Patents by Inventor Ronald V. Troxell

Ronald V. Troxell 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: 11643826
    Abstract: A wedge levelling system for aligning surface coverings includes a tab with a substantially flat base and a vertical member extending away from a central area of the top surface of the base. The base includes beveled feet portions on opposite sides for insertion under lower surfaces of adjacent surface coverings, with the vertical member extending between the tiles. The vertical member is attached to the base with frangible leg. The vertical member includes an opening spaced so as to be above two adjacent tiles. When a wedge is inserted and held in the opening and presses down, the tiles are pushed downwardly toward a surface upon which they are being laid to properly align the edges thereof until the tiles are set, the wedge removed and the vertical member broken off at the frangible leg portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Inventor: Ronald V. Troxell
  • Patent number: 11078674
    Abstract: A wedge levelling system for aligning surface coverings includes a tab with a substantially flat base and a vertical member extending away from a central area of the top surface of the base. The base includes beveled feet portions on opposite sides for insertion under lower surfaces of adjacent surface coverings, with the vertical member extending between the tiles. The vertical member is attached to the base with frangible leg. The vertical member includes an opening spaced so as to be above two adjacent tiles. When a wedge is inserted and held in the opening and presses down, the tiles are pushed downwardly toward a surface upon which they are being laid to properly align the edges thereof until the tiles are set, the wedge removed and the vertical member broken off at the frangible leg portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Inventor: Ronald V. Troxell
  • Publication number: 20200347617
    Abstract: A wedge levelling system for aligning surface coverings includes a tab with a substantially flat base and a vertical member extending away from a central area of the top surface of the base. The base includes beveled feet portions on opposite sides for insertion under lower surfaces of adjacent surface coverings, with the vertical member extending between the tiles. The vertical member is attached to the base with frangible leg. The vertical member includes an opening spaced so as to be above two adjacent tiles. When a wedge is inserted and held in the opening and presses down, the tiles are pushed downwardly toward a surface upon which they are being laid to properly align the edges thereof until the tiles are set, the wedge removed and the vertical member broken off at the frangible leg portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventor: Ronald V. Troxell
  • Patent number: 10724254
    Abstract: A levelling system for aligning surface coverings includes a tab with a substantially flat base and a vertical member extending away from a central area of the top surface of the base. The base includes beveled feet portions on opposite sides thereof to allow it to be more easily inserted under lower surfaces of adjacent surface coverings, with the vertical member extending between opposed edges or ends of the tiles. The vertical member is attached to the base by reduced width frangible leg portions held in rounded openings, below the top surface of the base. The vertical member includes an opening spaced so as to be above two adjacent tiles when the tiles are placed on the base on either side of the vertical member. When a wedge is inserted and held in the opening and presses down, the tiles are pushed downwardly toward a surface upon which they are being laid to properly align the edges thereof until the tiles are set, the wedge removed and the vertical member broken off at the frangible leg portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Inventor: Ronald V. Troxell
  • Publication number: 20200224434
    Abstract: A levelling system for aligning surface coverings includes a tab with a substantially flat base and a vertical member extending away from a central area of the top surface of the base. The base includes beveled feet portions on opposite sides thereof to allow it to be more easily inserted under lower surfaces of adjacent surface coverings, with the vertical member extending between opposed edges or ends of the tiles. The vertical member is attached to the base by reduced width frangible leg portions held in rounded openings, below the top surface of the base. The vertical member includes an opening spaced so as to be above two adjacent tiles when the tiles are placed on the base on either side of the vertical member. When a wedge is inserted and held in the opening and presses down, the tiles are pushed downwardly toward a surface upon which they are being laid to properly align the edges thereof until the tiles are set, the wedge removed and the vertical member broken off at the frangible leg portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventor: Ronald V. Troxell
  • Publication number: 20180168247
    Abstract: A knee pad made from a sandwich of materials having an enlarged knee covering portion with a single holding strap extending from one side of the enlarged knee covering portion that wraps around a wearer's leg and is secured to a Velcro area mounted on a front surface of the knee covering portion of the knee pad. The single holding strap may be selectively sized, by cutting one of a number of cross-stitched sections formed at an outer end thereof, which sections may have indicia thereon, so as to be indicate where to cut so as to custom fit the knee pad over the knee of the wearer. The cross-stitching may be single or doubled to aid in preventing separation of the sandwich of materials when cut.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventor: Ronald V. Troxell
  • Patent number: D464177
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2002
    Inventor: Ronald V. Troxell
  • Patent number: D547633
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2007
    Inventor: Ronald V. Troxell
  • Patent number: D499002
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Inventor: Ronald V. Troxell
  • Patent number: D1003134
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Southland Tile Tools & Accessories, Inc.
    Inventor: Ronald V. Troxell