ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,326,001, issued on June 10, was assigned to VALINGE INNOVATION AB (Viken, Sweden).
"Panel with locking device" was invented by Roger Ylikangas (Lerberget, Sweden) and Thomas Meijer (Viken, Sweden).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A set of panels includes first and second panels, and a mechanical locking device for assembly by vertical relative displacement of the panels. A locking strip extends from a first edge of the first panel in a direction parallel to first and second panel surfaces of the first panel. The locking strip includes a locking strip edge, and first and second locking strip surfaces respectively extending in directions subs...