Patents by Inventor Michael W. Niese

Michael W. Niese 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).

  • Free floating floor system
    Patent number: 4831806
    Abstract: A free floating hard wood floor system has upper and lower subfloors sandwiched to provide a monolithic panel system which supports the floorboards with optimum rigidity and integrity at a reduced cost. The upper subfloor has grooves milled in the bottom surface with flat clinching strips received within the grooves. The floorboards are disposed above the upper subfloor and secured thereto by a plurality of clinching nails extending through the florboards, the upper subfloor and into the upper subfloor after deflecting on said clinching strips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 23, 1989
    Assignee: Robbins, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael W. Niese, James H. Stoehr