Patents by Inventor JOHN RAINE

JOHN RAINE 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: 11326351
    Abstract: A stair nosing comprising an elongate profile member having a back facing configured to abut a bull-nose of a stair tread, a front facing generally opposed to the back facing and a fixing arrangement for facilitating fixing to the bull-nose, wherein, which front facing comprises a longitudinal contact surface configured for contacting a stair tread user's foot and a longitudinal recess adjacent the longitudinal contact surface for receiving a flexible insert, the recess defining a recessed surface of the front facing and wherein the stair nosing is configured to engage with a multi-layer flooring element, which element is disposed on or for disposal on the stair tread, enables easy and effective re-fitting of stairs having a bull nose with multi-layer floor elements, such as LVT, LVP and WPC panels, without unduly compromising aesthetics or durability of the floor elements and without need to reconfigure the bull nose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Inventor: John Raine
  • Patent number: 10941575
    Abstract: A stair nosing for use on stairs with composite tread composed of a stair tread and a supplementary tread of e.g. LVT, which is an elongate profile member having a back facing for abutting a front surface of the composite tread, an opposing front facing and a profile tread surface and a first fixing to fix to the nose surface of the stair tread is able be fitted securely to a stair with a bull nose without the need to adapt or cut the bull nose. The stair nosing is capable of bending in order to fit to curved stairs thereby enabling supplementary tread or covering to be applied to a curved stair without squaring off or reforming curved stairs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Inventor: John Raine
  • Publication number: 20200299970
    Abstract: A stair nosing comprising an elongate profile member having a back facing configured to abut a bull-nose of a stair tread, a front facing generally opposed to the back facing and a fixing arrangement for facilitating fixing to the bull-nose, wherein, which front facing comprises a longitudinal contact surface configured for contacting a stair tread user's foot and a longitudinal recess adjacent the longitudinal contact surface for receiving a flexible insert, the recess defining a recessed surface of the front facing and wherein the stair nosing is configured to engage with a multi-layer flooring element, which element is disposed on or for disposal on the stair tread, enables easy and effective re-fitting of stairs having a bull nose with multi-layer floor elements, such as LVT, LVP and WPC panels, without unduly compromising aesthetics or durability of the floor elements and without need to reconfigure the bull nose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventor: JOHN RAINE
  • Publication number: 20190024379
    Abstract: A stair nosing for use on stairs with composite tread composed of a stair tread and a supplementary tread of e.g. LVT, which is an elongate profile member having a back facing for abutting a front surface of the composite tread, an opposing front facing and a profile tread surface and a first fixing to fix to the nose surface of the stair tread is able be fitted securely to a stair with a bull nose without the need to adapt or cut the bull nose. The stair nosing is capable of bending in order to fit to curved stairs thereby enabling supplementary tread or covering to be applied to a curved stair without squaring off or reforming curved stairs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventor: JOHN RAINE
  • Patent number: D912278
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Inventor: John Raine
  • Patent number: D1002033
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Inventor: John Raine
  • Patent number: D1061946
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: STAIRRODS (UK) LTD
    Inventor: John Raine