US Patent Issued to MP Global Products on March 18 for "Multilayer flooring including fiber core layer" (Nebraska Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,251,913, issued on March 18, was assigned to MP Global Products LLC (Norfolk, Neb.).

"Multilayer flooring including fiber core layer" was invented by Alan B. Collison (Pierce, Neb.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multilayer flooring includes a decorative layer and a core layer. The decorative layer is configured to provide a desired appearance of the multilayer flooring. The core layer is disposed below the decorative layer and is configured to provide stability. The core layer is made of a substrate fiber bound together by a thermoplastic binder fiber. The substrate fiber includes cellulose fiber and/or synthetic fiber. The thermoplas...