GB2386834B - A tacky portion of a floor mat for cleaning a person's shoes - Google Patents

A tacky portion of a floor mat for cleaning a person's shoes

Info

Publication number: GB2386834B
Authority: GB; United Kingdom
Prior art keywords: shoes; cleaning; person; floor mat; tacky portion
Prior art date: 1999-05-04
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired - Fee Related

Application number

GB0308898A

Other versions

GB2386834A (en

GB0308898D0 (en

Inventor

Ronald D Blum

Dwight P Duston

Bradley J Blum

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Tech Mats LLC

Original Assignee

Tech Mats LLC

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1999-05-04

Filing date

2000-05-02

Publication date

2003-11-12

1999-05-04 Priority claimed from US09/304,051 external-priority patent/US6219876B1/en

2000-04-19 Priority claimed from US09/553,234 external-priority patent/US6233776B1/en

2000-05-02 Application filed by Tech Mats LLC filed Critical Tech Mats LLC

2003-05-21 Publication of GB0308898D0 publication Critical patent/GB0308898D0/en

2003-10-01 Publication of GB2386834A publication Critical patent/GB2386834A/en

2003-11-12 Application granted granted Critical

2003-11-12 Publication of GB2386834B publication Critical patent/GB2386834B/en

2020-05-02 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L23/00—Cleaning footwear
- A47L23/22—Devices or implements resting on the floor for removing mud, dirt, or dust from footwear
- A47L23/26—Mats or gratings combined with brushes ; Mats
- A47L23/266—Mats
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L23/00—Cleaning footwear
- A47L23/22—Devices or implements resting on the floor for removing mud, dirt, or dust from footwear
- G—PHYSICS
- G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
- G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
- G09F19/00—Advertising or display means not otherwise provided for
- G09F19/22—Advertising or display means on roads, walls or similar surfaces, e.g. illuminated
- G—PHYSICS
- G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
- G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
- G09F19/00—Advertising or display means not otherwise provided for
- G09F19/22—Advertising or display means on roads, walls or similar surfaces, e.g. illuminated
- G09F19/228—Ground signs, i.e. display signs fixed on the ground

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Business, Economics & Management (AREA)
Accounting & Taxation (AREA)
Marketing (AREA)
Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
Carpets (AREA)

GB0308898A 1999-05-04 2000-05-02 A tacky portion of a floor mat for cleaning a person's shoes Expired - Fee Related GB2386834B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US09/304,051 US6219876B1 (en)	1999-05-04	1999-05-04	Floor mat
US41875299A	1999-10-15	1999-10-15
US09/553,234 US6233776B1 (en)	1999-05-04	2000-04-19	Advanced floor mat
GB0116520A GB2363328B (en)	1999-05-04	2000-05-02	Advanced floor mat

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
GB0308898D0 GB0308898D0 (en)	2003-05-21
GB2386834A GB2386834A (en)	2003-10-01
GB2386834B true GB2386834B (en)	2003-11-12

Family

ID=27447969

Family Applications (3)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
GB0308898A Expired - Fee Related GB2386834B (en)	1999-05-04	2000-05-02	A tacky portion of a floor mat for cleaning a person's shoes
GB0308899A Expired - Fee Related GB2384703B (en)	1999-05-04	2000-05-02	A floor mat
GB0308897A Expired - Fee Related GB2386833B (en)	1999-05-04	2000-05-02	A floor mat with a modifiable electronic display, and a modifiable electronic display for a floor mat

Family Applications After (2)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
GB0308899A Expired - Fee Related GB2384703B (en)	1999-05-04	2000-05-02	A floor mat
GB0308897A Expired - Fee Related GB2386833B (en)	1999-05-04	2000-05-02	A floor mat with a modifiable electronic display, and a modifiable electronic display for a floor mat

Country Status (1)

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GB (3)	GB2386834B (en)

Families Citing this family (5)

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US7009523B2 (en)	1999-05-04	2006-03-07	Intellimats, Llc	Modular protective structure for floor display
US7511630B2 (en)	1999-05-04	2009-03-31	Intellimat, Inc.	Dynamic electronic display system with brightness control
US7358861B2 (en)	1999-05-04	2008-04-15	Intellimats	Electronic floor display with alerting
NO20032192D0 (en) *	2003-05-14	2003-05-14	Jens Marius Johnsen	Floor Advertising
US8277741B2 (en)	2008-10-28	2012-10-02	Mccabe Colin Adam	Anti-germicidal and/or antimicrobial apparatus for reducing and/or eliminating germs and/or bacteria from the soles of footwear and method for use

