Patents by Inventor Willy Nel

Willy Nel 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: 20030163968
    Abstract: A combined set comprising at least a first and a second floor covering laminated panel, said panels being provided with coupling parts comprising a tongue applied on a first lateral edge and a groove applied on a second lateral edge, said panels further comprising locking means provided for mutually engaging said first and second panel when coupled, said locking means comprising a first locking member having a first inclined face with a first slope and starting from a front end of said tongue and extending towards a first cavity in a direction towards an under side of said panel, said locking means having a second locking member comprising a lower lip having a second inclined face with a second slope corresponding to said first slope in such a manner that said first and second inclined face contact each other offset of said groove when said first and second panel are mutually engaged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2002
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Inventor: Willy Nel