Patents by Inventor John E. Godfrey

John E. Godfrey 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).

  • Tongue and groove board including a water drainage system
    Patent number: 6145261
    Abstract: A tongue and grove board has a first surface and a second surface, a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge and a first transverse edge and a second transverse edge. The first longitudinal edge has a first longitudinal lip and a second longitudinal lip cooperating to form a longitudinal groove therebetween, and the second longitudinal edge has a longitudinal tongue disposed therealong. The board further includes at least one notch disposed in the first longitudinal edge, the at least one notch extending perpendicular to the longitudinal edge, through the first surface and the first lip and partially into the second lip. The at least one notch has a depth at the first surface which is greater than the depth of the groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2000
    Assignee: Weyerhaeuser Company Limited
    Inventors: John E. Godfrey, Nicholas Hughes