Patents by Inventor J. Paul Weaver

J. Paul Weaver 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).

  • METHOD FOR MATCHING SURFACE TEXTURE AND COLOR OF CONCRETE ROOFING TILES
    Publication number: 20240018783
    Abstract: A method for changing the color and texture of ceramic roofing tiles, including the steps of identifying a damaged tile to be replaced, cleaning the damaged tile, optically measuring the damaged tile to yield a color determination, and selecting a replacement tile of the same shape and general color, immersing the replacement tile in a quantity of acid, removing the tile from the acid after a first predetermined length of time has passed to yield an acid-treated replacement tile, rinsing the acid-treated replacement tile to remove remaining acid, measuring the color of the acid-treated replacement tile, and washing the acid-treated replacement tile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: William M. Carty, Hyojin Lee, Elizabeth Walsh, J. Paul Weaver