Patents by Inventor Colin J. FAHEY

Colin J. FAHEY 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 and method for evaluating edge hardness of cementitious boards and system for stacking cementitious boards inlcuding same
    Patent number: 10564081
    Abstract: Embodiments of a system and a method for determining an edge hardness value for a cementitious board can be used to effectively determine the hardness of the board after it has been made and dried at a predetermined location, such as, at a stacking station, for example. An actuator assembly can manipulate a punch such that the punch is inserted into one of the edges of one of the cementitious boards in the stacker in a controlled manner. A force gauge can be associated with the punch to measure the resistance force exerted by the cementitious board in response to the punch being inserted into its edge. The measured resistance force can be used to determine the edge hardness value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY
    Inventors: Leslie Eversole, Colin J. Fahey, Thomas Boyer, Craig Thomas Watson
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING EDGE HARDNESS OF CEMENTITIOUS BOARDS AND SYSTEM FOR STACKING CEMENTITIOUS BOARDS INLCUDING SAME
    Publication number: 20180224364
    Abstract: Embodiments of a system and a method for determining an edge hardness value for a cementitious board can be used to effectively determine the hardness of the board after it has been made and dried at a predetermined location, such as, at a stacking station, for example. An actuator assembly can manipulate a punch such that the punch is inserted into one of the edges of one of the cementitious boards in the stacker in a controlled manner. A force gauge can be associated with the punch to measure the resistance force exerted by the cementitious board in response to the punch being inserted into its edge. The measured resistance force can be used to determine the edge hardness value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Leslie EVERSOLE, Colin J. FAHEY, Thomas BOYER, Craig Thomas WATSON