Patents by Inventor Per Nygren

Per Nygren 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: 9249581
    Abstract: A method of assembling resilient floorboards is disclosed that includes the step of bending an edge of a floorboard during the assembling. The bending reduces the force required for connection of the edge to another edge of a juxtaposed floorboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: VALINGE INNOVATION AB
    Inventors: Mats Nilsson, Per Nygren
  • Patent number: 9238917
    Abstract: Floor panels with a flexible tongue in an insertion groove, the flexible tongue is designed to cooperate, in a connected state with a tongue groove of another panel, the panels are adapted to be locked together by vertical folding, the flexible tongue has a projection portion which, in a connected state projects outside the insertion groove and cooperates with the tongue groove, said projecting portion has a beveled and/or rounded sliding surface and the panels have a sliding surface adapted to cooperate therewith during vertical folding, the flexible tongue during the vertical folding is displaced twice in the horizontal direction, a first displacement is effected by the vertical folding of the fold panel whereby at least a part of the flexible tongue is bent, a second displacement of the flexible tongue towards its initial position is accomplished substantially by a spring effect caused by said bending of said flexible tongue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: VALINGE INNOVATION AB
    Inventors: Darko Pervan, Niclas Hakansson, Per Nygren
  • Patent number: 9194134
    Abstract: Building panels, such as floorboards, provided with a mechanical locking system. The mechanical locking system includes a displacement groove at a first edge of a first floorboard and a tongue groove at a second edge of a second floorboard A tongue is arranged in the displacement groove and is configured to cooperate, in a second position, with the tongue groove for vertical locking of the first and the second edge. The tongue includes, in a first position, an inner element and an outer element. The inner element is removable along the displacement groove, and is configured to cooperate with the outer element to obtain a displacement of the outer element towards the tongue groove and thereby obtain the second position. Said inner element and said outer element vertically overlap each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: VALINGE INNOVATION AB
    Inventors: Per Nygren, Marcus Bergelin
  • Publication number: 20150197943
    Abstract: A method of producing a veneered element (10), including providing a substrate (1), applying a sub-layer (2) on a surface of the substrate (1), applying a veneer layer (3) on the sub-layer (2), and applying pressure to the veneer layer (3) and/or the substrate (1), such that at least a portion of the sub-layer (2) permeates through the veneer layer (3). Also, such a veneered element (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2015
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Applicant: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: Göran ZIEGLER, Per Nygren, Thomas Meijer
  • Publication number: 20140250813
    Abstract: Building panels, such as floorboards, provided with a mechanical locking system. The mechanical locking system includes a displacement groove at a first edge of a first floorboard and a tongue groove at a second edge of a second floorboard A tongue is arranged in the displacement groove and is configured to cooperate, in a second position, with the tongue groove for vertical locking of the first and the second edge. The tongue includes, in a first position, an inner element and an outer element. The inner element is removable along the displacement groove, and is configured to cooperate with the outer element to obtain a displacement of the outer element towards the tongue groove and thereby obtain the second position. Said inner element and said outer element vertically overlap each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: Per Nygren, Marcus Bergelin
  • Publication number: 20140237924
    Abstract: A method of assembling resilient floorboards is disclosed that includes the step of bending an edge of a floorboard during the assembling. The bending reduces the force required for connection of the edge to another edge of a juxtaposed floorboard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: VÄLINGE INNOVATION AB
    Inventors: Mats NILSSON, Per Nygren
  • Patent number: 8756899
    Abstract: A method of assembling resilient floorboards is disclosed that includes the step of bending an edge of a floorboard during the assembling. The bending reduces the force required for connection of the edge to another edge of a juxtaposed floorboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Valinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: Mats Nilsson, Per Nygren
  • Publication number: 20140115994
    Abstract: A method of producing floor panels is disclosed. The method includes the steps of separating a sheet formed surface material (51) into surface strips (53) and gluing said surface strips to a core (50) with a space (54) between the surface strips (53).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: VALINGE INNOVATION AB
    Inventors: DARKO PERVAN, PER NYGREN
  • Publication number: 20140109506
    Abstract: Floor panels with a flexible tongue in an insertion groove, the flexible tongue is designed to cooperate, in a connected state with a tongue groove of another panel, the panels are adapted to be locked together by vertical folding, the flexible tongue has a projection portion which, in a connected state projects outside the insertion groove and cooperates with the tongue groove, said projecting portion has a beveled and/or rounded sliding surface and the panels have a sliding surface adapted to cooperate therewith during vertical folding, the flexible tongue during the vertical folding is displaced twice in the horizontal direction, a first displacement is effected by the vertical folding of the fold panel whereby at least a part of the flexible tongue is bent, a second displacement of the flexible tongue towards its initial position is accomplished substantially by a spring effect caused by said bending of said flexible tongue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: VALINGE INNOVATION AB
    Inventors: Darko Pervan, Niclas Hakansson, Per Nygren
  • Publication number: 20140053497
    Abstract: Floor panels which are provided with a mechanical locking system including an extruded flexible tongue in a sidewardly open groove which during a vertical folding motion is bent horizontally. A tongue adapted for being received in a sidewardly open groove of a floor panel, wherein the tongue, which is an elongated extruded section, when received in the groove is bendable in a plane substantially parallel with a front face of the floor panel, such that the tongue is at least partially resiliently displaceable inside said sidewardly open groove in said plane during locking of the floor panel with another floor panel and wherein a vertical protrusion, serving as a friction connection between the tongue and the groove, is arranged at an upper or lower part of the tongue, wherein the tongue has a total width that varies in the longitudinal direction of the tongue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: VALINGE INNOVATION AB
