Patents by Inventor Maurice N. Hill

Maurice N. Hill 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).

  • Floor coverings
    Patent number: 5660906
    Abstract: A floor covering comprises a plurality of tread strips of substantially resilient material, each tread strip having a wear layer of a material which provides a fibrous tread surface, and a plurality of spacer strips of substantially rigid material arranged interposed between the tread strips whereby each successive pair of tread strips is spaced apart by an assembly of at least two, typically three of said spacer strips arranged to lie side-by-side with connecting means passing through aligned apertures in the strips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1997
    Assignee: BTR PLC
    Inventor: Maurice N. Hill