ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,421,739, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to UNILIN BV (Wielsbeke, Belgium).

"Coated panel, method for manufacturing thereof and milling tool applied therewith" was invented by Dries Brouckaert (Gullegem, Belgium), Christophe Naeyaert (Jabbeke, Belgium) and Bryan Rollier (Kanegem, Belgium).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A coated panel with a substrate and a decorative top layer, such that the decorative top layer includes a print and a transparent wearing layer applied thereon. The panel has a lowered edge region at least on one edge. Both the aforementioned print and the aforementioned wearing layer extend continuously from on the centr...