Patents by Inventor Pieter Devos

Pieter Devos 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: 20140111076
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing drawers in which the drawers comprise walls, and a bottom. At least first and second walls comprise a tongue and a groove with locking parts. The respective groove is provided on the interior side of the first wall, whereas the respective tongue is provided on the distal end of the second wall. The first and second walls are manufactured of respectively one board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: UNILIN BVBA
    Inventors: Pieter Devos, Benny Schacht, Guy Van Hooydonck
  • Publication number: 20130192158
    Abstract: A floor panel having two opposite edges including coupling parts with a configuration that allows the coupling parts to be brought into each other by a downward movement. The coupling parts allow locking in the plane of the panels and perpendicular to the edges by way of locking parts in the form of hook-shaped parts. In a coupled condition, the locking parts have contact surfaces which engage one behind the other. The contact surfaces, when viewed in a top view of the panel, globally extend in one or more directions different from the direction of the upper edges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Inventors: Mark Cappelle, Pieter Devos
  • Publication number: 20130111837
    Abstract: A floor covering formed by a plurality of panels each having two opposite edges arranged to couple adjacent panels to each other. The coupling parts include a tongue and a groove, as well as locking parts preventing the drifting apart of two such adjacent panels. A separately manufactured insert is provided between at least two of the coupled panels, and the tongue and groove. The insert comprises at least two portions functioning as fixed spacing elements with a first portion between the upper side of the tongue and the lower side of the upper lip, and a second portion between the locking parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: FLOORING INDUSTRIES LIMITED, SARL
    Inventors: Pieter Devos, Mark Cappelle