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(43) Date of publication: 27.09.2023 Bulletin 2023/39 (21) Application number: 21806403.8 (22) Date of filing: 09.11.2021

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  E04F 15/02(2006.01) E04F 15/20(2006.01) E04F 15/10(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): E04F 15/105; E04F 15/107; E04F 15/02033; E04F 2201/0107; E04F 2290/043; E04F 15/206 (86) International application number: PCT/IB2021/060341 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/106957 (27.05.2022 Gazette 2022/21)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 18.11.2020 EP 20208368 (71) Applicant: Flooring Industries Limited, SARL 8070 Bertrange (LU)	(72) Inventors: VAN VLASSENRODE, Kristof 9800 Deinze (BE) CHRISTIAENS, Quinten 8530 Harelbeke (BE) (74) Representative: Unilin Technologies  Patent Department Ooigemstraat 3 8710 Wielsbeke 8710 Wielsbeke (BE)