Patents by Inventor Geoffrey William Bastian

Geoffrey William Bastian 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: 12251034
    Abstract: A frame assembly for supporting a flat article. In one aspect, the frame assembly may include a stack including a transparent window panel and a frame. The frame may include a floor structure for supporting the stack and an outer annular wall coupled to and surrounding the floor structure, the outer annular wall including a plurality of corners, an outer surface defining a periphery of the frame, an inner surface defining a display cavity, and a front edge that defines a display opening configured to allow the stack to pass therethrough into the display cavity. The outer annular wall may have a non-uniform thickness. The corner portions may have lower and upper portions, with the lower portions having a greater thickness than the lower portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: MCS Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Terry Coyle, Jr., Matthew Scott Kressin, Geoffrey William Bastian, Michael Lee Pyle
  • Patent number: 11744364
    Abstract: A wall hanging system for hanging an article from a support surface such as a wall. The article may have a first mounting channel that is elongated along a first channel axis. The system includes a surface mounting element that is configured to be coupled to the support surface with a portion of the surface mounting element protruding from the support surface. Furthermore, there is a cam lock slidably coupled to the article along the first mounting channel. The cam lock has a longitudinal axis and a receiving cavity that is configured to receive a distal portion of the portion of the surface mounting element. The cam lock is configured to be locked to the surface mounting element by rotating the cam lock about the longitudinal axis while the distal portion of the portion of the surface mounting element is located within the receiving cavity of the cam lock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: MCS Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Geoffrey William Bastian, Robert Terry Coyle, Jr., Matthew Scott Kressin, Michael Lee Pyle, Steven Patrick McGowan, Richard Joseph Ehrhardt
  • Patent number: 11739541
    Abstract: A cable management system includes a mounting bracket configured for mounting to a wall surface and a detached snap-on type cover member. The mounting bracket includes vertically spaced support ledges for supporting one or more cables in multiple regions of the bracket. The bracket and cover member include mating connection element protrusions which become mutually engaged to snap fit the cover to the bracket in a readily removable manner to access the cable runs. The cables are fully concealed by the cover member. In one embodiment, the bracket and cover member are configured to simulate baseboard molding in appearance and are mounted at the bottom of the wall at the interface with the floor. Coupler members complementary configured to match the profile of the cover members may be detachably coupled thereto to bridge joints or gaps between adjacent sections of cover members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Inventors: Robert Terry Coyle, Jr., Matthew Scott Kressin, Martin Zamorano Fragoso, Geoffrey William Bastian
  • Publication number: 20230255368
    Abstract: A frame assembly for supporting a flat article. In one aspect, the frame assembly may include a stack including a transparent window panel and a frame. The frame may include a floor structure for supporting the stack and an outer annular wall coupled to and surrounding the floor structure, the outer annular wall including a plurality of corners, an outer surface defining a periphery of the frame, an inner surface defining a display cavity, and a front edge that defines a display opening configured to allow the stack to pass therethrough into the display cavity. The outer annular wall may have a non-uniform thickness. The corner portions may have lower and upper portions, with the lower portions having a greater thickness than the lower portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: MCS Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Terry Coyle, JR., Matthew Scott Kressin, Geoffrey William Bastian, Michael Lee Pyle
  • Publication number: 20230076157
    Abstract: A furniture assembly and/or a mechanical coupling system for coupling furniture parts together to form an assembled article of furniture. The furniture assembly may include first and second furniture parts, each of which includes a board or other structural member and a coupler. The first furniture part may include a male coupler attached to the board and the second furniture part may include a female coupler attached to the board. The male and female couplers may be coupled together to thereby couple the first and second furniture parts together to form the assembled article of furniture. The male and female couplers may include engagement features that facilitate the coupling of the furniture parts together and to prevent them from becoming detached during normal use of the assembled article of furniture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Geoffrey William Bastian, Michael Lee Pyle, Matthew Scott Kressin, Robert Terry Coyle, JR.
