Patents Assigned to Valinge Innovation AB
  • Patent number: 12286991
    Abstract: A set including a first panel, a second panel and a mechanical locking device for locking the first panel to the second panel. The first edge surface is facing the second panel surface in a locked position of the first and the second panel, the mechanical locking device includes a rod-shaped element at the first edge surface and an insertion groove at the second panel surface, the rod-shaped element is configured to be inserted into the insertion groove. A first locking groove at the first edge surface and a second locking groove at the second panel surface and a locking part, where the locking part is configured to be inserted into the first locking groove and the second locking groove. The locking part is configured to apply a locking force between the first and the second panel in an oblique direction in relation to the second panel surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: VÄLINGE INNOVATION AB
    Inventors: Peter Derelöv, Johan Svensson
  • Publication number: 20250129606
    Abstract: A building panel having a thickness after pressing, the building panel including a substrate, a first sub-layer including a binder arranged on a first side of the substrate and a surface layer including a first wood veneer, arranged on the first sub-layer, wherein the building panel has a thickness distribution of about ±7.5% or less, the thickness distribution defined by the formula: ((Dmax?Dmin)/(Dmax+Dmin))×100 and a method for producing a building panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Applicant: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: Rickard RITTINGE, Sofia NILSSON
  • Patent number: 12281482
    Abstract: Surface coverings, such as floor coverings, with an interlocking design are described. Methods of making the surface coverings are further described. A plank including a resilient composite sheet having four sides, an upper surface, a lower surface, and an overall thickness, and said composite sheet comprising at least one base layer, wherein said at least one base layer comprising at least one polymeric material and at least one filler, wherein opposite sides of the composite sheet comprise a first tongue on a first side and a first groove on the opposite second side, wherein the first tongue and first groove have complementary shape to each other to be interlockingly engageable with a corresponding groove or tongue on an adjacent floor plank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: VÄLINGE INNOVATION AB
    Inventors: John M. Whispell, Hao A. Chen
  • Patent number: 12281481
    Abstract: Building panels, such as a floor or wall panels. The panels include a first mechanical locking system include a first locking strip at one of the third edge or fourth edge configured to cooperate for horizontal locking with a first locking groove at the other of the third or fourth edge of an adjacent building panel, preferably by means of a folding motion, and a second locking system including a second locking strip at one of the first edge or second edge, configured to cooperate for horizontal locking with a second locking groove at the other of the first or second edge of an adjacent building panel. The thickness of the second locking strip, in a thickness-direction of the building panel, exceeds the thickness of the first locking strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: VÄLINGE INNOVATION AB
    Inventors: Roger Ylikangas, Anders Nilsson, Karl Quist
  • Publication number: 20250122731
    Abstract: A set of building panels such as floor panels, including similar or essentially identical building panels. Each building panel having a first mechanical locking device configured to horizontally and vertically lock a first edge of a building panel to a second edge of an adjacent building panel, and a second mechanical locking device configured to horizontally and vertically lock a third edge of a building panel to a fourth edge of an adjacent building panel, wherein the first mechanical locking device and/or the second mechanical locking device includes, at one of the first edge or second edge, and/or at one of the third edge or fourth edge, a locking strip extending from a respective edge in a direction away from the respective edge, wherein the locking strip includes a locking element having an impact surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Applicant: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventor: Anders NILSSON
  • Publication number: 20250122732
    Abstract: A set of building panels such as floor panels, including similar or essentially identical building panels. Each building panel having a first mechanical locking device configured to horizontally and vertically lock a first edge of a building panel to a second edge of an adjacent building panel, where the first edge and the second edge preferably are the long edges of the building panels, and a second mechanical locking device configured to horizontally and vertically lock a third edge of a building panel to a fourth edge of an adjacent building panel, where the third edge and the fourth edge preferably are the short edges of the building panels. Each mechanical locking device includes a locking strip including a locking element configured to cooperate with a locking groove. Each locking element has an impact surface and each locking groove comprises an impact surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Applicant: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventor: Anders NILSSON
  • Patent number: 12275218
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a building element, includes applying a first layer on a first surface of a substrate, the first layer including a mixture of a binder, at least one filler, and fine non-pigment cohesive particles, wherein an amount of the fine non-pigment cohesive particles in the mixture may be between 0.05 wt % and 9 wt % of the mixture to contribute to flowability of the mixture, and applying heat and/or pressure to the first layer and/or the substrate thereby forming the building element. The fine non-pigment cohesive particles may have a length in their largest dimension of 2.5 ?m or less, and preferably include barium sulphate. The building element may be a building panel such as a floor panel or wall panel, a furniture component, mouldings, edging profiles, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: VÄLINGE INNOVATION AB
    Inventors: Anette Hedlund, Sofia Nilsson
  • Patent number: 12276293
    Abstract: Panels are shown which are provided with a mechanical locking system allowing perpendicular connection with a snap action. A set of panels including a first and a second panel, an edge of the second panel is insertable into a groove of the first panel, when the panels are arranged essential perpendicular to each other, to obtain a mechanical connection between the first and the second panel, when the second panel is displaced essentially perpendicularly to the first panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: VÄLINGE INNOVATION AB
    Inventors: Niclas Håkansson, Darko Pervan
  • Publication number: 20250092688
