ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,359,446, issued on July 15, was assigned to UNILIN BV (Wielsbeke, Belgium).
"Panel for forming a floor covering" was invented by Martin Segaert (Ypres, Belgium) and Christophe Naeyaert (Jabbeke, Belgium).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A panel including at least a substrate of thermoplastic material and a top layer with a printed decor and a translucent or transparent wear layer. The substrate has a thickness larger than one half of the thickness of the entire panel, and the substrate at least includes two layers, where the two layers each include thermoplastic material. A first one of the two layers further includes at least 60 percent by...