Patents by Inventor Derek Alexander Templeton

Derek Alexander Templeton 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).

  • Composite products
    Patent number: 5972266
    Abstract: The resistant to biological degradation of composite wood products is improved by applying a suitable aqueous dispersion of zinc borate onto the fibers to uniformly distribute and to adhere the zinc borate to the strands of the wood composite, applying a suitable adhesive to the wood strands, forming a strand lay-up and consolidating a lay-up under heat and pressure to form a consolidated product with zinc borate uniformly distributed therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: Trus Joist MacMillan a Limited Partnership
    Inventors: David Fookes, Marek Jan Gnatowski, Robert Leeson Pike, Derek Alexander Templeton