Patents by Inventor Magnus Fridlund

Magnus Fridlund 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).

  • Patent number: 11137007
    Abstract: A set of panels including a first panel with a first main plane and a second panel with a second main plane. A first edge of the first panel is configured to be locked to a second edge of the second panel, wherein the first main plane is essentially perpendicular to the second main plane, and wherein the first and the second edges are locked in a first direction, which is perpendicular to the first main plane, and a second direction, which is perpendicular to the second main plane. The first edge includes an edge tongue, with a longitudinal direction along the first edge, including a bottom edge, a first surface and an opposite second surface. The edge groove and/or the edge tongue is/are configured such that a greater force is absorbed by the longitudinal central part than by an edge part at third and fourth edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: VALINGE INNOVATION AB
    Inventor: Magnus Fridlund
  • Patent number: 10830266
    Abstract: A method for forming a panel for an assembled product including, such as a furniture product, wherein the method includes: displacing the first panel in a feeding direction by a conveyor through a first edge machine, working, by a first tool of the first edge machine, on a first edge of the first panel to obtain a decided location of the first edge, attaching, by a second tool of the first edge machine, a covering material, such as a laminate strip, a thermoplastic strip or a veneer strip, on the first edge, and forming a first edge groove, by a third tool of the first edge machine, along the first edge and on a first main surface of the first panel, wherein the first edge groove is configured to be a part of a locking device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: VALINGE INNOVATION AB
    Inventor: Magnus Fridlund
  • Publication number: 20200102978
    Abstract: A set of panels including a first panel with a first main plane and a second panel with a second main plane. A first edge of the first panel is configured to be locked to a second edge of the second panel, wherein the first main plane is essentially perpendicular to the second main plane, and wherein the first and the second edges are locked in a first direction, which is perpendicular to the first main plane, and a second direction, which is perpendicular to the second main plane. The first edge includes an edge tongue, with a longitudinal direction along the first edge, including a bottom edge, a first surface and an opposite second surface. The edge groove and/or the edge tongue is/are configured such that a greater force is absorbed by the longitudinal central part than by an edge part at third and fourth edges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventor: Magnus FRIDLUND
  • Publication number: 20200055126
    Abstract: An element with an insertion groove and a dismantling groove. A method for providing a dismantling groove in an element for a product to be assembled by a plurality of elements locked by a locking arrangement including a flexible tongue. The method includes providing an insertion groove and a dismantling groove in the same element. The dismantling groove extends along the element between a first side and a second side and is configured for receiving the flexible tongue of the locking arrangement for locking the element to another element having a tongue groove. The dismantling groove is provided in the element such that it extends from the first side to the insertion groove and along a portion of the insertion groove, and is configured to receive a dismantling tool for dismantling the element from the other element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: Valinge Innovation AB
    Inventor: Magnus FRIDLUND
  • Patent number: 10544818
    Abstract: A set of panels including a first panel with a first main plane and a second panel with a second main plane. A first edge of the first panel is configured to be locked to a second edge of the second panel, wherein the first main plane is essentially perpendicular to the second main plane, and wherein the first and the second edges are locked in a first direction, which is perpendicular to the first main plane, and a second direction, which is perpendicular to the second main plane. The first edge includes an edge tongue, with a longitudinal direction along the first edge, including a bottom edge, a first surface and an opposite second surface. The edge groove and/or the edge tongue is/are configured such that a greater force is absorbed by the longitudinal central part than by an edge part at third and fourth edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: VALINGE INNOVATION AB
    Inventor: Magnus Fridlund
  • Patent number: 10486245
    Abstract: A method for providing a dismantling groove in an element for a product to be assembled by a plurality of elements locked by a locking arrangement including a flexible tongue is disclosed. The method includes providing an insertion groove and a dismantling groove in the same element. The dismantling groove extends along the element between a first side and a second side and is configured for receiving the flexible tongue of the locking arrangement for locking the element to another element having a tongue groove. The dismantling groove is provided in the element such that it extends from the first side to the insertion groove and along a portion of the insertion groove, and is configured to receive a dismantling tool for dismantling the element from the other element. An element with an insertion groove and a dismantling groove is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: VALINGE INNOVATION AB
