Patents Assigned to I4F Licensing NV
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Patent number: 12781516Abstract: A panel and to a floor covering including the same. The present disclosure also relates to other coverings, such as a wall covering, which are constructed by using a plurality of the panels. According to the disclosure, the panel includes a first and second coupling profile on opposing sides of the panel. The first coupling profile includes an upward tongue that has a curved portion. This upward tongue is spaced apart from a first inner flank of the panel by a clearance that defines an upward groove. According to the invention, an outermost point of the curved portion is positioned further away from the first inner flank than a center point of the upward tongue.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2024Date of Patent: November 3, 2026Assignee: i4F Licensing NVInventor: Antonio Giuseppe Perra
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Patent number: 12768176Abstract: Provided is a panel suitable as a floor, ceiling or wall panel, which panel has a planar design having an upper side, a bottom side and side edges which include a first side edge provided with a first profile and a second side edge provided with a second profile. The first and second profiles are interacting profiles that can be coupled to each other, so that a first panel can be coupled in one common plane to a second, identical panel by the interacting profiles. The first and second profiles in coupled condition establish an interlocking with each other both in a horizontal and a vertical direction. The first and second profiles are configured to allow for coupling of the interacting profiles of the first panel with the second panel by a downward insertion of the interacting profile of the second panel into the interacting profile of the first panel.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2025Date of Patent: October 20, 2026Assignee: i4F Licensing NVInventor: Eddy Alberic Boucké
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Patent number: 12768175Abstract: A floor board including a decorative surface layer applied to a substrate, where the substrate is optionally MDF or HDF material at a side edge thereof, and at least one side edge together with a side edge opposite thereto forming a first pair of opposite side edges of said substrate. The first pair of opposite side edges includes mechanical first and second coupling parts, respectively, allowing the floor board to couple at the respective side edges with a similar floor board. Also, a floor board covering consisting of a plurality of the floor boards connected to one another, and a method for manufacturing such floor boards.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2024Date of Patent: October 20, 2026Assignee: i4F Licensing NVInventor: Pieter Renaat Karel Devos
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Patent number: 12753613Abstract: The present invention relates to a panel suitable as a floor, ceiling or wall panel, which panel is of a planar design having an upper side, a bottom side and side edges. Furthermore, the invention relates to a covering comprising a plurality of interconnected panels according to the invention. The invention also relates to a method of uncoupling two (or more) interconnected panels.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2025Date of Patent: October 6, 2026Assignee: i4F Licensing NVInventor: Eddy Alberic Boucké
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Patent number: 12747595Abstract: The invention relates to a decorative panel, in particular a floor panel, ceiling panel or wall panel. The invention also relates to a decorative covering, in particular a decorative floor covering, decorative ceiling covering, or decorative wall covering, including a plurality of mutually coupled decorative panels according to the invention. The invention further relates to a core for use in a panel according to the invention. The invention additionally relates to a method of producing a decorative panel, in particular a decorative panel according to the invention. The invention also relates to an extruded for use in said method according to the invention.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2020Date of Patent: September 29, 2026Assignee: i4F Licensing NVInventor: Eddy Alberic Boucké
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Patent number: 12747594Abstract: A panel and a method of manufacturing a panel, such as a floor panel, a wall panel or a ceiling panel, in particular a decorative floor panel including at least a first edge having a first coupling part configured to be coupled to a second coupling part of another panel. At least one expandable material located adjacent at least a part of an upper portion of the first edge. A covering, in particular a floor covering, comprising multiple interconnected panels is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2025Date of Patent: September 29, 2026Assignee: i4F Licensing NVInventor: Eddy Alberic Boucké
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Patent number: 12709902Abstract: The last decades have seen enormous advance in the market for flooring for floor covering. It is known to install floor panels on an underlying floor in various ways. The present invention relates to an improved panel, such as a floor panel, in particular a decorative floor panel. The invention also relates to a covering, in particular a floor covering, including multiple interconnected panels according to the invention.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2025Date of Patent: August 18, 2026Assignee: i4F Licensing NVInventor: Eddy Alberic Boucké
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Patent number: 12709903Abstract: Decorative panel, including at least at a first pair of opposite edges, a first coupling part and a second coupling part allowing that several of such panels can be coupled to each other, whereby the first and second coupling parts, in coupled condition of two of such panels, provide a locking in a first direction (R1) perpendicular to a plane of the panels, as well as in a second direction (R2) perpendicular to respective edges and parallel to the plane of the panels.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2025Date of Patent: August 18, 2026Assignee: i4F Licensing NVInventor: Eddy Alberic Boucké
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Patent number: 12709904Abstract: The last decades have seen enormous advance in the market for flooring for floor covering. It is known to install floor panels on an underlying floor in various ways. The present invention relates to an improved panel, such as a floor panel, in particular a decorative floor panel. The invention also relates to a covering, in particular a floor covering, including multiple interconnected panels according to the invention.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2025Date of Patent: August 18, 2026Assignee: i4F Licensing NVInventor: Eddy Alberic Boucké
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Patent number: 12680314Abstract: The invention relates to a panel, in particular a floor panel, interconnectable with similar panels for forming a covering. The invention also relates to a covering consisting of mutually connected floor panels according to the invention. The invention further relates to a method of assembling multiple floor panels for forming a covering.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2024Date of Patent: July 14, 2026Assignee: i4F Licensing NVInventors: Eddy Alberic Boucké, Johan Christiaan Rietveldt
