Patents by Inventor Scot Laughton

Scot Laughton 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).

  • Waste can cover
    Patent number: 6206231
    Abstract: A cover for a waste can has three elements: a collar; a lid; and a spring link, so-named because it functions both as a linkage between the collar and the lid and a spring for biasing the lid closed. Three modes of operation are made possible by the location of a pair of parallel pivot axes, one between the lid and the spring link and the other between the spring link and the collar. The collar is friction fit on any suitably sized receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Umbra, Inc.
    Inventor: Scot Laughton
  • Worksurface system
    Patent number: 6196140
    Abstract: A worksurface system is provided which includes a rear and front worksurface. The rear worksurface has a front edge and a rear edge. The front worksurface has a front edge adjacent a user of the system and a rear edge generally parallel and adjacent to the front edge of the rear worksurface. The rear worksurface is supported by a plurality of rear posts. A plurality of brackets, each connected to a rear post, support the front worksurface. These brackets are adapted to allow the front worksurface to be adjusted to different heights in relation to the rear worksurface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Herman Miller, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Newhouse, James R. Bruer, Scot Laughton, Gary T. Ottenjan
  • Stackable drawer
    Patent number: D439777
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2001
    Assignee: Umbra U.S.A., Inc.
    Inventor: Scot Laughton
  • Waste can lid
    Patent number: D445983
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2001
    Assignee: Umbra, Inc.
    Inventor: Scot Laughton
  • Combined hook and rail
    Patent number: D424412
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Assignee: Umbra USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Scot Laughton