ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,729,544, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to UNILIN BV (Wielsbeke, Belgium).
"Covering element for floor and a floor covering" was invented by Mariano Paganelli (Modena, Italy), Claudio Beneventi (Sassuolo, Italy) and Lorenzo Valeriani (Scandiano, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A covering element for floors includes a tile made of ceramic material and a reinforcing element attached to the tile. The covering element has a lining along an edge of the tile."
The patent was filed on April 23, 2024, under Application No. 18/643,184.
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