Patents by Inventor Christian Boo
Christian Boo 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).
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Publication number: 20240399699Abstract: A panel, such as a floor panel, including a core, an optional upper arrangement and an optional lower arrangement. One or more of the core, the upper arrangement (5) and the lower arrangement includes a mineral-based layer, preferably including magnesium oxide. One or more of the mineral-based layers includes reinforcement fibres embedded in a mineral-based matrix, preferably including magnesium oxide. The fibres are configured to increase the tensile strength of the mineral-based layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2024Publication date: December 5, 2024Applicant: Välinge Innovation ABInventors: Christoffer NILSSON, Per JOSEFSSON, Christian BOO
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Publication number: 20240384541Abstract: A building panel, such as a floor panel or wall panel, has a first mechanical locking device at a respective first edge and an opposite second edge, such as long edges, for horizontal and vertical locking of similar or essentially identical building panels in an assembled position. The building panel further has a second mechanical locking device at a respective third edge and an opposite fourth edge for horizontal and vertical locking of similar building panels or essentially identical building panels in an assembled position. The first mechanical locking device includes, at the first edge, a tongue groove configured to receive a first locking tongue at the second edge.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2024Publication date: November 21, 2024Applicant: Välinge Innovation ABInventor: Christian BOO
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Publication number: 20240360670Abstract: A set of building panels including a first mechanical locking system at respective first and second opposite edges. The first mechanical locking system including at one of the first or second opposite edges a tongue groove configured to receive a locking tongue of the other of the first or second edges, for vertical locking of adjacent essentially identical panels in an assembled position. The locking tongue includes an essentially horizontal and/or upwards-facing upper surface. A second mechanical locking system is formed on respective third and fourth opposite edges. The second mechanical locking system includes at one of the third or fourth edges a wedge groove configured to receive a displaceable locking tongue, for vertical locking of essentially identical adjacent panels in an assembled position. The displaceable locking tongue is configured to displace in a displacement groove provided in the said other of the third or fourth edge.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2024Publication date: October 31, 2024Applicant: Välinge Innovation ABInventor: Christian BOO
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Publication number: 20240309651Abstract: Building panels including a locking system for locking of a first edge portion to an adjacent second edge portion. The locking system includes a tongue and a tongue groove configured to cooperate for vertical locking. The tongue groove includes an upper and a lower lip protruding horizontally beyond the upper lip. In a locked state of the building panels an outer end portion of a lower vertical locking surface of the tongue is provided horizontally closer than an outer end portion of an upper vertical locking surface of the upper lip to a locking element provided on a strip extending beyond an upper portion of the first edge portion. Alternatively, or additionally, an inner end portion of a lower vertical locking surface of the lower lip is provided horizontally closer than an inner end portion of an upper vertical locking surface of the tongue to the locking element.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2024Publication date: September 19, 2024Applicant: Välinge Innovation ABInventor: Christian BOO
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Patent number: 12077967Abstract: A building panel, such as a floor panel or wall panel, has a first mechanical locking device at a respective first edge 11 and an opposite second edge, such as long edges, for horizontal and vertical locking of similar or essentially identical building panels in an assembled position. The building panel further has a second mechanical locking device at a respective third edge and an opposite fourth edge for horizontal and vertical locking of similar building panels or essentially identical building panels in an assembled position. The first mechanical locking device includes, at the first edge, a tongue groove 111 configured to receive a first locking tongue at the second edge.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2022Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: Välinge Innovation ABInventor: Christian Boo
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Publication number: 20240263457Abstract: A set of panels including a first panel and a second panel. A first edge of the first panel and a second edge of the second are configured to be locked together and assembled by a vertical displacement of the second edge relative the first edge. The first edge includes a locking element configured to cooperate with a locking groove at the second edge for locking in a horizontal and in the vertical direction. The first edge includes a tongue configured to cooperate with a tongue groove at the second edge for locking in a vertical direction. An upper part of the first edge includes a first guiding surface, and a lower edge of the lower lip includes a second guiding surface. An upper part of the locking element includes a third guiding surface, and a lower edge of the locking groove includes a fourth guiding surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2023Publication date: August 8, 2024Applicant: Välinge Innovation ABInventor: Christian BOO