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US3665543A (en) *	1970-11-19	1972-05-30	John J Nappi	Tacky mat stack
JPS60234629A (en) *	1984-05-07	1985-11-21	ダスキンフランチヤイズ株式会社	Stickiness treated mat
EP0353139A2 (en) *	1988-07-25	1990-01-31	Jorge Julian	Athletic shoe dewaxing mat
US4990399A (en) *	1986-07-07	1991-02-05	Step Loc Corporation	Carpet cushion with adhesive
JPH08228992A (en) *	1995-02-28	1996-09-10	Nitto Denko Corp	Shoe sole cleaning sheet

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US3083393A (en) *	1961-11-24	1963-04-02	John J Nappi	Shoe sole cleaner
DE3147113A1 (en) *	1981-11-27	1983-06-01	Siegfried 8000 München Saumweber	Double plate having luminous elements
US4720789A (en) *	1985-10-31	1988-01-19	Bally Manufacturing Corporation	Video exercise or game floor controller with position indicating foot pads
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2000
- 2000-05-02 GB GB0308898A patent/GB2386834B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2000-05-02 GB GB0308899A patent/GB2384703B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2000-05-02 GB GB0308897A patent/GB2386833B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US3665543A (en) *	1970-11-19	1972-05-30	John J Nappi	Tacky mat stack
JPS60234629A (en) *	1984-05-07	1985-11-21	ダスキンフランチヤイズ株式会社	Stickiness treated mat
US4990399A (en) *	1986-07-07	1991-02-05	Step Loc Corporation	Carpet cushion with adhesive
EP0353139A2 (en) *	1988-07-25	1990-01-31	Jorge Julian	Athletic shoe dewaxing mat
JPH08228992A (en) *	1995-02-28	1996-09-10	Nitto Denko Corp	Shoe sole cleaning sheet

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
GB2384703A (en)	2003-08-06
GB0308899D0 (en)	2003-05-21
GB0308897D0 (en)	2003-05-21
GB2386834A (en)	2003-10-01
GB0308898D0 (en)	2003-05-21
GB2384703B (en)	2003-11-12
GB2386833A (en)	2003-10-01
GB2386833B (en)	2003-11-19

Publication	Publication Date	Title
EP0969960A4 (en)	2000-11-29	Floor mat system
AU143883S (en)	2001-05-15	Floor mat
AU142911S (en)	2001-02-09	Floor mat
GB2386834B (en)	2003-11-12	A tacky portion of a floor mat for cleaning a person's shoes
AU142056S (en)	2000-10-24	Floor mat
GB9713685D0 (en)	1997-09-03	Floor mopping system
GB2306300B (en)	1999-03-03	A suction foot for a floor cleaning machine
GB2348925B (en)	2002-10-30	Floor mat fastener
GB2287190B (en)	1997-01-08	A floor mat
TW374313U (en)	1999-11-11	Sucking head for cleaning floor
GB2350780B (en)	2001-04-11	A floor polisher
AU121887S (en)	1994-10-28	Hygienic foot cleaner
GB9918362D0 (en)	1999-10-06	Disposable "splash" mats
AU138621S (en)	1999-10-22	Flexible floor mat
ZA982469B (en)	1998-09-30	Foot dirt trap
TW317872U (en)	1997-10-11	Floor mat
CA80338S (en)	1997-04-04	Infant's activity mat
TW383599U (en)	2000-03-01	Massage foot mat
GB9810149D0 (en)	1998-07-08	Improved carpet / floor sweeper
AU135476S (en)	1998-10-23	A floor mat
GB9806213D0 (en)	1998-05-20	Carpet/floor cleaner
GB2308802B (en)	1999-10-20	A floor polisher
GB9421897D0 (en)	1994-12-14	Spray floor mop
GB9404344D0 (en)	1994-04-20	A raised floor mat
GB9718681D0 (en)	1997-11-05	Floor treatment machine

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
2008-01-30	PCNP	Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee	Effective date: 20070502