US 12,146,325 B1
Moisture resistant engineered hardwood veneer flooring
Roman Morris, Simpsonville, SC (US); Chris Andrews, Signal Mtn, TN (US); and David Hahn, Simpsonville, SC (US)
Assigned to Columbia Insurance Company, Omaha, NE (US)
Filed by Columbia Insurance Company, Omaha, NE (US)
Filed on Aug. 30, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/458,355.
Application 18/458,355 is a continuation of application No. 17/890,384, filed on Aug. 18, 2022, granted, now 11,773,604.
Application 17/890,384 is a continuation of application No. 16/657,328, filed on Oct. 18, 2019, granted, now 11,454,036, issued on Sep. 27, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/747,478, filed on Oct. 18, 2018.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. E04F 15/02 (2006.01); E04F 15/04 (2006.01)
CPC E04F 15/042 (2013.01) [E04F 15/02038 (2013.01); E04F 2201/023 (2013.01); E04F 2201/03 (2013.01); E04F 2290/00 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A flooring panel comprising:
a decorative layer and a core layer, the decorative layer and the core layer having respective top surfaces and opposed bottom surfaces, wherein the opposed bottom surface of the decorative layer overlies the top surface of the core layer, wherein the flooring panel comprises:
a first pair of opposing side edges extending between the opposed bottom surface of the core layer and the top surface of the decorative layer; and
a second pair of opposing side edges that extend between the opposed bottom surface of the core layer and the top surface of the decorative layer,
wherein one or more of the top surface of the decorative layer, the opposed bottom surface of the core layer, the first pair of opposing side edges, and the second pair of opposing side edges further comprises a 100% solid UV cured moisture barrier composition at a quantity from about 0.1 g to about 5.0 g per 2.67 sq.ft of the flooring panel.