E04F 13/0889
Characterised by the joints between neighbouring elements
Official title: {characterised by the joints between neighbouring elements, e.g. with joint fillings or with tongue and groove connections}
E04F13/0889 (Characterised by the joints between neighbouring elements) appears on 840 US grants and 1,035 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E04F- Granted patents
- 840
- Published applications
- 1,035
- Assignees
- 368
- Inventors
- 1,068
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2025 | 81 | 90 |
| 2026 | 50 | 58 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Panel, covering, and method of uncoupling two interconnected panels6 Oct 2026US 12,753,613 B2i4F Licensing NV
- Decorative panel and method of producing such a panel29 Sep 2026US 12,747,595 B2i4F Licensing NV
- Wall or floor panel with locking means suitable for herringbone-pattern installation22 Sep 2026US 12,742,329 B2Surface Technologies GmbH & Co. KG
- Set consisting of two panels for cladding a surface and of a panel connection element, panel connection element, and use of a panel connection element15 Sep 2026US 12,735,897 B2Surface Technologies GmbH & Co. KG
- Lippage control system with stretchable strap portion15 Sep 2026US 12,735,898 B2Dtm Innovations LLC
- Building panels comprising a locking system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308917 A1Välinge Innovation AB
- Panel for forming a covering8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308919 A1Unilin BV
- Floor panel8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308921 A1Unilin BV
- Set of panels comprising a locking device24 Sep 2026US 2026/0286716 A1Välinge Innovation AB
- Building surface panels and method of forming the same27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250962 A1CertainTeed Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Construction panel and method347US 6,314,701 B12001
- Mechanical locking system for panels and method of installing same280US 8,042,311 B2Välinge Innovation AB · 2011
- Mechanical locking system for panels and method of installing same254US 7,841,144 B2Välinge Innovation AB · 2010
- Mechanical locking system for floor panels241US 8,387,327 B2Välinge Innovation AB · 2013
- Mechanical locking system for panels and method of installing same237US 7,634,884 B2Välinge Innovation AB · 2009