    Abstract: Floor panels are shown, which are provided with a mechanical locking system on long and short edges allowing installation with vertical snap folding that could be accomplished automatically without tools and where the short edge locking system has a tongue made in one piece with the panel. The floor panels may have a first and a second connector at the long edges that are configured to obtain a minimum of friction facilitating a displacement, by a spring back force from the bending of a short edge locking strip, of a new panel in a horizontal direction along the long edge during the vertical snap folding action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicant: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: Darko PERVAN, Marcus STÅHL
  • Patent number: 12246516
    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: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: VÄLINGE INNOVATION AB
    Inventors: Rickard Rittinge, Sofia Nilsson, Magnus Nilsson, Fredrik Nilsson
  • Patent number: 12247598
    Abstract: A mounting bracket for connecting two objects to one another. The mounting bracket includes an elongate protruding tongue element configured to be inserted in a cylindrical recess in one of the objects. The tongue element has one recess contacting side. A cross section of the tongue element on the recess contacting side is a circle sector with a radius, the other side of the tongue element being adapted to engage with a locking device. The locking device includes a cylinder and a lever connected to the cylinder. The cylinder is configured to be arranged in the recess adjacent the tongue element. The cylinder is configured to act as a cam when the cylinder is turned about its axis in the recess using the lever such that the cylinder is turned from a mounting position to a locking position in which a part of the locking surface pushes the tongue element such that the recess contacting side of the tongue element is in a pressing fit against the side of the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: VÄLINGE INNOVATION AB
    Inventors: Oscar Rydsjö, Marko Sostar, Patrik Carlsson
  • Publication number: 20250075512
    Abstract: A set of panels each including a main surface, a first edge, an opposite second edge, a third edge which is adjacent to the first edge and a fourth edge which is opposite to the third edge. The set includes a mechanical locking device which is configured to lock the first edge to the second edge. The locking device includes a flexible tongue. The flexible tongue includes a central part configured to cooperate with a tongue groove for locking. A first edge part and the tongue groove are configured such that when in the locked position a force P? is applied adjacent the first edge and the third edge of the first panel and another force P is applied adjacent the second edge and the third edge of the second panel, the first edge part is pushed towards a bottom surface of an insertion groove which allows a disassembling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: Fredrik BOO, Anders NILSSON, Karl QUIST
  • Publication number: 20250064206
    Abstract: A mechanical connection arrangement for panels, including a first panel, a second panel and a mechanical locking device for locking the first panel to the second panel. The mechanical locking device includes at least one rod-shaped element at said surface of the first panel and at least one corresponding insertion recess at said surface of the second panel. The rod-shaped element is configured to be inserted in the insertion recess. The lateral surface of the rod-shaped element extends at a first angle from the surface of the first panel and the lateral side of the insertion recess extends into the second panel at a second angle from the surface of the second panel. The rod-shaped element is configured to bend when inserted in the insertion recess, such that the first angle in the locked position is different from the first angle in an unlocked position of the panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: Johan SVENSSON, Peter DERELÖV
  • Patent number: 12215505
    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. The floorboards may be provided with a mechanical locking system for vertical and horizontal locking of two adjacent floorboards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: VÄLINGE INNOVATION AB
    Inventors: Mats Nilsson, Per Nygren
  • Publication number: 20250034868
    Abstract: A method to produce a building panel, including providing a core, applying a first paper layer on a first surface of the core, wherein the first paper layer includes a resin impregnated paper, applying refined lignocellulosic fibres on the first paper layer, applying a wood veneer layer above the refined lignocellulosic fibres, applying pressure to the core, the first paper layer, the refined lignocellulosic fibres, and the wood veneer layer to form a building panel. The disclosure further relates to such building panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicant: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventor: Göran ZIEGLER
  • Publication number: 20250012309
    Abstract: A locking device for a joinery product is provided, the locking device including a locking pin, and a rotatable plug element. The plug element has at least one engagement means configured to interact with the locking pin such that in a first rotation state of the plug element, the locking pin is positionable in a first position, and in a second rotation state of the plug element, the locking pin is positionable in a second position, different from the first position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventor: Thomas MEIJER
  • Patent number: 12188239
    Abstract: A set of panels including first and second panels. The first and second panels respectively include first and second edges. The first edge includes a locking strip with a locking element configured to cooperate with a locking groove at the second edge for locking the first edge to the second edge. The locking element includes a first locking surface at a first angle from a plane parallel to the first panel surface and the locking groove includes a second locking surface at a second angle from a plane parallel to the third panel surface. The first angle is different from the second angle such that the first locking surface converges towards the second locking surface at a cooperation part in a locked position. The first locking surface cooperates with the second locking surface at the cooperation part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: Anders Nilsson, Karl Quist, Roger Ylikangas, Fredrik Boo
  • Patent number: 12188238
    Abstract: Building panels, such as a floor panels or wall panels. The panels including 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 means of a folding motion. The panels further including 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: January 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: Roger Ylikangas, Anders Nilsson, Karl Quist
  • Patent number: D1056658
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: VÄLINGE INNOVATION AB
    Inventor: Karl Quist
  • Patent number: D1060006
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: VÄLINGE INNOVATION AB
    Inventors: Caroline Landgård, Robin Mellby