ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,448,784, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to UNILLIN BV (Wielsbeke, Belgium).
"Decorative panel comprising grout imitation" was invented by Jan De Rick (Geraardsbergen, Belgium), Benny Schacht (Mamertinge, Belgium), Bryan Rollier (Kanegem, Belgium) and Lieven Vangheluwe (Ronse, Belgium).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A panel including a substrate and a top layer. The top layer has a decor layer and a wear layer. The panel is provided with a first pair of opposite edges; and optionally with a second pair of opposite edges. At least one edge of the first pair of opposite edges is provided with a grout imitation."
The patent was filed on Nov...