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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Patent number: 9951526Abstract: Building panels provided with a mechanical locking system including a tongue, at first edge of a first building panel, cooperating with a tongue groove, at a second edge of an adjacent second building panel, for vertical locking of the building panels and a method for producing such building panels. The method includes the step of forming the tongue of material of the first edge. The insertion groove may have a sidewall at a third edge, which is adjacent the first edge, and may be open at a fourth edge, which is opposite the third edge.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2015Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: VALINGE INNOVATION ABInventors: Christian Boo, Stefan Stigert
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Publication number: 20180094441Abstract: 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: January 12, 2017Publication date: April 5, 2018Applicant: Valinge Innovation ABInventor: Christian BOO
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Publication number: 20180016783Abstract: Building panels 1, 1? provided with a mechanical locking system including a tongue 30, at an edge of a first panel 1, cooperating with a tongue groove 20, at an edge of an adjacent second panel 1?, for vertical locking of the building panels. The edge of the first panel is provided with a displacement groove 60, which is downwardly open, and includes an inner wall 61, an outer wall 62, and an upper wall 67. The tongue 30 is formed out of the edge of the first panel. A resilient and displaceable and part 66 of the tongue 30 is displaceable into the displacement groove 60.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2017Publication date: January 18, 2018Applicant: VÄLINGE INNOVATION ABInventor: Christian BOO
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Publication number: 20170360193Abstract: A set of panels includes a first panel having a first main plane and a second panel having a second main plane. The panels are provided with a mechanical locking device for locking a first edge of the first panel to a second edge of the second panel. The mechanical locking device includes an edge groove at the first edge, wherein an edge tongue of the second edge is insertable into the edge groove. A flexible tongue is arranged in an insertion groove provided in the edge section groove, and cooperates with a tongue groove provided at the edge section of the second panel. The first and the second panels are locked at a junction plane which is extending between the first main plane and the second main plane. The first edge comprises an edge tongue that extends from the junction plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2017Publication date: December 21, 2017Applicant: VÄLINGE INNOVATION ABInventors: Christian BOO, Peter DERELOV
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Publication number: 20170321433Abstract: Floor panels which are provided with a mechanical locking system including tongue and grooves provided with protrusions and cavities which are displaceable in relation to each other. A set of floor panel provided with a locking system including a displaceable tongue in a displacement groove in a first edge of a first floor panel, cooperating for vertical locking of the edges with a tongue groove in adjacent second edges of a second floor panel, the locking system further including a locking strip with a locking element in one edge which cooperates, for horizontal locking of the edges, with a locking groove in an adjacent edge, the displaceable tongue includes a protrusion and the displacement groove a cavity, the protrusion is slideable against a wall of the cavity to obtain a displacement of the tongue in a first direction perpendicular to the edges and thereby the vertical locking of the edges.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2016Publication date: November 9, 2017Applicant: Valinge Innovation ABInventors: Darko Pervan, Christian BOO
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Publication number: 20170227031Abstract: A set of panel-shaped elements includes a first panel-shaped element, a second panel-shaped element, and a third panel-shaped element. The first panel-shaped element includes at least one recess that extends through the first panel-shaped element from a first side to a second side. The second panel-shaped element includes a first profiled portion, which is configured to extend into the recess from the first side of the first panel-shaped element. The third panel-shaped element includes a second profiled portion, which is configured to extend into the recess from the second side of the first panel-shaped element and for locking engagement with the first profiled portion. The set of panel-shaped elements can be assembled using a method where the third element is moved into locking engagement with the first and second elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2017Publication date: August 10, 2017Applicant: Välinge Innovation ABInventor: Christian BOO
