Patents by Inventor Laurent Meersseman

Laurent Meersseman 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: 20250012092
    Abstract: A set of parts for installing a floor covering includes a plurality of floor panels and a plurality of profiles. The floor panels are provided for being installed over an underlying surface. In an installed condition, the bottom major surface of each of the floor panels is elevated from the underlying surface by means of the corresponding profile. The floor panels at least at their top major surface include a decor formed by a print, a wood veneer or a stone veneer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Laurent MEERSSEMAN, Benjamin CLEMENT
  • Publication number: 20250012097
    Abstract: A floor panel has a rectangular and oblong shape, and includes a substrate and a top layer provided on the substrate and forming a decorative side of the floor panel. The top layer is composed of a print provided on a carrier sheet and a transparent thermoplastic layer situated above the print. The substrate has a thickness from 2 to 10 millimeter and forms at least half of the thickness of the floor panel. The substrate is a polyurethane-based substrate and the transparent thermoplastic layer is polyurethane-based. The floor panel has a length of more than 1.1 meters and has a plurality of reinforcing layers situated outside the center line of the substrate. A reinforcing layer may be provided in combination with the substrate and the top layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Laurent MEERSSEMAN, Martin SEGAERT, Mark CAPPELLE
  • Patent number: 12180719
    Abstract: A floor panel has a rectangular and oblong shape, and includes a substrate and a top layer provided on the substrate and forming a decorative side of the floor panel. The top layer is composed of a print provided on a carrier sheet and a transparent thermoplastic layer situated above the print. The substrate has a thickness from 2 to 10 millimeter and forms at least half of the thickness of the floor panel. The substrate is a polyurethane-based substrate and the transparent thermoplastic layer is polyurethane-based. The floor panel has a length of more than 1.1 meters and has a plurality of reinforcing layers situated outside the center line of the substrate. A reinforcing layer may be provided in combination with the substrate and the top layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: UNILIN BV
    Inventors: Laurent Meersseman, Martin Segaert, Mark Cappelle
  • Patent number: 12123201
    Abstract: A floor may include a substrate having a top side and a bottom side. A top layer may be provided on the substrate. The top layer may consist of a printed thermoplastic film and a thermoplastic transparent or translucent layer provided on the printed thermoplastic film. The top layer may be directly adhered to the substrate by heat welding the printed thermoplastic film and the top side of the substrate, in the absence of a glue layer. The substrate may be a synthetic material board including a filler. The substrate at least at two opposite edges may include coupling means provided in the synthetic material board. The thermoplastic transparent or translucent layer may be provided with a structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: UNILIN, BV
    Inventors: Laurent Meersseman, Martin Segaert
  • Publication number: 20240271430
    Abstract: A floor may include a substrate having a top side and a bottom side. A top layer may be provided on the substrate. The top layer may consist of a printed thermoplastic film and a thermoplastic transparent or translucent layer provided on the printed thermoplastic film. The top layer may be directly adhered to the substrate by heat welding the printed thermoplastic film and the top side of the substrate, in the absence of a glue layer. The substrate may be a synthetic material board including a filler. The substrate at least at two opposite edges may include coupling means provided in the synthetic material board. The thermoplastic transparent or translucent layer may be provided with a structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2024
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Laurent MEERSSEMAN, Martin SEGAERT
  • Publication number: 20240263458
    Abstract: A floor may include a substrate having a top side and a bottom side. A top layer may be provided on the substrate. The top layer may consist of a printed thermoplastic film and a thermoplastic transparent or translucent layer provided on the printed thermoplastic film. The top layer may be directly adhered to the substrate by heat welding the printed thermoplastic film and the top side of the substrate, in the absence of a glue layer. The substrate may be a synthetic material board including a filler. The substrate at least at two opposite edges may include coupling means provided in the synthetic material board. The thermoplastic transparent or translucent layer may be provided with a structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2024
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Inventors: Laurent MEERSSEMAN, Martin SEGAERT
  • Publication number: 20240239132
