US Patent Issued to Columbia Insurance on Aug. 11 for "Direct lamination of a melamine layer to a magnesium oxide core" (Tennessee Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,703,171, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Columbia Insurance Co. (Omaha, Neb.).

"Direct lamination of a melamine layer to a magnesium oxide core" was invented by Anthony Drevet (Chattanooga, Tenn.) and Christopher Karl Andrews (Chattanooga, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of the present disclosure include a floor panel having a melamine-impregnated layer laminated on a layered magnesium-oxide core. The layered magnesium-oxide core can comprise one or more adhesion-promoting layers including an adhesion-promoting agent, such as cellulosic fibers, polymers, or adhesive."

The patent was filed on Oct. 1, 2021, under Appli...