Patents by Inventor Frank R. Newton

Frank R. Newton 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).

  • Lightweight asphalt based building materials and process for making same
    Patent number: 4634622
    Abstract: A lightweight asphalt roofing product wherein the asphalt-based coating has a specific gravity less than 1.0. A lightweight filler is used which has an effective specific gravity in the range of 0.10-0.50 and is present in the coating in the range of 3%-25% by weight of the filled coating. In a preferred embodiment, the filler particles have hollow, gas filled inclusions, and comprise expanded perlite particles or expanded permicite particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1987
    Assignee: Manville Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth L. Jenkins, Stanley C. Suhaka, Rick L. Dolin, Allan R. LaRoche, Robert E. Hodgson, Neil R. Such, Douglas D. Smith, Frank R. Newton, Richard N. Cunningham