Patents by Inventor Niclas Hakansson
Niclas Hakansson 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).
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Patent number: 11820112Abstract: A method to produce a wear resistant foil, including providing a first foil including a first thermoplastic material, applying wear resistant particles on the first foil, applying a second foil including a second thermoplastic material on the first foil, and adhering the first foil and the second foil to each other to form a wear resistant foil.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2020Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: VÄLINGE INNOVATION ABInventors: Christer Lundblad, Niclas Håkansson, Göran Ziegler
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Patent number: 11801623Abstract: A method of manufacturing a wood-based board. The method includes applying at least one first fibre mat including a first mix comprising lignocellulosic particles and a binder on a carrier, applying a second fibre mat including a second mix including cellulosic particles and a binder on said at least one first fibre mat, and pressing said at least one first fibre mat into a base layer and the second fibre mat into a surface layer simultaneously, thereby forming a wood-based board. Also, to such a wood-based board.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2021Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: VÄLINGE INNOVATION ABInventors: Georg Vetter, Niclas Håkansson, Marcus Bergelin, Hans Persson
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Patent number: 11781577Abstract: Panels are shown which are provided with a mechanical locking system allowing perpendicular connection with a snap action. A set of panels including a first and a second panel, an edge of the second panel is insertable into a groove of the first panel, when the panels are arranged essential perpendicular to each other, to obtain a mechanical connection between the first and the second panel, when the second panel is displaced essentially perpendicularly to the first panel.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: VALINGE INNOVATION ABInventors: Niclas Håkansson, Darko Pervan
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Patent number: 11674319Abstract: Floor panels which are provided with a mechanical locking system including an extruded flexible tongue in a sidewardly open groove which during a vertical folding motion is bent horizontally. A tongue adapted for being received in a sidewardly open groove of a floor panel, wherein the tongue, which is an elongated extruded section, when received in the groove is bendable in a plane substantially parallel with a front face of the floor panel, such that the tongue is at least partially resiliently displaceable inside said sidewardly open groove in said plane during locking of the floor panel with another floor panel and wherein a vertical protrusion, serving as a friction connection between the tongue and the groove, is arranged at an upper or lower part of the tongue, wherein a total width of tongue varies in a longitudinal direction of the tongue.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2021Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: VALINGE INNOVATION ABInventors: Darko Pervan, Niclas Håkansson, Per Nygren
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Publication number: 20230080262Abstract: Panels are shown which are provided with a mechanical locking system allowing perpendicular connection with a snap action. A set of panels including a first and a second panel, an edge of the second panel is insertable into a groove of the first panel, when the panels are arranged essential perpendicular to each other, to obtain a mechanical connection between the first and the second panel, when the second panel is displaced essentially perpendicularly to the first panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Applicant: Välinge Innovation ABInventors: Niclas HÅKANSSON, Darko PERVAN
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Patent number: 11506235Abstract: A set including a first element with a cylindrical shaped part, a second element having a cylindrical shaped groove with a circular opening in an outer surface of the second element, and a mechanical locking device. The mechanical locking device includes a tongue groove, a displacement groove and a flexible tongue in the displacement groove, and is configured to lock the cylindrical shaped part to the cylindrical shaped groove. The flexible tongue is configured to cooperate with the tongue groove for locking the cylindrical shaped part to the cylindrical shaped groove. The flexible tongue is configured to be reshaped and displaced in the displacement groove during locking, and spring back to a locked position. The flexible tongue is configured to exert a spring force on the tongue groove in the locked position.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2018Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: VALINGE INNOVATION ABInventors: Jonas Fransson, Niclas Håkansson, Agne Pålsson
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Patent number: 11428253Abstract: Panels are shown which are provided with a mechanical locking system allowing perpendicular connection with a snap action. A set of panels including a first and a second panel, an edge of the second panel is insertable into a groove of the first panel, when the panels are arranged essential perpendicular to each other, to obtain a mechanical connection between the first and the second panel, when the second panel is displaced essentially perpendicularly to the first panel.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: VALINGE INNOVATION ABInventors: Niclas Håkansson, Darko Pervan
