Patents by Inventor Claude Edward Terry

Claude Edward Terry 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).

  • Fastener for layered floor coverings and method of fastening layers
    Patent number: 5958540
    Abstract: Mechanical fasteners having parallel barbs extending vertically from a horizontal planar member to secure layers of a floor covering. When interposed between floor covering layers the barbs penetrate and anchor into a floor covering material. When a consumer desires to separate the layers, and to replace or recycle one or all the layers of the floor covering, he can do so readily by pulling the layers apart, and then securing new layers together with the mechanical fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: Interface, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond A. Berard, Claude Edward Terry, Harold F. Adams, William A. McDonough, Michael Braungart
  • Fastener for layered floor coverings and method of fastening layers
    Patent number: 5822828
    Abstract: Mechanical fasteners having parallel barbs extending vertically from a horizontal planar member to secure layers of a floor covering. When interposed between floor covering layers the barbs penetrate and anchor into a floor covering material. When a consumer desires to separate the layers, and to replace or recycle one or all the layers of the floor covering, he can do so readily by pulling the layers apart, and then securing new layers together with the mechanical fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1998
    Assignees: Interface, Inc., McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Raymond A. Berard, Claude Edward Terry, Harold F. Adams, William A. McDonough, Michael Braungart