Patents by Inventor Franz jun. Neuhofer

Franz jun. Neuhofer 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: 8186118
    Abstract: A profiled cover for floor covering is made from an extruded profile and has a covering flange and at least one clamping web which protrudes downward from the covering flange, extends in the longitudinal direction of the profiled cover, and is used for fastening the profiled cover in a fixture. The cover also comprises a compensating strip fastened to the profiled cover by means of a form-fitting tongue and groove joint. The tongue and groove joint is formed by at least one longitudinal groove in an underside of the covering flange for retaining a tongue in the compensating strip, all sections of the covering flange lying flat over the floor covering they cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Inventor: Franz jun. Neuhofer
  • Patent number: 7814720
    Abstract: A device for bridging a difference in height between two floor surfaces (1, 3) is described, with said device comprising a profiled cover (4) that is provided with a covering flange (5) which covers the edge of each of the two floor surfaces (1,3), with at least one clamping extension (6) that protrudes downward from the covering flange (5), extends longitudinally with respect to the profiled cover (4), and clamps into and engages with a fixture (7), with said device also comprising a compensating strip (10) located between the covering flange (5) of the profiled cover (4) and the lower of the two floor surfaces (1, 3). In order to create advantageous construction conditions it is proposed that the fixture (7) forms a clamping seat (11) for the compensating strip (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Inventor: Franz jun. Neuhofer
  • Publication number: 20080034696
    Abstract: A covering device for floor coverings (2) is described with a profiled cover (4) that is provided with one covering flange (6) and at least one clamping web (7) which protrudes downward from the covering flange (6), extends in the longitudinal direction of the profiled cover (4), and is used for fastening the profiled cover (4) in a fixture (9), with said device also comprising a compensating strip (5) that can be employed if desired, by being fastened to the profiled cover (4) by means of a form-fitting tongue and groove joint connecting to the underside of the covering flange (6). In order to provide advantageous manufacturing conditions it is proposed that the profiled cover (4), developed from an extruded profile, is provided with a tongue and groove joint formed by at least one longitudinal groove (14) for retaining a lug (15) of a compensating strip (5) also developed from an extruded profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2005
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventor: Franz jun. Neuhofer