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(11) EP 4 816 606 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
07.10.2026 Bulletin 2026/41

(21) Application number: 24824657.1

(22) Date of filing: 25.11.2024
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
D05C 15/32(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
D05C 15/32
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2024/057309
(87) International publication number:
WO 2025/117461 (05.06.2025 Gazette 2025/23)
(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 ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA
Designated Validation States:
GE KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 28.11.2023 US 202363603290 P

(71) Applicant: INTERFACE, INC.
Atlanta, Georgia 30309 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • JONES, William Nathan
    Atlanta, Georgia 30309 (US)
  • DEL ANGEL, Jorge David
    Atlanta, Georgia 30309 (US)
  • RIPLEY, Graeme Robert
    Atlanta, Georgia 30309 (US)

(74) Representative: EP&C 
P.O. Box 3241
2280 GE Rijswijk
2280 GE Rijswijk (NL)

   


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