Patents by Inventor Luc Dugas

Luc Dugas 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).

  • Panel with compressible projections and masonry wall system including the panel
    Patent number: 9556618
    Abstract: A wall panel, a masonry wall system, and a method are described. Masonry units are used with wall panels to make a masonry wall. The wall panel has a back face and a front face. The front face has multiple ribs which engage the masonry units, where each rib has top and bottom sides. The bottom sides of the ribs have multiple compressible projections with cavities which can be deformed so as to retain the masonry unit in the panel. Each masonry unit has a body with a front face, a back face, and top and lateral faces. The back face and top lateral face form a back peripheral edge, and the top lateral face has at least one tooth for securing the masonry unit in the panel. In operation, the tooth compresses the projections of the horizontal ribs, thereby securing the masonry unit in the panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Oldcastle Building Products Canada Inc.
    Inventors: Mike Streicher, Martine Morand, Luc Dugas, Michel Bouchard, Ricardo Borja
  • PANEL WITH COMPRESSIBLE PROJECTIONS AND MASONRY WALL SYSTEM INCLUDING THE PANEL
    Publication number: 20150252571
    Abstract: A wall panel, a masonry wall system, and a method are described. Masonry units are used with wall panels to make a masonry wall. The wall panel has a back face and a front face. The front face has multiple ribs which engage the masonry units, where each rib has top and bottom sides. The bottom sides of the ribs have multiple compressible projections with cavities which can be deformed so as to retain the masonry unit in the panel. Each masonry unit has a body with a front face, a back face, and top and lateral faces. The back face and top lateral face form a back peripheral edge, and the top lateral face has at least one tooth for securing the masonry unit in the panel. In operation, the tooth compresses the projections of the horizontal ribs, thereby securing the masonry unit in the panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Mike Streicher, Martine Morand, Luc Dugas, Michel Bouchard, Ricardo Borja