Patents by Inventor William Leon Tillery

William Leon Tillery 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: 10081156
    Abstract: A floor mat made of a rubber sheet having a top surface and a bottom surface with spaced-apart lugs extending therefrom, each lug having a pair of opposing nibs spaced-apart to define a passage therebetween with a longitudinal axis in a selected direction and the selected direction different from the direction of the longitudinal axis of the passage in an adjacent lug, which lugs cooperatively resist movement of the mat in response to loading by foot and wheeled cart traffic across the floor mat disposed on a floor surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: M+A MATTING, LLC
    Inventor: William Leon Tillery
  • Publication number: 20170182734
    Abstract: A floor mat made of a rubber sheet having a top surface and a bottom surface with spaced-apart lugs extending therefrom, each lug having a pair of opposing nibs spaced-apart to define a passage therebetween with a longitudinal axis in a selected direction and the selected direction different from the direction of the longitudinal axis of the passage in an adjacent lug, which lugs cooperatively resist movement of the mat in response to loading by foot and wheeled cart traffic across the floor mat disposed on a floor surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: MMI Andersen Company, LLC
    Inventor: William Leon Tillery
  • Patent number: 9609971
    Abstract: A floor mat made of a rubber sheet having a top surface and a bottom surface with spaced-apart lugs extending therefrom, each lug having a pair of opposing nibs spaced-apart to define a passage therebetween with a longitudinal axis in a selected direction and the selected direction different from the direction of the longitudinal axis of the passage in an adjacent lug, which lugs cooperatively resist movement of the mat in response to loading by foot and wheeled cart traffic across the floor mat disposed on a floor surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: MMI Andersen Company LLC
    Inventor: William Leon Tillery
  • Publication number: 20170013987
    Abstract: A floor mat made of a rubber sheet having a top surface and a bottom surface with spaced-apart lugs extending therefrom, each lug having a pair of opposing nibs spaced-apart to define a passage therebetween with a longitudinal axis in a selected direction and the selected direction different from the direction of the longitudinal axis of the passage in an adjacent lug, which lugs cooperatively resist movement of the mat in response to loading by foot and wheeled cart traffic across the floor mat disposed on a floor surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: MMI ANDERSEN COMPANY, LLC
    Inventor: William Leon Tillery
  • Patent number: 9247839
    Abstract: A modular floor tile comprising a substrate having a first land with a support surface and first and second perimeter portions each defining a second land with a surface recessed relative to the support surface, the first and second perimeter portions each defining spaced-apart T-lugs and alternating T-recesses, the T-lugs defining extending abutments and notches, whereby two tiles join together by the T-recesses of a first tile receiving respective T-lugs of a second tile, with each notch receiving a respective one of the abutments and the contacting edges thereof resist separation of adjacent joined tiles during use of the mat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: MMI Andersen Company, LLC
    Inventors: William Leon Tillery, Walter Robb Andersen
  • Publication number: 20150182056
    Abstract: A modular floor tile comprising a substrate having a first land with a support surface and first and second perimeter portions each defining a second land with a surface recessed relative to the support surface, the first and second perimeter portions each defining spaced-apart T-lugs and alternating T-recesses, the T-lugs defining extending abutments and notches, whereby two tiles join together by the T-recesses of a first tile receiving respective T-lugs of a second tile, with each notch receiving a respective one of the abutments and the contacting edges thereof resist separation of adjacent joined tiles during use of the mat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: MMI ANDERSEN COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: William Leon Tillery, Walter Robb Andersen
  • Patent number: 8919054
    Abstract: A modular floor tile comprising a base substrate and top layer having a first land with a support surface and first and second perimeter portions each defining a second land with a surface recessed relative to the support surface, the first perimeter portion defining a recess and the opposing second perimeter portion defining a lug, whereby two tiles join together by the recess receiving a lug of a second tile, and the support surface supporting footwear remote from the second land to avoid scuffing against the joined lug and recess so the top layer is not delaminated from the base substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: MMI Andersen Company, LLC
    Inventors: William Leon Tillery, Walter Robb Andersen
  • Patent number: 8833007
    Abstract: A modular floor tile comprising a substrate having a first land with a support surface and first and second perimeter portions each defining a second land with a surface recessed relative to the support surface, the first and second perimeter portions each defining spaced-apart T-lugs and alternating T-recesses, whereby two tiles join together by the T-recesses of a first tile receiving respective T-lugs of a second tile, and the support surface supporting footwear remote from the second land to avoid scuffing against the joined T-lugs and T-recesses which resist separation of adjacent tiles during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: MMI Anderson Company, LLC
    Inventors: William Leon Tillery, Walter Robb Andersen
  • Publication number: 20130291457
    Abstract: A modular floor tile comprising a base substrate and top layer having a first land with a support surface and first and second perimeter portions each defining a second land with a surface recessed relative to the support surface, the first perimeter portion defining a recess and the opposing second perimeter portion defining a lug, whereby two tiles join together by the recess receiving a lug of a second tile, and the support surface supporting footwear remote from the second land to avoid scuffing against the joined lug and recess so the top layer is not delaminated from the base substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: MMI ANDERSEN COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: William Leon Tillery, Walter Robb Andersen
  • Publication number: 20130291474
    Abstract: A modular floor tile comprising a substrate having a first land with a support surface and first and second perimeter portions each defining a second land with a surface recessed relative to the support surface, the first and second perimeter portions each defining spaced-apart T-lugs and alternating T-recesses, whereby two tiles join together by the T-recesses of a first tile receiving respective T-lugs of a second tile, and the support surface supporting footwear remote from the second land to avoid scuffing against the joined T-lugs and T-recesses which resist separation of adjacent tiles during use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: MMI Andersen Company, LLC
    Inventors: William Leon Tillery, Walter Robb Andersen
  • Patent number: D544282
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: Mountville Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Emett David Hart, Jr., William Leon Tillery, Walter Robb Anderson