Patents by Inventor Benny Ray Wood

Benny Ray Wood has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Pre-glued tongue and groove flooring
    Patent number: 7441384
    Abstract: The invention provides a new floor covering panel and floor covering system in which the floor covering panels include first and second generally planar surfaces, first and second side edges containing first and second complementary coupling members, respectively, and an adhesive composition selectively applied to at least a portion of at least one of the first and second coupling members. The adhesive composition providing the adhesive bond may be applied to at least one of the first or second coupling members during the floor covering manufacturing process. After a floor covering system is assembled, the adhesive composition provides a substantially non-refastenable bond between mated floor covering panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: Columbia Insurance Company
    Inventors: Robert J. Miller, Gregory Fowler, Benny Ray Wood, Kirk T. Lowe
  • Pre-glued tongue and groove flooring
    Publication number: 20040031226
    Abstract: The invention provides a new floor covering panel and floor covering system in which the floor covering panels include first and second generally planar surfaces, first and second side edges containing first and second complementary coupling members, respectively, and an adhesive composition selectively applied to at least a portion of at least one of the first and second coupling members. The adhesive composition providing the adhesive bond may be applied to at least one of the first or second coupling members during the floor covering manufacturing process. After a floor covering system is assembled, the adhesive composition provides a substantially non-refastenable bond between mated floor covering panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2002
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Inventors: Robert J. Miller, Gregory Fowler, Benny Ray Wood, Kirk T. Lowe