ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,291,879, issued on May 6, was assigned to Snap Lock Industries Inc. (Salt Lake City).
"Method and apparatus for assembling a floor panel" was invented by Jorgen J Moller Jr. (Sandy, Utah) and Jeremiah D. Shapiro (Layton, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An assembly apparatus for assembling a floor panel can include a platform to support a base layer and a top layer of the floor panel. The platform can include a first wall configured to contact a first edge of the base layer and a first edge of the top layer. The platform can further include second wall adjacent to the first wall and configured to contact a second edge of the base laye...