Patents by Inventor Kyle E Kulseth

Kyle E Kulseth 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).

  • Publication number: 20210085080
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to improved furniture pads that provide an opportunity to repair the connection between the pad and a furniture surface, the integrity of the pad, or both. In some instances, this can be accomplished by providing a pad comprising multiple pad bodies, each of which can has a protective surface. The pad bodies can be stacked or removed depending on the relationship between the furniture and the floor. In other instances, multiple adhesive layers are arranged on the top surface of a protective pad body, allowing for an adhesive bond to be refreshed and restored if the pad fails.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Kyle E. Kulseth, Landon B. Davis, Tatiane Dias Marques Faria, Debora F. Barron, Angela L. Pan, Kristine K. Krumhus, Christina D. Cowman-Eggert, Aaron P. White
  • Patent number: 9880332
    Abstract: Multilayer stacks that can be used as decorative microsphere articles. The decorative microsphere articles can be a durable and aesthetically pleasing substitute for anodized aluminum and other matte metallic surfaces. The decorative microsphere articles are durable and can have a bright diffused appearance of any desired color, for example white, gold, silver, red, or other colors, while being capable of being manufactured using a roll-to-roll process. The decorative microsphere articles can also provide novel optical effects than can change at different viewing angles, including, for example, changing color with view angle, changing sharpness or clarity of an image or icon with view angle, and the like, that may allow customers to differentiate their products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Vivek Krishnan, Matthew T Holbrook, Sharon Wang, Toheeb B. Alabi, Steven J. McMan, Kyle E Kulseth, Steven Hin-Chung Kong, Alexander J. Kugel
  • Publication number: 20160238768
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides multilayer stacks that can be used as decorative microsphere articles. The decorative microsphere articles can be a durable and aesthetically pleasing substitute for anodized aluminum and other matte metallic surfaces. The decorative microsphere articles are durable and can have a bright diffused appearance of any desired color, for example white, gold, silver, red, or other colors, while being capable of being manufactured using a roll-to-roll process. The decorative microsphere articles can also provide novel optical effects than can change at different viewing angles, including, for example, changing color with view angle, changing sharpness or clarity of an image or icon with view angle, and the like, that may allow customers to differentiate their products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Vivek Krishnan, Matthew T Holbrook, Sharon Wang, Bola T Alabi, Steven J. McMan, Kyle E Kulseth, Steven Hin-Chung Kong, Alexander J. Kugel