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Patent US6490836 - Floor panel with edge connectors - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsFloor covering, including hard floor panels (1) which, at least at the edges of two opposite sides (2-3, 26-27), are provided with coupling parts (4-5, 28-29), cooperating which each other, substantially in the form of a tongue (9-31) and a groove (10-32), wherein the coupling parts (4-5, 28-29) are...http://www.google.com/patents/US6490836?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6490836 - Floor panel with edge connectorsAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS6490836 B1Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 09/471,014Publication dateDec 10, 2002Filing dateDec 23, 1999Priority dateJun 11, 1996Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2226286A1, CA2226286C, CA2475076A1, CA2475076C, CA2521949A1, CA2521949C, CA2522085A1, CA2522085C, CA2522092A1, CA2522092C, CA2522130A1, CA2522130C, CA2522141A1, CA2522141C, CA2522321A1, CA2522321C, CA2559357A1, CA2559357C, CA2560527A1, CA2560527C, CA2569612A1, CA2569612C, CA2569614A1, CA2569614C, CA2693267A1, CA2693267C, CA2701554A1, CA2701554C, CA2735317A1, CA2735317C, CA2783398A1, CA2783398C, CN1087056C, CN1195141C, CN1195386A, CN1399051A, CN1572993A, CN1880702A, CN1880702B, CN1880703A, CN1891951A, CN1928294A, CN1928294B, CN1928295A, CN1928296A, CN1928297A, CN1932203A, CN1932204A, CN1932204B, CN1932205A, CN1932206A, CN1932207A, CN1932208A, CN1932209A, CN1932210A, CN1982638A, CN100406666C, CN100453759C, CN100491668C, CN100491669C, CN100526578C, CN100526579C, CN100529299C, CN100540820C, CN100543253C, CN100580204C, CN101016797A, CN101078293A, CN101078294A, CN102051973A, CN102051973B, DE1024234T1, DE1026341T1, DE02076363T1, DE05075560T1, DE05075635T1, DE05076551T1, DE05077262T1, DE05077327T1, DE05077348T1, DE07024053T1, DE08020631T1, DE29710175U1, DE29724428U1, DE29724742U1, DE29724868U1, DE29724876U1, DE29724883U1, DE69703230D1, DE69703230T2, DE69703230T3, DE69713629D1, DE69713629T2, DE69713629T3, DE69724013D1, DE69724013T2, DE69734406D1, DE69734406T2, DE69734406T3, DE69739197D1, DE69739238D1, DE69739617D1, DE69739623D1, DE69739812D1, DE69740068D1, DE69740147D1, EP0843763A1, EP0843763B1, EP0843763B2, EP1024234A2, EP1024234A3, EP1024234B1, EP1024234B2, EP1026341A2, EP1026341A3, EP1026341B1, EP1223267A2, EP1223267A3, EP1223267B1, EP1223267B2, EP1338721A2, EP1338721A3, EP1338721B1, EP1541778A1, EP1541778B1, EP1541779A1, EP1541779B1, EP1589161A2, EP1589161A3, EP1589161B1, EP1612346A2, EP1612346A3, EP1612346B1, EP1614828A2, EP1614828A3, EP1614828B1, EP1614829A2, EP1614829A3, EP1614829B1, EP1898026A2, EP1898026A3, EP1898026B1, EP2031147A2, EP2031147A3, EP2031148A2, EP2031148A3, EP2031148B1, EP2031149A2, EP2031149A3, EP2031149B1, EP2077358A2, EP2077358A3, EP2077358B1, EP2116668A1, EP2275622A2, EP2275622A3, EP2275623A2, EP2275623A3, EP2280131A2, EP2280131A3, EP2280132A2, EP2280132A3, EP2280133A2, EP2280133A3, EP2280134A2, EP2280134A3, EP2280135A2, EP2280135A3, US6006486, US6874292, US6928779, US6955020, US6993877, US7040068, US7328536, US7467499, US7617645, US7621094, US7634886, US7634887, US7637066, US7637067, US7640708, US7644554, US7644555, US7644557, US7647741, US7647743, US7650727, US7650728, US7654054, US7658048, US7661238, US7665265, US7665266, US7665267, US7665268, US7669376, US7669377, US7673431, US7677008, US7681371, US7698868, US7698869, US7707793, US7712280, US7726089, US7735288, US7757453, US7770350, US7810297, US7827754, US7827755, US8166723, US8365494, US8789334, US8997429, US20030024200, US20030024201, US20030029115, US20030029116, US20030029117, US20050284075, US20050284076, US20060005499, US20060032177, US20060196138, US20060201095, US20060225370, US20060225377, US20060236630, US20060236631, US20060236632, US20060236633, US20060236634, US20060236635, US20060236636, US20060236637, US20060236638, US20060236643, US20060248829, US20060248830, US20060248831, US20060254183, US20060254184, US20060254185, US20060260249, US20060272263, US20070094986, US20070094987, US20070107360, US20070107363, US20070251188, US20080010928, US20080010929, US20080053027, US20080053028, US20080060309, US20080060310, US20080060311, US20080066416, US20100319292, US20110023405, US20130104487, US20140290174, WO1997047834A1Publication number09471014, 471014, US 6490836 B1, US 6490836B1, US-B1-6490836, US6490836 B1, US6490836B1InventorsStefan Simon Gustaaf Moriau, Mark Gaston Maurits Cappelle, Bernard Paul Joseph ThiersOriginal AssigneeUnilin Beheer B.V. Besloten VennootschapExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (98), Non-Patent Citations (20), Referenced by (81), Classifications (41), Legal Events (7) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetFloor panel with edge connectors
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