Patents by Inventor Jeffery T. Fields

Jeffery T. Fields 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).

  • FIBER-REINFORCED COATED MATS AND MAT-FACED PANELS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20220205244
    Abstract: Fiber-reinforced coated mats and fiber-reinforced coated mat-faced panels are provided herein, along with methods for making the same. Fiber-reinforced coated mats include a mat with a fiber-reinforced coating on one surface. Fiber-reinforced coated mat-faced panels include a fiber-coated mat and a panel material in contact with a surface of the mat opposite the fiber-reinforced coating. Methods include applying a fiber-reinforced coating to a surface of a mat to form a coated mat and drying the coated mat to cure the fiber-reinforced coating. Some methods also include combining the mat with a panel material to form a mat-faced panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Yi-Hsien Harry Teng, Martin L. Gran, Charles E. Diller, Christopher J. Sanders, Jeffery T. Fields, Mianxue Wu
  • Building products composites and methods
    Patent number: 10246378
    Abstract: Methods of manufacturing composites are provided, including combining dihydrate calcium sulfate whiskers, hemihydrate calcium sulfate stucco, and water to form a slurry, and setting the slurry to form a composite having a natural porosity of about 60 volume percent or greater. Composites are also provided, including dihydrate calcium sulfate whiskers and dihydrate calcium sulfate crystals, and having a natural porosity of about 60 volume percent or greater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC
    Inventors: Mianxue Wu, Jeffery T. Fields, Sara E. Endres
  • BUILDING PRODUCTS COMPOSITES AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20160107937
    Abstract: Methods of manufacturing composites are provided, including combining dihydrate calcium sulfate whiskers, hemihydrate calcium sulfate stucco, and water to form a slurry, and setting the slurry to form a composite having a natural porosity of about 60 volume percent or greater. Composites are also provided, including dihydrate calcium sulfate whiskers and dihydrate calcium sulfate crystals, and having a natural porosity of about 60 volume percent or greater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: GEORGIA-PACIFIC GYPSUM LLC
    Inventors: Mianxue Wu, Jeffery T. Fields, Sara E. Endres
  • FIBER-REINFORCED COATED MATS AND MAT-FACED PANELS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20150240492
    Abstract: Fiber-reinforced coated mats and fiber-reinforced coated mat-faced panels are provided herein, along with methods for making the same. Fiber-reinforced coated mats include a mat with a fiber-reinforced coating on one surface. Fiber-reinforced coated mat-faced panels include a fiber-coated mat and a panel material in contact with a surface of the mat opposite the fiber-reinforced coating. Methods include applying a fiber-reinforced coating to a surface of a mat to form a coated mat and drying the coated mat to cure the fiber-reinforced coating. Some methods also include combining the mat with a panel material to form a mat-faced panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC
    Inventors: Yi-Hsien Harry Teng, Martin L. Gran, Charles E. Diller, Christopher J. Sanders, Jeffery T. Fields, Mianxue Wu