ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,577,775, issued on March 17.
"Panel-forming process and apparatus" was invented by Edward Ward (Castlewellan Down, Great Britain) and Paul Rogers (Newcastle Down, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An in-line process for forming a panel having a panel body with a top face and a bottom face and at least two side edges therein between, and having one or more additional edge edgings formed from a compressible material on one or both side edges and fixed to the top and bottom faces of the panel body, the process comprising at least the steps of: (i) providing a panel body; (ii) providing of one or more additional edgings formed fr...