Patents by Inventor Paul Pierpont

Paul Pierpont 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: 20240008646
    Abstract: An apparatus that may anchor and/or protect furniture includes a compressible element and an adhesive material on opposite sides of the compressible element. The compressible element, which may comprise an expandable polyurethane foam, and the adhesive material may enable the apparatus to be secured to a piece of furniture and a wall and, when secured in position, to withstand pulling forces of at least about 50 pounds. Thus, the apparatus may prevent furniture from tilting and falling away from the wall. The adhesive material may also be removable from the surface of a wall while leaving substantially no residue or no residue on the surface of the wall. Methods for securing furniture to walls are also disclosed, as are apparatuses and methods for preventing furniture from damaging walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventor: Paul Pierpont
  • Patent number: 11759013
    Abstract: An apparatus that may anchor and/or protect furniture includes a compressible element and an adhesive material on opposite sides of the compressible element. The compressible element, which may comprise an expandable polyurethane foam, and the adhesive material may enable the apparatus to be secured to a piece of furniture and a wall and, when secured in position, to withstand pulling forces of at least about 50 pounds. Thus, the apparatus may prevent furniture from tilting and falling away from the wall. The adhesive material may also be removable from the surface of a wall while leaving substantially no residue or no residue on the surface of the wall. Methods for securing furniture to walls are also disclosed, as are apparatuses and methods for preventing furniture from damaging walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Tip-Not L.L.C.
    Inventor: Paul Pierpont
  • Publication number: 20230228368
    Abstract: A mount has a configuration that holds the feet of a display screen, such as a television or another flat panel display, in place on a substantially horizontally oriented surface that supports the display screen. Such a mount may include a retainer and a fastener. The retainer receives an end portion of the foot of the display screen, while the fastener secures the retainer in place on the surface that supports the display screen. The retainer may include a base and a top that define a receptacle. The receptacle may receive and optionally engage the end portion of the foot of the display screen. Methods for preventing display screens that rest upon substantially horizontally oriented surfaces are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: David S. Pierpont, Paul Pierpont
  • Publication number: 20210321773
    Abstract: An apparatus that may anchor and/or protect furniture includes a compressible element and an adhesive material on opposite sides of the compressible element. The compressible element, which may comprise an expandable polyurethane foam, and the adhesive material may enable the apparatus to be secured to a piece of furniture and a wall and, when secured in position, to withstand pulling forces of at least about 50 pounds. Thus, the apparatus may prevent furniture from tilting and falling away from the wall. The adhesive material may also be removable from the surface of a wall while leaving substantially no residue or no residue on the surface of the wall. Methods for securing furniture to walls are also disclosed, as are apparatuses and methods for preventing furniture from damaging walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventor: Paul Pierpont