E04F 15/042
The lower layer being of fibrous or chipped material
Official title: {the lower layer being of fibrous or chipped material, e.g. bonded with synthetic resins}
E04F15/042 (The lower layer being of fibrous or chipped material) appears on 72 US grants and 88 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E04F- Granted patents
- 72
- Published applications
- 88
- Assignees
- 40
- Inventors
- 75
- Latest grant
- 14 Apr 2026
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| 2014 | 3 | 8 |
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| 2017 | 3 | 9 |
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| 2021 | 4 | 3 |
| 2022 | 7 | 3 |
| 2023 | 4 | 10 |
| 2024 | 8 | 4 |
| 2025 | 5 | 3 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Floor panel and methods for manufacturing floor panels9 Jul 2026US 2026/0193891 A1Aladdin Manufacturing Corporation
- Decorative panel, decorative covering, and method for producing such a panel30 Oct 2025US 2025/0332818 A1Northann Building Solutions LLC
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Engineered hardwood flooring system having acoustic attenuation characteristics126US 6,182,413 B2Award Hardwood Floors, L.L.P. · 2001
- Floorboards for floorings112US 8,245,477 B2Välinge Innovation AB · 2012
- Wood covering, particularly wood floor covering101US 5,543,193 A1996
- Method for manufacturing floorboard having surface layer of flexible and resilient fibers88US 8,112,891 B2Välinge Innovation AB · 2012
- Fibre based panels with a wear resistance surface72US 9,783,996 B2Välinge Innovation AB · 2017