ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,580, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to UNILIN BV (Wielsbeke, Belgium).
"Pressing element" was invented by Laurent Meersseman (Mont de l'Enclus, Belgium).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pressing element for manufacturing laminate panels includes a metal plate with at least two sections that exhibit a surface structure suitable for forming a structure on one of the laminate panels, and having a first zone. The pressing element has separate markings for orienting the first zone, and/or in that the surface structure is obtained by way of etching, whereas the first zone is provided with a chamber by means of a milling operation, and/or...