Patents by Inventor Marcel Thomassen

Marcel Thomassen 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).

  • Publication number: 20130017016
    Abstract: An artificial flagstone for use in combination with other similar flagstones for covering a surface with a natural random look, the flagstone having a generally hexagonal body comprising a first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth consecutive vertices; a first pair of first and second sides extending radially from the first vertex; a second pair of third and fourth sides extending radially from the third vertex; a third pair of fifth and sixth sides extending radially from the fifth vertex; wherein the sides of at least one of the first, second and third pair of sides have at least one split deviation along their length and are respectively rotational images of each other, and the artificial flagstone has no rotational symmetry when rotated about a central axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: Oldcastle Building Products Canada, Inc.
    Inventors: Bertin Castonguay, Marcel Thomassen
  • Patent number: 8337116
    Abstract: An artificial flagstone for use in combination with other similar flagstones for covering a surface with a natural random look, the flagstone having a generally hexagonal body comprising a first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth consecutive vertices; a first pair of first and second sides extending radially from the first vertex; a second pair of third and fourth sides extending radially from the third vertex; a third pair of fifth and sixth sides extending radially from the fifth vertex; wherein the sides of at least one of the first, second and third pair of sides have at least one split deviation along their length and are respectively rotational images of each other, and the artificial flagstone has no rotational symmetry when rotated about a central axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Oldcastle Building Products Canada, Inc.
    Inventors: Bertin Castonguay, Marcel Thomassen
  • Publication number: 20120189386
    Abstract: An artificial flagstone for use in combination with other similar flagstones for covering a surface with a natural random look, the flagstone having a generally hexagonal body comprising a first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth consecutive vertices; a first pair of first and second sides extending radially from the first vertex; a second pair of third and fourth sides extending radially from the third vertex; a third pair of fifth and sixth sides extending radially from the fifth vertex; wherein the sides of at least one of the first, second and third pair of sides have at least one split deviation along their length and are respectively rotational images of each other, and the artificial flagstone has no rotational symmetry when rotated about a central axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: Oldcastle Building Products Canada, Inc.
    Inventors: Bertin Castonguay, Marcel Thomassen
  • Patent number: 8132981
    Abstract: An artificial flagstone for use in combination with other similar flagstones for covering a surface with a natural random look, the flagstone having a generally hexagonal body comprising a first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth consecutive vertices; a first pair of generally congruent irregularly-shaped first and second sides extending radially from the first vertex and being rotationally spaced from each other by an angle ? of approximately 120°; a second pair of generally congruent irregularly shaped third and fourth sides extending radially from the third vertex and being rotationally spaced from each other by an angle ? of approximately 120°; a third pair of generally congruent irregularly shaped fifth and sixth sides extending radially from the fifth vertex and being rotationally spaced from each other by an angle ? of approximately 120°; wherein the sides of each of the first, second and third pair of sides have at least one split deviation along their length and are respectively rotational image
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Oldcastle Building Products Canada, Inc.
    Inventors: Bertin Castonguay, Marcel Thomassen
  • Patent number: 8101113
    Abstract: An apparatus for molding dry cast products having a textured side surface is disclosed. The apparatus comprises an open compartment for receiving a dry concrete mixture and a plurality of walls laterally enclosing the compartment. At least one of the walls has a multilevel surface with a plurality of sections in an overhanging relationship with each other and transitional curvilinear steps bridging adjacent one of the sections to impart a textured side surface resembling a natural rockface and allowing stripping of the dry cast products from an open bottom side of the compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Oldcastle Building Products Canada, Inc.
    Inventors: Bertin Castonguay, Marcel Thomassen, Robert Daoust, Marc-André Lacas
  • Publication number: 20120003040
    Abstract: An artificial flagstone for use in combination with other similar flagstones for covering a surface with a natural random look, the flagstone having a generally hexagonal body comprising a first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth consecutive vertices; a first pair of generally congruent irregularly-shaped first and second sides extending radially from the first vertex and being rotationally spaced from each other by an angle ? of approximately 120°; a second pair of generally congruent irregularly shaped third and fourth sides extending radially from the third vertex and being rotationally spaced from each other by an angle ? of approximately 120°; a third pair of generally congruent irregularly shaped fifth and sixth sides extending radially from the fifth vertex and being rotationally spaced from each other by an angle ? of approximately 120°; wherein the sides of each of the first, second and third pair of sides have at least one split deviation along their length and are respectively rotational image
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: Oldcastle Building Products Canada, Inc.
    Inventors: Bertin CASTONGUAY, Marcel THOMASSEN
  • Patent number: 8011152
    Abstract: A block suitable for use in an arrangement of blocks that are interlocked. The block may comprise: a first side surface extending between a first edge and a second edge, the first side surface being irregular and having a first half and a second half that are congruent; a second side surface extending between the second edge and a third edge, the second side surface having a first half and a second half that are congruent; a third side surface extending between the first edge and a fourth edge, the third side surface being congruent with a first portion of the first side surface; a fourth side surface extending between the third edge and a fifth edge, the fourth side surface being congruent with a second portion of the first side surface such that the first portion and the second portion of the first side surface constitute the first side surface; and a fifth side surface extending between the fourth edge and the fifth edge, the fifth side surface having a first half and a second half that are congruent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Transpave Inc.
    Inventor: Marcel Thomassen
  • Patent number: 7988382
    Abstract: An artificial flagstone for use in combination with other similar flagstones for covering a surface with a natural random look, the flagstone having a generally hexagonal body comprising a first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth consecutive vertices; a first pair of generally congruent irregularly-shaped first and second sides extending radially from the first vertex and being rotationally spaced from each other by an angle ? of approximately 120°; a second pair of generally congruent irregularly shaped third and fourth sides extending radially from the third vertex and being rotationally spaced from each other by an angle ? of approximately 120°; a third pair of generally congruent irregularly shaped fifth and sixth sides extending radially from the fifth vertex and being rotationally spaced from each other by an angle ? of approximately 120°; wherein the sides of each of the first, second and third pair of sides have at least one split deviation along their length and are respectively rotational image
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Oldcastle Building Products Canada, Inc.
    Inventors: Bertin Castonguay, Marcel Thomassen
  • Patent number: D639454
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Transpavé Inc.
    Inventor: Marcel Thomassen
  • Patent number: D640800
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Inventor: Marcel Thomassen
  • Patent number: D643544
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Inventor: Marcel Thomassen
  • Patent number: D645574
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Inventor: Marcel Thomassen
  • Patent number: D652954
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Inventor: Marcel Thomassen
  • Patent number: D660982
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Inventor: Marcel Thomassen
  • Patent number: D660983
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Inventor: Marcel Thomassen
  • Patent number: D663859
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Inventor: Marcel Thomassen
  • Patent number: D663860
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Inventor: Marcel Thomassen
  • Patent number: D663861
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Inventor: Marcel Thomassen
  • Patent number: D664266
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Inventor: Marcel Thomassen
  • Patent number: D674116
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Inventor: Marcel Thomassen