ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,316, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to NOVA SMART KOREA Co. LTD. (Daejeon, South Korea).
"Floor material having nano hybrid UV coating layer" was invented by Sung Bin Im (Daejeon, South Korea) and Byoung Gyo Baek (Daejeon, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a floor material which is manufactured to be aesthetically pleasing and have water resistance, durability, chemical resistance, scratch resistance, and stain resistance, and is used as a finish to the floor of a building. The floor material is characterized by comprising: a floorboard layer which forms the basic skeleton of the floor mater...