Patents by Inventor Galen Dillon

Galen Dillon 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).

  • Publication number: 20060277853
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for covering a corner with trim includes a trim section. The trim section includes a resilient corner section having, a first and second generally-planar surfaces intersecting at an angle on the back of the resilient corner section and first and second tabs having a cross-sectional thickness less than a cross-sectional thickness of the corner section. The method for installing a molding system includes mounting the corner piece of trim to a wall corner defined by two walls intersecting at an angle with respect to each other and mounting a tab associated with the corner piece or trim to the wall, wherein an angled corner defined by the walls is covered by the corner piece of trim, and the angled corner is fitted to a surface on the corner piece of trim complementing the angled corner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2005
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Inventor: Galen Dillon
  • Publication number: 20060107607
    Abstract: Stackable trim molding system is provided. The stackable trim molding system includes a base shoe made of a resilient manmade material having a bottom end configured to contact a floor and a wall base of resilient manmade material having a bottom end configured to communicate with a top end of a base shoe to form a clean border with the base shoe and stacked on top of the base shoe. Some embodiments include a top trim mounted to the wall base. Some embodiments include a top trim mounted to the wall base with an integral cove toe. Some embodiments include a top trim mounted to an existing wall base. A method of installing the trim system is provided. The method includes trimming existing wall base to remove the cove toe to allow for the installation of a base shoe between the wall base and the floor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2004
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Inventor: Galen Dillon