Patents by Inventor David M. Brownlee

David M. Brownlee 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: 7243469
    Abstract: A decorated floor panel having a core with a top surface and an opposite bottom surface; a decorative layer coupled to the top surface of the core, the decorative layer having a desired aesthetic appearance; and a wear layer coupled to and substantially covering the decorative layer for protecting the decorative layer. The wear layer has an exposed wear surface with depressions therein of a variable depth below the wear surface, the depressions being arranged to display a desired texture pattern. It is noted that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to ascertain quickly the subject matter of the technical disclosure. The abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims pursuant to 37 C.F.R. ยง 1.72(b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: Columbia Insurance Company
    Inventors: Robert J. Miller, David M. Brownlee
  • Publication number: 20030208980
    Abstract: A decorated floor panel having a core with a top surface and an opposite bottom surface; a decorative layer coupled to the top surface of the core, the decorative layer having a desired aesthetic appearance; and a wear layer coupled to and substantially covering the decorative layer for protecting the decorative layer. The wear layer has an exposed wear surface with depressions therein of a variable depth below the wear surface, the depressions being arranged to display a desired texture pattern. It is noted that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to ascertain quickly the subject matter of the technical disclosure. The abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2002
    Publication date: November 13, 2003
    Applicant: Shaw Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Miller, David M. Brownlee
  • Publication number: 20020100231
    Abstract: A decorated floor panel having a core with a top surface and an opposite bottom surface; a decorative layer coupled to the top surface of the core, the decorative layer having a desired aesthetic appearance; and a wear layer coupled to and substantially covering the decorative layer for protecting the decorative layer. The wear layer has an exposed wear surface with depressions therein of a variable depth below the wear surface, the depressions being arranged to display a desired texture pattern. It is noted that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to ascertain quickly the subject matter of the technical disclosure. The abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 1.72(b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2001
    Publication date: August 1, 2002
    Inventors: Robert J. Miller, Kevin Allen Thompson, David M. Brownlee
  • Patent number: 5370451
    Abstract: A system for preventing entanglement of a wheeled tractor with wire or other wrappings, the system having at least one cutter assembly mounted to the frame of the tractor and designed to shear wire or other materials that can lodge between the axles and wheels of the tractor. The system can have two different cutter assemblies, one as described and one that moves in a scissor-like motion in synchronization with the undulating motion of the tractor's rear axle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 6, 1994
    Assignee: WMX Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David M. Brownlee, Richard Dolk