Patents by Inventor Dana L. Hedquist

Dana L. Hedquist 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).

  • Synthetic floor tile having partially-compliant support structure
    Patent number: 8505256
    Abstract: A compliant insert for flexibly supporting a synthetic floor tile above a ground surface that includes one or more elongate bodies, with each elongate body having a longitudinal axis oriented parallel to a top surface of the floor tile, a top face having an attachment interface for coupling to a tile support structure extending downward from an underside of the floor tile, and a bottom face of having at least one contact flat for contacting the ground surface and at least one upwardly-directed recess for allowing liquids to flow underneath the insert. Each of the elongate bodies also has a thickness and stiffness sufficient, in an unloaded state, to elevate the support structure a distance above the ground surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Connor Sport Court International, LLC
    Inventors: Ronald N. Cerny, Dana L Hedquist, Michael A. Buerger, Gary L. Day
  • SYNTHETIC FLOOR TILE HAVING PARTIALLY-COMPLIANT SUPPORT STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20110185658
    Abstract: A compliant insert for flexibly supporting a synthetic floor tile above a ground surface that includes one or more elongate bodies, with each elongate body having a longitudinal axis oriented parallel to a top surface of the floor tile, a top face having an attachment interface for coupling to a tile support structure extending downward from an underside of the floor tile, and a bottom face of having at least one contact flat for contacting the ground surface and at least one upwardly-directed recess for allowing liquids to flow underneath the insert. Each of the elongate bodies also has a thickness and stiffness sufficient, in an unloaded state, to elevate the support structure a distance above the ground surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventors: Ronald N. Cerny, Dana L. Hedquist, Michael A. Buerger, Gary L. Day