ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,617, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to UNILIN BV (Wielsbeke, Belgium).
"Method for manufacturing panels, and floor panel obtained hereby" was invented by Christophe Naeyaert (Jabbeke, Belgium).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for manufacturing panels includes at least the step of covering one or more side edges of a relevant panel, and moving the panel with its respective side edge relatively beyond an application device. The application device includes at least one nozzle, positioned in the plane of the panel when viewed at an angle of less than 90deg to the corresponding side edge. A floor panel includes a covered side edge....