ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,752,570, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to UNILIN BV (Wielsbeke, Belgium).

"Methods for manufacturing a decorative panel, and decorative panels" was invented by Laurent Meersseman (Mont de l'Enclus, Belgium), Christophe Naeyaert (Jabbeke, Belgium), Jan De Rick (Geraardsbergen, Belgium) and Benny Schacht (Vlamertinge, Belgium).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method is provided for manufacturing a decorative panel. The panel includes a substrate and a decorative top layer. The substrate is a mineral containing substrate and/or a thermoplastic material containing substrate. The substrate and/or decorative top layer is obtained from a larger ...