ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,325,994, issued on June 10, was assigned to VALINGE INNOVATION AB (Viken, Sweden).
"Building panel with locking system" was invented by Christian Boo (Kagerod, Sweden).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A set of building panels including a first mechanical locking system at respective first and second opposite edges. The first mechanical locking system including at one of the first or second opposite edges a tongue groove configured to receive a locking tongue of the other of the first or second edges, for vertical locking of adjacent essentially identical panels in an assembled position. The locking tongue includes an essentially horizontal ...