Static structures (e.g. – buildings) – Specified wear or friction-type traffic-carrying surface
Reexamination Certificate
2005-06-02
2009-08-11
Glessner, Brian E. (Department: 3633)
Static structures (e.g., buildings)
Specified wear or friction-type traffic-carrying surface
C052S592100, C052S403100, C052S591100, C404S041000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07571572
ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides floor tiles and modular floors. The floor tiles may include a locking system that allows adjacent tiles to interlock, while also permitting a predetermined amount of lateral sliding relative to one another. The modular tiles may be injection molded, and a minor change in the mold facilitates variation to the amount of lateral slide allowed between interlocked tiles. The floor tiles may also provide three layers of traction, providing more sure footing than previous flooring systems. In addition, the floor tiles may comprise a two-tier suspension system that yields a flex or spring-like effect.
REFERENCES:
patent: 738704 (1903-09-01), Semmer
patent: 1420775 (1922-06-01), Stanwood
patent: 1625187 (1927-04-01), Birch
patent: D93991 (1934-12-01), Moore
patent: 3015136 (1962-01-01), Doe
patent: 3093870 (1963-06-01), Brock
patent: 3196763 (1965-07-01), Rushton
patent: 3279138 (1966-10-01), Dittmar
patent: 3284819 (1966-11-01), Nissen
patent: 3289375 (1966-12-01), Cline
patent: 3319392 (1967-05-01), Fitzgerald
patent: 3452497 (1969-07-01), Warp
patent: 3717247 (1973-02-01), Moore
patent: 3741411 (1973-06-01), Peacock
patent: 3861592 (1975-01-01), Fisher
patent: 3909996 (1975-10-01), Ettlinger, Jr. et al.
patent: 4008548 (1977-02-01), Leclerc
patent: 4051987 (1977-10-01), Scribner
patent: 4133481 (1979-01-01), Bennett
patent: 4211366 (1980-07-01), Czarnota
patent: 4226060 (1980-10-01), Sato
patent: 4287693 (1981-09-01), Collette
patent: 4436779 (1984-03-01), Menconi et al.
patent: 4543765 (1985-10-01), Barrett
patent: 4584221 (1986-04-01), Kung
patent: 4715743 (1987-12-01), Schmanski
patent: 4826351 (1989-05-01), Haberhauer et al.
patent: 4860510 (1989-08-01), Kotler
patent: 4930286 (1990-06-01), Kotler
patent: 5014488 (1991-05-01), Evangelos et al.
patent: 5033241 (1991-07-01), Max
patent: 5275502 (1994-01-01), Glaza
patent: 5323575 (1994-06-01), Yeh
patent: 5527128 (1996-06-01), Rope et al.
patent: D383253 (1997-09-01), Semenuk
patent: D385974 (1997-11-01), Berger
patent: D385978 (1997-11-01), Berger
patent: 5761867 (1998-06-01), Carling
patent: 5787654 (1998-08-01), Drost
patent: 5807021 (1998-09-01), Aaron
patent: 5815995 (1998-10-01), Adam
patent: 5833386 (1998-11-01), Rosan et al.
patent: 5950378 (1999-09-01), Council
patent: 5992106 (1999-11-01), Carling et al.
patent: 6061979 (2000-05-01), Johannes
patent: 6089784 (2000-07-01), Ardern
patent: 6098354 (2000-08-01), Skandis
patent: D456533 (2002-04-01), Moller, Jr.
patent: D462792 (2002-09-01), Ogawa
patent: 6467224 (2002-10-01), Bertolini
patent: 6526705 (2003-03-01), MacDonald
patent: D481470 (2003-10-01), Moller, Jr.
patent: 6751912 (2004-06-01), Stegner et al.
patent: 6802159 (2004-10-01), Kotler
patent: 6878430 (2005-04-01), Milewski et al.
patent: D516737 (2006-03-01), Moller, Jr.
patent: 2002/0189176 (2002-12-01), Stegner et al.
patent: 2004/0244320 (2004-12-01), Kalisiak et al.
patent: 2005/0193669 (2005-09-01), Jenkins et al.
patent: 2005/0223666 (2005-10-01), Forster et al.
patent: 2262437 (1993-06-01), None
Athletic Business, advertisement for Flexideck, p. 81; advertisement for Sport Floor, p. 53; advertisement for Basic Coatings Sports, p. 43, Mar. 2001.
Athletic Business, advertisement for Hid-N-Lok School Color Series tiles; advertisement for Fitness Flooring, p. 29; advertisement for Mitchell Rubber Products, p. 30; advertisement for Loktuff, p. 34; advertisement for Dri-Dek, p. 74, advertisement for Tepromark, p. 77; advertisement forHaro Sports Floors, p. 100; advertisement for Plexipave, p. 127; advertisement for Aacer Flooring, p. 226; advertisement for Spidertile, p. 236; advertisement for Mateflex, p. 259; advertisement for SportCourt, pp. 280-281; Feb. 2004.
Brochure, “It's Not Just a Sports Floor,” Sport Court Performance Sports Flooring, date unknown.
