Patents by Inventor Jon H. Hardesty

Jon H. Hardesty 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).

  • Electrically conductive MDF surface
    Patent number: 7090897
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system for implanting a piece of wood or wood composite to improve the electrostatic attraction thereupon. A method is provided for treating a lignocellulosic substrate such as medium density fiberboard (MDF). The method includes implanting a conductive material into the lignocellulosic substrate, pre-heating the implanted lignocellulosic substrate, coating the pre-heated implanted lignocellulosic substrate with a powder solution, and curing the powder coated substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Inventor: Jon H. Hardesty
  • Method for producing a wood substrate having an image on at least one surface
    Patent number: 6964722
    Abstract: A method and system is provided for producing an image on one or more surfaces of a wood or wood composite substrate by applying a receptor coat to at least the one or more surfaces of the substrate, transferring the image to the receptor coat using a variety of image transfer processes and applying a topcoat to the image and receptor coat. The system implements the above method using a series of stations and includes a series of platens connected together by a chain and a set of rollers that allow the substrate to travel through the stations on the platens. The resulting wood or wood composite product includes a substrate, a receptor coat disposed on one or more surfaces of the substrate, an image disposed on or within the one or more surfaces of the receptor coat and a top coat disposed on the image and receptor coat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2005
    Assignee: Trio Industries Holdings, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Dene H. Taylor, Jon H. Hardesty, Evan R. Daniels
  • Method and system for producing a wood substrate having an image on at least one surface and the resulting wood product
    Publication number: 20040026017
    Abstract: A method and system is provided for producing an image on one or more surfaces of a wood or wood composite substrate by applying a receptor coat to at least the one or more surfaces of the substrate, transferring the image to the receptor coat using a variety of image transfer processes and applying a topcoat to the image and receptor coat. The system implements the above method using a series of stations and includes a series of platens connected together by a chain and a set of rollers that allow the substrate to travel through the stations on the platens. The resulting wood or wood composite product includes a substrate, a receptor coat disposed on one or more surfaces of the substrate, an image disposed on or within the one or more surfaces of the receptor coat and a top coat disposed on the image and receptor coat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2002
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Inventors: Dene H. Taylor, Jon H. Hardesty, Evan R. Daniels