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Patent number: 11376824Abstract: A method to produce a wear resistant foil, including providing a first foil including a first thermoplastic material, applying wear resistant particles and a second thermoplastic material form on the first foil, and adhering the first foil to the second thermoplastic binder and the wear resistant particles to form a wear resistant foil.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2019Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: VALINGE INNOVATION ABInventors: Christer Lundblad, Niclas Hakansson, Göran Ziegler
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Publication number: 20220143718Abstract: Floor panels are shown, which are provided with a mechanical locking system comprising tongue and grooves provided with protrusions and cavities which are displaceable in relation to each other and configured such that the protrusions can obtain a vertically unlocked position where they match the cavities and a vertically locked position where the protrusions overlap each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2021Publication date: May 12, 2022Applicant: Välinge Innovation ABInventors: Darko PERVAN, Niclas HAKANSSON, Mattias SJOSTRAND, Christian BOO, Agne PALSSON
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Patent number: 11235565Abstract: A method of manufacturing a building panel, including mixing wood fibre particles and a binder to form a first mix, applying the first mix, while the first mix is in powder form, on a core for forming a sub layer on the core, applying a surface layer on the sub layer, wherein the surface layer comprises a second mix of wood fibre particles and a binder, pressing the core, the surface layer, and the sub layer, under increased pressure and temperature, and forming them into a building panel. A building panel formed by the method.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2015Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: VALINGE INNOVATION ABInventors: Darko Pervan, Jan Jacobsson, Kent Lindgren, Goran Ziegler, Niclas Hakansson, Eddy Boucke
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Publication number: 20210348396Abstract: Floor panels which are provided with a mechanical locking system including an extruded flexible tongue in a sidewardly open groove which during a vertical folding motion is bent horizontally. A tongue adapted for being received in a sidewardly open groove of a floor panel, wherein the tongue, which is an elongated extruded section, when received in the groove is bendable in a plane substantially parallel with a front face of the floor panel, such that the tongue is at least partially resiliently displaceable inside said sidewardly open groove in said plane during locking of the floor panel with another floor panel and wherein a vertical protrusion, serving as a friction connection between the tongue and the groove, is arranged at an upper or lower part of the tongue, wherein a total width of tongue varies in a longitudinal direction of the tongue.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2021Publication date: November 11, 2021Applicant: Välinge Innovation ABInventors: Darko PERVAN, Niclas HÅKANSSON, Per NYGREN
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Publication number: 20210331355Abstract: A method of manufacturing a wood-based board. The method includes applying at least one first fibre mat including a first mix comprising lignocellulosic particles and a binder on a carrier, applying a second fibre mat including a second mix including cellulosic particles and a binder on said at least one first fibre mat, and pressing said at least one first fibre mat into a base layer and the second fibre mat into a surface layer simultaneously, thereby forming a wood-based board. Also, to such a wood-based board.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2021Publication date: October 28, 2021Applicant: Välinge Innovation ABInventors: Georg VETTER, Niclas HÅKANSSON, Marcus BERGELIN, Hans PERSSON
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Patent number: 11135814Abstract: A method of producing a building panel, including: providing a core, applying a balancing layer having a first moisture content on a first surface of the core, the balancing layer comprising a sheet impregnated with a thermosetting binder, applying a surface layer having a second moisture content on a second surface of the core, the surface layer comprising a thermosetting binder, adjusting the first moisture content of the balancing layer such that the first moisture content of the balancing layer is higher than the second moisture content of the surface layer prior to curing, and curing the surface layer and the balancing layer by applying heat and pressure. Also, a semi-finished product adapted to be cured for forming a building panel.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2019Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: VALINGE INNOVATION ABInventors: Darko Pervan, Niclas Hakansson, Hans Persson, Marcus Bergelin
