Patents by Inventor Christophe Naeyaert

Christophe Naeyaert 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).

  • Publication number: 20220162862
    Abstract: A panel for forming a floor covering has a substrate including at least a layer of thermoplastic material, where the panel, above the layer, has at least also a printed decor and a translucent or transparent wear layer. The layer also includes at least individual fibers having a length greater than 1 millimeter, where the individual fibers are loose and freely distributed with the layer of thermoplastic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Martin SEGAERT, Christophe NAEYAERT
  • Patent number: 11299893
    Abstract: A panel for forming a floor covering, where this panel includes a substrate including at least a layer of thermoplastic material, where the panel, above the layer, comprises at least also a printed décor and a translucent or transparent wear layer. The layer also includes at least individual fibers having a length greater than 1 millimeter, where the individual fibers are loose and freely distributed within the layer of thermoplastic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: FLOORING INDUSTRIES LIMITED, SARL
    Inventors: Martin Segaert, Christophe Naeyaert
  • Publication number: 20220009272
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a product having a surface provided with embossments, includes bringing a material web is in contact with a roller. The roller is provided with a relief at its surface, with which, via this relief, embossments are formed in the material web. The roller has a circumference of which, or at least certain parts thereof that are variable, or alternatively the circumference of the roller is variable by making use of embossing elements, wherein the mutual angular position thereof is adjustable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Mark CAPPELLE, Christophe NAEYAERT, Jasper DE JAEGER, Guy VAN HOOYDONCK
  • Patent number: 11161367
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a product having a surface provided with embossments, includes bringing a material web is in contact with a roller. The roller is provided with a relief at its surface, with which, via this relief, embossments are formed in the material web. The roller has a circumference of which, or at least certain parts thereof that are variable, or alternatively the circumference of the roller is variable by making use of embossing elements, wherein the mutual angular position thereof is adjustable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Flooring Industries Limited, SARL
    Inventors: Mark Cappelle, Christophe Naeyaert, Jasper De Jaeger, Guy Van Hooydonck
  • Publication number: 20210154990
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a floor covering product comprises at least a first step of forming a single- or multi-layered substrate by consolidating synthetic material-based starting material. The method comprises a second step after the first step, which is performed in line with the first step. The at least one continuous film is laminated onto the substrate, and the laminating is performed by means of a belt press.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventor: Christophe NAEYAERT
  • Patent number: 10940680
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a floor covering product comprises at least a first step of forming a single- or multi-layered substrate by consolidating synthetic material-based starting material. The method comprises a second step after the first step, which is performed in line with the first step. The at least one continuous film is laminated onto the substrate, and the laminating is performed by means of a belt press.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: UNILIN BV
    Inventor: Christophe Naeyaert
  • Publication number: 20200370309
    Abstract: A panel including at least a substrate of thermoplastic material and a top layer with a printed decor and a translucent or transparent wear layer. The substrate has a thickness larger than one half of the thickness of the entire panel, and the substrate at least includes two layers, where the two layers each include thermoplastic material. A first one of the two layers further includes at least 60 percent by weight of filler materials and a second one of the two layers includes less fillers or is not filled, and is situated above the first one of the two layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Applicant: UNILIN, BVBA
    Inventors: Martin SEGAERT, Christophe NAEYAERT
  • Publication number: 20200362572
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing floor panels, wherein these floor panels have a thickness of 2 to 6 millimeters and comprises at least a substrate and a decor provided thereon, wherein said substrate substantially consists of thermoplastic material and filler materials, wherein said filler materials form at least 40 percent by weight of said substrate, and wherein the method comprises at least the step of providing a first solid substrate layer by means of extrusion, wherein said substrate layer comprises said thermoplastic material and filler; the step of providing said decor by directly printing the substrate; and the step of liquidly applying a lacquer layer on said decor, and subsequently hardening said lacquer layer by UV light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: UNILIN, BVBA
    Inventor: Christophe NAEYAERT
  • Publication number: 20200353722
    Abstract: A floor panel with a substrate and a decorative layer of wood veneer with a thickness of 1 millimeter or less and provided on the substrate. The decorative layer is provided on the substrate by means of a glue layer which is situated between the substrate and the decorative layer. The glue layer comprises hard particles with an average particle size which is at least one third of the thickness of the wood veneer. Methods for manufacturing such floor panels are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Christophe NAEYAERT, Pieter-Jan SABBE
  • Patent number: 10774543
