Patents by Inventor Kristof Van Vlassenrode

Kristof Van Vlassenrode 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: 11959286
    Abstract: A method for making a floor or wall panel has a foamed polymer core. A foamable polymer powder is foamed between two conveyor belts in the forming zone of a steel belt press. The sum of the thicknesses of the two conveyor belts and the total thickness of the layers at the entrance of the steel belt press is less than or equal to the opening of the steel belt press at the entrance of the steel belt press. The sum of the thicknesses of the two conveyor belts and the total thickness of the substrate at the outlet of the steel belt press is equal to the opening of the steel belt press at the outlet of the steel belt press and greater than the sum of the thicknesses of the two conveyor belts and the total thickness of the layers at the entrance of the steel belt press.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: UNILIN BV
    Inventors: Kristof Van Vlassenrode, Jochen Bossuyt
  • Publication number: 20240116271
    Abstract: A floor panel including a top layer and a substrate, where the substrate at least one first layer of a first thermoplastic material and a second layer of a second thermoplastic material, where the second layer is adjacent to a first side of the first layer. The first layer is characterized by a first colour with luminance value L1 in the HSL colour space and the second layer is characterized by a second colour with luminance value L2 in the HSL colour space, where L1 is different from L2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventor: Kristof VAN VLASSENRODE
  • Patent number: 11904594
    Abstract: A floor panel including a top layer and a substrate, where the substrate at least one first layer of a first thermoplastic material and a second layer of a second thermoplastic material, where the second layer is adjacent to a first side of the first layer. The first layer is characterized by a first colour with luminance value L1 in the HSL colour space and the second layer is characterized by a second colour with luminance value L2 in the HSL colour space, where L1 is different from L2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: FLOORING INDUSTRIES LIMITED, SARL
    Inventor: Kristof Van Vlassenrode
  • Publication number: 20240018791
    Abstract: Floor panel for forming a floor covering, where the floor panel includes a carrier on the basis of a thermoplastic material and a top layer provided on the carrier. The thermoplastic material is free from plasticizers or includes a plasticizer in an amount up to maximum 20 phr, where the thermoplastic material is foamed or expanded, and where the carrier is provided with a reinforcement layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Kristof VAN VLASSENRODE, Filip BOSSUYT
  • Publication number: 20240011306
    Abstract: A floor panel includes a substrate, a decorative layer and a wear layer. The decorative layer is positioned between the substrate and the wear layer. At least one of the substrates, the decorative layer and the wear layer has a thermoplastic synthetic material. The floor panel further includes a foamed backing layer attached to a side of the panel opposite to the wear layer. The foamed backing layer has a density of at least 120 kg/m3 and a compressive strength value as determined in accordance with ASTM D 3575-91 (25%) of at least 210 kPa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Kristof VAN VLASSENRODE, Quinten CHRISTIAENS
  • Publication number: 20230383547
    Abstract: Floor panel for forming a floor covering, where the floor panel includes a carrier on the basis of a thermoplastic material and a top layer provided on the carrier. The thermoplastic material is free from plasticizers or includes a plasticizer in an amount up to maximum 20 phr, where the thermoplastic material is foamed or expanded, and where the carrier is provided with a reinforcement layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Kristof VAN VLASSENRODE, Filip BOSSUYT
  • Patent number: 11814852
    Abstract: Floor panel for forming a floor covering, where the floor panel includes a carrier on the basis of a thermoplastic material and a top layer provided on the carrier. The thermoplastic material is free from plasticizers or includes a plasticizer in an amount up to maximum 20 phr, where the thermoplastic material is foamed or expanded, and where the carrier is provided with a reinforcement layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: FLOORING INDUSTRIES LIMITED SARL
    Inventors: Kristof Van Vlassenrode, Filip Bossuyt
  • Publication number: 20230250642
    Abstract: A floor panel with a substrate and a decoration provided thereon. The substrate includes at least a foamed layer of thermoplastic material and at least a reinforcement layer. Additionally, a method for manufacturing such floor panels with a substrate and a decoration, where the substrate includes at least a foamed layer of thermoplastic material and at least a reinforcement layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Kristof VAN VLASSENRODE, Paul BRUSSEEL, Nick VANHULLE, Jochen BOSSUYT
  • Patent number: 11712824
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a single- or multi-layered substrate, which is suitable for a floor panel, where, for forming a substrate layer, thermoplastic material is strewn, for example, onto a transport device. The strewn thermoplastic material is consolidated under the influence of pressure and/or heat, preferably in a press device, where the thermoplastic material to be strewn comprises micronized material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: FLOORING INDUSTRIES LIMITED, SARL
    Inventors: Kristof Van Vlassenrode, Filip Bossuyt
  • Patent number: 11668105
    Abstract: A floor panel with a substrate and a decoration provided thereon. The substrate includes at least a foamed layer of thermoplastic material and at least a reinforcement layer. Additionally, a method for manufacturing such floor panels with a substrate and a decoration, where the substrate includes at least a foamed layer of thermoplastic material and at least a reinforcement layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: FLOORING INDUSTRIES LIMITED, SARL
    Inventors: Kristof Van Vlassenrode, Paul Brusseel, Nick Vanhulle, Jochen Bossuyt
  • Publication number: 20230134244
