Patents by Inventor Shawn Hicks

Shawn Hicks 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).

  • Knock-down foundation for a bed
    Patent number: 8167012
    Abstract: The foundation includes an assembly of wooden components which interconnect to form an enclosed rectangular configuration for supporting a mattress. At each corner of the assembly are two posts which are interconnected by dowels or by a tongue and groove. The dowels and the mouths of the openings in which they are accommodated are bevelled for facilitating the insertion of the dowels into the openings should they be misaligned. The tongues and grooves are also bevelled for the same reason. The wooden components are subject to compressive forces and to a heat treatment before being assembled into the foundation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Pine Ridge Forest Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Shawn Hicks, Knud Jensen
  • Knock-down foundation for a bed
    Publication number: 20110155284
    Abstract: The foundation consists of an assembly of wooden components which interconnect to form an enclosed rectangular configuration for supporting a mattress. At each corner of the assembly are two posts which are interconnected by dowels or by a tongue and groove. The dowels and the mouths of the openings in which they are accommodated are bevelled for facilitating the insertion of the dowels into the openings should they be misaligned. The tongues and grooves are also bevelled for the same reason. The wooden components are subject to compressive forces and to a heat treatment before being assembled into the foundation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Shawn Hicks, Knud Jensen
  • Knock-down foundation for a bed
    Publication number: 20090000030
    Abstract: The foundation consists of an assembly of wooden components which interconnect to form an enclosed rectangular configuration for supporting a mattress. At each corner of the assembly are two posts which are interconnected by dowels or by a tongue and groove. The dowels and the mouths of the openings in which they are accommodated are bevelled for facilitating the insertion of the dowels into the openings should they be misaligned. The tongues and grooves are also bevelled for the same reason.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Inventors: Shawn Hicks, Knud Jensen