ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,234,655, issued on Feb. 25, was assigned to UNILIN BV (Wielsbeke, Belgium).
"Floor panel and method for manufacturing floor panels" was invented by Christophe Naeyaert (Jabbeke, Belgium).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for manufacturing floor panels, wherein these floor panels have a thickness of 2 to 6 millimeters and comprises at least a substrate and a decor provided thereon, wherein said substrate substantially consists of thermoplastic material and filler materials, wherein said filler materials form at least 40 percent by weight of said substrate, and wherein the method comprises at least the step of providing a first solid ...