A Complete Guide to Sports Surfaces and Flooring, advertisement for Sport Court, p. 5; advertisement for Multi-Play Sports Flooring, p. 9; advertisement for Rubber Products, p. 9; advertisement for SnapCourt Floors, p. 12; advertisement for PlayGuard, p. 15; advertisement for American Sports Builders Association, p. 15; advertisement for “Unity” Surfacing Systems, p. 22; advertisement for Dynamic Sports Constructions, Inc., p. 22; advertisement for Versacourt, p. 23; advertisement for Swiss Flex, p. 26; advertisement for SportMaster Sport Surfaces, p. 26; advertisement for Centaur Floor Systems, p. 30; advertisement for All Deck, p. 30; Jul./Aug. 2005.
Program for AVCA 2003 Annual Convention, advertisement for Mateflex, p. 12, Dec. 2003.
Athletic Business, advertisement for Dri-Dek, p. 47; advertisement for Mateflex, p. 97; advertisement for Duragrid, p. 132; advertisement for Kiefer Specialty Flooring, Inc., p. 134, Dec. 2003.
Athletic Business, advertisement for Mateflex, p. 16; advertisement for Aacer Flooring, p. 41; advertisement for Sport Court, p. 50; advertisement for Dri-Dek, p. 83; advertisements for Horner Flooring Co., Kiefer Specialty Flooring, Inc., and Mateflex-Mele Corp., p. 103; advertisements for Oscoda Plastics, Inc. and Primier Tiles, p. 104; advertisements for Spidercourt, Inc., Sport Court, Inc., Sport Floors, Inc., Sporturf, Sprinturf, Sri Sports, Inc., Superior Floor Company, Inc., and Synthetic Surfaces, p. 106; Nov. 2003.
Athletic Business, advertisements for Dri-Dek and Fitness Flooring, p. 77; advertisements for Dri-Dek/Kendall Products and Duragrid, p. 91; advertisement for Mateflex-Mele Corp., p. 94; advertisements for Dri-Dek/Kendall Products, Dodge-Regupol, Inc., p. 104, Jul. 2002.
Athletic Business, advertisement for Dri-Dek, p. 83; Jul. 2004.
Athletic Business, advertisement for Aacer Flooring, p. 10; advertisement for SnapCourt Sports Floor, p. 14; advertisement for Dri-Dek, p. 65; advertisement for Matexlfex, p. 231; advertisement for Sport Court, p. 241-43; advertisements for ProLine SPF and Swiss Flex, p. 245, Feb. 2005.
Athletic Business, advertisement for Dri-Dek, p. 12; advertisement for Mateflex, p. 91; advertisements for Dri-Dek, Everlast Performance Flooring, p. 112; advertisement for Mateflex, p. 115, Aug. 2005.
Athletic Business, advertisement for Mateflex, p. 51; advertisement for Dri-Dek, p. 63; advertisement for Dri-Dek, p. 96, Aug. 2004.
Recreation Management, advertisements for Taraflex Sports Flooring, Aacer Flooring, LLC, Action Floor Systems, Aeson Flooring Systems, Centaur Floor Systems, LLC; Swiss Flex, Sport Court International, p. 217; advertisements for Mitchell Rubber Products, Fitness Flooring, Summit Flexible Products, Premier Court, p. 218; advertisement for Aacer Flooring, p. 221; advertisements for SportMaster Sport Surfaces and Swiss Flex, p. 227; advertisement for Sport Court, p. 229, Dec. 2004.
Grassroots Motor Sports, advertisement for RaceDeck, p. 61; Article, “Floored—Two Ways to Make Your Shop Floor Look Beautiful,” pp. 125-126, Mar. 2002.
Athletic Business, advertisement for Dri-Dek, p. 55; advertisements for Rubber Products and Multi-Play Sports Flooring, p. 139; advertisement for Fitness Flooring, p. 167; advertisement for Mateflex, p. 233; advertisements for Centaur Floor Systems and Flex Court, p. 250; advertisement for Athletic Surface Systems (Sport Court), p. 281-84, Feb. 2006.
Club Management, advertisement for Duragrid, p. 161; Apr. 2002.
Athletic Business, advertisement for Sport Court, p. 39; advertisement for Dri-Dek, p. 49; advertisement for VersaCourt, p. 93, Sep. 2004.
Recreation Management, advertisement for Sport Court, p. 9; advertisement for Dri-Dek, p. 21, May/Jun. 2005.
Athletic Business, advertisement for Dri-Dek, p. 16; advertisement for SpiderTile, p. 20; advertisement for Mateflex, p. 69; advertisements for Premier Tiles, Prestige Enterprises International, Inc., Rhino Sports, and Robbins Sports Surfaces, p. 139; advertisements for SpiderCourt Inc., Sport Court, Inc. and Sport Floors, Inc., p. 141, Apr. 2003.
Institutional Flooring, Competitive Information, Sport Court, Jan. 2004.
Advertisement for IceCourt XS, date unknown.
Brochure for Mateflex, 8 pages, date unknown.
Figueroa Adriana
Glessner Brian E.
Holland & Hart LLP
LandOfFree
Modular floor tile system with sliding lock does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Modular floor tile system with sliding lock, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Modular floor tile system with sliding lock will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-4116350