ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,345,053, issued on July 1, was assigned to VALINGE INNOVATION AB (Viken, Sweden).
"Building panel" was invented by Roger Ylikangas (Lerberget, Sweden), Anders Nilsson (Helsingborg, Sweden) and Karl Quist (Hoganas, Sweden).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Building panels, such as a floor panels or wall panels. The panels including a first mechanical locking system at respective parallel and opposite third and fourth edges, such as long edges, configured to cooperate for horizontal and vertical locking between two adjacent building panels, preferably by means of a folding motion. The panels further including a second locking system at respecti...