ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,624,556, issued on May 12, was assigned to Northann Building Solutions LLC (Elk Grove, Calif.).

"Decorative surface covering element, surface covering element covering, and method of producing such a decorative surface covering element" was invented by Lin Li (Elk Grove, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a decorative surface covering element, in particular a floor panel, ceiling panel or wall panel. The invention also relates to a panel covering, such as a floor covering, ceiling covering or wall covering, including a plurality of panels. The invention further relates to a method of producing a decorative surf...