Patents by Inventor James H. Fahy, Jr.

James H. Fahy, Jr. 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).

  • Perforated raised flooring panel
    Patent number: 6256952
    Abstract: Flooring systems including a metal raised access flooring panel (10) that is solid or is perforated by oval or oblong openings having major axes not parallel to any panel edge. The major slot axes may, for instance, be at a 45° angle to each panel edge. The slots (28) may be arranged in “clusters” of six slots, with one pair of slots above another pair and one slot to each side of, and mid-way above and below, the stacked pairs. Alternatively, the panels (10) may be perforated by circular holes arranged in a similar pattern. Adjacent panels may be interlocked with retractable pins extending from one panel (10) to another. Pedestal heads and stringers are adapted to accommodate panels of different sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Assignee: Interface, Inc.
    Inventors: James H. Fahy, Jr., Joseph Hocevar, Robert Davison
  • Floor panel
    Patent number: D350613
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 13, 1994
    Assignee: Hitachi Metals America, Ltd.
    Inventor: James H. Fahy, Jr.
  • Modular grid understructure
    Patent number: D370060
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 21, 1996
    Assignee: Hitachi Metals America, Ltd.
    Inventor: James H. Fahy, Jr.