Patents by Inventor Peter Charles Gaa

Peter Charles Gaa 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).

  • Modular worktops, method of assembly, and method of use therefor
    Patent number: 6352038
    Abstract: Disclosed is a modular worktop, and method of assembly, including a surface member, a front edge, and a backsplash, the components preferably being removably attached to each other. Each of the surface member, front edge, and backsplash may be selected from a predetermined group of decorative surfacing options, resulting in a worktop that is aesthetically pleasing to the consumer or person selecting the components. Additionally, each of the components is sized and configured so as to bring assembly and installation within the skill range of the average consumer. Because the front edge is removably attached, the front edge is changeable at the discretion of the consumer, for example, for aesthetic reasons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2002
    Assignee: Premark RWP Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas John Nelson, Peter Charles Gaa, Yein Ming Lee, Bruce Rodney Trethewey, Jr., Peter Fyler Lynch, Scott Warren Osiecki, Ronald James Kingston
  • Illuminated moldings and method for illuminating therewith
    Patent number: 6183109
    Abstract: Disclosed is a molding with a built-in illumination member. The illumination member may be an ordinary light or series of lights, or a repeating message board made of light emitting diodes, or a compound that glows under ultraviolet light, or a compound that glows in the dark, or the like. The molding may be the front edge molding on a worktop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2001
    Assignee: Premark RWP Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas John Nelson, Peter Charles Gaa, Yein Ming Lee, Bruce Rodney Trethewey, Jr.
  • Modular worktops, method of assembly and method of use therefore
    Patent number: 6131521
    Abstract: A modular worktop, and method of assembly, including a surface member, a front edge, and a backsplash, the components preferably being removably attached to each other. Each of the surface member, front edge, and backsplash may be selected from a predetermined group of decorative surfacing options, resulting in a worktop that is aesthetically pleasing to the consumer or person selecting the components. Additionally, each of the components is sized and configured so as to bring assembly and installation within the skill range of the average consumer. Because the front edge is removably attached, the front edge is changeable at the discretion of the consumer, for example, for aesthetic reasons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Premark RWP Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas John Nelson, Peter Charles Gaa, Yein Ming Lee, Bruce Rodney Trethewey, Jr., Peter Fyler Lynch, Scott Warren Osiecki, Ronald James Kingston