Patents by Inventor Thomas V. Maxwell

Thomas V. 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).

  • Patent number: 4471012
    Abstract: Laminated wood strip or plank flooring members are disclosed having adjacent edges of adjacent strip or plank members slightly reverse-beveled, i.e. 2.degree. to 7.degree. from vertical, to tightly fit together to provide precise, flush contact between adjacent upper surfaces of adjacent strips or planks. The strip or plank wood materials are provided in various lengths and various predetermined widths so that the random width and length strip or plank materials can be fitted together to provide a most unexpected and pleasing appearance wherein each adjacent strip or plank member is precisely fitted together and adjacent surface portions are substantially flush, or in contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1982
    Date of Patent: September 11, 1984
    Assignee: Masonite Corporation
    Inventor: Thomas V. Maxwell