Patents by Inventor Christof Vandevoorde

Christof Vandevoorde 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: 11965343
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a floor panel with a substrate and a top layer of laminate, which floor panel, at one or more edges, is provided with a lower edge region, where the laminate extends in one piece from the actual upper surface of the substrate over the lower edge region at least up to a point. The laminate surface is situated at a level in a horizontal plane which intersects the substrate and that the substrate material, at the location of the lower edge region, has the same or a lower density than at the actual upper surface of the substrate material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: UNLIN, BV
    Inventor: Christof Vandevoorde
  • Publication number: 20220042322
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a floor panel with a substrate and a top layer of laminate, which floor panel, at one or more edges, is provided with a lower edge region, where the laminate extends in one piece from the actual upper surface of the substrate over the lower edge region at least up to a point. The laminate surface is situated at a level in a horizontal plane which intersects the substrate and that the substrate material, at the location of the lower edge region, has the same or a lower density than at the actual upper surface of the substrate material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventor: Christof VANDEVOORDE
  • Patent number: 11174647
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a floor panel with a substrate and a top layer of laminate, which floor panel, at one or more edges, is provided with a lower edge region, where the laminate extends in one piece from the actual upper surface of the substrate over the lower edge region at least up to a point. The laminate surface is situated at a level in a horizontal plane which intersects the substrate and that the substrate material, at the location of the lower edge region, has the same or a lower density than at the actual upper surface of the substrate material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: FLOORING INDUSTRIES LIMITED, SARL
    Inventor: Christof Vandevoorde
  • Publication number: 20210010277
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a floor panel with a substrate and a top layer of laminate, which floor panel, at one or more edges, is provided with a lower edge region, where the laminate extends in one piece from the actual upper surface of the substrate over the lower edge region at least up to a point. The laminate surface is situated at a level in a horizontal plane which intersects the substrate and that the substrate material, at the location of the lower edge region, has the same or a lower density than at the actual upper surface of the substrate material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: UNILIN, BVBA
    Inventor: Christof VANDEVOORDE
  • Patent number: 10829942
    Abstract: A floor panel with a substrate and a top layer of laminate, which floor panel, at one or more edges, is provided with a lower edge region, wherein the laminate extends in one piece from the actual upper surface of the substrate over the lower edge region at least up to a point, wherein the laminate surface is situated at a level in a horizontal plane which intersects the substrate, and that the substrate material, at the location of the lower edge region, has the same or a lower density than at the actual upper surface of the substrate material. The invention also relates to a method for realizing such floor panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: UNILIN, BVBA
    Inventor: Christof Vandevoorde
  • Publication number: 20180274246
    Abstract: A floor panel with a substrate and a top layer of laminate, which floor panel, at one or more edges, is provided with a lower edge region, wherein the laminate extends in one piece from the actual upper surface of the substrate over the lower edge region at least up to a point, wherein the laminate surface is situated at a level in a horizontal plane which intersects the substrate, and that the substrate material, at the location of the lower edge region, has the same or a lower density than at the actual upper surface of the substrate material. The invention also relates to a method for realizing such floor panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: UNILIN, BVBA
    Inventor: Christof VANDEVOORDE
  • Patent number: 10047529
    Abstract: A floor panel has a core, a print and a wear resistant layer. The core is assembled at least from a plurality of paper sheets, or other carrier sheets, impregnated with a thermosetting resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: UNILIN, BVBA
    Inventors: Christof Vandevoorde, Christophe Naeyaert
  • Patent number: 10000040
    Abstract: Floor panel of the type substantially consisting of a substrate and a top layer provided-thereon based on synthetic material. The top layer includes a printed decor and one or more material sheets provided with synthetic material. The floor panel also includes a balancing layer at the underside of the substrate, the balancing layer containing a synthetic material layer which is free from material sheets. Methods used to make the panels are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: FLOORING INDUSTRIES LIMITED, SARL
    Inventors: Jose Meirlaen, Christof Vandevoorde
  • Publication number: 20170254095
    Abstract: A floor panel has a core, a print and a wear resistant layer. The core is assembled at least from a plurality of paper sheets, or other carrier sheets, impregnated with a thermosetting resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Christof VANDEVOORDE, Christophe NAEYAERT
