ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,338,635, issued on June 24, was assigned to VALINGE INNOVATION AB (Viken, Sweden).
"Building panel with mechanical locking device" was invented by Christian Boo (Kagerod, Sweden).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A set of building panels, such as floor or wall panels, having a mechanical locking device at opposite first and second edge portions, such as short edges, configured for horizontal locking of similar or essentially identical panels in an assembled position by means of displacement in an engagement direction, such as a vertical direction, of the second edge portion of a second panel relative the first edge portion of an adjacent fir...