Patents by Inventor Robin Kenneth MacKenzie

Robin Kenneth MacKenzie 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).

  • Wall panelling and floor construction (buildings)
    Patent number: 5653099
    Abstract: A floor construction of wood panels (12) overlying a base support (11) with a layer (13) of yieldably resilient materials (14, 15) sandwiched between the panels (12) and the base support (11). The materials (14, 15) are of mutually different stillnesses, one being a relatively large main panel area of an open-cellular material (14) and the other being a relatively small area of a closed-cellular material (15) in the form of strips bordering the main panel area. The open-cellular material (14) provides a large degree of vibration isolation, whilst the closed-cellular (stiffer) material (15) stabilizes the panels in the vicinity of panel-to-panel joints and/or the floor periphery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 5, 1997
    Assignee: Heriot-Watt University
    Inventor: Robin Kenneth MacKenzie