    Abstract: A panel including at least a substrate of thermoplastic material and a top layer with a printed decor and a translucent or transparent wear layer. The substrate includes three layers, including a lowermost layer, a central layer and an uppermost layer, all made from thermoplastic material, where the thermoplastic material of the central layer is more rigid than the thermoplastic material of the lower most layer and the uppermost layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: UNILIN, BVBA
    Inventors: Martin Segaert, Christophe Naeyaert
  • Publication number: 20200199892
    Abstract: A panel for forming a floor covering, where this panel includes a substrate including at least a layer of thermoplastic material, where the panel, above the layer, comprises at least also a printed decor and a translucent or transparent wear layer. The layer also includes at least individual fibers having a length greater than 1 millimeter, where the individual fibers are loose and freely distributed within the layer of thermoplastic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: UNILIN, BVBA
    Inventors: Martin SEGAERT, Christophe NAEYAERT
  • Patent number: 10619357
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing panels with at least a substrate and a top layer. The method having the steps of providing a granulate having thermoplastic material and having an average particle size of less than 1 millimeter, forming a substrate layer by strewing the granulate, consolidating the layer between the belts of a continuous press device, and providing the top layer on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: UNILIN, BVBA
    Inventors: Martin Segaert, Christophe Naeyaert
  • Publication number: 20200018078
    Abstract: Floor panel, wherein this floor panel comprises at least a substrate and a decor provided thereon, wherein said substrate substantially consists of thermoplastic material and/or filler materials, wherein the substrate encloses one or more glass fiber cloths, wherein the total weight of glass fiber cloths is more than 85 grams per square meter. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing floor panels which enclose a glass fiber cloth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Applicant: UNILIN, BVBA
    Inventor: Christophe NAEYAERT
  • Patent number: 10486459
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a product having a surface provided with embossments, includes bringing a material web is in contact with a roller. The roller is provided with a relief at its surface, with which, via this relief, embossments are formed in the material web. The roller has a circumference of which, or at least certain parts thereof that are variable, or alternatively the circumference of the roller is variable by making use of embossing elements, wherein the mutual angular position thereof is adjustable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: UNILIN, BVBA
    Inventors: Mark Cappelle, Christophe Naeyaert, Jasper De Jaeger, Guy Van Hooydonck
  • Publication number: 20190351695
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a product having a surface provided with embossments, includes bringing a material web is in contact with a roller. The roller is provided with a relief at its surface, with which, via this relief, embossments are formed in the material web. The roller has a circumference of which, or at least certain parts thereof that are variable, or alternatively the circumference of the roller is variable by making use of embossing elements, wherein the mutual angular position thereof is adjustable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Mark CAPPELLE, Christophe NAEYAERT, Jasper DE JAEGER, Guy VAN HOOYDONCK
  • Patent number: 10480201
    Abstract: A panel that includes at least a substrate of thermoplastic material and a top layer with a printed decor and a translucent or transparent wear layer. The substrate substantially consists of three layers, including a lowermost layer, a central layer and an uppermost layer, all made from thermoplastic material. Additionally, the thermoplastic material of the lower most layer and the uppermost layer is more rigid than the thermoplastic material of the central layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: UNILIN, BVBA
    Inventors: Martin Segaert, Christophe Naeyaert
  • Publication number: 20190234080
    Abstract: A finishing profile for a floor covering, including at least a flange-shaped portion, which extends on opposite sides of an attachment portion situated on the underside, wherein the flange-shaped portion is formed in one piece from synthetics and is provided for being subdivided at the location of the attachment portion. The invention further also relates to a cutting tool for cutting up such finishing profile for a floor covering, wherein this cutting tool includes a body and includes at least one knife, wherein the position of the knife is adjustable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Christophe Naeyaert, Ewan Demaegdt, Jonas Deman
  • Publication number: 20190217593
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a floor covering product includes the steps of forming a single- or multilayered substrate by extruding of synthetic material-based material in a layer shape; laminating at least one continuous film to the substrate; and impressing the at least one continuous film using a roller provided with a relief on its surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventor: Christophe NAEYAERT
  • Publication number: 20190218794
    Abstract: A panel including at least a substrate of thermoplastic material and a top layer with a printed decor and a translucent or transparent wear layer. The substrate includes three layers, including a lowermost layer, a central layer and an uppermost layer, all made from thermoplastic material, where the thermoplastic material of the central layer is more rigid than the thermoplastic material of the lower most layer and the uppermost layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: UNILIN, BVBA
    Inventors: Martin SEGAERT, Christophe NAEYAERT
  • Patent number: 10066401
    Abstract: Panel for forming a floor covering, where this panel has at least two layers of thermoplastic material, where the two layers substantially have a strewn and pressed granulate, where the respective layers enclose a glass fiber layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: UNILIN, BVBA
    Inventors: Martin Segaert, Christophe Naeyaert