Patents by Inventor Frank S. Franzyshen

Frank S. Franzyshen 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).

  • Foamed facer and insulation boards made therefrom
    Patent number: 6368991
    Abstract: This invention relates to a low fiber, plyable facer suitable for use in the construction industry, particularly for insulation board manufacture, comprising a dry preformed fiber mat containing a binder for the fibers, preferably a preformed glass mat, coated with a prefoamed composition which contains a thixotropic polymer latex, a foam sustaining amount of a surfactant and a flame retarding and/or strengthening amount of a mineral filler and also to the use and process for the preparation of the above as well as to a siding underlayment or insulation board having a foamed, thermosetting resin core which is surfaced with said facer as a product for commercial use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: Building Materials Investment Corporation
    Inventors: Charles J. Horner, Jr., Frank S. Franzyshen, Murray S. Sherman
  • Foamed facer and insulation boards made therefrom cross-reference to related patent application
    Patent number: 6365533
    Abstract: This invention relates to a low fiber, plyable facer suitable for use in the construction industry, particularly for insulation board manufacture, comprising a dry preformed fiber mat containing a binder for the fibers, preferably a preformed glass mat, coated with a prefoamed composition which contains a thixotropic polymer latex, a foam sustaining amount of a surfactant and a flame retarding and/or strengthening amount of a mineral filler and also to the use and process for the preparation of the above as well as to a siding underlayment or insulation board having a foamed, thermosetting resin core which is surfaced with said facer as a product for commercial use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Building Materials Investment Corportion
    Inventors: Charles J. Horner, Jr., Frank S. Franzyshen, Murray S. Sherman