Patents by Inventor Stephen P. Maxwell

Stephen P. Maxwell 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).

  • Expansion joint for use with direct glue-down carpet
    Patent number: 5184442
    Abstract: An expansion joint for joining first and second adjacent segments of direct glue down carpet mounted on respective underlying adjacent first and second floor segments. A first subchannel is mounted in the first floor segment along a joint line of the adjacent first and second carpet segments and a second subchannel is mounted in the second floor segment along the joint line of the adjacent first and second carpet segments in parallel relative moveable relation to the first subchannel. A first cover supports the first of the carpet segments on the first subchannel and a second cover supports the other of the adjacent carpet segments on the second subchannel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1993
    Inventors: Joseph A. Maxwell, Jr., Stephen P. Maxwell