    Inventors: DARKO PERVAN, Niclas Hakansson, Per Nygren
  • Patent number: 8640424
    Abstract: Floor panels with a flexible tongue in an insertion groove, the flexible tongue is designed to cooperate, in a connected state with a tongue groove of another panel, the panels are adapted to be locked together by vertical folding, the flexible tongue has a projection portion which, in a connected state projects outside the insertion groove and cooperates with the tongue groove, said projecting portion has a beveled and/or rounded sliding surface and the panels have a sliding surface adapted to cooperate therewith during vertical folding, the flexible tongue during the vertical folding is displaced twice in the horizontal direction, a first displacement is effected by the vertical folding of the fold panel whereby at least a part of the flexible tongue is bent, a second displacement of the flexible tongue towards its initial position is accomplished substantially by a spring effect caused by said bending of said flexible tongue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Valinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: Darko Pervan, Niclas Håkansson, Per Nygren
  • Patent number: 8613826
    Abstract: A method of producing floor panels is disclosed. The method includes the steps of separating a sheet formed surface material (51) into surface strips (53) and gluing said surface strips to a core (50) with a space (54) between the surface strips (53).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Valinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: Darko Pervan, Per Nygren
  • Publication number: 20130318906
    Abstract: Floor panels with a flexible tongue in an insertion groove, the flexible tongue is designed to cooperate, in a connected state with a tongue groove of another panel, the panels are adapted to be locked together by vertical folding, the flexible tongue has a projection portion which, in a connected state projects outside the insertion groove and cooperates with the tongue groove, said projecting portion has a beveled and/or rounded sliding surface and the panels have a sliding surface adapted to cooperate therewith during vertical folding, the flexible tongue during the vertical folding is displaced twice in the horizontal direction, a first displacement is effected by the vertical folding of the fold panel whereby at least a part of the flexible tongue is bent, a second displacement of the flexible tongue towards its initial position is accomplished substantially by a spring effect caused by said bending of said flexible tongue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: Valinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: Darko PERVAN, Niclas HÅKANSSON, Per NYGREN
  • Patent number: 8528289
    Abstract: Floor panels with a flexible tongue in an insertion groove, the flexible tongue is designed to cooperate, in a connected state with a tongue groove of another panel, the panels are adapted to be locked together by vertical folding, the flexible tongue has a projection portion which, in a connected state projects outside the insertion groove and cooperates with the tongue groove, said projecting portion has a beveled and/or rounded sliding surface and the panels have a sliding surface adapted to cooperate therewith during vertical folding, the flexible tongue during the vertical folding is displaced twice in the horizontal direction, a first displacement is effected by the vertical folding of the fold panel whereby at least a part of the flexible tongue is bent, a second displacement of the flexible tongue towards its initial position is accomplished substantially by a spring effect caused by said bending of said flexible tongue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Valinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: Darko Pervan, Niclas Håkansson, Per Nygren
  • Patent number: 8381477
    Abstract: Floor panels are shown which are provided with a mechanical locking system consisting of an extruded flexible tongue in a sidewardly open groove which during a vertical folding motion is bent horizontally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Valinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: Darko Pervan, Niclas Hakansson, Per Nygren
  • Patent number: 8365499
    Abstract: A method of assembling resilient floorboards is disclosed that includes the step of bending an edge of a floorboard during the assembling. The bending reduces the force required for connection of the edge to another edge of a juxtaposed floorboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Valinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: Mats Nilsson, Per Nygren
  • Publication number: 20130014890
    Abstract: A method of producing floor panels is disclosed. The method includes the steps of separating a sheet formed surface material (51) into surface strips (53) and gluing said surface strips to a core (50) with a space (54) between the surface strips (53).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: VALINGE INNOVATION AB
    Inventors: DARKO PERVAN, Per Nygren
  • Patent number: 8341915
    Abstract: Floor panels (1, 1?) are shown, which are provided with a mechanical locking system having a flexible tongue (30) in a displacement groove (40), which during a vertical folding motion is displaced. Moreover, a tongue blank (50), a production method and an installation method are shown.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Valinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: Darko Pervan, Niclas Hakansson, Per Nygren
  • Patent number: 8293058
    Abstract: A method of producing floor panels is disclosed. The method includes the steps of separating a roll formed surface material (51) into surface strips (53) and gluing said surface strips to a core (50) with a space (54) between the surface strips (53).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Valinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: Darko Pervan, Per Nygren
  • Publication number: 20120174515
    Abstract: Floor panels with a flexible tongue in an insertion groove, the flexible tongue is designed to cooperate, in a connected state with a tongue groove of another panel, the panels are adapted to be locked together by vertical folding, the flexible tongue has a projection portion which, in a connected state projects outside the insertion groove and cooperates with the tongue groove, said projecting portion has a beveled and/or rounded sliding surface and the panels have a sliding surface adapted to cooperate therewith during vertical folding, the flexible tongue during the vertical folding is displaced twice in the horizontal direction, a first displacement is effected by the vertical folding of the fold panel whereby at least a part of the flexible tongue is bent, a second displacement of the flexible tongue towards its initial position is accomplished substantially by a spring effect caused by said bending of said flexible tongue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: Valinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: DARKO PERVAN, Niclas Håkansson, Per Nygren