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Publication number: 20170208938Abstract: A set of panels including a first panel with a first main plane and a second panel with a second main plane. The first and the second panel are provided with a mechanical locking device for locking a first edge of the first panel to a second edge of the second panel at a junction plane, wherein the first main plane is essentially perpendicular to the second main plane and the junction plane is extending between the first main plane and the second main plane. The first edge includes an edge tongue that extends from the junction plane. The second edge includes an edge groove at the junction plane. The edge tongue is configured to cooperate with the edge groove for locking together the first and the second edges in a first direction which is perpendicular to the first main plane. The edge tongue includes a tongue groove.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2017Publication date: July 27, 2017Applicant: Valinge Innovation ABInventors: Peter DERELÖV, Christian BOO
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Publication number: 20170175400Abstract: A method for producing a mechanical locking system for a first panel and a second panel. The method includes providing a tongue, including a first locking surface, at a first edge of the first panel, forming a tongue groove, including a second locking surface, at a second edge of the second panel, the first locking surface and second locking surface are configured to cooperate for locking the first edge to the second edge in a first direction, providing a first guiding surface at the first edge and a second guiding surface at the second edge, wherein the first guiding surface cooperates with the second guiding surface during an assembling of the first edge and the second edge, and working of the first guiding surface and/or the second guiding surface to reduce the coefficient of friction between the first guiding surface and the second guiding surface and/or a surface roughness.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2016Publication date: June 22, 2017Applicant: VÄLINGE INNOVATION ABInventors: Per JOSEFSSON, Christian BOO
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Patent number: 9663940Abstract: Building panels 1, 1? provided with a mechanical locking system including a tongue 30, at an edge of a first panel 1, cooperating with a tongue groove 20, at an edge of an adjacent second panel 1?, for vertical locking of the building panels. The edge of the first panel is provided with a displacement groove 60, which is downwardly open, and includes an inner wall 61, an outer wall 62, and an upper wall 67. The tongue 30 is formed out of the edge of the first panel. A resilient and displaceable and part 66 of the tongue 30 is displaceable into the displacement groove 60.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2016Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: VALINGE INNOVATION ABInventor: Christian Boo
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Patent number: 9655442Abstract: A set of panels includes a first panel having a first main plane and a second panel having a second main plane. The panels are provided with a mechanical locking device for locking a first edge of the first panel to a second edge of the second panel. The mechanical locking device includes an edge groove at the first edge, wherein an edge tongue of the second edge is insertable into the edge groove. A flexible tongue is arranged in an insertion groove provided in the edge section groove, and cooperates with a tongue groove provided at the edge section of the second panel. The first and the second panels are locked at a junction plane which is extending between the first main plane and the second main plane. The first edge comprises an edge tongue that extends from the junction plane.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2015Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: VALINGE INNOVATION ABInventors: Christian Boo, Peter Derelöv
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Publication number: 20170081860Abstract: 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: November 30, 2016Publication date: March 23, 2017Applicant: Valinge Innovation ABInventor: Christian BOO
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Publication number: 20170037642Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2016Publication date: February 9, 2017Applicant: Välinge Innovation ABInventor: Christian BOO
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Patent number: 9540826Abstract: Floor panels which are provided with a mechanical locking system including tongue and grooves provided with protrusions and cavities which are displaceable in relation to each other. A set of floor panel provided with a locking system including a displaceable tongue in a displacement groove in a first edge of a first floor panel, cooperating for vertical locking of the edges with a tongue groove in adjacent second edges of a second floor panel, the locking system further including a locking strip with a locking element in one edge which cooperates, for horizontal locking of the edges, with a locking groove in an adjacent edge, the displaceable tongue includes a protrusion and the displacement groove a cavity, the protrusion is slideable against a wall of the cavity to obtain a displacement of the tongue in a first direction perpendicular to the edges and thereby the vertical locking of the edges.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2016Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: VALINGE INNOVATION ABInventors: Darko Pervan, Christian Boo
