Patents by Inventor Nuno Miguel SIMÕES VICENTE

Nuno Miguel SIMÕES VICENTE 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: 20240376721
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fitting system to be used to connect floor modules, such as the fitting method and disengaging method. The system comprises two elements, a female element (1) and a male element (2), connected to floor modules and interconnecting to each other. The female element (1) comprises a body of the female, at least one ramp (1.3) and at least one tongue (1.4), resting on the plate of the female (1.2). The male element (2) comprises a body of the male (2.1) and a fitting element comprising a plate of the male (2.2.1), sidewalls (2.2.2), a rim (2.2.5), at least one groove (2.2.4) delimited by groove walls, and at least one slider. The system features double locking, which prevents the elements from making movements in any vertical or horizontal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventor: Nuno Miguel SIMÕES VICENTE
  • Patent number: 11965292
    Abstract: A system including a pavement module that includes a protective system against wear and tear of rigid support elements of interconnected modules that form a covering of a pavement, or impact absorbers that integrate or are coupled to the pavement modules. The system consists of a pavement module with an upper side and a wear-protective system consisting of a protective shoe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: ISSG SPORTS INNOVATIONS, LDA
    Inventor: Nuno Miguel Simões Vicente
  • Patent number: 11932997
    Abstract: This invention refers generically to pavement modules, more specifically to a pavement module that includes a resilient cushioning system to cushion the impacts caused by users in the interconnected modules that form the covering of a pavement. The system consists of a pavement module with an upper side and a resilient cushioning system that integrates a cushioning spike.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: ISSG SPORTS INNOVATIONS, LDA
    Inventor: Nuno Miguel Simões Vicente
  • Publication number: 20210180269
    Abstract: This invention refers generically to pavement modules, more specifically to a pavement module that includes a resilient cushioning system to cushion the impacts caused by users in the interconnected modules that form the covering of a pavement. The system consists of a pavement module with an upper side and a resilient cushioning system that integrates a cushioning spike.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventor: Nuno Miguel SIMÕES VICENTE
  • Publication number: 20210180268
    Abstract: This invention generically concerns pavement modules, more specifically a pavement module that includes a protective system against wear and tear of the rigid support elements of the interconnected modules that form the covering of a pavement, or the impact absorbers that integrate or are coupled to the pavement modules. The system consists of a pavement module with an upper side and a wear-protective system consisting of a protective shoe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventor: Nuno Miguel SIMÕES VICENTE
  • Patent number: 10287778
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for connecting and a fitting method between modules for floor covering. The system comprises a female element (1) and a male element (2) connected to the floor modules and interlinked. The female element (1) consists of a major plate of the female element (1.1), track (1.2), edge (1.3), notches (1.3.1) (1.3.2), superior plate of the female element (1.4) and a groove (1.5). The male element (2) consists of a major plate of the male element (2.1), inferior plate (2.2), two protrusions, minor plate of the male element (2.3) and a latch (2.3.1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Inventor: Nuno Miguel Simões Vicente
  • Publication number: 20180223539
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for connecting and a fitting method between modules for floor covering. The system comprises a female element (1) and a male element (2) connected to the floor modules and interlinked. The female element (1) consists of a major plate of the female element (1.1), track (1.2), edge (1.3), notches (1.3.1) (1.3.2), superior plate of the female element (1.4) and a groove (1.5). The male element (2) consists of a major plate of the male element (2.1), inferior plate (2.2), two protrusions, minor plate of the male element (2.3) and a latch (2.3.1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventor: Nuno Miguel SIMÕES VICENTE