    Abstract: A method is provided for manufacturing a decorative panel. The panel includes a substrate and a decorative top layer. The substrate is a mineral containing substrate and/or a thermoplastic material containing substrate. The substrate and/or decorative top layer is obtained from a larger material by means of a dividing operation. The panel includes at at least one and preferably at both upper edges of a pair of opposite side edges a lower edge area. The lower edge area is obtained prior to or during said dividing operation. Decorative panels are obtainable through such a method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Laurent MEERSSEMAN, Christophe NAEYAERT, Jan DE RICK, Benny SCHACHT
  • Patent number: 12031337
    Abstract: A floor may include a substrate having a top side and a bottom side. A top layer may be provided on the substrate. The top layer may consist of a printed thermoplastic film and a thermoplastic transparent or translucent layer provided on the printed thermoplastic film. The top layer may be directly adhered to the substrate by heat welding the printed thermoplastic film and the top side of the substrate, in the absence of a glue layer. The substrate may be a synthetic material board including a filler. The substrate at least at two opposite edges may include coupling means provided in the synthetic material board. The thermoplastic transparent or translucent layer may be provided with a structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: UNILIN, BV
    Inventors: Laurent Meersseman, Martin Segaert
  • Publication number: 20240218673
    Abstract: A floor may include a substrate having a top side and a bottom side. A top layer may be provided on the substrate. The top layer may consist of a printed thermoplastic film and a thermoplastic transparent or translucent layer provided on the printed thermoplastic film. The top layer may be directly adhered to the substrate by heat welding the printed thermoplastic film and the top side of the substrate, in the absence of a glue layer. The substrate may be a synthetic material board including a filler. The substrate at least at two opposite edges may include coupling means provided in the synthetic material board. The thermoplastic transparent or translucent layer may be provided with a structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2024
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Laurent MEERSSEMAN, Martin SEGAERT
  • Patent number: 12012764
    Abstract: A floor may include a substrate having a top side and a bottom side. A top layer may be provided on the substrate. The top layer may consist of a printed thermoplastic film and a thermoplastic transparent or translucent layer provided on the printed thermoplastic film. The top layer may be directly adhered to the substrate by heat welding the printed thermoplastic film and the top side of the substrate, in the absence of a glue layer. The substrate may be a synthetic material board including a filler. The substrate at least at two opposite edges may include coupling means provided in the synthetic material board. The thermoplastic transparent or translucent layer may be provided with a structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: UNILIN BV
    Inventors: Laurent Meersseman, Martin Segaert
  • Patent number: 11987988
    Abstract: A floor element for forming a floor covering, wherein the floor element comprises a decorative layer made of a ceramic material; a support layer arranged below the decorative layer; and a reinforcing layer arranged in between the decorative layer and the support layer, wherein the support layer comprises edges provided with coupling elements configured to realize a mechanical coupling with coupling elements of an adjacent floor element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Unilin BV
    Inventors: Rahul Patki, Laurent Meersseman, Claudio Beneventi, Claudio Caselli
  • Patent number: 11976471
    Abstract: A floor may include a substrate having a top side and a bottom side. A top layer may be provided on the substrate. The top layer may consist of a printed thermoplastic film and a thermoplastic transparent or translucent layer provided on the printed thermoplastic film. The top layer may be directly adhered to the substrate by heat welding the printed thermoplastic film and the top side of the substrate, in the absence of a glue layer. The substrate may be a synthetic material board including a filler. The substrate at least at two opposite edges may include coupling means provided in the synthetic material board. The thermoplastic transparent or translucent layer may be provided with a structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: UNILIN BV
    Inventors: Laurent Meersseman, Martin Segaert
  • Publication number: 20240060313
    Abstract: A floor element for forming a floor covering, wherein the floor element comprises a decorative layer made of a ceramic material; a support layer arranged below the decorative layer; and a reinforcing layer arranged in between the decorative layer and the support layer, wherein the support layer comprises edges provided with coupling elements configured to realize a mechanical coupling with coupling elements of an adjacent floor element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Rahul PATKI, Laurent MEERSSEMAN, Claudio BENEVENTI, Claudio CASELLI
  • Publication number: 20240018790
