Patents by Inventor D. Wayne Lee

D. Wayne Lee 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).

  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REFINISHING WOODEN FLOORS
    Publication number: 20120189769
    Abstract: A portable machine is used to abrade the surface of a factory finished wooden floor so the abraded surface may be recoated with a fresh coat of wooden floor finish. Abrasion of the surface provides anchor sites to achieve a strong bond between the pre-existing abraded finish and the fresh coat of wooden floor finish.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2012
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: Nilfisk-Advance, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael G. Kramer, Richard B. Strickland, D. Wayne Lee
  • PROCESS FOR RESTORING THE LUSTER TO THE SURFACE OF FACTORY FINISHED WOODEN FLOORS
    Publication number: 20090036038
    Abstract: A floor abrading machine is used to abrade the surface of a factory finished wooden floor so the abraded surface may be recoated with a fresh coat of wooden floor finish. Abrasion of the surface provides anchor sites to achieve a strong bond between the pre-existing abraded finish and the fresh coat of wooden floor finish. The process requires abrading, not removing the factory finish down to bare wood, and recoating to restore the luster to a factory finished wooden floor. Conventional sanders remove the finish down to bare wood to refinish a wooden floor that has been installed and finished in place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicant: ALTO U.S. INC.
    Inventors: Michael G. Kramer, Richard B. Strickland, D. Wayne Lee
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REFINISHING WOODEN FLOORS
    Publication number: 20080014843
    Abstract: A portable machine is used to abrade the surface of a factory finished wooden floor so the abraded surface may be recoated with a fresh coat of wooden floor finish. Abrasion of the surface provides anchor sites to achieve a strong bond between the pre-existing abraded finish and the fresh coat of wooden floor finish.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2007
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Applicant: ALTO U.S. INC.
    Inventors: Michael Kramer, Richard Strickland, D. Wayne Lee