Patents by Inventor Jonathan C Dilley

Jonathan C Dilley 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).

  • Anti-slip, liquid management flooring surface cover article and method of manufacture
    Patent number: 10544596
    Abstract: An anti-slip, liquid management cover article for a flooring surface. The article includes a film defining a working face. A microstructured surface is formed at the working face, and includes a plurality of primary ridges and capillary microchannels each having a bottom surface. Each primary ridge is an elongated body having a length. A shape of a portion of at least one of the primary ridges is non-uniform in a direction of the length. The capillary microchannels facilitate spontaneous wicking of liquid. With this construction, the non-uniform shape establishes an elevated coefficient of friction at the working face as measured in multiple directions. The cover article minimizes the risk of pedestrian slippage, even in the presence of water or other liquids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Steven P Swanson, Kurt J Halverson, James P. Gardner, Jr., Lauren K Carlson, Jonathan C Dilley
  • ANTI-SLIP, LIQUID MANAGEMENT FLOORING SURFACE COVER ARTICLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE
    Publication number: 20180038116
    Abstract: An anti-slip, liquid management cover article for a flooring surface. The article includes a film defining a working face. A microstructured surface is formed at the working face, and includes a plurality of primary ridges and capillary microchannels each having a bottom surface. Each primary ridge is an elongated body having a length. A shape of a portion of at least one of the primary ridges is non-uniform in a direction of the length. The capillary microchannels facilitate spontaneous wicking of liquid. With this construction, the non-uniform shape establishes an elevated coefficient of friction at the working face as measured in multiple directions. The cover article minimizes the risk of pedestrian slippage, even in the presence of water or other liquids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Steven P Swanson, Kurt J Halverson, James P. Gardner, JR., Lauren K Carlson, Jonathan C Dilley
  • Trapezoidal structured abrasive article
    Patent number: D893974
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Lijun Zu, Jonathan C. Dilley, Donald T. Landin, Anthony D. Deutsch, Andrew C. Anderson, Craig R. Sykora