Patents by Inventor Thom P. Richards

Thom P. Richards 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).

  • Publication number: 20250092701
    Abstract: A pool shell comprising a pool shell body including an angled feature, wherein the angled feature defines an open region on an underside of the pool shell body. The pool shell may further comprise an insert positioned in the open region for providing structural support to the angled feature. The pool shell may further comprise an overlaying member positioned over the open region such that the insert is positioned between the underside of the pool shell body and the overlaying member, wherein the overlaying member is a substantially flat material for defining an exterior ramp surface extending over the open region defined by the angled feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Thom P. Richards, William Frank Gately, Alexander Joseph Mitchell, Richard E. Black, JR.
  • Patent number: 12195993
    Abstract: A pool shell comprising a pool shell body including an angled feature, wherein the angled feature defines an open region on an underside of the pool shell body. The pool shell may further comprise an insert positioned in the open region for providing structural support to the angled feature. The pool shell may further comprise an overlaying member positioned over the open region such that the insert is positioned between the underside of the pool shell body and the overlaying member, wherein the overlaying member is a substantially flat material for defining an exterior ramp surface extending over the open region defined by the angled feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Latham Pool Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Thom P. Richards, William Frank Gately, Alexander Joseph Mitchell, Richard E. Black, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20230097825
    Abstract: A pool shell comprising a pool shell body including an angled feature, wherein the angled feature defines an open region on an underside of the pool shell body. The pool shell may further comprise an insert positioned in the open region for providing structural support to the angled feature. The pool shell may further comprise an overlaying member positioned over the open region such that the insert is positioned between the underside of the pool shell body and the overlaying member, wherein the overlaying member is a substantially flat material for defining an exterior ramp surface extending over the open region defined by the angled feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Thom P. Richards, William Frank Gately, Alexander Joseph Mitchell, Richard E. Black, JR.
  • Patent number: D984673
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Latham Pool Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard E. Black, Jr., Thom P. Richards, David Throckmorton, Michael Fox, Brian Adamkoski
  • Patent number: D1015570
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Latham Pool Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard E. Black, Jr., Thom P. Richards, David Throckmorton, Michael Fox, Brian Adamkoski
  • Patent number: D1031082
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Latham Pool Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard E. Black, Jr., Thom P. Richards, David Throckmorton, Michael Fox, Brian Adamkoski
  • Patent number: D1048462
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Latham Pool Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard E. Black, Jr., Thom P. Richards, David Throckmorton, Michael Fox, Brian Adamkoski