Patents by Inventor Todd T. Vieyra

Todd T. Vieyra 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).

  • Method for refinishing wood
    Patent number: 5480680
    Abstract: A method is provided for effecting a color change in wood or a wood-grained article, and the article prepared thereby. The method includes the steps of applying to a nitrocellulose-finished wood article a composition that includes a water-based dye or pigment and a water-based varnish or lacquer over the nitrocellulose coating, without physically or chemically stripping the nitrocellulose layer. In an alternative embodiment, a wood-grained article is refinished by application of the water-based dye or pigment and a water-based varnish or Lacquer to its surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 2, 1996
    Assignee: Furniture Medic, Inc.
    Inventor: Todd T. Vieyra