ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,583,986, issued on March 24, was assigned to UNILIN BV (Wielsbeke, Belgium).

"Decorative panel and method for manufacturing decorative panels" was invented by Joren Nuyts (Wielsbeke, Belgium), Sara Vanhaverbeke (Wielsbeke, Belgium) and Benjamin Clement (Wielsbeke, Belgium).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A decorative panel includes a substrate, a top layer and a top coating. The top layer is located between the substrate and the top coating. The uppermost surface of the top coating includes a randomized relief."

The patent was filed on Jan. 9, 2024, under Application No. 18/407,592.

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