Patents by Inventor Frederick E. C. Wall

Frederick E. C. Wall 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).

  • Elongated member of extruded plastic suitable for flooring, decking, seating, and like uses
    Patent number: 5826382
    Abstract: An elongated member suitable for flooring, decking, or seating, having a top plate formed as an extrusion of plastic material suitable for overlying a support, wherein the top plate includes ribs constituted by protruding portions of parallel, spaced apart, elongated friction elements co-extruded therewith, the friction elements being formed of plastic having distinctly greater softness or flexibility than the main parts of the top plate and suitable for providing a non-slip surface. The member may include an elongated support formed as a relatively rigid extrusion of plastic material having a base plate with upstanding side flanges and a longitudinally extending upstanding support portion positioned between the flanges, the top plate overlying the support and having edge formations engaging the side flanges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1998
    Assignee: Western Profiles Limited
    Inventors: Glenn R. Elsasser, Frederick E. C. Wall