B32B 2471/00
Floor coverings
Official title: Floor coverings (B32B2419/04 takes precedence)
B32B2471/00 (Floor coverings) appears on 1,714 US grants and 2,509 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B32B- Granted patents
- 1,714
- Published applications
- 2,509
- Assignees
- 988
- Inventors
- 3,403
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 16 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 10 | 0 |
| 1979 | 14 | 0 |
| 1980 | 9 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 8 | 0 |
| 1988 | 8 | 0 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 12 | 0 |
| 1992 | 13 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 14 | 0 |
| 1997 | 19 | 0 |
| 1998 | 20 | 0 |
| 1999 | 25 | 0 |
| 2000 | 24 | 0 |
| 2001 | 19 | 12 |
| 2002 | 21 | 33 |
| 2003 | 21 | 36 |
| 2004 | 29 | 57 |
| 2005 | 15 | 85 |
| 2006 | 25 | 82 |
| 2007 | 16 | 64 |
| 2008 | 20 | 41 |
| 2009 | 14 | 62 |
| 2010 | 22 | 82 |
| 2011 | 28 | 89 |
| 2012 | 27 | 59 |
| 2013 | 53 | 70 |
| 2014 | 43 | 90 |
| 2015 | 41 | 105 |
| 2016 | 76 | 158 |
| 2017 | 87 | 170 |
| 2018 | 85 | 154 |
| 2019 | 118 | 164 |
| 2020 | 105 | 173 |
| 2021 | 99 | 150 |
| 2022 | 104 | 140 |
| 2023 | 111 | 121 |
| 2024 | 117 | 122 |
| 2025 | 109 | 116 |
| 2026 | 44 | 74 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Layered composite articles and methods of making same8 Sep 2026US 12,728,621 B2Columbia Insurance Company
- Synthetic flooring apparatus and method8 Sep 2026US 12,729,545 B2Altro Limited
- Methods of producing laminates of crosslinked polyolefin foam with polyolefin textiles25 Aug 2026US 12,715,193 B2Toray Plastics (America), Inc.
- Methods for manufacturing laminate, impregnated decorative paper and laminate obtained thereby25 Aug 2026US 12,715,206 B2Unilin BV
- Direct lamination of a melamine layer to a magnesium oxide core11 Aug 2026US 12,703,171 B1Columbia Insurance Company
- Walk-off carpet8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305911 A1Aladdin Manufacturing Corporation
- Floor panel8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308921 A1Unilin BV
- Laminate panel and method for manufacturing a laminate panel1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295980 A1Aladdin Manufacturing Corporation
- Surface covering panel with transitional edge1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297959 A1Tarkett GDL
- Method for forming a stress-free multilayer pvc sheet material17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273910 A1Kreafin Group SA
Most cited
By later US patents
- Veneer panels and method of making523US 5,755,068 A1998
- Thermoplastic planks and methods for making the same450US 6,617,009 B1Mannington Mills, Inc. · 2003
- Floor covering209US 6,772,568 B2Unilin Beheer B. V., besloten vennootschap · 2004
- Photoluminescent objects207US 9,057,021 B2Performance Indicator, LLC · 2015
- Process for achieving decor on a surface element187US 6,465,046 B1Pergo (Europe) AB · 2002