Patents by Inventor Richard Pepper

Richard Pepper 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: 6189283
    Abstract: A portable floor system (20) including individual floor sections (22, 24) joined by interlocking tongue elements (40) and receiver elements (50, 70). Each floor section (22, 24) is substantially planar and rectangular, and includes tongue elements on two sides and receiver elements on two sides. The tongue elements (40) have an upwardly-turned portion (44) which engages a downwardly projecting inner member (58, 78) of the receiver elements (50, 70). The receiver elements include a first embodiment (50) having an opening (56) which can be entered by a tongue element from the side of the panel, and a second embodiment (70) having an opening (76) which can be entered by a tongue element from either the side or the bottom of the panel. The portable floor system further includes edge sections (26, 28) which create a smooth transition from the portable floor sections to the permanent floor surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: Sico Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael John Bentley, Adrian Allen Ronald Clover, Antony John Richard Pepper
  • Patent number: D404636
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1999
    Inventor: Richard Pepper