Bizarre Patents
A small umbrella which may be removably attached to a beverage container in order to shade the beverage container from the direct rays of the sun.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7540684 | Interlocking rubber mat resembling a paving stone surface A tile for an interlocking rubber mat includes a tile body having an upper surface, a lower surface, and a rectangular peripheral edge. The upper surface is imprinted with a repeating paving stone pattern of a square adjacent an octagon. Each square has four sides o... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7344334 | Paver system A paver system comprising a plurality of paver pieces and at least one substrate. Each of the paver pieces has a top surface and a bottom surface. The bottom surface of the paver pieces is configured for mating with the upper surface of the substrate, whereby paver ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7332118 | Method of preparing and method of applying a vibration damping system The vibration damping system, especially for use in the damping of vibrations e.g. from trains, tramcars, other traffic and damping of ground borne vibrations in general, comprises an anti-vibration plate in the form of a plate having a first and a second major surf... | 02/19/2008 |
| 6699553 | Thermoset tile with freeze-thaw resistant feature A tile molded of thermoset plastic is provided with structure to retain the tiles in their desired position when subjected to repeated freeze-thaw cycles. The tiles are provided with an array of anchors that extend outwardly from the substrate facing surf... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6399181 | Non-skid surface structure A non-slip, water resistant, oil resistant surface structure for use where water and/or oil are likely to create a slippery surface, including a rubber-bottom mat upon which a thrice coated, non-slip surfaced substrate is fastened, the coating on the subs... | 06/04/2002 |
| 5640821 | Plastic connector plug for modular floor A modular platform floor system for advantageous use at trade shows and conventions includes a plurality of interconnectable floor modules, wherein each module includes a supporting rectangular frame and a panel supported thereon, the platform having cuto... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5588262 | Landscaping block system A landscaping block system including one or more landscaping blocks having anchoring means for embedding the blocks in a substrate. The blocks each have a groove on the bottom, so that when the blocks are aligned end to end in a substrate, the grooves def... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5542221 | Dual stiffness flooring An impact-absorbing flooring system of modular design is described, with applications in areas of nursing homes where there is a high risk of injury due to falls or in sports facilities for high impact events such as gymnastics and tumbling or with other ... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5338130 | Extruded thermoplastic elastomer expansion joint An expansion joint retainer is used in fastening a flexible elastomeric seal or strip seal to a structural slab. The retainer has a main body made from a first material. The main body has a thickness selected to permit emplacement of the retainer on the e... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5281459 | Safety tile, as well as cover plate to be used therewith The invention relates to a safety tile, including a tile body of rigid material, such as concrete, and a cover plate provided with an enclosing edge and being of an elastically flexible material, such as rubber. The cover plate has ribs integrally formed ... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5204159 | Deformable, slip-free, anti-skid pads for snow and ice A deformable slip-free, anti-skid pad comprising: a bottom surface having a plurality of spikes slightly extending vertically from recessed areas of the bottom surface; and a top surface comprising a resilient material having imbedded therein particles of... | 04/20/1993 |
| 4998843 | Modular anti-intrusion barrier Device prohibiting access of alien vehicles to given zones, while allowing recognized, identified and authorized vehicles to enter, consisting of at least one re-usable modular element with instantaneous positioning which requires no specific installation... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4896993 | Mat for providing a stabilized surface over sand or other loose soil and method of fabricating the same A mat for providing a stabilized surface on sand or other loose soil and adapted to support a person stationed thereon, such as a person in a wheelchair. The mat includes a skeletal layer fashioned in the form of a grid, which is stiff and inflexible, exc... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4641779 | Concrete grade crossing system A modular railway crossing structure supports a pair of rails. The modular railway crossing includes multiple base members, which are aligned axially along the length of the rails. The rails are encased by rubber boot elements. Each base member has a cent... | 02/10/1987 |
| 3950908 | Floor or wall covering panel A safety panel assembly for covering the walls or floors of areas such as playgrounds and the like is formed with a rigid planar carrier element having a spaced resilient covering element mounted thereto. The carrier element has recesses into which mounti... | 04/20/1976 |
