Patents by Inventor Pierre Geraud

Pierre Geraud 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).

  • Floor with floating support
    Patent number: 6907700
    Abstract: Flooring made up of a set of touching parallel floorboards is supported by a set of mutually parallel load-spreading plates placed on the ground via a resilient underlayer on which they rest. The flooring is remarkable by the fact that the floorboards are stuck to the plates by means of beads of elastically-deformable adhesive such as polyurethane placed on the top faces of the plates, preferably in respective longitudinal grooves formed in the top face of the plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Assignee: Tarkett Sommer
    Inventor: Pierre Geraud
  • Floor with floating support
    Publication number: 20040103602
    Abstract: The flooring is made up of a set of touching parallel floorboards (10) and is supported by a set of mutually parallel load-spreading plates (2) placed on the ground via a resilient underlayer on which they rest; the flooring is remarkable by the fact that said floorboards (10) are stuck to said plates (2) by means of beads of elastically-deformable adhesive (4) such as polyurethane placed on the top faces of the plates (2), preferably in respective longitudinal grooves (3) formed in the top face of the plates. The invention relates to flooring, in particular for playing sports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2004
    Publication date: June 3, 2004
    Inventor: Pierre Geraud