Patents Assigned to Välinge Innovation AB
  • Patent number: 11898356
    Abstract: Floorboards provided with a mechanical locking system including a locking strip protruding from a first edge of a first floorboard. The locking strip is provided with a locking element configured to cooperate with a locking groove at a lower side of a second edge of a second floorboard for locking the first edge and the second edge in a horizontal direction. The first edge and the second edge are configured to be assembled by a vertical downward motion of the second edge towards the first edge. The second edge is provided with a calibrating groove adjacent the locking groove. Also, a method for producing a mechanical locking system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventor: Christian Boo
  • Patent number: 11890847
    Abstract: A method of producing a veneered element, including providing a substrate, applying a sub-layer on a surface of the substrate, applying a veneer layer on the sub-layer, and applying pressure to the veneer layer and/or the substrate, such that at least a portion of the sub-layer permeates through the veneer layer. Also, such a veneered element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: VÄLINGE INNOVATION AB
    Inventors: Göran Ziegler, Per Nygren, Thomas Meijer
  • Patent number: 11885355
    Abstract: Panels with a mechanical locking system including a separate and flexible tongue allowing connection with a snap action are described herein. An outer edge part of the separate flexible tongue includes a guiding protrusion that facilitates disassembly of the panels and that is deformed during locking and/or unlocking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: VÄLINGE INNOVATION AB
    Inventor: Darko Pervan
  • Publication number: 20240018986
    Abstract: A joinery product including a first joinery element having a first attaching surface, a second joinery element having a second attaching surface, and a mechanical locking device. The mechanical locking device includes at least two dowels protruding at a first angle from the first attaching surface and at least two insertion recesses extending into the second attaching surface. The least two insertion recesses are configured to receive the at least two dowels. The mechanical locking device further contains a compressible locking element in a first joinery element recess in the first attaching surface. The compressible locking element, in the uncompressed state, partially protrudes from first attaching surface. The mechanical locking device further includes a locking recess at the second attaching surface configured to receive the compressible locking element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: VÄLINGE INNOVATION AB
    Inventors: Johan SVENSSON, Peter DERELÖV
  • Publication number: 20240009948
    Abstract: A continuous press arrangement for manufacture of building panels, such as floor or wall panels, includes upper and lower press belts configured to form a product path therebetween for feeding a product in a feeding direction in response to rotation of one or more drums. An upper and a lower press table each include a displaceable pressure cushion configured to facilitate a pressure zone extending along at least a portion of said path. At least one of the press tables includes one or more pressure bars disposed upstream and/or downstream the pressure cushion, in the feeding direction. The one or more pressure bars are configured to apply a pressure to the upper press belt and/or the lower press belt respectively in a direction towards the product path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: Hans PERSSON, Darko PERVAN, Magnus NILSSON
  • Publication number: 20240011303
    Abstract: 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 substantially corresponding to those of the first and second panel surfaces. A locking element of the locking strip cooperates with a locking groove at the second edge of the second panel for locking in a direction parallel to the first panel surface. Opposite edges respectively include cooperating tongue and tongue groove for vertical locking. A flexing groove extends from a first locking strip surface/first edge transition and into the first panel at an angle ? from the first panel surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: Roger YLIKANGAS, Anders NILSSON, Thomas MEIJER
  • Publication number: 20240009886
    Abstract: A continuous press arrangement for manufacture of building panels, such as floor or wall panels, comprises an upper rotatable inlet drum connecting to an upper rotatable outlet drum via an upper continuous press belt and a lower rotatable inlet drum connecting to a lower rotatable outlet drum via a lower continuous press belt. The press belts are configured to form a product path therebetween for feeding a product in a feeding direction in response to rotation of said drums or displacement of the press belt(s). An upper and a lower press table each comprise a cushion configured to be displaced into sealing abutment with the press belt for facilitating a pressure zone. The inlet drums form respective angles phi between the respective press belts and the product path at a position being downstream the inlet drums and upstream the pressure cushion or press table, in the feeding direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: Hans PERSSON, Darko PERVAN, Magnus NILSSON
  • Publication number: 20240009974