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Patent number: 11084191Abstract: A method of manufacturing a wood-based board. The method includes applying at least one first fibre mat including a first mix comprising lignocellulosic particles and a binder on a carrier, applying a second fibre mat including a second mix including cellulosic particles and a binder on said at least one first fibre mat, and pressing said at least one first fibre mat into a base layer and the second fibre mat into a surface layer simultaneously, thereby forming a wood-based board. Also, to such a wood-based board.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2020Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: VALINGE INNOVATION ABInventors: Georg Vetter, Niclas Håkansson, Marcus Bergelin, Hans Persson
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Patent number: 11078673Abstract: Floor panels are shown, which are provided with a mechanical locking system comprising tongue and grooves provided with protrusions and cavities which are displaceable in relation to each other and configured such that the protrusions can obtain a vertically unlocked position where they match the cavities and a vertically locked position where the protrusions overlap each other.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2019Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: VALINGE INNOVATION ABInventors: Darko Pervan, Niclas Hakansson, Mattias Sjostrand, Christian Boo, Agne Palsson
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Publication number: 20210207635Abstract: Panels are shown which are provided with a mechanical locking system allowing perpendicular connection with a snap action. A set of panels including a first and a second panel, an edge of the second panel is insertable into a groove of the first panel, when the panels are arranged essential perpendicular to each other, to obtain a mechanical connection between the first and the second panel, when the second panel is displaced essentially perpendicularly to the first panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2020Publication date: July 8, 2021Applicant: Välinge Innovation ABInventors: Niclas HÅKANSSON, Darko PERVAN
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Patent number: 11046063Abstract: A method of manufacturing a building panel with a decorative surface layer, a core and a balancing and/or protective layer, wherein the method includes applying a first layer of a first powder based mix, including wood fibres and a thermosetting binder, on a core; applying a liquid substance on the first powder based mix; drying the first powder based mix; turning the core with the dried first powder based mix such that the first powder based mix points downwards; applying a second layer on the upper part of the core; and curing the first and second layers by providing heat and pressure, wherein the first layer forms the balancing and/or protective layer and the second layer forms the decorative surface layer in the building panel.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2018Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: VALINGE INNOVATION ABInventors: Hans Persson, Niclas Hakansson, Jan Jacobsson
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Patent number: 10975577Abstract: Floor panels which are provided with a mechanical locking system including an extruded flexible tongue in a sidewardly open groove which during a vertical folding motion is bent horizontally. A tongue adapted for being received in a sidewardly open groove of a floor panel, wherein the tongue, which is an elongated extruded section, when received in the groove is bendable in a plane substantially parallel with a front face of the floor panel, such that the tongue is at least partially resiliently displaceable inside said sidewardly open groove in said plane during locking of the floor panel with another floor panel and wherein a vertical protrusion, serving as a friction connection between the tongue and the groove, is arranged at an upper or lower part of the tongue, wherein the tongue has a length in the longitudinal direction of the tongue and a total width perpendicular to the length, and the total width varies in the longitudinal direction of the tongue.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2018Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: VALINGE INNOVATION ABInventors: Darko Pervan, Niclas Hakansson, Per Nygren
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Publication number: 20210102383Abstract: A method for attaching an underlay element to a weight-reduced board element. The method includes providing a board element and an underlay element, wherein a rear side of the board element includes a groove portion and a remaining portion. The groove portion includes at least one groove. An adhesive is applied on at least a portion of the remaining portion and/or on at least a portion of a corresponding residual portion of the underlay element, and the underlay element is arranged on the rear side of the board element, such that the adhesive contacts the underlay element and the rear side.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2020Publication date: April 8, 2021Applicant: Ceraloc Innovation ABInventors: Per JOSEFSSON, Christoffer NILSSON, Niclas HAKANSSON
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Publication number: 20210053322Abstract: A method to produce a wear resistant foil, including providing a first foil including a first thermoplastic material, applying wear resistant particles on the first foil, applying a second foil including a second thermoplastic material on the first foil, and adhering the first foil and the second foil to each other to form a wear resistant foil.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2020Publication date: February 25, 2021Applicant: Valinge Innovation ABInventors: Christer LUNDBLAD, Niclas HÅKANSSON, Göran ZIEGLER