Patents by Inventor Merle G. Beck

Merle G. Beck 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).

  • Patent number: 5106547
    Abstract: Pre-formed millwork article for attachment to a building wherein the article has a core composed of a rigid filler material, such as an expandable polystyrene, a body portion composed of a rigid foamed material, such as polyurethane, and an exterior coating layer. The body has an inner surface which is adjacent to the core and an outer surface. The exterior coating layer is adjacent to the outer surface of the body. The coating layer can be a paint. The method for manufacturing the pre-formed millwork article consists of: (a) spraying an exterior coating layer in a mold; (b) heating the coating layer and the mold in order to cure the coating layer; (c) pouring a foamable material in the mold over the cured coating layer; (d) placing a filler material into the mold over the foamable material; (e) alllowing the foamed material to foam and harden; and (f) removing the article from the mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1992
    Assignee: Style-Mark, Inc.
    Inventors: Merle G. Beck, Randall S. Beck
  • Patent number: 5069961
    Abstract: Pre-formed millwork article for attachment to a building or the like wherein the article has a core composed of a rigid filler material, such as an expandable polystyrene, a body portion composed of a rigid foamed material, such as polyurethane, and an exterior coating layer. The body has an inner surface which is adjacent to the core and an outer surface. The exterior coating layer is adjacent to the outer surface of the body. The coating layer can be a paint. The method for manufacturing the pre-formed millwork article consists of: (a) spraying an exterior coating layer in a mold; (b) heating the coating layer and the mold in order to cure the coating layer; (c) pouring a foamed material in the mold over the cured coating layer; (d) placing a filler material into the mold over the foamed material; (e) allowing the foamed material to harden; and (f) removing the article from the mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1991
    Assignee: Style-Mark, Inc.
    Inventors: Merle G. Beck, Randall S. Beck