    Inventor: Magnus Fridlund
  • Publication number: 20170234346
    Abstract: A method for forming a panel for an assembled product including, such as a furniture product, wherein the method includes: displacing the first panel in a feeding direction by a conveyor through a first edge machine, working, by a first tool of the first edge machine, on a first edge of the first panel to obtain a decided location of the first edge, attaching, by a second tool of the first edge machine, a covering material, such as a laminate strip, a thermoplastic strip or a veneer strip, on the first edge, and forming a first edge groove, by a third tool of the first edge machine, along the first edge and on a first main surface of the first panel, wherein the first edge groove is configured to be a part of a locking device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventor: Magnus FRIDLUND
  • Publication number: 20170227035
    Abstract: A set of panels including a first panel with a first main plane and a second panel with a second main plane. A first edge of the first panel is configured to be locked to a second edge of the second panel, wherein the first main plane is essentially perpendicular to the second main plane, and wherein the first and the second edges are locked in a first direction, which is perpendicular to the first main plane, and a second direction, which is perpendicular to the second main plane. The first edge includes an edge tongue, with a longitudinal direction along the first edge, including a bottom edge, a first surface and an opposite second surface. The edge groove and/or the edge tongue is/are configured such that a greater force is absorbed by the longitudinal central part than by an edge part at third and fourth edges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: VÄLINGE INNOVATION AB
    Inventor: Magnus FRIDLUND
  • Publication number: 20170227032
    Abstract: A method for providing a dismantling groove in an element for a product to be assembled by a plurality of elements locked by a locking arrangement including a flexible tongue is disclosed. The method includes providing an insertion groove and a dismantling groove in the same element. The dismantling groove extends along the element between a first side and a second side and is configured for receiving the flexible tongue of the locking arrangement for locking the element to another element having a tongue groove. The dismantling groove is provided in the element such that it extends from the first side to the insertion groove and along a portion of the insertion groove, and is configured to receive a dismantling tool for dismantling the element from the other element. An element with an insertion groove and a dismantling groove is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventor: Magnus FRIDLUND
  • Patent number: 9399308
    Abstract: A floorboard (1), which along one long side has a female connecting means (2) and along its other long side has a male connecting member (4), is made of a raw board (18), which is substantially rectangular in cross-section. The raw board (18) has a carrier layer (14, 15) and, applied thereto, a wear layer (16). The raw board (18) is first subjected to limited profiling, which comprises the step of the surface layer (16) being provided with longitudinal edge bevels (17). After that, the surface layer (16) provided with edge bevels (17) is varnished. Finally the raw board (181) is subjected to final profiling intended for finishing of the connecting member (2, 4) and comprising the step of a downward and laterally open longitudinal recess (13) for receiving a connecting part (10) of the female connecting member (12) of another floorboard being formed under a connecting part (12) of the male connecting means (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: TARKETT AB
    Inventor: Magnus Fridlund
  • Publication number: 20110114224
    Abstract: A floorboard (1), which along one long side has a female connecting means (2) and along its other long side has a male connecting member (4), is made of a raw board (18), which is substantially rectangular in cross- section. The raw board (18) has a carrier layer (14, 15) and, applied thereto, a wear layer (16). The raw board (18) is first subjected to limited profiling, which comprises the step of the surface layer (16) being provided with longitudinal edge bevels (17). After that, the surface layer (16) provided with edge bevels (17) is varnished. Finally the raw board (181) is subjected to final profiling intended for finishing of the connecting member (2, 4) and comprising the step of a downward and laterally open longitudinal recess (13) for receiving a connecting part (10) of the female connecting member (12) of another floorboard being formed under a connecting part (12) of the male connecting means (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2007
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Inventor: Magnus Fridlund