Patents by Inventor Jerry D. WONDERLICH

Jerry D. WONDERLICH 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).

  • Wallboard score, snap and edge appearance test procedure
    Patent number: 11029139
    Abstract: A procedure is provided for evaluating the score, snap and edge appearance of wallboard panels, and includes scoring a wallboard panel with a knife at a constant and known force using a benchtop board scoring device; snapping the scored panel in a Universal Board Testing Machine to measure the breaking force, forming a snapped panel edge; measuring a cleanliness of the snapped panel edge by placing a straight edge against the snapped panel edge and measuring gaps between the snapped panel edge and the straight edge in a plurality of locations on a face of the panel, and a plurality of locations on a back of the panel; and averaging all of the measured gaps to create an Index Score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY
    Inventors: Jerry D. Wonderlich, John A. Koch, Charles W. Cochran, Tim Lucas, Jenner Omodt
  • WALLBOARD SCORE, SNAP AND EDGE APPEARANCE TEST PROCEDURE
    Publication number: 20200033111
    Abstract: A procedure is provided for evaluating the score, snap and edge appearance of wallboard panels, and includes scoring a wallboard panel with a knife at a constant and known force using a benchtop board scoring device; snapping the scored panel in a Universal Board Testing Machine to measure the breaking force, forming a snapped panel edge; measuring a cleanliness of the snapped panel edge by placing a straight edge against the snapped panel edge and measuring gaps between the snapped panel edge and the straight edge in a plurality of locations on a face of the panel, and a plurality of locations on a back of the panel; and averaging all of the measured gaps to create an Index Score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Jerry D. WONDERLICH, John A. KOCH, Charles W. COCHRAN, Tim LUCAS, Jenner OMODT