Patents by Inventor James C. Hixson

James C. Hixson 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).

  • Modular furniture building block
    Patent number: 9072373
    Abstract: A modular furniture building block for providing a modular furniture unit that can be combined with other units to construct or reconstruct any piece of furniture or structure. The modular furniture building block generally includes modular block panels that have a plurality of slots on the surface and/or sides and a plurality of cartridges to connect multiple block panels together at their slots. Multi-port receivers may be attached to the slots and the block panels may be connected by the cartridges via the multi-port receivers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Inventor: James C Hixson
  • Modular Furniture Building Block
    Publication number: 20130234576
    Abstract: A modular furniture building block for providing a modular furniture unit that can be combined with other units to construct or reconstruct any piece of furniture or structure. The modular furniture building block generally includes modular block panels that have a plurality of slots on the surface and/or sides and a plurality of cartridges to connect multiple block panels together at their slots. Multi-port receivers may be attached to the slots and the block panels may be connected by the cartridges via the multi-port receivers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Inventor: James C. Hixson