Patents by Inventor M. Bruce Bader

M. Bruce Bader 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 HYBRID-WOOD FLOOR WITH WOOD STRIPS ARRANGED IN A PATTERN FOR VEHICULAR TRAILERS
    Publication number: 20180354236
    Abstract: A composite reinforced hybrid wood floor for cargo-carrying truck trailers, truck bodies, and containers is provided. Two or more different types of woods are mixed in a controlled manner, arranged in a pattern and glued together to form hybrid wood board and a fiber/polymer composite layer is bonded to the underside of the hybrid wood board to form the composite reinforced hybrid wood floor boards provided herein. The composite reinforced hybrid wood floor provides weight reduction and/or cost savings as compared with a conventional composite wood floor made of a single type of wood, such as oak or hard maple.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Gopalkrishna Padmanabhan, James N. Vangilder, M. Bruce Bader
  • Composite reinforced hybrid wood floor with wood strips arranged in a pattern for vehicular trailers
    Patent number: 10081165
    Abstract: A composite reinforced hybrid wood floor for cargo-carrying truck trailers, truck bodies, and containers is provided. Two or more different types of woods are mixed in a controlled manner, arranged in a pattern and glued together to form hybrid wood board and a fiber/polymer composite layer is bonded to the underside of the hybrid wood board to form the composite reinforced hybrid wood floor boards provided herein. The composite reinforced hybrid wood floor provides weight reduction and/or cost savings as compared with a conventional composite wood floor made of a single type of wood, such as oak or hard maple.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: HAVCO WOOD PRODUCTS, LLC.
    Inventors: Gopalkrishna Padmanabhan, James N. Vangilder, M. Bruce Bader
  • Hybrid laminated wood floor with wood strips arranged in a pattern for vehicular trailers
    Patent number: 9988098
    Abstract: A hybrid laminated wood floor for cargo-carrying truck trailers, truck bodies and containers is provided. The hybrid laminated wood floor is formed from two or more different types of hardwood strips that are mixed in a controlled manner and arranged in a pattern. The hardwoods are selected to provide a difference in the average density of the wood types. The hybrid wood floor provides weight reduction and cost savings as compared with a conventional laminated wood floor made of a single type of wood, such as oak or hard maple.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: HAVCO WOOD PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventors: Gopalkrishna Padmanabhan, James N. Vangilder, M. Bruce Bader
  • COMPOSITE REINFORCED HYBRID WOOD FLOOR WITH WOOD STRIPS ARRANGED IN A PATTERN FOR VEHICULAR TRAILERS
    Publication number: 20150239507
    Abstract: A composite reinforced hybrid wood floor for cargo-carrying truck trailers, truck bodies, and containers is provided. Two or more different types of woods are mixed in a controlled manner, arranged in a pattern and glued together to form hybrid wood board and a fiber/polymer composite layer is bonded to the underside of the hybrid wood board to form the composite reinforced hybrid wood floor boards provided herein. The composite reinforced hybrid wood floor provides weight reduction and/or cost savings as compared with a conventional composite wood floor made of a single type of wood, such as oak or hard maple.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Gopalkrishna Padmanabhan, James N. Vangilder, M. Bruce Bader
  • HYBRID LAMINATED WOOD FLOOR WITH WOOD STRIPS ARRANGED IN A PATTERN FOR VEHICULAR TRAILERS
    Publication number: 20150239508
    Abstract: A hybrid laminated wood floor for cargo-carrying truck trailers, truck bodies and containers is provided. The hybrid laminated wood floor is formed from two or more different types of hardwood strips that are mixed in a controlled manner and arranged in a pattern. The hardwoods are selected to provide a difference in the average density of the wood types. The hybrid wood floor provides weight reduction and cost savings as compared with a conventional laminated wood floor made of a single type of wood, such as oak or hard maple.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Gopalkrishna Padmanabhan, James N. Vangilder, M. Bruce Bader