Patents by Inventor Michael Terrill

Michael Terrill 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).

  • Collapsible furniture and braces useful therewith
    Patent number: 7748798
    Abstract: Furniture such as bathroom vanities are suitable to be shipped in collapsed form and then readily assembled/erected at the installation site. A back wall folds forwardly as bracing along the front folds vertically in one form. There can be a multi-piece collapsible brace between opposed side walls with four pivot points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Alex V. LeTourneau, Michael S. Kohlman, Michael Terrill, Scott R. Krebs, John C. Campbell, David J. Kroening, Jeffrey Laundre
  • Diagonally extending slideout drawer assembly and structure therewith
    Patent number: 7731310
    Abstract: A bathroom fixture has slide-mounted pullout drawers that extend diagonally forward from its sides. The fixture can be a lavatory with a vanity base in which one or more drawers are slidably mounted. The slide mechanism for each drawer includes a fixed race and telescoping rail supporting the drawer from underneath and another fixed race and telescoping rail mounted between a side wall of the drawer and a vertical support member. Both telescoping slides are mounted diagonally with respect to the front and the associated side of the vanity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Michael Kohlmann, Nicholas W. Paterson, Michael Terrill, Matthew M. Smeltzer
  • DIAGONALLY EXTENDING SLIDEOUT DRAWER ASSEMBLY AND STRUCTURE THEREWITH
    Publication number: 20080263761
    Abstract: A bathroom fixture has slide-mounted pullout drawers that extend diagonally forward from its sides. The fixture can be a lavatory with a vanity base in which one or more drawers are slidably mounted. The slide mechanism for each drawer includes a fixed race and telescoping rail supporting the drawer from underneath and another fixed race and telescoping rail mounted between a side wall of the drawer and a vertical support member. Both telescoping slides are mounted diagonally with respect to the front and the associated side of the vanity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventors: Michael Kohlmann, Nicholas W. Paterson, Michael Terrill, Matthew M. Smeltzer
  • Collapsible furniture and braces useful therewith
    Publication number: 20080100188
    Abstract: Furniture such as bathroom vanities are suitable to be shipped in collapsed form and then readily assembled/erected at the installation site. A back wall folds forwardly as bracing along the front folds vertically in one form. There can be a multi-piece collapsible brace between opposed side walls with four pivot points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2006
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Inventors: Alex V. LeTourneau, Michael S. Kohlman, Michael Terrill, Scott R. Krebs, John C. Campbell, David J. Kroening