Patents by Inventor Franz Neuhofer, Jr.

Franz Neuhofer, Jr. 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).

  • Patent number: 6550205
    Abstract: A cover apparatus (1) for flooring seam gaps comprises a mounting profile (2) and a cover strip (3), with the mounting profile (2) which can be fastened to the base (U) by way of a bridge element (5) along the seam gaps (F) or the like comprising at least one leg element (6) which projects upwardly from the bridge element (5) and can be joined together in a clamping manner with the cover strip (3). In order to enable the perfect insertion of the cover apparatus even in the case of a curved progress of the seam gap, a cover strip (3) is provided which consists of a flectionally yielding material and can be bent about axes parallel to the direction of insertion, which cover strip is associated as a mounting profile (2) made of deflection-resistant material with a profile rail (4) which is subdivided by transversally extending indentations (8) into sections (9) which can be mutually swiveled about axes (A) which are parallel to the direction of insertion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Inventor: Franz Neuhofer, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6287046
    Abstract: A device for fixing longitudinally grooved cover strips consists of a holding plate to be fixed with its rear side on a wall, which holding plate has at least one forwardly protruding holding leg to be clampingly inserted in a longitudinal groove of the cover strips. To achieve a neat laying of the cover strips even with uneven wall surfaces in an economic way, the holding plate together with its holding legs has been prolonged to form a holding rail (1), whose holding legs (2, 3) extending like webs across the length of the holding rail form resilient clamping parts transverse to the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Inventor: Franz Neuhofer, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5890267
    Abstract: An attachment fitting (1) for longitudinally grooved covering strips (12) consists of a holding member (2) of U-shaped cross-section, which in the middle area of its leg portion (21) has a mounting hole (3) and adjacent the ends of its leg portions (22) has bent holding straps (24). To obtain a fitting suited for being mounted at an inside edge, the holding member (2) is provided with transition portions (23) between the web portion (21) and the leg portions (22), which transition portions are symmetrical to the central longitudinal plane (E) and flatten the external corner portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1999
    Inventor: Franz Neuhofer, Jr.
  • Patent number: D437944
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Inventor: Franz Neuhofer, Jr.
  • Patent number: D438650
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Inventor: Franz Neuhofer, Jr.
  • Patent number: D443079
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Inventor: Franz Neuhofer, Jr.
  • Patent number: D444577
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Inventor: Franz Neuhofer, Jr.
  • Patent number: D542941
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Inventor: Franz Neuhofer, Jr.
  • Patent number: D426003
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2000
    Inventor: Franz Neuhofer, Jr.
  • Patent number: D430315
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Inventor: Franz Neuhofer, Jr.