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).

  • Recycling of laminate floorings
    Patent number: 8617439
    Abstract: Recycling of laminate flooring based on a separation of the panels (1) into particles which are connected with a binder and formed to a new sheet shaped material. A building panel includes a surface layer and a wood fiber based core, and the wood fiber based core includes aluminum oxide particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Valinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: Darko Pervan, Kent Lindgren, Eddy Boucke, Jan Jacobsson, Niclas Hakansson, Goran Ziegler
  • MECHANICAL LOCKING SYSTEM FOR FLOOR PANELS
    Publication number: 20130318906
    Abstract: Floor panels with a flexible tongue in an insertion groove, the flexible tongue is designed to cooperate, in a connected state with a tongue groove of another panel, the panels are adapted to be locked together by vertical folding, the flexible tongue has a projection portion which, in a connected state projects outside the insertion groove and cooperates with the tongue groove, said projecting portion has a beveled and/or rounded sliding surface and the panels have a sliding surface adapted to cooperate therewith during vertical folding, the flexible tongue during the vertical folding is displaced twice in the horizontal direction, a first displacement is effected by the vertical folding of the fold panel whereby at least a part of the flexible tongue is bent, a second displacement of the flexible tongue towards its initial position is accomplished substantially by a spring effect caused by said bending of said flexible tongue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: Valinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: Darko PERVAN, Niclas HÅKANSSON, Per NYGREN
  • Mechanical locking system for floor panels
    Patent number: 8528289
    Abstract: Floor panels with a flexible tongue in an insertion groove, the flexible tongue is designed to cooperate, in a connected state with a tongue groove of another panel, the panels are adapted to be locked together by vertical folding, the flexible tongue has a projection portion which, in a connected state projects outside the insertion groove and cooperates with the tongue groove, said projecting portion has a beveled and/or rounded sliding surface and the panels have a sliding surface adapted to cooperate therewith during vertical folding, the flexible tongue during the vertical folding is displaced twice in the horizontal direction, a first displacement is effected by the vertical folding of the fold panel whereby at least a part of the flexible tongue is bent, a second displacement of the flexible tongue towards its initial position is accomplished substantially by a spring effect caused by said bending of said flexible tongue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Valinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: Darko Pervan, Niclas Håkansson, Per Nygren
  • Mechanical locking of floor panels
    Patent number: 8505257
    Abstract: Floor panels are shown, which are provided with a mechanical locking system having 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: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Valinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: Christian Boo, Mattias Sjostrand, Agne Palsson, Niclas Hakansson, Darko Pervan
  • Fibre based panels with a wear resistance surface
    Patent number: 8431054
    Abstract: Building panels with a homogenous decorative surface having a wear layer including fibers, binders and wear resistant particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Ceraloc Innovation Belgium BVBA
    Inventors: Darko Pervan, Kent Lindgren, Eddy Boucké, Jan Jacobsson, Niclas Håkansson, Göran Ziegler
  • Wood fibre based panels with a thin surface layer
    Patent number: 8419877
    Abstract: Building panels with a thin and embossed surface layer and a sub layer between a surface layer and a core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Ceraloc Innovation Belgium BVBA
    Inventors: Darko Pervan, Jan Jacobsson, Kent Lindgren, Göran Ziegler, Niclas Håkansson, Eddy Boucké
  • Mechanical locking of floor panels with a flexible tongue
    Patent number: 8381477
    Abstract: Floor panels are shown which are provided with a mechanical locking system consisting of an extruded flexible tongue in a sidewardly open groove which during a vertical folding motion is bent horizontally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Valinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: Darko Pervan, Niclas Hakansson, Per Nygren
  • Recycling of laminate floorings
    Patent number: 8349235
    Abstract: Recycling of laminate flooring based on a separation of the panels into particles which are connected with a binder and formed to a new sheet shaped material. A building panel includes a surface layer and a wood fiber based core, and the wood fiber based core includes aluminum oxide particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Ceraloc Innovation Belgium BVBA
    Inventors: Darko Pervan, Kent Lindgren, Eddy Boucké, Jan Jacobsson, Niclas Håkansson, Göran Ziegler
  • Mechanical locking of floor panels with a flexible tongue
    Patent number: 8341915
    Abstract: Floor panels (1, 1?) are shown, which are provided with a mechanical locking system having a flexible tongue (30) in a displacement groove (40), which during a vertical folding motion is displaced. Moreover, a tongue blank (50), a production method and an installation method are shown.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Valinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: Darko Pervan, Niclas Hakansson, Per Nygren
  • METHOD OF PRODUCING A POWDER LAYER OR A GRANULAR LAYER
    Publication number: 20120308774
    Abstract: A method for producing a panel including scattering of a wood fibre powder on a carrier is disclosed and a device for the scattering step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: CeraLoc Innovation Belgium BVBA
    Inventors: Niclas HÅKANSSON, Hans PERSSON, Peter STJERNA, Peter WINGÅRDH
  • MECHANICAL LOCKING SYSTEM FOR BUILDING PANELS
    Publication number: 20120279161
    Abstract: Panels are shown which are provided with a mechanical locking system allowing perpendicular connection with a snap action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: Välinge Flooring Technology AB
    Inventors: Niclas Hâkansson, Darko Pervan
  • POWDER BASED BALANCING LAYER
    Publication number: 20120263965
    Abstract: A method to produce a building panel comprising a decorative surface layer, a core and a balancing and/or protective layer is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: CeraLoc Innovation Belgium BVBA
