Patents by Inventor Jessica S. Atkinson

Jessica S. Atkinson 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).

  • Laminated furniture component and method
    Patent number: 7572495
    Abstract: Decorative wooden laminated panels are made from barrel staves previously forming parts of barrels used to age wine and other alcoholic beverages, each stave having inner and outer segments, with the inner segment being different in appearance from the outer due to penetration of alcoholic beverage components. The sides of said staves are first trimmed so that the sides are straight and parallel, and the staves are then cut into a plurality of strips. The strips are then formed into a panel with the inner surface of each strip being adjacent the outer surface of an adjacent strip, providing a decorative pattern of alternating contrasting stripes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Inventor: Jessica S. Atkinson
  • Laminated furniture component and method
    Publication number: 20080199648
    Abstract: Decorative wooden laminated panels are made from barrel staves previously forming parts of barrels used to age wine and other alcoholic beverages, each stave having inner and outer segments, with the inner segment being different in appearance from the outer due to penetration of alcoholic beverage components. The sides of said staves are first trimmed so that the sides are straight and parallel, and the staves are then cut into a plurality of strips. The strips are then formed into a panel with the inner surface of each strip being adjacent the outer surface of an adjacent strip, providing a decorative pattern of alternating contrasting stripes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2007
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventor: Jessica S. Atkinson