ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,454,122, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to VALINGE INNOVATION AB (Viken, Sweden).

"Wood fibre based panel with a surface layer" was invented by Darko Pervan (Viken, Sweden) and Goran Ziegler (Viken, Sweden).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A building panel with a surface layer including a wood veneer, a wood fibre based core and a sub-layer between the surface layer and the core. The sub-layer includes wood fibres and a binder. The surface layer has surface portions including material from the sub-layer. The surface portions including material from the sub-layer extend into the wood veneer."

The patent was filed on April 1, 2022, under Ap...