ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,247,407, issued on March 11, was assigned to UNILIN BV (Wielsbeke, Belgium).

"Floor panel for forming a floor covering, and substrate for a panel" was invented by Martin Segaert (Ypres, Belgium).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A floor panel for forming a floor covering, where the floor panel includes a layer-shaped substrate, as well as a decorative top layer situated above the substrate; and where the substrate includes at least a layer which is realized on the basis of a composition including at least a thermoplastic synthetic material being polyester."

The patent was filed on July 17, 2023, under Application No. 18/353,134.

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