Patents by Inventor Richard S. Cotey

Richard S. Cotey 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).

  • Method and Apparatus Pertaining to a Retroactive Application of a Flexible Sheet of Antimicrobial Copper
    Publication number: 20170196647
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises a flexible sheet comprised of antimicrobial copper that is configured to retroactively wrap conformably about at least one predetermined touch surface. The apparatus can further include a securement mechanism that is configured to secure that flexible sheet to the predetermined touch surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventor: Richard S. Cotey
  • Application pertaining to an article that can be selectively tilted and rolled
    Patent number: 9144300
    Abstract: An article of furniture has a main body, a floor-engagement frame, a plurality of non-rolling floor-engagement members connected to the floor-engagement frame, and a plurality of rollers that are also connected to the floor-engagement frame. These rollers do not engage the floor when the article of furniture rests upon the floor in an ordinary state of usage but do engage the floor when the article of furniture is tilted at least fifteen degrees. The article can further comprise a pedestal that pivotally couples to the floor-engagement frame and that supports a table surface. A user interface can control a latch that holds the table surface perpendicular to the pedestal. Another user interface can control a latch that holds the table surface at a present vertical height when latched.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Medline Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard S. Cotey
  • Method and Apparatus Pertaining to a Retroactive Application of a Flexible Sheet of Antimicrobial Copper
    Publication number: 20140084019
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises a flexible sheet comprised of antimicrobial copper that is configured to retroactively wrap conformably about at least one predetermined touch surface. The apparatus can further include a securement mechanism that is configured to secure that flexible sheet to the predetermined touch surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventor: Richard S. Cotey
  • Application Pertaining to an Article That Can Be Selectively Tilted and Rolled
    Publication number: 20130333595
    Abstract: An article of furniture has a main body, a floor-engagement frame, a plurality of non-rolling floor-engagement members connected to the floor-engagement frame, and a plurality of rollers that are also connected to the floor-engagement frame. These rollers do not engage the floor when the article of furniture rests upon the floor in an ordinary state of usage but do engage the floor when the article of furniture is tilted at least fifteen degrees. The article can further comprise a pedestal that pivotally couples to the floor-engagement frame and that supports a table surface. A user interface can control a latch that holds the table surface perpendicular to the pedestal. Another user interface can control a latch that holds the table surface at a present vertical height when latched.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: Medline Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard S. Cotey