Patents
US patents through Dec 31, 2025 · PatentsView, from the USPTO’s Open Data Portal · read Oct 27, 2026
124 patents granted to the 9 names below, as the owner printed on each patent when it was granted. A later sale, a lapse or an expiry is not read, so this is what was granted to Interface, Inc.’s names, not what it holds today.
Patents granted
124
119 utility, 3 reissue, 2 design, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
none
Against 1 in 2024 and 3 in 2023
Applications published
64
2 of them in 2025
Names they are printed under
9
its own name, a subsidiary
By yearGrantedApplications published
'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25
Each pair is one calendar year. Applications are published about eighteen months after filing, so the newest years read low.
What they are aboutgrants since 2021
Other consumer goods2
Computer technology2
Measurement1
Digital communication1
Textile and paper machines1
The main technology area of each patent, in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 35 fields.
Under which name9 counted
Interface, Inc. its own name
US, as the owner printed on each patent
28 publishedInterface, Inc. its own name
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
12 publishedNORA SYSTEMS GMBH a subsidiary
DE, as the owner printed on each patent
5 publishedINTERFACE AUST PTY. LTD. a subsidiary
AU, as the owner printed on each patent
6 publishedNORA SYSTEMS GMBH a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in DE
6 publishedINTERFACE EUROPEAN MANUFACTURING B.V. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in NL
3 publishedInterface International B.V. a subsidiary
NL, as the owner printed on each patent
2 publishedINTERFACE EUROPEAN MANUFACTURING B.V. a subsidiary
NL, as the owner printed on each patent
1 publishedInterface International B.V. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in NL
1 publishedNames not counted (1)
FLOR, Inc.
Most of its patents print IT; this name counts in US. 2 granted and 0 published under it are not counted.
Newest grantseach row opens the USPTO’s own copy
| Granted | Patent | Title | Field | Owner as printed |
|---|
| Oct 1, 2024 | 12,102,247 | Non-square rectangular flooring tiles and methods for cutting same | Textile and paper machines | Interface, Inc. |
| Dec 26, 2023 | 11,851,813 | Surface coverings including carbon sequestering materials and methods of making | Other consumer goods | Interface, Inc. |
| Jul 11, 2023 | 11,697,303 | Digital printing for flooring and decorative structures | Computer technology | Interface, Inc. |
| May 23, 2023 | RE49,534 | Border, edge or pattern carpet tile design, manufacture and installation | | Interface, Inc. |
| Aug 30, 2022 | 11,428,094 | Wireless load cell monitoring system and method | Digital communication | Interface, Inc. |
| Dec 21, 2021 | 11,203,224 | Digital printing for flooring and decorative structures | Computer technology | Interface, Inc. |
| May 4, 2021 | RE48,544 | Border, edge or pattern carpet tile design, manufacture and installation | | Interface, Inc. |
| May 4, 2021 | 10,996,121 | Axial force pressure transducer | Measurement | Interface, Inc. |
| Feb 16, 2021 | 10,920,370 | Surface coverings including carbon sequestering materials and methods of making | Other consumer goods | Interface, Inc. |
| Oct 6, 2020 | 10,794,066 | Self-adhesive floor covering and method for the production thereof | Surface technology, coating | NORA SYSTEMS GMBH |
Newest applications publishedan application is a clue, never a plan
| Published | Application | Title | Field | Owner as printed |
|---|
| May 29, 2025 | 2025/0171942 | BALANCING YARN USE IN TUFTED PATTERN DESIGNS FOR TEXTILES | Textile and paper machines | Interface, Inc. |
| May 1, 2025 | 2025/0134290 | FLOORING TILE COLLECTIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND INSTALLING SAME | Furniture, games | Interface, Inc. |
| Nov 3, 2022 | 2022/0346582 | NON-SQUARE RECTANGULAR FLOORING TILES AND METHODS FOR CUTTING SAME | Textile and paper machines | Interface, Inc. · patent 12,102,247 granted from it |
| Nov 3, 2022 | 2022/0346581 | FLOORING TILE COLLECTIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND INSTALLING SAME | Furniture, games | Interface, Inc. |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 2022/0002939 | Carpet Backing Comprising Natural Compounds | Macromolecular chemistry, polymers | INTERFACE EUROPEAN MANUFACTURING B.V. |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 2022/0001607 | Digital Printing For Flooring And Decorative Structures | Computer technology | Interface, Inc. · patent 11,697,303 granted from it |
| Nov 18, 2021 | 2021/0355810 | Wireless Load Cell Monitoring System and Method | Digital communication | Interface, Inc. · patent 11,428,094 granted from it |
| Mar 18, 2021 | 2021/0079590 | SURFACE COVERINGS INCLUDING CARBON SEQUESTERING MATERIALS AND METHODS OF MAKING | Other consumer goods | Interface, Inc. · patent 11,851,813 granted from it |
| Jul 9, 2020 | 2020/0217012 | SURFACE COVERINGS INCLUDING CARBON SEQUESTERING MATERIALS AND METHODS OF MAKING | Other consumer goods | Interface, Inc. · patent 10,920,370 granted from it |
| Mar 26, 2020 | 2020/0095402 | FLOOR COVERING AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF | Macromolecular chemistry, polymers | NORA SYSTEMS GMBH |
What it applied for, 2024 to 2025: Furniture, games 1 · Textile and paper machines 1.
A patent is counted where the owner printed on it when it was granted carries the company’s own name, a former name, the name of a subsidiary its annual report lists, or its own name with a patent-holding phrase (Technology Licensing, Intellectual Property and the like), once the legal form, case and punctuation are set aside, and prints a country that name counts in. PatentsView’s data are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. Source: PatentsView's granted patents and pre-grant publications, disambiguated, from the USPTO's Open Data Portal, through Dec 31, 2025, read Oct 27, 2026.