  • Patent number: 9695600
    Abstract: A floor panel has a core, a print and a wear resistant layer. The core is assembled at least from a plurality of paper sheets, or other carrier sheets, impregnated with a thermosetting resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: UNILIN BVBA
    Inventors: Christof Vandevoorde, Christophe Naeyaert
  • Publication number: 20160257096
    Abstract: Floor panel of the type substantially consisting of a substrate and a top layer provided-thereon based on synthetic material. The top layer includes a printed decor and one or more material sheets provided with synthetic material. The floor panel also includes a balancing layer at the underside of the substrate, the balancing layer containing a synthetic material layer which is free from material sheets. Methods used to make the panels are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Jose MEIRLAEN, Christof VANDEVOORDE
  • Patent number: 9366034
    Abstract: Floor panel of the type substantially consisting of a substrate and a top layer provided-thereon based on synthetic material. The top layer includes a printed decor and one or more material sheets provided with synthetic material. The floor panel also includes a balancing layer at the underside of the substrate, the balancing layer containing a synthetic material layer which is free from material sheets. Methods used to make the panels are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: FLOORING INDUSTRIES LIMITED, SARL
    Inventors: Jose Meirlaen, Christof Vandevoorde
  • Publication number: 20140242342
    Abstract: A floor panel has a core, a print and a wear resistant layer. The core is assembled at least from a plurality of paper sheets, or other carrier sheets, impregnated with a thermosetting resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: UNILIN, BVBA
    Inventors: Christof Vandevoorde, Christophe Naeyaert
  • Publication number: 20130014891
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a laminate panel with a substrate and a top layer includes the steps of printing a decor paper, composing a stack to be pressed from a substrate, and decor paper and one or more layers of synthetic material, and hot-pressing the stack. The paper to be printed or the printed paper, prior to the step of composing the stack, is provided with thermo-hardening or cross-linking resin wherein the resin is already at least partially hardened or cross-linked prior to the step of hot-pressing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventors: Christof VANDEVOORDE, Benjamin CLEMENT
  • Publication number: 20110283642
    Abstract: Floor panel of the type substantially consisting of a substrate and a top layer provided-thereon based on synthetic material. The top layer includes a printed decor and one or more material sheets provided with synthetic material. The floor panel also includes a balancing layer at the underside of the substrate, the balancing layer containing a synthetic material layer which is free from material sheets. Methods used to make the panels are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2010
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Inventors: Jose Meirlaen, Christof Vandevoorde
  • Patent number: 7964133
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing floor panels, wherein one starts from board-shaped elements that are subjected to a press treatment, wherein during pressing at the decorative side of the board-shaped elements to be pressed, a press element is used having a plurality of separately formed press parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Flooring Industries Limited Sarl
    Inventors: Mark Cappelle, Christof Vandevoorde
  • Publication number: 20100247943
    Abstract: Method for manufacturing panels having a substrate and a decorative layer, including at least the step of attaching at least the decorative layer on the substrate by means of a press element, wherein the press element used comprises at least three components, namely, a heating plate, a press mat and a press plate, wherein one or more components of the press element are made such that for one or more edges of said press mat more space or room is provided than for a central portion thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: Kurt Demeyere, Christof Vandevoorde
  • Publication number: 20100112285
    Abstract: Method for manufacturing laminate that can be applied for encasing substrates, wherein the method comprises at least the step of performing a press treatment with a press element which is provided with protrusions and/or recesses, with the characteristic that at least at the surface of the laminate, a structure of impressions is formed by means of said recesses and/or protrusions, which substantially follows said pattern. The invention also relates to a device applied herewith, a method for encasing substrates and encased substrates obtained herewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Pieter Decoene, Christof Vandevoorde
  • Publication number: 20090078129
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing floor panels, wherein one starts from board-shaped elements that are subjected to a press treatment, wherein during pressing at the decorative side of the board-shaped elements to be pressed, a press element is used having a plurality of separately formed press parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2006
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Inventors: Mark Cappelle, Christof Vandevoorde