E04F 2201/0146
With snap action of the edge connectors
Official title: with snap action of the edge connectors
E04F2201/0146 (With snap action of the edge connectors) appears on 620 US grants and 771 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E04F- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- 6 Oct 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Panel, covering, and method for manufacturing such a panel29 Sep 2026US 12,747,594 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
- Multi-purpose tile system, tile covering, and tile15 Sep 2026US 12,735,899 B2i4F Licensing NV
- Floor panel for forming a floor covering25 Aug 2026US 12,716,244 B2Unilin BV
- Floor panel for forming a floor covering8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308918 A1Unilin BV
- Panel for forming a covering8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308919 A1Unilin BV
- Floor panel8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308921 A1Unilin BV
- Method for the manufacture of panels and panels obtained thereby1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296094 A1Unilin BV
- Set of panels comprising a locking device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297931 A1Välinge Innovation AB
Most cited
By later US patents
- Floor panel with edge connectors696US 6,006,486 AUnilin Beheer B. V., besloten vennootschap · 1999
- Panel and fastening system for panels495US 6,505,452 B1Akzenta Paneele + Profile GmbH · 2003
- Flooring material434US 6,591,568 B1Pergo (Europe) AB · 2003
- Floor panel with edge connectors411US 6,490,836 B1Unilin Beheer B. V., besloten vennootschap · 2002
- Resilient groove369US 7,584,583 B2Välinge Innovation AB · 2009