Static structures (e.g. – buildings) – Module or panel having discrete edgewise or face-to-face... – Having integral key
Reexamination Certificate
2007-08-15
2011-10-11
Chapman, Jeanette E (Department: 3633)
Static structures (e.g., buildings)
Module or panel having discrete edgewise or face-to-face...
Having integral key
C052S794100, C052S592100, C052S578000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08033075
ABSTRACT:
A locking system for mechanical joining of floorboards, each of the floorboards comprising a body comprising plywood with several layers; a locking groove which is formed in an underside of and extends in parallel with a first joint edge at a distance from the joint plane, the locking groove having an opening, a bottom, and two side walls; a portion projecting from a lower part of the second joint edge and below the first joint edge and integrated with the body of the board; said projecting portion supporting, at a distance from the joint plane, a locking element for cooperating with the locking groove; said projecting portion being located entirely outside the joint plane as seen from the side of the second joint edge; and the walls of the locking groove comprise at least two layers of the body.
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Complaint,Akzenta Paneele + Profile GmbH and W. Classen GmbH&Co. KGv.Brown-West L.L.C d/b/a Carpet One Floor&Home, Shaw Industries Group, Inc. and Valinge Innovation AB, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division, Case No. 2:10-CV-16, dated Jan. 14, 2010.
Answer, Affirmative Defenses and Counterclaims of Defendant Välinge Innovation AB,Akzenta Paneele + Profile GmbH and W. Classen GmbH&Co. KGv.Brown-West L.L.C d/b/a Carpet One Floor&
Buchanan & Ingersoll & Rooney PC
Chapman Jeanette E
Kenny Daniel
Välinge Innovation AB
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