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Patent US7698868 - Floor panels with edge connectors - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsFloor covering, including hard floor panels which, at least at the edges of two opposite sides, are provided with coupling parts, cooperating which each other, substantially in the form of a tongue and a groove, wherein the coupling parts are provided with integrated mechanical locking elements which...http://www.google.com/patents/US7698868?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7698868 - Floor panels with edge connectorsAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7698868 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/215,037Publication dateApr 20, 2010Filing dateAug 31, 2005Priority 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, CN1880703B, 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, US6490836, 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, US7698869, US7707793, US7712280, US7726089, US7735288, US7757453, US7770350, US7810297, US7827754, US7827755, US8166723, US8365494, US8789334, US8997429, US9290951, 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, US20150211238, WO1997047834A1Publication number11215037, 215037, US 7698868 B2, US 7698868B2, US-B2-7698868, US7698868 B2, US7698868B2InventorsStefan Simon Gustaaf Moriau, Mark Gaston Maurits Cappelle, Bernard Paul Joseph ThiersOriginal AssigneeUnilin Beheer B.V. Besloten VennootschapExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (378), Non-Patent Citations (75), Referenced by (7), Classifications (45), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetFloor panels with edge connectors
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