E04F 15/02005
Construction of joints
Official title: {Construction of joints, e.g. dividing strips (E04F15/024, E04F15/04, E04F15/06, E04F15/10 and E04F15/14 take precedence; separate provisional spacers E04F21/0092)}
E04F15/02005 (Construction of joints) appears on 836 US grants and 1,026 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E04F- Granted patents
- 836
- Published applications
- 1,026
- Assignees
- 294
- Inventors
- 776
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 4 |
| 2002 | 7 | 15 |
| 2003 | 11 | 26 |
| 2004 | 9 | 31 |
| 2005 | 14 | 20 |
| 2006 | 12 | 62 |
| 2007 | 7 | 29 |
| 2008 | 5 | 45 |
| 2009 | 18 | 28 |
| 2010 | 55 | 20 |
| 2011 | 33 | 32 |
| 2012 | 30 | 31 |
| 2013 | 25 | 37 |
| 2014 | 44 | 46 |
| 2015 | 41 | 42 |
| 2016 | 51 | 42 |
| 2017 | 36 | 41 |
| 2018 | 37 | 39 |
| 2019 | 39 | 62 |
| 2020 | 53 | 64 |
| 2021 | 49 | 51 |
| 2022 | 44 | 62 |
| 2023 | 39 | 50 |
| 2024 | 47 | 58 |
| 2025 | 49 | 49 |
| 2026 | 26 | 40 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- E04F 15/02033Joints with beveled or recessed upper edges402
- E04F 15/02016With sealing elements between flooring elements219
- E04F 15/02022With means for aligning the outer surfaces of the flooring elements172
- E04F 15/02011With joint fillings integrated in the flooring elements102
- E04F 15/02027Means for spacing the flooring from an adjoining wall15
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- Decorative panel23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210128 A1Lignum Technologies AG
- Tile Panel, Surface Covering of a Multitude of Such Tile Panels for a Floor, Ceiling or Wall Surface16 Jul 2026US 2026/0201707 A1i4F Licensing NV
- Floor panel and methods for manufacturing floor panels9 Jul 2026US 2026/0193891 A1Aladdin Manufacturing Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
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- Flooring material, comprising board shaped floor elements which are intended to be joined vertically469US 6,647,690 B1Pergo (Europe) AB · 2003
- Thermoplastic planks and methods for making the same450US 6,617,009 B1Mannington Mills, Inc. · 2003
- Floor panel with edge connectors411US 6,490,836 B1Unilin Beheer B. V., besloten vennootschap · 2002