Patents by Inventor Douglas H. Walden

Douglas H. Walden 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: 10513853
    Abstract: A roofing system includes a first group of hook fasteners, a second group of hook fasteners, and a roof covering. The first group of hook fasteners is configured to be attached to a first sloped plane of a roof, and the second group of hook fasteners is configured to be attached to a second sloped plane of the roof. The roof covering has a bottom surface, and the bottom surface of the roof covering includes a plurality of loop fasteners that are configured to engage with at least one of the first group of hook fasteners or the second group of hook fasteners. When the plurality of loop fasteners are engaged with the first group of hook fasteners, the roof covering is resisted from moving in a first direction and not resisted from moving in a second direction that is opposite the first direction. When the plurality of loop fasteners are engaged with the second group of hook fasteners, the roof covering is resisted from moving in the second direction and not resisted from moving in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: OWENS CORNING INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL, LLC
    Inventor: Douglas H. Walden
  • Publication number: 20170275882
    Abstract: A roofing system includes a first group of hook fasteners, a second group of hook fasteners, and a roof covering. The first group of hook fasteners is configured to be attached to a first sloped plane of a roof, and the second group of hook fasteners is configured to be attached to a second sloped plane of the roof. The roof covering has a bottom surface, and the bottom surface of the roof covering includes a plurality of loop fasteners that are configured to engage with at least one of the first group of hook fasteners or the second group of hook fasteners. When the plurality of loop fasteners are engaged with the first group of hook fasteners, the roof covering is resisted from moving in a first direction and not resisted from moving in a second direction that is opposite the first direction. When the plurality of loop fasteners are engaged with the second group of hook fasteners, the roof covering is resisted from moving in the second direction and not resisted from moving in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventor: Douglas H. Walden
  • Patent number: 7931248
    Abstract: A mold for manufacturing a corner-shaped simulated stone product has a mold cavity configured to imprint a stone texture on at least a first side face and a front face of the corner-shaped product. The mold also provides a back face with a desirable molded interior angle. The mold cavity can have a flexible edge around a perimeter of the mold cavity to impart a textured surface to a second side face of the corner-shaped product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Boral Stone Products LLC
    Inventors: Michelle L. Korwin-Edson, Douglas H. Walden, Robert E. Embrey, Larry E. Targett
  • Patent number: 7654502
    Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing simulated stone products is provided. The apparatus includes a mold having mold cavities. The mold cavities have a first section and a second section that intersect to form a cavity angle. A hopper is configured to introduce castable material into the mold. The hopper and the mold are moveable with respect to each other, enabling them to be selectively engaged with each other. The hopper includes a first funnel wall configured to contact the top of the first mold cavity and to introduce castable material into the top opening of the first section. The hopper has a second funnel wall configured to contact the second section and act as a barrier to close the top opening of the second section of the mold cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Owens Corning Intellectual Capital, LLC
    Inventors: Robert E. Embrey, Douglas H. Walden
  • Publication number: 20070145642
    Abstract: A mold for manufacturing a corner-shaped simulated stone product has a mold cavity configured to imprint a stone texture on at least a first side face and a front face of the corner-shaped product. The mold also provides a back face with a desirable molded interior angle. The mold cavity can have a flexible edge around a perimeter of the mold cavity to impart a textured surface to a second side face of the corner-shaped product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2005
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Inventors: Michelle L. Korwin-Edson, Douglas H. Walden, Robert E. Embrey, Larry E. Targett