Patents by Inventor Rip Robert Collins

Rip Robert Collins 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).

  • Hard surface veneer and wood polymer composite flooring tile
    Patent number: 9896851
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a first floor tile that includes a bottom layer that is composed of a wood polymer composite and having a main portion, a tongue portion extending beyond a first edge of the main portion, a groove portion extending within the main portion at a second edge of the main portion opposite the first edge, the base portion having a width. The first floor tile includes a top layer that is composed of ceramic and having a width greater than the width of the main portion, the top layer fixed to the bottom layer such that (1) a first edge of the top layer extends beyond the first edge of the main portion and covers a portion of the tongue portion, (2) a second edge of the top layer extends beyond the second edge of the main portion and covers a portion of the tongue portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: The Matworks Copmany LLC
    Inventor: Rip Robert Collins