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Publication number: 20240254768Abstract: A connection arrangement for panels includes a first panel having a first main plane, a second panel having a second main plane, the first main plane is essentially perpendicular to the second main plane in a connected state. The second panel includes a groove on a first face adapted to receive a first protruding edge. The groove has a longitudinal recess on a side for receiving a flexible locking element, the protruding edge has a longitudinal insertion recess on one side of the protruding edge for holding the flexible locking element. The groove includes a first groove section and an adjacent groove section connected by an intermediate groove section. The first edge includes a first protruding section and an adjacent protruding section, wherein the first groove section is configured to cooperate with the first protruding section, and the adjacent groove section is configured to cooperate with the adjacent protruding section.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2024Publication date: August 1, 2024Applicant: Välinge Innovation ABInventor: Christian BOO
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Publication number: 20240251941Abstract: A cabinet includes two side panels, a top panel, a bottom panel, and a back panel. The cabinet further includes a rectangular front face frame, wherein a side of the front face frame is facing a front facing edge of each of the two side panels, top panel, and bottom panel. Each front facing edge includes an integrally formed and elongate protruding section. The rectangular front face frame includes elongate grooves, each groove is configured for mechanical locking with one of the elongate protruding sections, wherein each of the elongate grooves includes a longitudinal recess on a side of each groove for receiving a flexible locking element, wherein each of the protruding sections includes a longitudinal insertion recess for holding a flexible locking element.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2024Publication date: August 1, 2024Applicant: Välinge Innovation ABInventor: Christian BOO
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Publication number: 20240239542Abstract: The invention relates to a packaging method and to an associated packaging device (1) for packaging injection-molded plastic parts (2), which are pipette tips or medical reaction vessels, the injection-molded plastic parts (2) being arranged in cavity-pure subgroups (6) and then subjected to lateral inspection sub-subgroup (10) per sub-subgroup (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2023Publication date: July 18, 2024Inventors: Ralf Fuhrmann, Christian Boos
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Patent number: 12038029Abstract: A set including a first panel with a first main plane, a second panel with a second main plane and a mechanical locking device configured for locking the first panel to the second panel is described. The first main plane is arranged essentially perpendicular to the second main plane in a locked position of the first panel and the second panel. The mechanical locking device includes a first tongue and a groove surface at a first panel surface, and a locking groove and an edge surface at a second edge. The first tongue includes a first locking surface, the locking groove includes a second locking surface, the first locking surface is configured to interact with the second locking surface in the locked position, wherein the first tongue and/or the locking groove is/are flexible for facilitating locking of the first panel to the second panel.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2021Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: Välinge Innovation ABInventor: Christian Boo
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Publication number: 20240229452Abstract: A set of building panels including a locking device for locking a first edge portion of a first panel to a second edge portion of a second panel. The locking device includes a locking element extending upwards from a lower strip provided in the first edge portion, and a locking member extending downwards from an upper strip provided in the second edge portion, wherein the locking element and the locking member are configured to cooperate for horizontal locking. The locking device further includes a protrusion and a groove configured to cooperate for vertical locking. A perpendicularly arranged fourth edge portion of the second panel includes a tongue configured to cooperate with a tongue groove of an adjacent panel for vertical locking. The protrusion extends inwardly of the tongue in a direction along the second edge portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2024Publication date: July 11, 2024Applicant: Välinge Innovation ABInventors: Karl QUIST, Christian Boo, Per Nygren
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Patent number: 12030290Abstract: A panel, such as a floor panel, including a core, an optional upper arrangement and an optional lower arrangement. One or more of the core, the upper arrangement (5) and the lower arrangement includes a mineral-based layer, preferably including magnesium oxide. One or more of the mineral-based layers includes reinforcement fibres embedded in a mineral-based matrix, preferably including magnesium oxide. The fibres are configured to increase the tensile strength of the mineral-based layer.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2021Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: Välinge Innovation ABInventors: Christoffer Nilsson, Per Josefsson, Christian Boo
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Patent number: 12024898Abstract: Floor panels are shown, which are provided with a mechanical locking system comprising tongue and grooves provided with protrusions and cavities which are displaceable in relation to each other and configured such that the protrusions can obtain a vertically unlocked position where they match the cavities and a vertically locked position where the protrusions overlap each other.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2021Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignee: Välinge Innovation ABInventors: Darko Pervan, Niclas Hakansson, Mattias Sjostrand, Christian Boo, Agne Palsson
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Publication number: 20240191515Abstract: A set of essentially identical panels, such as building panels, provided with a mechanical locking system including a displaceable tongue, which is arranged in a displacement groove with a first opening at a first edge of a first panel. The displaceable tongue is configured to cooperate with a first tongue groove, with a second opening at a second edge of an adjacent second panel, for vertical locking of the first and the second edge. The height of the first opening is greater than a second height of the second opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2023Publication date: June 13, 2024Applicant: Välinge Innovation ABInventor: Christian BOO