    Inventors: Hans PERSSON, Niclas HÅKANSSON, Jan JACOBSSON
  • V-groove
    Patent number: 8261504
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a floorboard and flooring with a decorative joint portion formed as U or V-shaped groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Valinge Innovation AB
    Inventor: Niclas Hakansson
  • MECHANICAL LOCKING SYSTEM FOR FLOOR PANELS
    Publication number: 20120174515
    Abstract: Floor panels with a flexible tongue in an insertion groove, the flexible tongue is designed to cooperate, in a connected state with a tongue groove of another panel, the panels are adapted to be locked together by vertical folding, the flexible tongue has a projection portion which, in a connected state projects outside the insertion groove and cooperates with the tongue groove, said projecting portion has a beveled and/or rounded sliding surface and the panels have a sliding surface adapted to cooperate therewith during vertical folding, the flexible tongue during the vertical folding is displaced twice in the horizontal direction, a first displacement is effected by the vertical folding of the fold panel whereby at least a part of the flexible tongue is bent, a second displacement of the flexible tongue towards its initial position is accomplished substantially by a spring effect caused by said bending of said flexible tongue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: Valinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: DARKO PERVAN, Niclas Håkansson, Per Nygren
  • Mechanical locking system for floor panels
    Patent number: 8181416
    Abstract: Floor panels with a flexible tongue in an insertion groove, the flexible tongue is designed to cooperate, in a connected state with a tongue groove of another panel, the panels are adapted to be locked together by vertical folding, the flexible tongue has a projection portion which, in a connected state projects outside the insertion groove and cooperates with the tongue groove, said projecting portion has a beveled and/or rounded sliding surface and the panels have a sliding surface adapted to cooperate therewith during vertical folding, the flexible tongue during the vertical folding is displaced twice in the horizontal direction, a first displacement is effected by the vertical folding of the fold panel whereby at least a part of the flexible tongue is bent, a second displacement of the flexible tongue towards its initial position is accomplished substantially by a spring effect caused by said bending of said flexible tongue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Valinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: Darko Pervan, Niclas Håkansson, Per Nygren
  • Appliance and method for surface treatment of a board shaped material and floorboard
    Patent number: 8042484
    Abstract: A device for coating surface portions of a board material with a liquid material. The device includes a wheel which transfers the coating material and compressed air which positions the coating material. A method for surface coating and a floorboard with a finished surface portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Valinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: Darko Pervan, Jan Peterson, Niclas Håkansson
  • Mechanical locking system for floor panels
    Patent number: 7980041
    Abstract: Floor panels with a flexible tongue in an insertion groove, the flexible tongue is designed to cooperate, in a connected state with a tongue groove of another panel, the panels are adapted to be locked together by vertical folding, the flexible tongue has a projection portion which, in a connected state projects outside the insertion groove and cooperates with the tongue groove, said projecting portion has a bevelled and/or rounded sliding surface and the panels have a sliding surface adapted to cooperate therewith during vertical folding, the flexible tongue during the vertical folding is displaced twice in the horizontal direction, a first displacement is effected by the vertical folding of the fold panel whereby at least a part of the flexible tongue is bent, a second displacement of the flexible tongue towards its initial position is accomplished substantially by a spring effect caused by said bending of said flexible tongue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Valinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: Darko Pervan, Niclas Håkansson, Per Nygren
  • MECHANICAL LOCKING OF FLOOR PANELS, METHODS TO INSTALL AND UNINSTALL PANELS, A METHOD AND AN EQUIPEMENT TO PRODUCE THE LOCKING SYSTEM, A METHOD TO CONNECT A DISPLACEABLE TONGUE TO A PANEL AND A TONGUE BLANK
    Publication number: 20110030303
    Abstract: Floor panels are shown, which are provided with a mechanical locking system including 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: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: Valinge Innovation Belguim BVBA
    Inventors: Darko Pervan, Niclas Håkansson, Mattias Sjöstrand, Christian Boo, Agne Pålsson
  • MECHANICAL LOCKING SYSTEM FOR FLOOR PANELS
    Publication number: 20100319290
    Abstract: Floor panels with a flexible tongue in an insertion groove, the flexible tongue is designed to cooperate, in a connected state with a tongue groove of another panel, the panels are adapted to be locked together by vertical folding, the flexible tongue has a projection portion which, in a connected state projects outside the insertion groove and cooperates with the tongue groove, said projecting portion has a bevelled and/or rounded sliding surface and the panels have a sliding surface adapted to cooperate therewith during vertical folding, the flexible tongue during the vertical folding is displaced twice in the horizontal direction, a first displacement is effected by the vertical folding of the fold panel whereby at least a part of the flexible tongue is bent, a second displacement of the flexible tongue towards its initial position is accomplished substantially by a spring effect caused by said bending of said flexible tongue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: Valinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: DARKO PERVAN, Niclas Håkansson, Per Nygren
  • FIBRE BASED PANELS WITH A WEAR RESISTANCE SURFACE
    Publication number: 20100300030
    Abstract: Building panels with a homogenous decorative surface having a wear layer including fibres, binders and wear resistant particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2008
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: VALINGE INNOVATION BELGIUM BVBA
    Inventors: Darko Pervan, Kent Lindgren, Eddy Boucké, Jan Jacobsson, Niclas Hakansson, Göran Ziegler