Patents by Inventor Roderick E. Collette

Roderick E. Collette 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: 6036156
    Abstract: A handrail-wall bumper combination which includes improved structural features for the mounting of the handrail above the bumper section, providing a common appearing design for both vinyl and wood handrail portions and accommodating, in the case of either type of handrail, a smoothly contoured gripping surface, including a well-defined and highly visible accent strip. Smooth, tangentially transitioning concave and convex surfaces are provided in front and also in back of the handrail where, although not visible to the eye, such surfaces provide improved comfort and feel and reduce skin abrasions. Improved components are also provided for assembling corners and returns, including providing slightly enlarged support surfaces for longitudinal extensions of plastic cover elements to assure optimum surface alignment at joints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Assignee: Pawling Corporation
    Inventors: Roderick E. Collette, Ronald R. Peck, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5908185
    Abstract: A handrail-wall bumper combination which includes improved structural features for the mounting of the handrail above the bumper section, providing a common appearing design for both vinyl and wood handrail portions and accommodating, in the case of either type of handrail, a smoothly contoured gripping surface, including a well-defined and highly visible accent strip. Smooth, tangentially transitioning concave and convex surfaces are provided in front and also in back of the handrail where, although not visible to the eye, such surfaces provide improved comfort and feel and reduce skin abrasions. Improved components are also provided for assembling corners and returns, including providing slightly enlarged support surfaces for longitudinal extensions of plastic cover elements to assure optimum surface alignment at joints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1999
    Assignee: Pawling Corporation
    Inventors: Roderick E. Collette, Ronald R. Peck, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4287693
    Abstract: A ventilated interlocking floor tile is disclosed comprising a lower layer including a heavy, substantially solid edge region provided with a plurality of interlocks for attachment with contiguous tiles and an upper layer securely fastened to the lower layer to form an upper floor surface including a unidirectional slip-resistant tread pattern. The solid edge region defines a cavity on the backside of the tile and includes a plurality of ventilating grooves extending from the cavity to the outer edge of the tile to accommodate the flow of air to and from the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1980
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1981
    Assignee: Pawling Rubber Corporation
    Inventor: Roderick E. Collette
  • Patent number: 4018025
    Abstract: A ventilated interlocking floor tile is disclosed comprising a heavy, substantially solid edge region provided with a plurality of interlocks for attachment with contiguous tiles. The solid edge margins define a cavity on the back side of the tile, and the cavity is provided with a plurality of knob-like projections to support the tile surface while providing open space within the cavity. The solid edge regions are provided with ventilating grooves to accommodate the flow of air to and from the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1975
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1977
    Assignee: Pawling Rubber Corporation
    Inventor: Roderick E. Collette
  • Patent number: D407829
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1999
    Assignee: Pawling Corporation
    Inventors: Roderick E. Collette, Ronald R. Peck, Jr.