Patents by Inventor Keith A. Pocock
Keith A. Pocock 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).
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Patent number: 8815370Abstract: A decorative floor tile including at least one decorative layer and a backing layer having an array of resilient annular projections. Each annular projection includes a concave top surface, an outside wall surface, and an inside wall surface. The inside wall surface defines a central, blind passageway area. When the decorative floor tile is installed over an underlying surface, and pressure is applied to the decorative floor tile, a vacuum is created within the blind passageway and the underlying surface. The vacuum increases the amount of frictional drag between the surface covering and the underlying surface, and thus allows the surface covering to remain in place without the need for an adhesive.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2013Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: GIP International LimitedInventors: David P. Reichwein, Keith A. Pocock
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Patent number: 8703275Abstract: A decorative floor tile including at least one decorative layer and a backing layer having an array of resilient annular projections. Each annular projection includes a concave top surface, an outside wall surface, and an inside wall surface. The inside wall surface defines a central, blind passageway area. When the decorative floor tile is installed over an underlying surface, and pressure is applied to the decorative floor tile, a vacuum is created within the blind passageway and the underlying surface. The vacuum increases the amount of frictional drag between the surface covering and the underlying surface, and thus allows the surface covering to remain in place without the need for an adhesive.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2011Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: GIP International LimitedInventors: David P. Reichwein, Keith A. Pocock
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Publication number: 20130326990Abstract: A decorative floor tile including at least one decorative layer and a backing layer having an array of resilient annular projections. Each annular projection includes a concave top surface, an outside wall surface, and an inside wall surface. The inside wall surface defines a central, blind passageway area. When the decorative floor tile is installed over an underlying surface, and pressure is applied to the decorative floor tile, a vacuum is created within the blind passageway and the underlying surface. The vacuum increases the amount of frictional drag between the surface covering and the underlying surface, and thus allows the surface covering to remain in place without the need for an adhesive.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2013Publication date: December 12, 2013Applicant: GIP International, LTD.Inventors: David P. Reichwein, Keith A. Pocock
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Patent number: 8512848Abstract: A decorative floor tile including at least one decorative layer and a backing layer having an array of resilient annular projections. Each annular projection includes a concave top surface, an outside wall surface, and an inside wall surface. The inside wall surface defines a central, blind passageway area. When the decorative floor tile is installed over an underlying surface, and pressure is applied to the decorative floor tile, a vacuum is created within the blind passageway and the underlying surface. The vacuum increases the amount of frictional drag between the surface covering and the underlying surface, and thus allows the surface covering to remain in place without the need for an adhesive.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2011Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: GIP International LimitedInventors: David P. Reichwein, Keith A. Pocock
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Publication number: 20130025216Abstract: A laminate floor product resembling a hand-scraped hardwood floor is disclosed. The product includes artificial beveled edges, hand-scraping marks, and chatter marks. The floor product may also include rolled or beveled edges with a decorative and/or scratch resistant paper extending to the peripheral edges.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2012Publication date: January 31, 2013Applicant: GIP INTERNATIONAL, LTDInventors: David P. Reichwein, Keith A. Pocock
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Publication number: 20120324805Abstract: A decorative floor tile including at least one decorative layer and a backing layer having an array of resilient annular projections. Each annular projection includes a concave top surface, an outside wall surface, and an inside wall surface. The inside wall surface defines a central, blind passageway area. When the decorative floor tile is installed over an underlying surface, and pressure is applied to the decorative floor tile, a vacuum is created within the blind passageway and the underlying surface. The vacuum increases the amount of frictional drag between the surface covering and the underlying surface, and thus allows the surface covering to remain in place without the need for an adhesive.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2011Publication date: December 27, 2012Applicant: GTP INTERNATIONAL, LTDInventors: David P. Reichwein, Keith A. Pocock
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Publication number: 20120281803Abstract: A multi-layered material composite is disclosed suitable for nuclear reactor applications to protect equipment from radiation damage. In one embodiment, the composite includes an internal neutron-absorbing layer and an external layer disposed on opposing sides of the internal layer. The external layers are made of metal or ceramic in various embodiments. The composite is disposed on or at least proximate to the an equipment component within the containment chamber of a nuclear reactor in some embodiments to protect the component from radiation damage.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2012Publication date: November 8, 2012Applicant: GIP International, LTDInventors: David P. Reichwein, Keith A. Pocock
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Patent number: 8298650Abstract: This invention describes a decorative surface covering comprising at least one decorative layer and a backing layer comprising a patterned array of elastomeric, geometric projections, wherein each geometric projection comprises a concave exposed surface, an outside wall surface and an inside wall surface wherein the inside wall surface defines a hollow area within the projection. When the decorative surface covering is installed over an underlying surface, and pressure is applied to the decorative surface covering, a vacuum is created within the hollow area of the projections and the underlying surface. The vacuum increases the amount of frictional drag between the surface covering and the underlying surface, and thus allows the surface covering to remain in place without the need for an adhesive.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2010Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: GIP International LimitedInventors: David P. Reichwein, Keith A. Pocock
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Publication number: 20120117909Abstract: A decorative floor tile including at least one decorative layer and a backing layer having an array of resilient annular projections. Each annular projection includes a concave top surface, an outside wall surface, and an inside wall surface. The inside wall surface defines a central, blind passageway area. When the decorative floor tile is installed over an underlying surface, and pressure is applied to the decorative floor tile, a vacuum is created within the blind passageway and the underlying surface. The vacuum increases the amount of frictional drag between the surface covering and the underlying surface, and thus allows the surface covering to remain in place without the need for an adhesive.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2011Publication date: May 17, 2012Inventors: David P. Reichwein, Keith A. Pocock
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Publication number: 20110076457Abstract: This invention describes a decorative surface covering comprising at least one decorative layer and a backing layer comprising a patterned array of elastomeric, geometric projections, wherein each geometric projection comprises a concave exposed surface, an outside wall surface and an inside wall surface wherein the inside wall surface defines a hollow area within the projection. When the decorative surface covering is installed over an underlying surface, and pressure is applied to the decorative surface covering, a vacuum is created within the hollow area of the projections and the underlying surface. The vacuum increases the amount of frictional drag between the surface covering and the underlying surface, and thus allows the surface covering to remain in place without the need for an adhesive.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2010Publication date: March 31, 2011Inventors: David P. Reichwein, Keith A. Pocock