US Patent Issued to Shaw Industries Group on April 1 for "Sloped edge on decorative articles with a rigid base and a decor that is digitally printed thereon" (Tennessee Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,263,627, issued on April 1, was assigned to Shaw Industries Group Inc. (Dalton, Ga.).

"Sloped edge on decorative articles with a rigid base and a decor that is digitally printed thereon" was invented by Dale Carson Granberry (Chattanooga, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A decorative article comprising a base and a top layer disposed thereon. The base may comprise a first surface, a second surface opposite the first, a side surface disposed between the first and second surfaces, and angled surfaces along at least two of the edges of the first surface. The angled surfaces extend from the first surface and towards the second surface. E...