Patents by Inventor Tyler Laitinen

Tyler Laitinen 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).

  • Tile with wide coupling configuration and method for the same
    Patent number: 7849642
    Abstract: A method and apparatus providing a tile configured to form a modular floor covering including an array of substantially identical tiles. The tile includes a top surface, bottom side, front and rear sides and first and second lateral sides. The top surface includes an elongated shape and the bottom side includes a support grid. The front and rear sides are defined along a longitudinal length of the elongated shape. The front side includes at least one first hinge member and the rear side includes at least one complementary second hinge member configured to be engageable with the at least one first hinge member of an adjacently positioned tile. The first and second lateral sides define a width of the elongated shape with the first and second lateral sides including a respective tab and slot coupling portion each having a coupling length at least one-third the width of the elongated shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Connor Sport Court International, Inc.
    Inventors: Cheryl Forster, Mark Jenkins, Tyler Laitinen
  • Tile with wide coupling configuration and method for the same
    Publication number: 20050223666
    Abstract: A method and apparatus providing a tile configured to form a modular floor covering including an array of substantially identical tiles. The tile includes a top surface, bottom side, front and rear sides and first and second lateral sides. The top surface includes an elongated shape and the bottom side includes a support grid. The front and rear sides are defined along a longitudinal length of the elongated shape. The front side includes at least one first hinge member and the rear side includes at least one complementary second hinge member configured to be engageable with the at least one first hinge member of an adjacently positioned tile. The first and second lateral sides define a width of the elongated shape with the first and second lateral sides including a respective tab and slot coupling portion each having a coupling length at least one-third the width of the elongated shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2005
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Inventors: Cheryl Forster, Mark Jenkins, Tyler Laitinen
  • Tile with wide mouth coupling
    Patent number: D656250
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Connor Sport Court International, LLC
    Inventors: Cheryl Forster, Mark Jenkins, Tyler Laitinen