    Abstract: A floor panel including at least one substrate and a top layer, where the substrate includes at least one first layer of a first thermoplastic material and a second layer of a second thermoplastic material. The second layer is adjacent to a first side of the first layer and the second layer provides the floor panel with its underside. The first layer is characterized by a first colour with saturation value S1 in the HSL colour space and the second layer is characterized by a second colour with saturation value S2 in the HSL colour space, where S1 is less than S2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventor: Kristof VAN VLASSENRODE
  • Publication number: 20230033802
    Abstract: Floor panel, which includes a substrate and a top layer provided above, and preferably directly above, the substrate, where the top layer includes a décor layer, a thermoplastic wear layer, and a lacquer layer provided above, and preferably directly above, the wear layer, and where the floor panel has an upper surface showing a relief, where the relief has a maximum relief depth which is larger than 100 microns, and where the wear layer and the lacquer layer are embossed in order to form the relief.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Kristof VAN VLASSENRODE, Nick VANHULLE
  • Patent number: 11565501
    Abstract: A floor panel including at least one substrate and a top layer, where the substrate includes at least one first layer of a first thermoplastic material and a second layer of a second thermoplastic material. The second layer is adjacent to a first side of the first layer and the second layer provides the floor panel with its underside. The first layer is characterized by a first colour with saturation value S1 in the HSL colour space and the second layer is characterized by a second colour with saturation value S2 in the HSL colour space, where S1 is less than S2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: FLOORING INDUSTRIES LIMITED, SARL
    Inventor: Kristof Van Vlassenrode
  • Publication number: 20230024891
    Abstract: A polymer floor element includes a decorative top layer on a substrate made of polymer. The floor element has a rectangular or square surface, for which it is valid that for a strip of the floor element with a first point Q defined as a vertex of the strip, and a point P at a distance of 40 cm with respect to Q along a side of the strip, suspended over a rod with diameter 2 cm with its side on which P and Q are defined, perpendicular to the axis of the rod, so that P is located in the vertical direction at the highest point where the floor element touches the rod. The strip, with point Q along one side, hangs down from the rod under the strip's own weight; the straight line PQ intersects the vertical through P at an angle less than 15°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Frederik MARIJSSE, Kristof VAN VLASSENRODE
  • Publication number: 20230007825
    Abstract: A floor element includes a substrate made of polymer, a top layer on one of the two sides of the substrate and a polymeric foamed layer on the other of the two sides of the substrate. The density of the polymeric foamed layer is less than 120 kg/m3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Quinten CHRISTIAENS, Jochen BOSSUYT, Kristof VAN VLASSENRODE
  • Publication number: 20230010679
    Abstract: Floor element comprising a top layer (102) attached to a substrate layer (104), in which the top layer (102) is itself layered, the top layer (102) comprising: —an optional backing layer (122) made of flexible polymer, —a flexible or semi-rigid polymer layer (124), onto or into which optionally at least one reinforcing layer (126) is attached or embedded, and —a finishing layer comprising a decorative layer (132), a wearing layer (134) thereon and optionally a coating (136) thereon; the substrate layer (104) being a rigid substrate layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Kristof Van Vlassenrode, Jurgen Goessens
  • Publication number: 20220403670
    Abstract: A floor covering including a flexible underfloor having at least one foamed polymer layer; one or more sheet vinyl floor elements or LVT floor elements, one or more LVT floor elements, or one or more rigid LVT floor elements, an adhesive layer that bonds the underfloor and the floor element to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Els DE LEPELEER, Kristof VAN VLASSENRODE
  • Patent number: 11499322
    Abstract: Floor panel, which includes a substrate and a top layer provided above, and preferably directly above, the substrate, where the top layer includes a décor layer, a thermoplastic wear layer, and a lacquer layer provided above, and preferably directly above, the wear layer, and where the floor panel has an upper surface showing a relief, where the relief has a maximum relief depth which is larger than 100 microns, and where the wear layer and the lacquer layer are embossed in order to form the relief.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: FLOORING INDUSTRIES LIMITED, SARL
    Inventors: Kristof Van Vlassenrode, Nick Vanhulle
  • Patent number: 11396166
    Abstract: A method is presented for manufacturing a plate shaped product, comprising the steps of manufacturing a first intermediate product which comprises at least, successively, a carrier, a plastic printing layer, a decorative print layer and a plastic protective layer, by using a multiple coating process, manufacturing a second intermediate product which comprises at least one plastic layer, by using at least a calendering process, and combining the first and second intermediate products by laminating, such that the second intermediate product is attached to the first intermediate product. Further a plate shaped product is provided which is manufactured using said method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: IVC BV
    Inventors: Stefaan Gerard Lucien Duyck, Kristof Van Vlassenrode, Filip Gilbert Lucien Bossuyt, Stijn Michel Vermeulen
  • Publication number: 20220227102
    Abstract: A floor panel including a top layer and a substrate, where the substrate at least one first layer of a first thermoplastic material and a second layer of a second thermoplastic material, where the second layer is adjacent to a first side of the first layer. The first layer is characterized by a first colour with luminance value L1 in the HSI colour space and the second layer is characterized by a second colour with luminance value L2 in the HSL colour space, where L1 is different from L2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventor: Kristof VAN VLASSENRODE