Patents by Inventor Robert D. McStay

Robert D. McStay 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).

  • Relationally predimensioned stone surfacing system
    Patent number: 7823358
    Abstract: A surfacing system including both methods and apparatus may in some embodiments comprise a single width relationally sized surfacing system and associated design patterns that involve discrete stone surface units in several embodiments. In at least one embodiment, surfacing units are stone. A multi-width surfacing unit system is also included as part of the invention, as are associated design patterns. Other embodiments include surface unit packaging apparatus and methods that reduce surface unit transport costs and breakage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: BuffaloStone, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert D. McStay
  • Relationally predimensioned stone surfacing system
    Publication number: 20030200713
    Abstract: A surfacing system including both methods and apparatus may in some embodiments comprise a single width relationally sized surfacing system and associated design patterns that involve discrete stone surface units in several embodiments. In at least one embodiment, surfacing units are stone. A multi-width surfacing unit system is also included as part of the invention, as are associated design patterns. Other embodiments include surface unit packaging apparatus and methods that reduce surface unit transport costs and breakage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2002
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Applicant: BuffaloStone, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert D. McStay