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Patent number: 12679068Abstract: A decorative panel, in particular a floor panel, ceiling panel or wall panel, including a core provided with an upper side and a lower side, a decorative top structure affixed, either directly or indirectly, on said upper side of the core, a first panel edge including a first coupling profile, and a second panel edge including a second coupling profile being designed to engage interlockingly with said first coupling profile of an adjacent panel, both in horizontal and in vertical direction.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2022Date of Patent: July 14, 2026Assignee: i4F Licensing NVInventor: Eddy Alberic Boucké
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Patent number: 12680313Abstract: Provided is a decorative panel, in particular a wall, floor or ceiling panel, of a planar design having a top side, a bottom side and side edges. The side edges include at least one pair of opposite side edges, and preferably two pairs of opposite side edges. Each pair of opposite side edges is provided with mutually interconnecting profiles that are configured to allow for an interconnection of two adjacent panels. The panel includes a carrier layer which is made from a single layer of a ceramic, stone, and/or mineral material. The carrier layer has an upper side that is provided with a printed layer having a decorative image which includes inorganic pigments, in particular metal-based pigments. The printed layer preferably is a glaze layer.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2022Date of Patent: July 14, 2026Assignee: i4F Licensing NVInventor: Eddy Alberic Boucké
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Patent number: 12655338Abstract: A decorative PCM floor panel, in particular a floor panel, including a core provided with an upper side and a lower side. A decorative PCM floor covering, including a plurality of, preferably interconnected, floor panels according to the invention.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2022Date of Patent: June 16, 2026Assignee: i4F Licensing NVInventor: Eddy Alberic Boucké
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Patent number: 12655641Abstract: The invention relates to a decorative panel, in particular a floor panel, ceiling panel or wall panel. The invention also relates to a decorative covering, in particular a decorative floor covering, decorative ceiling covering, or decorative wall covering, comprising a plurality of mutually coupled decorative panels according to the invention. The invention further relates to a core for use in a panel according to the invention. The invention additionally relates to a method of producing a decorative panel, in particular a decorative panel according to the invention.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2022Date of Patent: June 16, 2026Assignee: i4F Licensing NVInventor: Eddy Alberic Boucké
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Patent number: 12644290Abstract: The invention relates to a decorative panel, in particular a floor panel, ceiling panel or wall panel. The invention also relates to a decorative panel covering, such as a decorative floor covering, decorative ceiling covering or decorative wall covering, including a plurality of panels according to the invention, wherein the panels are preferably interconnected.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2022Date of Patent: June 2, 2026Assignee: i4F Licensing NVInventor: Eddy Alberic Boucké
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Patent number: 12624553Abstract: A floor panel includes a core provided with an upper and lower surface, and a first and second core flank at a first and second side of the core, respectively. The floor panel includes a first coupling part and a second coupling part provided at the first side and the second side of the core, respectively. Each of the coupling parts includes an inner side flank, an outer side flank, and an upper portion flank connecting the inner side flank to the outer side flank. A portion of the first core flank and an upper portion of the outer side flank of the second coupling part are inclined such that when the floor panel is coupled to an adjacently arranged further floor panel these upper portions lie against each other for the purpose of providing a locking in a vertical direction.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2024Date of Patent: May 12, 2026Assignee: i4F Licensing NVInventor: Antonio Giuseppe Perra
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Patent number: 12584320Abstract: The last decades has seen enormous advance in the market for flooring for floor covering. It is known to install floor panels on an underlying floor in various ways. The present invention relates to an improved panel, such as a floor panel, in particular a decorative floor panel. The invention also relates to a covering, in particular a floor covering, including multiple interconnected panels according to the invention.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2021Date of Patent: March 24, 2026Assignee: i4F Licensing NVInventor: Eddy Alberic Boucké
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Tile panel, surface covering of a multitude of such tile panels for a floor, ceiling or wall surface
Patent number: 12577789Abstract: The present invention relates to a decorative tile panel for covering a floor, ceiling, or wall. Furthermore, the invention relates to a surface covering for a floor, ceiling or wall surface which is constructed by a multitude of neighbouring tile panels according to the invention, wherein the plurality of tile panels are preferably interconnected.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2021Date of Patent: March 17, 2026Assignee: i4F Licensing NVInventor: Eddy Alberic Boucké -
Patent number: 12577787Abstract: Panel, in particular a wall, ceiling or floor panel, of a planar design having a top side, a bottom side and side edges, which panel is constructed from a laminate structure of layers that are adhered to each other, wherein the layers include a core layer, a decorative layer which includes a decorative image on its upper side, which decorative layer is provided directly or indirectly on an upper side of the core layer, and a top coat layer that is transparent and includes a layer of transparent matrix material, which top coat layer is provided directly or indirectly on an upper side of the decorative layer.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2022Date of Patent: March 17, 2026Assignee: i4F Licensing NVInventor: Eddy Alberic Boucké
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Patent number: 12577790Abstract: A decorative panel including a core provided with an upper side and a lower side, a decorative top structure affixed, either directly or indirectly, on the upper side of the core, a first panel edge comprising a first coupling profile, and a second panel edge comprising a second coupling profile designed to interlockingly engage with the first coupling profile of an adjacent panel, both in a horizontal direction and in a vertical direction. The core comprises at least one wool layer at least partially formed by man-made vitreous fibres bonded together by at least one cured thermoset polymeric binder material. The decorative top structure comprises at least one ceramic layer and/or glaze layer, wherein the decorative top structure is adhered onto the core with a waterproof adhesive.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2022Date of Patent: March 17, 2026Assignee: i4F Licensing NVInventor: Eddy Alberic Boucké