Patents by Inventor Richard A. May

Richard A. May 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).

  • Patent number: 5695696
    Abstract: Floor mats and methods for producing such mats having wear resistant phosphorescent borders that emit light after removal of ambient light so that the mat edges are visible in the event of a power failure in the facility where the mat is used. The mat border may also contain a bright pigment in the border regions and a contrasting pigment in other regions to make the border visually distinctive under normal lighting conditions. The mats may be produced from solid or foamed polyvinyl chloride materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1997
    Assignee: Interface, Inc.
    Inventors: Connie Daniel Hensler, Gilbert Searle Nowell, James Richard May, Walter Ivkovich, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5199715
    Abstract: A game and sport apparatus is set forth which is played by two players for placing a ball on a target. Each player carries a frame which is belted to the player's waist. The frames are connected by an elastic cord from which a body covered with a hook and loop fabric is suspended by a flexible string. A target surface consisting of a hook and loop fabric is provided on each frame and to play the game, each player by various body movements causes the body to move about the elastic cord and attempts to catch the body on the target surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1993
    Inventor: Richard A. May
  • Patent number: 4077568
    Abstract: The invention relates to a housing suitable for containing a boiler with its associated water tank and it consists of an upper part which for storage and transport can be telescoped over the lower part and when required for use can be raised to form an upper extension of the lower part and fixed in position. The lower part preferably carries pivoted flaps adapted to form an extension of the plan size of the lower part greater than the plan size of the upper part but which can be folded to enable the upper part to be telescoped down over the lower part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1976
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1978
    Assignee: Intercity Electric & Mechanical Services Ltd.
    Inventor: Richard May
  • Patent number: D292269
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1985
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1987
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Andre Jacobs, Richard May, Marcel Vandebroek
  • Patent number: D292374
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1985
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1987
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Andre' Jacobs, Richard May, Marcel Vanderbroek
  • Patent number: D292375
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1985
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1987
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Andre Jacobs, Richard May, Marcel Vandebroek, Frieda Sporen
  • Patent number: D292376
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1985
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1987
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Andre Jacobs, Richard May, Marcel Vandebroek, Frieda Sporen
  • Patent number: D292880
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1985
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1987
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Andre Jacobs, Richard May, Marcel Vandebroek
  • Patent number: D294115
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1985
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1988
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Andre Jacobs, Richard May, Marcel Vandebroek, Frieda Sporen
  • Patent number: D300005
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1987
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1989
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Andre Jacobs, Richard May, Marcel Vandebroek, Frieda Sporen
  • Patent number: D305731
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 30, 1990
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Andre Jacobs, Richard May, Marcel Vandebroek, Frieda Sporen