    Abstract: A floor panel includes a substrate, a decorative layer and a transparent component. The decorative layer is positioned between the substrate and the transparent component. At least one of the substrates, the decorative layer and the transparent component has a thermoplastic synthetic material. The transparent component has an upper surface opposite the decorative layer. The floor panel further includes an enhancement component provided on the upper surface of the transparent component. A thickness of the enhancement component varies along a cross section of the floor panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Laurent MEERSSEMAN, Luc VANHASTEL, Pieter-Jan SABBE, Benjamin CLEMENT
  • Publication number: 20240003139
    Abstract: A wall or ceiling panel assembly includes: at least one panel of rectangular or oblong shape provided with coupling means on at least two opposite long sidewalls of the panel. The length of the panel is greater than 1200 mm. The panel includes: at least a base layer having a mineral-based filler, and a decorative layer on top of the base layer, a coupling means on at least one long sidewall and a complementary coupling means on the opposite long sidewall. The panel further has a stiffening member adjacent to one of the long sidewalls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Benjamin CLEMENT, Laurent MEERSSEMAN, Jan DE RICK, Benny SCHACHT, Bruno VERMEULEN, Lieven VANGHELUWE, Jonas DEMAN
  • Publication number: 20230417066
    Abstract: A floor panel has a rectangular and oblong shape, and includes a substrate and a top layer provided on the substrate and forming a decorative side of the floor panel. The top layer is composed of a print provided on a carrier sheet and a transparent thermoplastic layer situated above the print. The substrate has a thickness from 2 to 10 millimeters and forms at least half of the thickness of the floor panel. The substrate is a polyurethane-based substrate, and the transparent thermoplastic layer is polyurethane-based. The floor panel has a length of more than 1.1 meters and has a plurality of reinforcing layers situated outside the center line of the substrate. A reinforcing layer may be provided in combination with the substrate and the top layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Laurent MEERSSEMAN, Martin SEGAERT, Mark CAPPELLE
  • Publication number: 20230385760
    Abstract: A panel product and related systems and methods comprising a code directly or indirectly linked to data regarding one or more physical parameters and/or the manufacturing of said product or of the batch said product is taken from. The invention also relate to a system and method for manufacturing such panel products, as well as to a method for authenticating and/or tracking panel products with computer-traceable data linked to the code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Laurent MEERSSEMAN, Bart VAN DER STOCKT, Benny SCHACHT
  • Patent number: 11795702
    Abstract: A floor panel has a rectangular and oblong shape, and includes a substrate and a top layer provided on the substrate and forming a decorative side of the floor panel. The top layer is composed of a print provided on a carrier sheet and a transparent thermoplastic layer situated above the print. The substrate has a thickness from 2 to 10 millimeter and forms at least half of the thickness of the floor panel. The substrate is a polyurethane-based substrate and the transparent thermoplastic layer is polyurethane-based. The floor panel has a length of more than 1.1 meters and has a plurality of reinforcing layers situated outside the center line of the substrate. A reinforcing layer may be provided in combination with the substrate and the top layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: FLOORING INDUSTRIES LIMITED SARL
    Inventors: Laurent Meersseman, Martin Segaert, Mark Cappelle
  • Publication number: 20230295933
    Abstract: A panel may include at a substrate and a top layer provided on the substrate. The top layer may include a motif and a transparent or translucent synthetic material layer provided above the motif. The motif may be a print formed by digitally applying inks on the substrate with the intermediary of one or more primer layers extending underneath the print. The transparent or translucent synthetic material layer may include polypropylene and have a thickness of less than 1 millimeter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: FLOORING INDUSTRIES LIMITED, SARL
    Inventors: Laurent MEERSSEMAN, Martin SEGAERT, Bernard THIERS, Benjamin CLEMENT, Christophe MAESEN
  • Publication number: 20230272623
    Abstract: A floor panel has a substrate and a decorative layer of wood veneer provided thereon having a thickness of 1 millimeter or less. The substrate has an average density of more than 750 kilograms per cubic meter. The floor panel is rectangular and oblong and comprises a pair of opposite short edges and a pair of opposite long edges. The floor panel, on at least said two opposite long edges, is provided with coupling means allowing that two of such floor panels can be coupled to each other in a vertical direction perpendicular to the plane of the coupled panels and in a horizontal direction in this plane and perpendicular to the respective edge. The wood veneer and/or the substrate immediately underneath the wood veneer is treated at least at the short edges with a fluoro copolymer or a polymeric methylene diphenyl diisocyanate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Frank LONCKE, Luc VANHASTEL, Laurent MEERSSEMAN