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Publication number: 20160251859Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2016Publication date: September 1, 2016Applicant: Valinge Innovation ABInventors: Darko PERVAN, Niclas HÅKANSSON, Mattias SJÖSTRAND, Christian BOO, Agne PÅLSSON
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Publication number: 20160221212Abstract: A tool configuration 68, 68? incorporating a preprocessing step 67, 67? and a method incorporating the tool configuration with its preprocessing step, producing an improved locking system of a floor panel 1, 1?. With the special tool configuration, and the preprocessing step changing the properties of the surface layer, certain surfaces are profiled of the joint edge of the floor panel, resulting in decreased tolerances. An equipment having an upper belt or chain guided in a horizontal direction, by an upper guiding device, and configured to press the floor panel vertically towards the lower chain, decreasing the tolerances of the produced floor panel as well.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2016Publication date: August 4, 2016Applicant: Valinge Innovation ABInventors: Darko PERVAN, Marcus BERGELIN, Christian BOO
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Publication number: 20160194884Abstract: Floor panels which are provided with a mechanical locking system including tongue and grooves provided with protrusions and cavities which are displaceable in relation to each other. A set of floor panel provided with a locking system including a displaceable tongue in a displacement groove in a first edge of a first floor panel, cooperating for vertical locking of the edges with a tongue groove in adjacent second edges of a second floor panel, the locking system further including a locking strip with a locking element in one edge which cooperates, for horizontal locking of the edges, with a locking groove in an adjacent edge, the displaceable tongue includes a protrusion and the displacement groove a cavity, the protrusion is slideable against a wall of the cavity to obtain a displacement of the tongue in a first direction perpendicular to the edges and thereby the vertical locking of the edges.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2016Publication date: July 7, 2016Applicant: Valinge Innovation ABInventors: Darko PERVAN, Christian BOO
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Publication number: 20160186426Abstract: Building panels 1, 1? provided with a mechanical locking system including a tongue 30, at an edge of a first panel 1, cooperating with a tongue groove 20, at an edge of an adjacent second panel 1?, for vertical locking of the building panels. The edge of the first panel is provided with a displacement groove 60, which is downwardly open, and includes an inner wall 61, an outer wall 62, and an upper wall 67. The tongue 30 is formed out of the edge of the first panel. A resilient and displaceable and part 66 of the tongue 30 is displaceable into the displacement groove 60.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2016Publication date: June 30, 2016Applicant: VÄLINGE INNOVATION ABInventor: Christian BOO
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Publication number: 20160174704Abstract: A set of panels includes a first panel having a first main plane and a second panel having a second main plane. The panels are provided with a mechanical locking device for locking a first edge of the first panel to a second edge of the second panel. The mechanical locking device includes an edge groove at the first edge, wherein an edge tongue of the second edge is insertable into the edge groove. A flexible tongue is arranged in an insertion groove provided in the edge section groove, and cooperates with a tongue groove provided at the edge section of the second panel. The first and the second panels are locked at a junction plane which is extending between the first main plane and the second main plane. The first edge comprises an edge tongue that extends from the junction plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2015Publication date: June 23, 2016Applicant: VÄLINGE INNOVATION ABInventors: Christian BOO, Peter DERELÖV
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Patent number: 9340974Abstract: 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: December 3, 2013Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: VALINGE INNOVATION ABInventors: Darko Pervan, Niclas Håkansson, Mattias Sjöstrand, Christian Boo, Agne Pålsson
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Patent number: 9314888Abstract: A tool configuration 68, 68? incorporating a preprocessing step 67, 67? and a method incorporating the tool configuration with its preprocessing step, producing an improved locking system of a floor panel 1, 1?. With the special tool configuration, and the preprocessing step changing the properties of the surface layer, certain surfaces are profiled of the joint edge of the floor panel, resulting in decreased tolerances. An equipment having an upper belt or chain guided in a horizontal direction, by an upper guiding device, and configured to press the floor panel vertically towards the lower chain, decreasing the tolerances of the produced floor panel as well.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2014Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: VALINGE INNOVATION ABInventors: Darko Pervan, Marcus Bergelin, Christian Boo