Patents by Inventor Tim Hentges

Tim Hentges 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).

  • Memorial foundation system and installation method
    Patent number: 8707636
    Abstract: A memorial foundation system includes a pair of vertical supports having screw threads on their bottom ends and first attachment structure at their upper ends. Support plates corresponding to the vertical supports have respective second attachment structures configured to mate with the first attachment structures. A block has a first end supported by one of the pair of support plates and one of the pair of vertical supports and a second opposite end supported by the other of the pair of support plates and the other of the pair of vertical supports. The block includes a plurality of pockets in a row, each of the pockets open to an upper side. Each of a plurality of markers is configured to be received by a corresponding one of the plurality of pockets in the block to arrange the plurality of markers in an aligned row with even height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: The Tribute Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: William R. Toson, Tim Hentges, Dean Wardlow, Doug Engel, Clyde Rupnow
  • MEMORIAL FOUNDATION SYSTEM AND INSTALLATION METHOD
    Publication number: 20140102015
    Abstract: A memorial foundation system includes a pair of vertical supports having screw threads on their bottom ends and first attachment structure at their upper ends. Support plates corresponding to the vertical supports have respective second attachment structures configured to mate with the first attachment structures. A block has a first end supported by one of the pair of support plates and one of the pair of vertical supports and a second opposite end supported by the other of the pair of support plates and the other of the pair of vertical supports. The block includes a plurality of pockets in a row, each of the pockets open to an upper side. Each of a plurality of markers is configured to be received by a corresponding one of the plurality of pockets in the block to arrange the plurality of markers in an aligned row with even height.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: THE TRIBUTE COMPANIES, INC.
    Inventors: William R. Toson, Tim Hentges, Dean Wardlow, Doug Engel, Clyde Rupnow