Patents by Inventor Charles Bernard Whitt

Charles Bernard Whitt 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: 7018196
    Abstract: A customizable skirt-forming member is disclosed, for use in high stress acrylic tub formation operations. The member generally has a rigid forming wall, at least one adjustable wing hingeably associated with the forming wall, and means for altering the pitch of the at least one wing, relative to the sidewall, so as to simultaneously alter a hinge angle therebetween. The member allows for customized, angled formed front tubs to be formed, while ensuring that the stresses of system operation do not alter the intended angles. A toggle-nut structure is additionally disclosed, which ensures the maintenance of the relative positions of the angled walls of the skirt-forming member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Luxury Bath Liners, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Wayne Domanico, Charles Bernard Whitt
  • Publication number: 20030235637
    Abstract: A customizable skirt-forming member is disclosed, for use in high stress acrylic tub formation operations. The member generally has a rigid forming wall, at least one adjustable wing hingeably associated with the forming wall, and means for altering the pitch of the at least one wing, relative to the sidewall, so as to simultaneously alter a hinge angle therebetween. The member allows for customized, angled formed front tubs to be formed, while ensuring that the stresses of system operation do not alter the intended angles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2002
    Publication date: December 25, 2003
    Inventors: Mark Wayne Domanico, Charles Bernard Whitt