Patents by Inventor Minh Q. Ngo

Minh Q. Ngo 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).

  • Furniture support and carpet protection combination, apparatus, kit and methods of using same
    Patent number: 6840488
    Abstract: A furniture support and carpet protection combination includes a piece of furniture having a furniture structural member supported by a flooring that may have irregularities and a carpet positioned between the furniture structural member and the flooring. The combination also includes a furniture support and carpet protection apparatus for supporting furniture and reducing damage to the underlying carpet. The apparatus includes a plurality of posts and a coaster having a plurality of bores to provide lateral support to the posts. The apparatus further includes a coaster cover positioned to underlie the furniture structural member and overlie the coaster to provide mount support to the furniture structural member and to distribute the weight of the furniture structural member to the plurality of posts. A kit to assemble an apparatus and a method of using an apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Inventors: Debra K. Ngo, Minh Q. Ngo
  • FURNITURE SUPPORT AND CARPET PROTECTION COMBINATION, APPARATUS, KIT AND METHODS OF USING SAME
    Publication number: 20040238711
    Abstract: A furniture support and carpet protection combination includes a piece of furniture having a furniture structural member supported by a flooring that may have irregularities and a carpet positioned between the furniture structural member and the flooring. The combination also includes a furniture support and carpet protection apparatus for supporting furniture and reducing damage to the underlying carpet. The apparatus includes a plurality of posts and a coaster having a plurality of bores to provide lateral support to the posts. The apparatus further includes a coaster cover positioned to underlie the furniture structural member and overlie the coaster to provide mount support to the furniture structural member and to distribute the weight of the furniture structural member to the plurality of posts. A kit to assemble an apparatus and a method of using an apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2003
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventors: Debra K. Ngo, Minh Q. Ngo