Patents by Inventor Rodger Rice

Rodger Rice 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: 7484263
    Abstract: A tile adhesive removal system having a handle, or tool, and one or more removable tips. When applying ceramic tiles, one should remove any excess adhesive in the channel between an existing tile and a tile currently under application. A properly-sized tip is selected for a particular channel width, and is removably attached to the handle. The handle and tip together may remove any excess adhesive from the channel between tiles, and then may be easily cleaned for use in applying the next tile. The size of the handle and tip together is large enough so that the cleaning process is relatively simple for the user. The removal system may have an orienting element, so that the tip is not inserted upside down, and may have an attachment element, such as one or more bumps that engage one or more corresponding detents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Inventor: Rodger Rice
  • Publication number: 20060185317
    Abstract: A tile adhesive removal system having a handle, or tool, and one or more removable tips. When applying ceramic tiles, one should remove any excess adhesive in the channel between an existing tile and a tile currently under application. A properly-sized tip is selected for a particular channel width, and is removably attached to the handle. The handle and tip together may remove any excess adhesive from the channel between tiles, and then may be easily cleaned for use in applying the next tile. The size of the handle and tip together is large enough so that the cleaning process is relatively simple for the user. The removal system may have an orienting element, so that the tip is not inserted upside down, and may have an attachment element, such as one or more bumps that engage one or more corresponding detents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2005
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Inventor: Rodger Rice