    Abstract: A building panel including a balancing layer, the balancing layer including a first wood veneer having a grain direction, a first sub-layer is arranged on a top surface of the balancing layer, the first sub-layer including a first binder, a core arranged on the first sub-layer, a surface layer arranged on the core, the surface layer, wherein a top surface of the surface layer is adapted to be a visible surface of the building panel when installed, wherein an extension of the balancing layer in a direction parallel to the grain direction of the first wood veneer is equal or less than an extension of the core in the direction parallel to the grain direction of the first wood veneer, and wherein the balancing layer is arranged within the extension of the core in the direction parallel to the grain direction of the first wood veneer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: Rickard RITTINGE, Sofia NILSSON
  • Patent number: 11850829
    Abstract: A method to produce a veneered element, the method including applying a first layer on a substrate, applying a second layer on the first layer, applying a veneer layer on the second layer, pressing the first layer, the second layer and the veneer layer together to form a veneered element, wherein, after pressing, the second layer is transparent or translucent such that the first layer is visible through a crack, cavity, hole and/or knot of the veneer layer. Also, such a veneered element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: VÄLINGE INNOVATION AB
    Inventors: Göran Ziegler, Rickard Rittinge
  • Patent number: 11834845
    Abstract: Building panels, such as a floor panels or wall panels, which include 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 a folding motion. The panels further include a second locking system at respective parallel and opposite first and second edges, such as short edges, configured to cooperate for horizontal and vertical locking of two adjacent building panels. An upper edge portion of one of the third edge or fourth edge, preferably the third edge, includes a first lower lip portion configured to cooperate with a first upper lip portion of an upper edge portion of the other of the third and fourth edge of an adjacent panel when the third and fourth edges are arranged in locking engagement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: VÄLINGE INNOVATION AB
    Inventors: Roger Ylikangas, Anders Nilsson, Karl Quist
  • Publication number: 20230382099
    Abstract: A method to produce a panel with an embossed structure, including forming a substrate by a continuous process, wherein the substrate includes a polymer based material, providing a printed polymer based film, applying the printed polymer based film on the substrate, the printed polymer based film being continuously applied on the substrate, pressing the printed polymer based film to the substrate, thereby forming a laminated substrate, and embossing the laminated substrate by an embossing device having a perimeter, such that the laminated substrate obtains an embossed structure, dividing the laminated substrate into panels, each panel having a length and a width, and wherein the perimeter of the embossing device divided by the length of said panel is a non-integer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: Per NYGREN, Per JOSEFSSON, Filip SKÖLD, Christoffer NILSSON
  • Publication number: 20230383542
    Abstract: A set containing a first building element, a first building panel a second building panel and a coupling element for assembling the first building panel and the second building panel to the first building element. The coupling element has a locking portion configured to cooperate with a first mechanical locking device of a first edge or of a second edge of the first building element. The coupling element also has a connecting portion configured to cooperate with a second mechanical locking device of an edge of a building panel. The second mechanical locking device is configured for locking the first and second building panels and including a locking tongue and a tongue groove having a locking strip with an upper surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventor: Karl QUIST
  • Publication number: 20230373197
    Abstract: A building panel including a balancing layer having a top surface and a bottom surface, a first sub-layer is arranged on the top surface of the balancing layer, wherein the first sub-layer includes a binder, a surface layer arranged above a surface of the first sub-layer facing away from the balancing layer, the surface layer having a top surface and a bottom surface and including a first wood veneer (10) having a grain direction, wherein an extension of the surface layer in a direction parallel to the grain direction of the first wood veneer is equal or less than an extension of the balancing layer in the direction parallel to the grain direction of the first wood veneer, and wherein the surface layer is arranged within the extension of the balancing layer in the direction parallel to the grain direction of the first wood veneer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: Rickard RITTINGE, Sofia NILSSON, Magnus NILSSON, Fredrik NILSSON
  • Publication number: 20230373128
