Patent ID: 7836648

Claim:
A flooring system, comprising: at least two flooring planks, each flooring plank comprising: a plurality of side surfaces each having a length; a first upper surface extending along at least a portion of the plurality of side surfaces, a first side surface of the plurality of side surfaces having the first upper surface extending along only a portion of the length of the first side surface; a second upper surface adjacent at least a portion of the plurality of side surfaces, wherein the first upper surface is lower than the second upper surface; and said second upper surface includes a first decorative motif defining a plurality of sub-panels including at least one partial sub-panel, wherein neighboring partial sub-panels of adjacent flooring planks are complementary such that a second decorative motif and at least one embossed surface texture corresponding to and in registration with said second decorative motif is substantially continuous across at least a portion of a neighboring partial sub-panel.