Patents by Inventor James Birkle

James Birkle 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).

  • Building materials comprising composites with printed images
    Patent number: 10737508
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are composite building materials having at least one textured surface. The textured surface includes at least a plurality of particles. The textured surface closely mimics conventional building materials. The building materials can contain an image printed using ink jet printing methods with inks optimized for enhanced color stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Boral IP Holdings (Australia) PTY Limited
    Inventors: Russell Hill, James Birkle
  • BUILDING MATERIALS COMPRISING COMPOSITES WITH PRINTED IMAGES (as-amended)
    Publication number: 20190308421
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are composite building materials having at least one textured surface. The textured surface includes at least a plurality of particles. The textured surface closely mimics conventional building materials. The building materials can contain an image printed using ink jet printing methods with inks optimized for enhanced color stability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Applicant: BORAL IP HOLDINGS (AUSTRALIA) PTY LIMITED
    Inventors: Russell HILL, James Birkle
  • Method for applying surface image to composite sheets or panels
    Patent number: 10384466
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are composite building materials having at least one textured surface. The textured surface includes at least a plurality of particles. The textured surface closely mimics conventional building materials. The building materials can contain an image printed using ink jet printing methods with inks optimized for enhanced color stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Boral IP Holdings (Australia) PTY Limited
    Inventors: Russell Hill, James Birkle
  • Method and apparatus for inflating and sealing packing cushions with rotary sealing mechanism
    Patent number: 9381715
    Abstract: An apparatus for inflating and sealing packing cushions has a drive mechanism for feeding a preconfigured film material to a sealing mechanism in a flattened state without wrinkles in the sealing region in which a longitudinal seal is formed. A feed mechanism includes a drive mechanism for advancing the film along a path, a first guide member which contacts a first surface of the film material in a first longitudinal region, and a second guide member which contacts the first surface of the film material in a second longitudinal region laterally offset from and parallel to the first longitudinal region. In some embodiments, the first and second guide members are adjacent belts. In other embodiments, the first and second guide members are stationary guide members or “skis.” The sealing mechanism may include a rotary sealing element and opposed backing element, such as a belt or a wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Free-Flow Packaging International, Inc.
    Inventors: James Birkle, Rob Van Uijen, William ‘Rob’ Robinson, Vivek Krishnan, Charles Daigle, Michael Lee, Sander Roelofs
  • Method and apparatus for inflating and sealing packing cushions with rotary sealing mechanism
    Patent number: 8402719
    Abstract: An apparatus for inflating and sealing packing cushions has a drive mechanism for feeding a preconfigured film material to a sealing mechanism in a flattened state without wrinkles in the sealing region in which a longitudinal seal is formed. In one aspect, the drive mechanism comprises a pair of upper adjacent belts and a backing element, such as a lower belt. The sealing mechanism may be a rotary sealing wheel that contacts the film material between the upper adjacent belts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Free-Flowing Packaging International, Inc.
    Inventors: James Birkle, Rob Van Uijen, Rob Robinson, Vivek Krishnan, Charles Daigle
  • Method And Apparatus For Inflating And Sealing Packing Cushions With Rotary Sealing Mechanism
    Publication number: 20100050571
    Abstract: An apparatus for inflating and sealing packing cushions has a drive mechanism for feeding a preconfigured film material to a sealing mechanism in a flattened state without wrinkles in the sealing region in which a longitudinal seal is formed. In one aspect, the drive mechanism comprises a pair of upper adjacent belts and a backing element, such as a lower belt. The sealing mechanism may be a rotary sealing wheel that contacts the film material between the upper adjacent belts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: FREE-FLOW PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: James Birkle, Rob Van Uijen, Rob Robinson, Vivek Krishnan, Charles Daigle