Patents by Inventor Bart Verhaeghe

Bart Verhaeghe has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Methods for manufacturing panels and panel
    Patent number: 9290040
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing panels of the type having at least a substrate and a printed decor with a relief provided on the substrate involves printing, whether or not by the intermediary of primer layers, at least a portion of the decor onto the substrate and forming the relief. The relief is formed at least partially after the portion of the decor has been printed on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: FLOORING INDUSTRIES LIMITED, SARL
    Inventor: Bart Verhaeghe
  • Method for manufacturing coated panels
    Patent number: 8465804
    Abstract: A coated panel may include a substrate and a decorative top layer provided on the substrate. A method for manufacturing the panel may involve forming at least a portion of the top layer by printing on the substrate to provide a structure on the substrate. The structure may include protrusions formed by two or more prints provided on top of each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Flooring Industries Limited, SARL
    Inventors: Peter Provoost, Bart Verhaeghe
  • METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING PANELS AND PANEL OBTAINED HEREWITH
    Publication number: 20110200750
    Abstract: Method for manufacturing panels of the type which is composed at least of a substrate and a top layer with a printed decor, wherein the top layer comprises at least two material layers, and wherein for manufacturing, one starts from larger boards, wherein the method consists at least of providing said two material layers and performing a print directly on the substrate material, wherein at least a first of said two material layers is provided on the surface of the larger board before it is subdivided, whereas at least a second of said two material layers is provided on the surface of one or more of the smaller panels obtained by subdividing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: FLOORING INDUSTRIES LIMITED, SARL
    Inventors: Laurent Meersseman, Peter Provoost, Bart Verhaeghe
  • METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING PANELS AND PANEL
    Publication number: 20100192793
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing panels of the type having at least a substrate and a printed decor with a relief provided on the substrate involves printing, whether or not by the intermediary of primer layers, at least a portion of the decor onto the substrate and forming the relief. The relief is formed at least partially after the portion of the decor has been printed on the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2008
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Inventor: Bart Verhaeghe
  • METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING COATED PANELS AND COATED PANEL
    Publication number: 20090252925
    Abstract: A coated panel may include a substrate and a decorative top layer provided on the substrate. A method for manufacturing the panel may involve forming at least a portion of the top layer by printing on the substrate to provide a structure on the substrate. The structure may include protrusions formed by two or more prints provided on top of each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2009
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Inventors: Peter Provoost, Bart Verhaeghe