Patents by Inventor Eddy Alberic BOUCKÉ

Eddy Alberic BOUCKÉ 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: 12280581
    Abstract: A panel, in particular a floor, ceiling, or wall panel, of a planar design having a top side and bottom side, and multiple side edges, which panel has a structure of laminated layers that are adhered to each other, wherein the laminated layers extend parallel to the plane of the panel, and include a core layer having a lower side and an upper side, and a top layer which is provided on the upper side of the core layer either directly or indirectly, wherein at least two layers of the laminated structure, in particular the top layer and the core layer, are directly or indirectly adhered to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: i4F Licensing NV
    Inventor: Eddy Alberic Boucké
  • Publication number: 20250122730
    Abstract: The invention relates to a decorative panel, in particular a floor panel, ceiling panel or wall panel. The invention also relates to a decorative covering, in particular a decorative floor covering, decorative ceiling covering, or decorative wall covering, comprising a plurality of mutually coupled decorative panels according to the invention. The invention further relates to a core for use in a panel according to the invention. The invention additionally relates to a method of producing a decorative panel, in particular a decorative panel according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventor: Eddy Alberic Boucké
  • Patent number: 12264481
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multi-purpose tile system configured to being joined in a chevron pattern, wherein each tile includes a first pair of opposing edges consisting of a first edge and an opposite second edge and a second pair of opposing edges consisting of a third edge and an opposing fourth edge, wherein the first pair of opposing edges have pairs of opposing first mechanical coupling means for locking together said tiles at least vertically, and the second pair of opposing edges have pairs of opposing second mechanical coupling means for locking together said tiles at least vertically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: i4F Licensing NV
    Inventor: Eddy Alberic Boucké
  • Patent number: 12247405
    Abstract: The invention relates to a glue-down decorative floor covering system. The invention also relates to a glue-down floor covering realized by a plurality of tiles of the glue-down floor covering system according to the invention. The invention further relates to a tile for use in a glue-down floor covering system according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: i4F Licensing NV
    Inventor: Eddy Alberic Boucké
  • Publication number: 20250075513
    Abstract: A decorative panel includes a core provided with an upper side and a lower side; a decorative top structure affixed on the upper side of the core; a first panel edge including a first coupling profile, and a second panel edge including a second coupling profile being designed to engage interlockingly with the first coupling profile of an adjacent panel, both in horizontal direction and in vertical direction. The core includes an alloy of a polymer matrix and elastic particles dispersed in the matrix. The elastic particles are bond to the polymer matrix. The elastic particles are entirely made of elastic material. The polymer matrix includes thermoplastic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventor: Eddy Alberic Boucké
  • Publication number: 20250074103
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing personalized or customized decorative laminated panels, in particular decorative floor panels, wall panels, or ceiling panels, for composing a decorative surface covering, in particular a decorative floor covering, wall covering, or ceiling covering. A computer system and a non-transitory computing device-readable medium having executable instructions to cause one or more processors to perform the method according to the invention. A personalized or customized decorative laminated panel, in particular a decorative floor panel, a wall panel, or a ceiling panel, for composing a decorative surface covering, in particular a decorative floor covering, a wall covering, or a ceiling covering in particular obtained by applying the method according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventor: Eddy Alberic Boucké
  • Publication number: 20250066655
    Abstract: A decorative PCM floor panel, in particular a floor panel, including a core provided with an upper side and a lower side. A decorative PCM floor covering, including a plurality of, preferably interconnected, floor panels according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventor: Eddy Alberic Boucké
  • Publication number: 20250067058
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a panel, in particular a floor panel, comprising a at least one first coupling part and at least one second coupling part connected respectively to opposite edges of the core, which first coupling part comprises an upward tongue, at least one upward flank lying at a distance from the upward tongue and an upward groove, which second coupling part comprises a downward tongue, at least one downward flank lying at a distance from the downward tongue, and a downward groove, wherein the upward tongue is provided with a first locking element; wherein the downward flank is provided with a second locking element, wherein the downward tongue is provided with a third locking element, wherein the upward flank is provided with a fourth locking element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventor: Eddy Alberic Boucké
  • Publication number: 20250059773
    Abstract: A panel including a centrally located core, at least one first coupling part and at least one second coupling part connected respectively to opposite edges of the core, which first coupling part includes an upward tongue, at least one upward flank lying at a distance from the upward tongue and an upward grooved formed in between the upward tongue and the upward flank wherein the upward groove is adapted to receive at least a part of a downward tongue of a second coupling part of an adjacent panel; which second coupling part includes a downward tongue, at least one downward flank lying at a distance from the downward tongue, and a downward groove formed in between the downward tongue and the downward flank, wherein the downward groove is adapted to receive at least a part of an upward tongue of a first coupling part of an adjacent panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Inventor: Eddy Alberic Boucké
  • Patent number: 12215506
    Abstract: In the field of decorative floor coverings, decorative panels are known having a MDF (Medium Density Board) or HDF (High Density Board) based core layer on top of which a decorative substrate is attached to provide the panels a desired appearance. The invention relates to a panel, in particular a decorative panel, a floor panel, a ceiling panel or a wall panel. The invention also relates to a floor covering consisting of a plurality of mutually coupled panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: i4F Licensing NV
    Inventor: Eddy Alberic Boucké
  • Publication number: 20250034882
