Patents by Inventor Darryl C. Bodine

Darryl C. Bodine 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).

  • Smooth wall finishing system
    Patent number: 6018919
    Abstract: The invention is a wall finishing system which is a sheet material designed to cover an entire wall, requiring minimal seams. The wall material has the characteristic of shrinking after application causing surface irregularities to pull out to a smooth plane. The sheet material can be applied to various substrates including finished or unfinished drywall, paneling, cement block, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2000
    Assignee: Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Darryl C. Bodine
  • Ceiling board corner embossing
    Patent number: 5974754
    Abstract: A ceiling board has a depression formed in the four corners of the face surface of the ceiling board. When the horizontal flange of one cross runner overlies the horizontal flange of the main runner, the edge of the ceiling board will rest on the flange of the main runner because the overlying runner is accommodated in the corner depression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignee: Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Darryl C. Bodine, G. Douglas Vernau
  • Method of installing panels with furring tape and the resulting paneled surface
    Patent number: 5876810
    Abstract: The furring tape is a nominal 1" to 2" wide by 0.005" to 0.100" thick strip of plastic tape with a peel and stick adhesive on one face of the strip. The strip is adhered to drywall to grip staples used to secure ceiling tiles to the drywall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: Darryl C. Bodine, William C. Dorsey
  • Suspension ceiling system
    Patent number: 5845447
    Abstract: A suspended ceiling system has a plurality of ceiling panels, ceiling runners, and a plurality of clips holding the ceiling panels to the ceiling runners. Each ceiling panel has two opposed surfaces and four sides with at least two sides having an extended edge each of which are substantially perpendicular to one of the opposed surfaces. Each extended edge has a protruding lip. The length of the protruding lip is limited so that the protruding lip does not extend for the entire length of the extended edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Darryl C. Bodine, William C. Dorsey
  • Fabric-covered board structure and process of manufacture
    Patent number: 5601896
    Abstract: Disclosed is a fabric-faced wallboard product having a modular appearance and a method for preparing the composite product without using separate modules. By tucking the fabric into a grooved surface of the board, the appearance of a plurality of individual blocks, sections or modules is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1997
    Assignee: Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Darryl C. Bodine, Harold N. Graybeal, Nancy E. Mentzer
  • Combined chair rail and chalk shelf for mounting on a wall
    Patent number: D353295
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1994
    Inventor: Darryl C. Bodine