Patents by Inventor Duane Farley

Duane Farley 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).

  • Publication number: 20160144397
    Abstract: The present invention provides an improved uncoupling membrane for use between a top coat of mortar in which a tile layer is set and a base coat of mortar applied to a substrate surface. The membrane being of the type including a dimpled plastic layer, the dimples defining, on one side of the membrane, a number of depressions into which the top coat extends in use and, on the other side of the membrane, a number of protuberances. The improvement may include a polymeric coating overlaying the plastic layer and to which the top coat of mortar adheres in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2016
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Applicant: M-D Building Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Joe Comitale, Duane Farley, Lewis Andrews
  • Publication number: 20130011609
    Abstract: The present invention provides an improved uncoupling membrane for use between a top coat of mortar in which a tile layer is set and a base coat of mortar applied to a substrate surface. The membrane being of the type including a dimpled plastic layer, the dimples defining, on one side of the membrane, a number of depressions into which the top coat extends in use and, on the other side of the membrane, a number of protuberances. The improvement may include a polymeric coating overlying the plastic layer and to which the top coat of mortar adheres in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: THE LOXCREEN COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Joe Comitale, Duane Farley, Lewis Andrews