Patents by Inventor James P. Hoffman

James P. Hoffman 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: 8561370
    Abstract: A tile aligning and leveling method and system that uses an under tile base re-usable upright connecting tab, which is detachably connected to said under tile base, a re-usable flexible edge slotted cap, configured to slip over the connecting tab and latch thereto, as the cap is slid further down the connecting tab. The cap has an edge slot so that the connecting tab can be separated from the cap, by merely sliding the cap, so that the connecting tab passes through the slot. A flexible spring-like portion of the cap provides increased force on the tile even if undesired elongation of the connecting tab occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: New Standards Manufacturing Co.
    Inventors: James P. Hoffman, Ernest L. Perry, IV, Michele Volponi
  • Publication number: 20130247508
    Abstract: A tile aligning and lippage tuning system that uses an under tile base reusable upright connecting tab, which is detachably connected to said under tile base, a reusable flexible edge slotted cap configured to slip over the connecting tab and latch thereto as the cap is slid further down the connecting tab. The cap has an edge slot so that the connecting tab can be separated from the cap, by merely sliding the cap, so that the connecting tab passes through the slot. A flexible spring-like portion of the cap provides increased force on the tile even if undesired elongation of the connecting tab occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Inventors: James P. Hoffman, Ernest L. Perry, IV, Michele Volponi
  • Publication number: 20130118115
    Abstract: A tile aligning and lippage tuning system that uses an under tile base reusable upright connecting tab, which is detachably connected to said under tile base, a reusable flexible edge slotted cap configured to slip over the connecting tab and latch thereto as the cap is slid further down the connecting tab. The cap has an edge slot so that the connecting tab can be separated from the cap, by merely sliding the cap, so that the connecting tab passes through the slot. A flexible spring-like portion of the cap provides increased force on the tile even if undesired elongation of the connecting tab occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: NEW STANDARDS MANUFACTURING, CO.
    Inventors: James P. Hoffman, Ernest L. Perry, IV, Michele Volponi
  • Patent number: 8429879
    Abstract: A tile aligning and lippage tuning system that uses an under tile base reusable upright connecting tab, which is detachably connected to said under tile base, a reusable flexible edge slotted cap configured to slip over the connecting tab and latch thereto as the cap is slid further down the connecting tab. The cap has an edge slot so that the connecting tab can be separated from the cap, by merely sliding the cap, so that the connecting tab passes through the slot. A flexible spring-like portion of the cap provides increased force on the tile even if undesired elongation of the connecting tab occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: New Standards Manufacturing Co.
    Inventors: James P. Hoffman, Ernest L. Perry, IV, Michele Volponi
  • Patent number: 8429878
    Abstract: A tile aligning and leveling system that uses an under tile base re-usable upright connecting tab, which is detachably connected to said under tile base, a re-usable flexible edge slotted cap configured to slip over the connecting tab and latch thereto as the cap is slid further down the connecting tab. The cap has an edge slot so that the connecting tab can be separated from the cap, by merely sliding the cap, so that the connecting tab passes through the slot. A flexible spring-like portion of the cap provides increased force on the tile even if undesired elongation of the connecting tab occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: New Standards Manufacturing Co.
    Inventors: James P. Hoffman, Ernest L. Perry, IV, Michele Volponi
  • Patent number: 4731053
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a container device that is useful for separately storing two ingredients, typically a solid ingredient and a liquid ingredient, and subsequently mixing the two ingredients within the container device. The container device is especially useful for the storage of a solid ingredient that can be degraded during storage, by moisture, and a liquid ingredient wherein, when such ingredients are mixed, the mixture is stable for only a short period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 15, 1988
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventor: James P. Hoffman
  • Patent number: D672065
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Inventor: James P. Hoffman