    Abstract: A continuous press arrangement for manufacture of building panels comprises an upper rotatable inlet drum connected to an upper rotatable outlet drum via an upper continuous press belt, and a lower rotatable inlet drum connected to a lower rotatable outlet drum via a lower continuous press belt. The upper and lower press belts form a product path therebetween for feeding a product in response to rotation of one or more of the drums. Upper and lower press tables each comprise a displaceable pressure cushion extending along at least a portion of the path and facilitate a pressure zone between the press table and the press belt. The press table comprises a displacement groove and the pressure cushion is configured to be at least partially received in the displacement groove. The pressure cushion comprises a friction seal element configured to be in contact with the press belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: Hans PERSSON, Darko PERVAN, Magnus NILSSON
  • Patent number: 11820112
    Abstract: A method to produce a wear resistant foil, including providing a first foil including a first thermoplastic material, applying wear resistant particles on the first foil, applying a second foil including a second thermoplastic material on the first foil, and adhering the first foil and the second foil to each other to form a wear resistant foil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: VÄLINGE INNOVATION AB
    Inventors: Christer Lundblad, Niclas Håkansson, Göran Ziegler
  • Patent number: 11821446
    Abstract: A set comprising a first panel, a second panel and a mechanical locking device for locking the first panel to the second panel is disclosed. The first panel includes a first edge surface and a first panel surface and the second panel includes a second edge surface and a second panel surface. The mechanical locking device includes an insertion groove at the first edge surface, wherein the insertion groove has a first displacement surface and an opposite second displacement surface, a bottom surface and a depth direction. The insertion groove includes a flexible tongue, and an edge tongue including a tongue groove, wherein the flexible tongue is configured to cooperate with the tongue groove for locking of the first panel to the second panel, and the first and the second displacement surface of the insertion groove are converging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: VÄLINGE INNOVATION AB
    Inventor: Christian Boo
  • Publication number: 20230364901
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method to produce a coating layer, including applying a coating composition on a surface of a carrier, curing the coating composition to a coating layer, and subsequently applying pressure to the coating layer. The disclosure further relates to a method to produce a building panel, and such a building panel, and to a method to produce a coated foil, and such a coated foil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: Göran ZIEGLER, Christer Lundblad, Per JOSEFSSON, Anette Hedlund
  • Patent number: 11814850
    Abstract: A set of panels including a first panel and a second panel. A first edge of the first panel and a second edge of the second are configured to be locked together and assembled by a vertical displacement of the second edge relative the first edge. The first edge includes a locking element configured to cooperate with a locking groove at the second edge for locking in a horizontal and in the vertical direction. The first edge includes a tongue configured to cooperate with a tongue groove at the second edge for locking in a vertical direction. An upper part of the first edge includes a first guiding surface and a lower edge of the lower lip includes a second guiding surface. An upper part of the locking element includes a third guiding surface and a lower edge of the locking groove includes a fourth guiding surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventor: Christian Boo
  • Patent number: 11808045
    Abstract: A set of panels including first and second panels. The first and second panels have a first, second and third edge. The first edge of the first panel is configured to be able to be locked together with both the second edge and the third edge of the second panel. The first edge includes a first locking element configured to be able to cooperate with a first locking groove at the second edge and a second locking groove at the third edge for locking in a horizontal direction. The first edge includes a tongue groove configured to cooperate with a tongue at the second edge and a tongue at the third edge for locking in a vertical direction. The first locking element includes a first locking surface configured to cooperate with a second locking surface on the first locking groove, for locking in the horizontal and the vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: VÄLINGE INNOVATION AB
    Inventors: Christian Boo, Marcus Nilsson Ståhl, Anders Nilsson
  • Publication number: 20230349167
    Abstract: A vertical joint system for a surface covering panel having an upper and lower surfaces, and a plurality of sides located between the upper and lower surfaces. The joint system has a male part along at least one side and a female part along an opposite side. The female part has a protrusion that extends from the lower surface and an outer most female surface on the protrusion. The male part has a recess that opens onto the lower surface with a portion of the recess forming an inner most male surface. The outer most female surface and the inner most male surface arranged so that when the male part of one surface covering panel is engaged with a female part of a second surface covering panel the outer most female surface overlies the inner most male locking surface at a first location and a second location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventor: Richard William Kell