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Patent number: 12006701Abstract: Building panels including a locking system for locking of a first edge portion to an adjacent second edge portion. The locking system includes a tongue and a tongue groove configured to cooperate for vertical locking. The tongue groove includes an upper and a lower lip protruding horizontally beyond the upper lip. In a locked state of the building panels an outer end portion of a lower vertical locking surface of the tongue is provided horizontally closer than an outer end portion of an upper vertical locking surface of the upper lip to a locking element provided on a strip extending beyond an upper portion of the first edge portion. Alternatively, or additionally, an inner end portion of a lower vertical locking surface of the lower lip is provided horizontally closer than an inner end portion of an upper vertical locking surface of the tongue to the locking element.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2021Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: VALINGE INNOVATION ABInventor: Christian Boo
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Publication number: 20240159063Abstract: There is disclosed a mineral-based panel including a core, wherein the panel includes a mechanical locking system at respective opposite first and second edges for assembling a first panel in an assembled position with an adjacent second panel by means of a folding displacement and/or a vertical displacement of the adjacent panels; the first edge including a locking strip projecting beyond a vertical plane and a locking element projecting from the locking strip; the second edge including a downwards open locking groove configured to receive the locking element by means of said displacement for horizontal locking of the adjacent panels, wherein a first pair of horizontal locking surfaces includes a first locking surface provided by the locking element and a second locking surface provided by the locking groove. There is provided play between the first locking surface and the second locking surface during assembling of the first and second panel by means of said displacement.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2023Publication date: May 16, 2024Applicant: Välinge Innovation ABInventor: Christian BOO
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Patent number: 11982085Abstract: A set of building panels including a first mechanical locking system at respective first and second opposite edges. The first mechanical locking system including at one of the first or second opposite edges a tongue groove configured to receive a locking tongue of the other of the first or second edges, for vertical locking of adjacent essentially identical panels in an assembled position. The locking tongue includes an essentially horizontal and/or upwards-facing upper surface. A second mechanical locking system is formed on respective third and fourth opposite edges. The second mechanical locking system includes at one of the third or fourth edges a wedge groove configured to receive a displaceable locking tongue, for vertical locking of essentially identical adjacent panels in an assembled position. The displaceable locking tongue is configured to displace in a displacement groove provided in the said other of the third or fourth edge.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2021Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: Välinge Innovation ABInventor: Christian Boo
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Publication number: 20240110391Abstract: A panel, such as a floor panel, including a core, an optional upper arrangement, and an optional lower arrangement. One or more of the core, the upper arrangement and the lower arrangement includes a mineral-based layer, preferably including magnesium oxide. One or more of the mineral-based layers includes reinforcement fibres embedded in a mineral-based matrix, preferably including magnesium oxide. The fibres are configured to increase the tensile strength of the mineral-based layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Applicant: Välinge Innovation ABInventors: Christoffer NILSSON, Per JOSEFSSON, Christian BOO
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Patent number: 11898356Abstract: Floorboards provided with a mechanical locking system including a locking strip protruding from a first edge of a first floorboard. The locking strip is provided with a locking element configured to cooperate with a locking groove at a lower side of a second edge of a second floorboard for locking the first edge and the second edge in a horizontal direction. The first edge and the second edge are configured to be assembled by a vertical downward motion of the second edge towards the first edge. The second edge is provided with a calibrating groove adjacent the locking groove. Also, a method for producing a mechanical locking system.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Välinge Innovation ABInventor: Christian Boo
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Patent number: 11840846Abstract: A mineral-based panel including a core, wherein the panel includes a mechanical locking system at respective opposite first and second edges, for assembling a first panel in an assembled position with an adjacent second panel by means of a folding displacement and/or a vertical displacement of the adjacent panels; the first edge including a locking strip projecting beyond a vertical plane and a locking element projecting from the locking strip; the second edge including a downwardly open locking groove configured to receive the locking element by for horizontal locking of the adjacent panels, wherein a first pair of horizontal locking surfaces includes a first locking surface provided by the locking element and a second locking surface provided by the locking groove. The locking system has play between the first locking surface and the second locking surface during assembling of the first and second panel by means of said displacement.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: VALINGE INNOVATION ABInventor: Christian Boo