Patents by Inventor Alva R. Taylor

Alva R. Taylor 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).

  • Patent number: 5598791
    Abstract: A shelving apparatus includes at least one shelf, several elongate channel leg members, each channel leg member having a substantially U-shaped cross-section, two of each of the leg members forming a leg member pair, several shelving support elements for each shelf, each shelving support element having channel leg member entry portions for mounting within one of the channel leg members, and having shelf support portions extending between the two channel leg members in each leg member pair, where the leg member pairs are positioned substantially vertically upright in a spaced apart straight line series, and where the shelf members are placed on top of the shelf support portions so that the shelf members extend longitudinally through the series of leg member pairs, The apparatus preferably additionally includes end cap anchor members for securing to top and bottom ends of the channel leg member pairs for bolting to an adjacent structure for added apparatus stability,
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1997
    Inventor: Alva R. Taylor
  • Patent number: 5335452
    Abstract: A storm shutter apparatus for protectively covering openings in buildings such as windows and doors includes a panel member for fitting over a building opening, a brace member having an end and extending across the panel member, and an assembly for removably securing the end of the brace member to the building adjacent to the building opening. The assembly for removably securing preferably includes an anchor member for attaching to the building, two spaced-apart leg members extending from the anchor member for receiving between them the end of the brace member, and a retaining member for extending over the end of the brace member for retaining the end between the leg members. The brace member may be a unified part of the panel member, attached to the panel member or a separate member placed over the panel member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 9, 1994
    Inventor: Alva R. Taylor
  • Patent number: 4962914
    Abstract: This fence assembly has a post, upper and lower horizontal rails with reduced dovetail tongue-and-groove connections to the post for slidable assembly of the rails on the post and vertically aligned paired openings along their respective lengths away from the post, and vertical slats received in these openings and supported from below by the lower rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 16, 1990
    Inventor: Alva R. Taylor