  • Patent number: 11530716
    Abstract: A wall hanging system by which a wall décor item such as a ledge, a frame, artwork, or the like may be mounted to and hung from a wall. The wall hanging system may include a first mounting assembly that is coupled to the wall and a second mounting assembly that is coupled to the wall décor item. The first and second mounting assemblies may be engaged to mount the wall décor item from the wall. One of the first and second mounting assemblies may include a post and the other of the first and second mounting assemblies may include a cavity. The post may be inserted into an insertion portion of the cavity and then slid to a nesting portion of the cavity to lock the first mounting assembly to the second mounting assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Inventors: Geoffrey William Bastian, Michael Lee Pyle, Matthew Scott Kressin, Robert Terry Coyle, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11378116
    Abstract: A furniture assembly and/or a mechanical coupling system for coupling furniture parts together to form an assembled article of furniture. The furniture assembly may include first and second furniture parts, each of which includes a board or other structural member and a coupler. The first furniture part may include a male coupler attached to the board and the second furniture part may include a female coupler attached to the board. The male and female couplers may be coupled together to thereby couple the first and second furniture parts together to form the assembled article of furniture. The male and female couplers may include engagement features that facilitate the coupling of the furniture parts together and to prevent them from becoming detached during normal use of the assembled article of furniture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Inventors: Geoffrey William Bastian, Michael Lee Pyle, Matthew Scott Kressin, Robert Terry Coyle, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11330919
    Abstract: A frame assembly for supporting a flat article. In one aspect, the frame assembly may include a stack including a transparent window panel and a frame. The frame may include a floor structure for supporting the stack and an outer annular wall coupled to and surrounding the floor structure, the outer annular wall including a plurality of corners, an outer surface defining a periphery of the frame, an inner surface defining a display cavity, and a front edge that defines a display opening configured to allow the stack to pass therethrough into the display cavity. The inner surface of the outer annular wall may include a plurality of recessed regions, each of the recessed regions encompassing one of the corners of the outer annular wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Inventors: Robert Terry Coyle, Jr., Matthew Scott Kressin, Geoffrey William Bastian, Michael Lee Pyle
  • Publication number: 20210251402
    Abstract: A frame assembly for supporting a flat article. In one aspect, the frame assembly may include a stack including a transparent window panel and a frame. The frame may include a floor structure for supporting the stack and an outer annular wall coupled to and surrounding the floor structure, the outer annular wall including a plurality of corners, an outer surface defining a periphery of the frame, an inner surface defining a display cavity, and a front edge that defines a display opening configured to allow the stack to pass therethrough into the display cavity. The inner surface of the outer annular wall may include a plurality of recessed regions, each of the recessed regions encompassing one of the corners of the outer annular wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: MCS Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Terry Coyle, JR., Matthew Scott Kressin, Geoffrey William Bastian, Michael Lee Pyle, Weisha Yu
  • Publication number: 20210235867
    Abstract: A wall hanging system for hanging an article from a support surface such as a wall. The article may have a first mounting channel that is elongated along a first channel axis. The system includes a surface mounting element that is configured to be coupled to the support surface with a portion of the surface mounting element protruding from the support surface. Furthermore, there is a cam lock slidably coupled to the article along the first mounting channel. The cam lock has a longitudinal axis and a receiving cavity that is configured to receive a distal portion of the portion of the surface mounting element. The cam lock is configured to be locked to the surface mounting element by rotating the cam lock about the longitudinal axis while the distal portion of the portion of the surface mounting element is located within the receiving cavity of the cam lock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Geoffrey William BASTIAN, Robert Terry COYLE, JR., Matthew Scott KRESSIN, Michael Lee PYLE, Steven Patrick MCGOWAN, Richard Joseph EHRHARDT
  • Publication number: 20210235894