    Abstract: A tile panel including a support panel that has a top side onto which one or more tiles are adhered by an adhesive, at least the top side of the support panel includes an essentially mineral material or a mineral composite material, the adhesive covers a contact surface at least partially between the support panel and the at least one tile positioned on top of said support panel, the support panel includes a recessed structure at least partially defined by pores present in the top side of the support panel, at least one tile includes a recessed structure partially defined by pores present in the bottom side of said at least one tile, said pores are at least partially filled with adhesive, and said one or more tiles are made from a material chosen from the group including sliceable natural stone, marble, concrete, limestone, granite, slate, glass, and ceramics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventor: Eddy Alberic Boucké
  • Patent number: 12188226
    Abstract: A wall panel for forming a wall covering with multiple panels, including a centrally located core. The core includes a rear side, a decorative side opposite the rear side, and at least two sides including coupling parts for mutual coupling of several panels. The coupling parts are arranged to be coupled with an angling motion. A new panel is arranged to be angled into a panel already forming part of the wall covering. The coupling parts include at least one first coupling part and at least one second coupling part arranged on opposite sides of the core. The first coupling part includes a sideward tongue, an upper bridge portion for connecting the sideward tongue to the core and a downward groove, for accommodating at least a parts of an upward locking element. The second coupling part includes a groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: i4F Licensing NV
    Inventor: Eddy Alberic Boucké
  • Patent number: 12168878
    Abstract: In the field of decorative floor coverings, decorative panels are known having a MDF (Medium Density Board) or HDF (High Density Board) based core layer on top of which a decorative substrate is attached to provide the panels a desired appearance. The invention relates to a panel, in particular a decorative panel, a floor panel, a ceiling panel or a wall panel. The invention also relates to a floor covering consisting of a plurality of mutually coupled panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: i4F Licensing NV
    Inventor: Eddy Alberic Boucké
  • Publication number: 20240401341
    Abstract: Provided is a decorative panel, in particular a wall, floor or ceiling panel, of a planar design having a top side, a bottom side and side edges. The side edges include at least one pair of opposite side edges, and preferably two pairs of opposite side edges. Each pair of opposite side edges is provided with mutually interconnecting profiles that are configured to allow for an interconnection of two adjacent panels. The panel includes a carrier layer which is made from a single layer of a ceramic, stone, and/or mineral material. The carrier layer has an upper side that is provided with a printed layer having a decorative image which includes inorganic pigments, in particular metal-based pigments. The printed layer preferably is a glaze layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventor: Eddy Alberic Boucké
  • Patent number: 12157290
    Abstract: The invention relates to a decorative panel, in particular a floor panel, ceiling panel or wall panel, and to a method for manufacturing such decorative panel. The panel according to the present invention comprises includes at least one foamed layer comprising including an upper side and a lower side, and at least one decorative solid layer either directly or indirectly, affixed on said upper side of the foamed layer, wherein both the foamed layer and the decorative solid layer are wood based materials. The invention also relates to a floor covering consisting of a plurality of such panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: i4F Licensing NV
    Inventors: Eddy Alberic Boucké, Sander Gordon Zweed
  • Patent number: 12158011
    Abstract: A panel that includes a centrally located core provided with an upper side and a lower side, which core defines a plane, at least one first coupling part and at least one second coupling part connected respectively to opposite edges of the core. The at least one first coupling part includes an upward tongue, at least one upward flank lying at a distance from the upward tongue and an upward groove formed in between the upward tongue and the upward flank wherein the upward groove is adapted to receive at least a part of a downward tongue of a second coupling part of an adjacent panel. The at least one second coupling part includes a downward tongue, at least one downward flank lying at a distance from the downward tongue, and a downward groove formed in between the downward tongue and the downward flank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: i4F Licensing NV
    Inventor: Eddy Alberic Boucké
  • Patent number: 12158012
    Abstract: A panel including a centrally located core, at least one first coupling part and at least one second coupling part connected respectively to opposite edges of the core, which first coupling part includes an upward tongue, at least one upward flank lying at a distance from the upward tongue and an upward grooved formed in between the upward tongue and the upward flank wherein the upward groove is adapted to receive at least a part of a downward tongue of a second coupling part of an adjacent panel; which second coupling part includes a downward tongue, at least one downward flank lying at a distance from the downward tongue, and a downward groove formed in between the downward tongue and the downward flank, wherein the downward groove is adapted to receive at least a part of an upward tongue of a first coupling part of an adjacent panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: i4F Licensing NV
    Inventor: Eddy Alberic Boucké
  • Publication number: 20240392582
    Abstract: The last ten years has seen enormous advance in the market for laminate for hard floor covering. It is known to install floor panels on an underlying floor in various ways. It is, for example, known that the floor panels are attached at the underlying floor, either by gluing or by nailing them on. The invention relates to a panel, in particular a floor panel, interconnectable with similar panels for forming a covering. The invention further relates to a covering consisting of mutually interconnected panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Eddy Alberic Boucké, Pieter Renaat Karel Devos
  • Publication number: 20240384464
    Abstract: A tile, in particular a carpet tile, is disclosed. Further, the use of a tile as floor tile, wall tile, or ceiling tile is disclosed. A tile covering including a plurality of tiles according to the disclosure is disclosed. A carpet covering including at least one carpet tile according to the disclosure is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventor: Eddy Alberic Boucké
  • Publication number: 20240384540
    Abstract: A panel, including a centrally located core provided with an upper side and a lower side, at least one first coupling part and at least one second coupling part connected respectively to opposite edges of the core, which first coupling part comprises an upward tongue, at least one upward flank lying at a distance from the upward tongue and an upward groove formed in between the upward tongue and the at least one upward flank, wherein a recessed portion is shaped like a triangle and the underside of the upward tongue is at an angle; wherein at least a part the side of the upward tongue facing away from the at least one upward flank is located at a distance from at least a part of the at least one upward flank; and wherein the recessed portion extends over at least 90% of the distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventor: Eddy Alberic Boucké