Patents by Inventor Rodney H. Thomas

Rodney H. Thomas 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: 7673425
    Abstract: According to various aspects of the present disclosure, there are provided various exemplary embodiments of covers, systems and methods for covering boards and deck components. In one exemplary embodiment, a cover generally includes an upper portion and generally downwardly extending side portions. The cover's upper and side portions are configured to generally cover at least the top and sides of the outdoor deck component. The cover's side portions may include through-holes to allow venting of moisture from an area between the cover and the outdoor deck component when the cover is positioned on the outdoor deck component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: The Tavy Trust No. 1
    Inventor: Rodney H. Thomas
  • Publication number: 20090120033
    Abstract: According to various aspects of the present disclosure, there are provided various exemplary embodiments of covers, systems and methods for covering boards and deck components. In one exemplary embodiment, a cover generally includes an upper portion and generally downwardly extending side portions. The cover's upper and side portions are configured to generally cover at least the top and sides of the outdoor deck component. The cover's side portions may include through-holes to allow venting of moisture from an area between the cover and the outdoor deck component when the cover is positioned on the outdoor deck component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2009
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventor: Rodney H. Thomas
  • Patent number: 7503146
    Abstract: According to various aspects of the present disclosure, there are provided various exemplary embodiments of covers, systems and methods for covering boards and deck components. In one exemplary embodiment, a cover generally includes an upper portion and generally downwardly extending side portions. The cover's upper and side portions are configured to generally cover at least the top and sides of the outdoor deck component. The cover's side portions may include through-holes to allow venting of moisture from an area between the cover and the outdoor deck component when the cover is positioned on the outdoor deck component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: The Wilson Family Trust
    Inventor: Rodney H. Thomas
  • Patent number: 7007437
    Abstract: Covers, systems and methods for covering boards and deck components, such as the floorboards, side rails, among other elongate structural deck components. In one embodiment, a system for covering a board includes at least one cover and at least two couplings. Each of the couplings is adjacent a corresponding one of the pair of opposed sides of the board. The couplings each define a channel adapted to receive and retain therein a corresponding portion of the cover when the cover is positioned on the board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: The Wilson Family Trust
    Inventor: Rodney H. Thomas
  • Patent number: 6955021
    Abstract: Covers, systems and methods for covering boards and deck components, such as the floorboards, side rails, among other elongate structural deck components. In one embodiment, a cover generally includes a top portion and a pair of opposed side portions downwardly depending from the top portion to frictionally receive and grip the board between the side portions when the cover is positioned on the board. Each of the cover's side portions define at least one slot adapted to extend around portions of another board or joist positioned below the board when the cover is positioned on the board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2005
    Inventor: Rodney H. Thomas