Patents by Inventor Kenneth A. Jackman

Kenneth A. Jackman 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).

  • System for designing, previewing and cutting natural stone veneer to deliver ready for installation
    Patent number: 7774091
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of designing, previewing a natural stone veneer project in its entirety before a single stone is cut; cutting and finishing the edges of a natural veneer stone to form interconnecting finished natural stone veneer components having a weathered appearance, each component having a perimeter of a pre-determined contour and a finished edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: New World Stoneworks, LLC
    Inventor: Kenneth A. Jackman
  • System for Designing, Previewing and Cutting Natural Stone Veneer to Deliver Ready for Installation
    Publication number: 20090107070
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of designing, previewing a natural stone veneer project in its entirety before a single stone is cut; cutting and finishing the edges of a natural veneer stone to form interconnecting finished natural stone veneer components having a weathered appearance, each component having a perimeter of a pre-determined contour and a finished edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2009
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Inventor: Kenneth A. JACKMAN
  • System for designing, previewing, and cutting natural stone veneer to deliver ready for installation
    Patent number: 7489984
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of designing, previewing a stone veneer project in its entirety before a single stone is cut; cutting and finishing the edges of a stone to form interconnecting natural stone veneer components, each having a perimeter of a pre-determined contour and a finished edge, the method comprising: drawing or otherwise importing a design plan comprising overall dimensions and shape of a finished stone veneer project; drawing or otherwise importing a pattern of shape and placement of the stone veneer components within the design plan; programming, scanning or otherwise inputting a plurality of cutting patterns, wherein the cutting patterns are the same or different, each cutting pattern designed to form the stone veneer component having a perimeter of a pre-determined contour; converting the pattern into a machine-readable program to produce a cutting path on an abrasive waterjet machine; loading a cutting path file for the stone veneer component into the abrasive water jet mach
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: New World Stoneworks LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth Jackman, Joseph E. Baca, III
  • System for designing, previewing, and cutting natural stone veneer to deliver ready for installation
    Publication number: 20070197131
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of designing, previewing a stone veneer project in its entirety before a single stone is cut; cutting and finishing the edges of a stone to form interconnecting natural stone veneer components, each having a perimeter of a pre-determined contour and a finished edge, the method comprising: drawing or otherwise importing a design plan comprising overall dimensions and shape of a finished stone veneer project; drawing or otherwise importing a pattern of shape and placement of the stone veneer components within the design plan; programming, scanning or otherwise inputting a plurality of cutting patterns, wherein the cutting patterns are the same or different, each cutting pattern designed to form the stone veneer component having a perimeter of a pre-determined contour; converting the pattern into a machine-readable program to produce a cutting path on an abrasive waterjet machine; loading a cutting path file for the stone veneer component into the abrasive water jet mach
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2006
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Inventors: Kenneth Jackman, Joseph Baca