    Abstract: A frame assembly for supporting a flat article. In one aspect, the frame assembly may include a stack including a transparent window panel and a frame. The frame may include a floor structure for supporting the stack and an outer annular wall coupled to and surrounding the floor structure, the outer annular wall including a plurality of corners, an outer surface defining a periphery of the frame, an inner surface defining a display cavity, and a front edge that defines a display opening configured to allow the stack to pass therethrough into the display cavity. The inner surface of the outer annular wall may include a plurality of recessed regions, each of the recessed regions encompassing one of the corners of the outer annular wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Robert Terry COYLE, JR., Matthew Scott KRESSIN, Geoffrey William BASTIAN, Michael Lee PYLE
  • Publication number: 20210156154
    Abstract: A cable management system includes a mounting bracket configured for mounting to a wall surface and a detached snap-on type cover member. The mounting bracket includes vertically spaced support ledges for supporting one or more cables in multiple regions of the bracket. The bracket and cover member include mating connection element protrusions which become mutually engaged to snap fit the cover to the bracket in a readily removable manner to access the cable runs. The cables are fully concealed by the cover member. In one embodiment, the bracket and cover member are configured to simulate baseboard molding in appearance and are mounted at the bottom of the wall at the interface with the floor. Coupler members complementary configured to match the profile of the cover members may be detachably coupled thereto to bridge joints or gaps between adjacent sections of cover members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Robert Terry Coyle, JR., Matthew Scott Kressin, Martin Zamorano Fragoso, Geoffrey William Bastian
  • Publication number: 20210071699
    Abstract: A wall hanging system by which a wall décor item such as a ledge, a frame, artwork, or the like may be mounted to and hung from a wall. The wall hanging system may include a first mounting assembly that is coupled to the wall and a second mounting assembly that is coupled to the wall décor item. The first and second mounting assemblies may be engaged to mount the wall décor item from the wall. One of the first and second mounting assemblies may include a post and the other of the first and second mounting assemblies may include a cavity. The post may be inserted into an insertion portion of the cavity and then slid to a nesting portion of the cavity to lock the first mounting assembly to the second mounting assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Geoffrey William Bastian, Michael Lee Pyle, Matthew Scott Kressin, Robert Terry Coyle, JR.
  • Patent number: 10939774
    Abstract: A frame assembly for supporting a flat article. In one aspect, the frame assembly may include a stack including a transparent window panel and a frame. The frame may include a floor structure for supporting the stack and an outer annular wall coupled to and surrounding the floor structure, the outer annular wall including a plurality of corners, an outer surface defining a periphery of the frame, an inner surface defining a display cavity, and a front edge that defines a display opening configured to allow the stack to pass therethrough into the display cavity. The inner surface of the outer annular wall may include a plurality of recessed regions, each of the recessed regions encompassing one of the corners of the outer annular wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Inventors: Robert Terry Coyle, Jr., Matthew Scott Kressin, Geoffrey William Bastian, Michael Lee Pyle
  • Publication number: 20200268178
    Abstract: A frame assembly for supporting a flat article. In one aspect, the frame assembly may include a stack including a transparent window panel and a frame. The frame may include a floor structure for supporting the stack and an outer annular wall coupled to and surrounding the floor structure, the outer annular wall including a plurality of corners, an outer surface defining a periphery of the frame, an inner surface defining a display cavity, and a front edge that defines a display opening configured to allow the stack to pass therethrough into the display cavity. The inner surface of the outer annular wall may include a plurality of recessed regions, each of the recessed regions encompassing one of the corners of the outer annular wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: MCS Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Terry Coyle, JR., Matthew Scott Kressin, Geoffrey William Bastian, Michael Lee Pyle
  • Patent number: D904168
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Inventors: Geoffrey William Bastian, Michael Lee Pyle, Matthew Scott Kressin, Robert Terry Coyle, Jr.
  • Patent number: D946716
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Inventors: Geoffrey William Bastian, Michael Lee Pyle, Matthew Scott Kressin, Robert Terry Coyle, Jr.
  • Patent number: D972401
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Inventors: Geoffrey William Bastian, Robert Terry Coyle, Jr., Matthew Scott Kressin
  • Patent number: D999049
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Inventors: Geoffrey William Bastian, Michael Lee Pyle, Matthew Scott Kressin, Robert Terry Coyle, Jr.
  • Patent number: D1036871
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: MCS Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Scott Kressin, Geoffrey William Bastian, Michael Lee Pyle, Weisha Yu