Patents by Inventor Luc Dirk Daniel Vanhastel

Luc Dirk Daniel Vanhastel 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).

  • Floor covering, floor panel and set of floor panels for forming such floor covering and methods for the packaging and manufacturing of such floor panels
    Patent number: 7621093
    Abstract: Floor covering, of the type consisting of the type consisting of oblong, and more particularly rectangular, strip-shaped hard floor panels with a layered structure, which extend in parallel rows, characterized in that it comprises floor panels of at least two different lengths, whereby these different lengths are realized at the manufacturer's.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Flooring Industries Ltd.
    Inventors: Bernard Paul Joseph Thiers, Lode Hubert Lieven De Boe, Luc Dirk Daniël Vanhastel
  • Floor covering, floor panel and set of floor panels for forming such floor covering, and methods for the packaging and manufacturing of such floor panels
    Patent number: 7591116
    Abstract: Floor covering, of the type consisting of oblong, and more particularly rectangular, strip-shaped hard floor panels (2) with a layered structure, which extend in parallel rows, characterized in that it comprises floor panels (2) of at least two different lengths (L1-L2-L3), whereby these different lengths (L1-L2-L3) are realized at the manufacturer's.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: Flooring Industries Ltd Sarl
    Inventors: Bernard Paul Joseph Thiers, Lode Hubert Lieven De Boe, Luc Dirk Daniël Vanhastel
  • Floor panel and method for manufacturing such floor panels
    Publication number: 20040255541
    Abstract: Floor panel, of the type consisting of a laminate panel which comprises at least a printed decorative layer (8) and a top layer (9) forming the upper surface (10) of the floor panel (1), more particularly a so-called overlay, whereby this top layer (9), or, thus, overlay, is realized on the basis of a thermosetting resin, characterized in that in the upper side (11) of the floor panel (1), indentations (12) are formed and in that at last in a number of these indentations (12), a component (13) is provided, which is obtained in that it has been provided in those indentations (12) after the provision of the indentations (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Inventors: Bernard Paul Joseph Thiers, Lode Hubert Lieven De Boe, Luc Dirk Daniel Vanhastel
  • Floor covering, floor panel and set of floor panels for forming such floor covering, and methods for the packaging and manufacturing of such floor panels
    Publication number: 20040159066
    Abstract: Floor covering, of the type consisting of oblong, and more particularly rectangular, strip-shaped hard floor panels (2) with a layered structure, which extend in parallel rows, characterized in that it comprises floor panels (2) of at least two different lengths (L1-L2-L3), whereby these different lengths (L1-L2-L3) are realized at the manufacturer's.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2004
    Publication date: August 19, 2004
    Inventors: Bernard Paul Joseph Thiers, Lode Hubert Lieven De Boe, Luc Dirk Daniel Vanhastel