Patents by Inventor Fergus Rupert Fitzgerald

Fergus Rupert Fitzgerald 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: 20080107817
    Abstract: A coating composition for in-situ coating of a surface comprises calcium carbonate, an acrylic or vinylacetate-based binder, a thickening agent, and a rheology modifier, the weight ratio of the calcium carbonate to acrylic-based binder being from 5:1 to 15:1. The coating may be applied directly to a plasterboard wall or ceiling using a roller technique and provides a high quality surface finish to which a paint may be applied directly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2005
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Inventors: Fergus Rupert Fitzgerald, Eamonn Martin Blair
  • Patent number: 7205031
    Abstract: A coating system for in-situ coating of a surface formed by a plurality of plasterboard sections comprises a dry powder composition which is dispersible in an aqueous applicator medium and provides a very high quality surface finish to which gloss or matt paint may be applied directly without joint photographing or show-through of fasteners. The coating composition may be applied by a spray coating technique or a roller technique. The dry powder composition comprises calcium carbonate and, by weight, relative to calcium carbonate, from 4% to 11% of a polymeric binder, from 0.60% to 1.5% of a thickening agent and from 0.10% to 0.35% of a surfactant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Inventor: Fergus Rupert Fitzgerald
  • Publication number: 20040259995
    Abstract: A coating system for in-situ coating of a surface formed by a plurality of plasterboard sections comprises a dry powder composition which is dispersible in an aqueous applicator medium and provides a very high quality surface finish to which gloss or matt paint may be applied directly without joint photographing or show-through of fasteners. The coating composition may be applied by a spray coating technique or a roller technique. The dry powder composition comprises calcium carbonate and, by weight, relative to calcium carbonate, from 4% to 11% of a polymeric binder, from 0.60% to 1.5% of a thickening agent and from 0.10% to 0.35% of a surfactant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2003
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Applicant: New Lake International Limited
    Inventor: Fergus Rupert Fitzgerald
  • Patent number: 6759462
    Abstract: A coating system for in-situ coating of a surface formed by a plurality of plasterboard sections comprises a dry powder composition which is dispersible in an aqueous applicator medium and provides a very high quality surface finish to which gloss or matt paint may be applied directly without joint photographing or show-through of fasteners. The coating composition may be applied by a spray coating technique or a roller technique. The dry powder composition comprises calcium carbonate and, by weight, relative to calcium carbonate, from 4% to 11% of a polymeric binder, from 0.60% to 1.5% of a thickening agent and from 0.10% to 0.35% of a surfactant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignee: New Lake International Limited
    Inventor: Fergus Rupert Fitzgerald
  • Publication number: 20020020490
    Abstract: An underground storage tank 1 is lined in situ by first clearing the inner surface of the tank using water jetting. The surface is then inspected and grit blasted. A corrosion barrier coating 16 in the form of glassflake epoxy resin is applied to a minimum dry film thickness of 1000 microns. An adhesive is applied to the barrier coating 16 and sheets of an HDPE interstitial grid 10 are bonded to the adhesive forming an air gap of about 5 mm. A pliable glass reinforced plastic layer 15 is laid upon the grid 10. The GRP material is exposed to UV lamps to form an impermeable shell within the tank. A surface coating layer 2 may be applied. A leak detector 40, 41 is installed in the interstitial space defined by the grid 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2001
    Publication date: February 21, 2002
    Inventor: Fergus Rupert Fitzgerald
  • Publication number: 20020011187
    Abstract: A coating system for in-situ coating of a surface formed by a plurality of plasterboard sections comprises a dry powder composition which is dispersible in an aqueous applicator medium and provides a very high quality surface finish to which gloss or matt paint may be applied directly without joint photographing or show-through of fasteners. The coating composition may be applied by a spray coating technique or a roller technique. The dry powder composition comprises calcium carbonate and, by weight, relative to calcium carbonate, from 4% to 11% of a polymeric binder, from 0.60% to 1.5% of a thickening agent and from 0.10% to 0.35% of a surfactant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2001
    Publication date: January 31, 2002
    Inventor: Fergus Rupert Fitzgerald