, UV-cured top c...