Patents by Inventor Terry Chandler Harris

Terry Chandler Harris 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: 8844225
    Abstract: One embodiment of a safety surfacing tile comprises a top surface; a plurality of series of first members supporting the top surface and extending across a transverse length of the safety surfacing tile; a plurality of series of second members supporting the top surface and extending across a length of the safety surfacing tile perpendicular to the transverse length; and a grid of voids formed by the intersecting first and second members on an underside of the top surface, wherein the grid of voids absorbs impact energy from an object impacting the top surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Rubber Designs, LLC
    Inventors: Terry Chandler Harris, Jennifer Quinn Harris, Nathan Warren Lomax
  • Patent number: 8596001
    Abstract: One embodiment of a safety surfacing tile comprises a top surface; a plurality of series of first members supporting the top surface and extending continuously across a transverse length of the safety surfacing tile; a plurality of series of second members supporting the top surface and extending continuously across a length of the safety surfacing tile perpendicular to the transverse length; and a grid of voids formed by the intersecting first and second members on an underside of the top surface, wherein the grid of voids absorbs impact energy from an object impacting the top surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Rubber Designs, LLC
    Inventors: Terry Chandler Harris, Jennifer Quinn Harris, Nathan Warren Lomax
  • Publication number: 20120180408
    Abstract: One embodiment of a safety surfacing tile comprises a top surface; a plurality of series of first members supporting the top surface and extending across a transverse length of the safety surfacing tile; a plurality of series of second members supporting the top surface and extending across a length of the safety surfacing tile perpendicular to the transverse length; and a grid of voids formed by the intersecting first and second members on an underside of the top surface, wherein the grid of voids absorbs impact energy from an object impacting the top surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: RUBBER WHOLESALERS, INC
    Inventors: Terry Chandler Harris, Jennifer Quinn Harris, Nathan Warren Lomax
  • Publication number: 20100293877
    Abstract: One embodiment of a safety surfacing tile comprises a top surface; a plurality of series of first members supporting the top surface and extending continuously across a transverse length of the safety surfacing tile; a plurality of series of second members supporting the top surface and extending continuously across a length of the safety surfacing tile perpendicular to the transverse length; and a grid of voids formed by the intersecting first and second members on an underside of the top surface, wherein the grid of voids absorbs impact energy from an object impacting the top surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: RUBBER WHOLESALERS, INC
    Inventors: Terry Chandler Harris, Jennifer Quinn Harris, Nathan Warren Lomax